Grey Granite made several expeditions into central London during her visit.
She attended a couple of Guardian Masterclasses at the Guardian Building in York Way, overlooking Regents Canal
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| The canal from the Guardian Building, yes that is snow of the roof tops on the left. |
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| Central atrium of the Guardian building |
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| Alan Bennett in a typical pose, this from a picture in an interview room. |
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| Big Ben in the rain, or was it sleet? |
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| The British Museum, Grey Granite was fortunate to be able to get a ticket for the excellent Ice Age Art exhibition |
Grey Granite's favourite piece from the exhibition, an extraordinary mammoth tusk carving of a female bison. This is probably at least 25,000 years old and must have taken many hours to carve.This exhibit was displayed alone, slightly above eye level and with two upward shining lights subtly flickering over the animal's head and forequarters to give the effect of firelight in a cave.The tiny animal carvings were extremely detailed, full of movement, exploiting the shape of the material from which they were carved. It was deeply moving to consider that so long ago unknown, totally forgotten artists spent hours producing such exquisite carvings. There is an excellent article, from which this image was copied, reflecting on the exhibition by Kathleen Jamie at: http://www.guardian.co.uk/artanddesign/2013/feb/16/ice-age-carvings-british-museum
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| 'Youth on a Horse' in the British Museum. Note the ceiling. |
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| Arch over the Whitehall entrance to King Charles Street. Since Grey Granite was last in central London the City has been spruced up for the 2012 Olympics, details such as this are far more visible. |
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The entrance to the Cabinet War Rooms by the Clive Steps, King Charles Street.
The war rooms are well preserved and highly evocative. There is an excellent audio guide to this hugely fascinating site. The Churchill exhibition, including footage of his state funeral was particularly interesting. A link to the website:
http://www.iwm.org.uk/exhibitions/churchill-war-rooms/the-cabinet-war-rooms |
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| The facade of the Paul Hamlyn Building Covent Garden |
The Bridge Of Aspirations linking the Ballet School with the theatre.
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