12 February 2011

Fire!

Yesterday the blog visited Peninsula Square which was once the home of The King's House, a palace designed by Sir Christopher Wren for King Charles II in 1683. This wall is one of the only remaining parts of the original King's House as the building was destroyed by fire in 1894. The wall itself is now part of Queen Eleanor's Garden behind the Great Hall, and although not very interesting in itself I found it fascinating as you can see on the wall the lines of melted pitch from that came from the roof during the fire.

7 comments:

  1. Yes indeed, you found a very touching and present reminder and remainder of the tragic fire.

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  2. Interesting story! I love that type of historic details!

    Office Bob indeed is funny, to bad that you can't personalize your office desk.. I work with two others in on office, so no problems... :)

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  3. Small details can be interesting. Thanks for popping by, have a good weekend!

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  4. Nice! It's fun to have these little history lessons with you.

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