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Horse Guards: horses, guards, spectacle - and military history - since 1663
The barracks and stable that’s also a Royal gateway, Household Cavalry HQ, the British Army’s London District HQ and a museum. If you walk down Whitehall, you will often encounter crowds of tourists gaping at mounted guards with shiny helmets, swords and breast plates, providing the type of timeless day-to-day spectacle at which London excels. Although they are a 20 minute walk from Buckingham Palace, these fairy-tale soldiers are guarding the royal residence from an officia

London On The Ground
Aug 299 min read


London clocks: ten tickers with a tale
A selection of London’s lesser known, or lesser noticed, public clocks - time pieces that tell a tale. Everyone knows clocks such as ‘Big Ben’ and the one at Waterloo Station, but London is teeming with lesser known clocks, or at least clocks that most people pass without noticing. Here is my selection of ten less celebrated clocks of the capital. Walks available for booking For a schedule of forthcoming London On The Ground guided walks and tours, please click here. 1. ‘B

London On The Ground
May 26 min read
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