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March 16, 2012

Food For Thought at Viaduct Clerkenwell EC1

Filed under: Camden & Islington,City of London — Tags: Clerkenwell design, Clerkenwell exhibition. Clerkenwell design, Clerkenwell restaurants, London EC1 — admin @ 5:22 pm

This latest exhibition examines the relationship between food and design.

James Mair, founder of Viaduct, invited fifteen chefs from local restaurants to devise menus for 15 chair designs, independently of each other. Fergus Henderson at St. John, Sam Clark at Moro and Michael Belben at The Eagle are among the chefs who rose to the challenge.

The chairs include Basel Chair designed by Jasper Morrison for Vitra, Carbon chair designed by Bertjan Pot and Marcel Wanders for Moooi and Eames DSR chair designed by Ray and Charles Eames for Vitra.

With 15 menus and 15 contemporary classic chairs on show, you can see the minds of these renowned chefs at work.

Friday 23rd March to Friday 13th April 2012.

Viaduct Showroom
1-10 Summers Street
London EC1R 5BD

www.viaduct.co.uk

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December 3, 2010

The London Christmas Experience – A Christmas Carol

Filed under: Camden & Islington,City of London — Tags: A Christmas Carol, Christmas, Christmas 2010, Christmas carols 2010, St Paul's Cathedral — admin @ 7:29 pm

First published in 1843, the quintessential Victorian tale of Christmas by Charles Dickens tells the story of sour and stingy Ebenezer Scrooge’s ideological, ethical and emotional transformation after the supernatural visitations of Jacob Marley and the Ghosts of Christmases Past, Present and Yet to Come.

The Charles Dickens Museum will be holding a reading of A Christmas Carol on 15 December & 21 December at 6.30pm. Tickets (£15/£12) are on sale now, available from the Museum and the price includes mince pies and mulled wine.

We still have some availability in our apartment BETSEY, just a short stroll from the Dickens Museum and Charles Dickens House in Clerkenwell.

If a reading of that eponymous Christmas story is not to your liking, you can enjoy Christmas carols at Londons St Paul’s Cathedral. You caould also enjoy a view of St Paul’ impressive dome from Pear Tree Court, where BETSEY is located, the Cathedral is just a short walk from the apartment.

Carols at an historic cathedral
St Pauls is one of London’s most famous cathedral and its architecture and history are known throughout the world. A cathedral has been on the site since 604 AD, the current dome was built by notable architect Christopher Wren over 300 years ago.

Celebration of Christmas at St Paul’s
The festive season is celebrated with a number of services featuring Christmas carols at St Paul’s Cathedral. Songs performed by the Cathedral Choir, as well as readings by celebrities, will feature at the Celebration of Christmas special service. Starting at 6.30pm on Thursday 16th December, this perenially-popular event promises to be a spectacular part of the season of Christmas carols at St Paul’s Cathedral.

Choral concerts at St Pauls
Celebrate the festive season in traditional style with the beautiful music in the Ceremony of Carols by Benjamin Britten. This event is free and unticketed. All are welcome to join the concert, starting at 5pm on Saturday 11th December.
Christmas carols for the whole family are a big feature at the cathedral. Children are especially welcome at the Family Carol Service starting at 1pm on Saturday 18th December. Lasting just 45 minutes, this is a chance for even the smallest to enjoy the magical atmosphere of this lovely building and take part in the Christmas carols at St Paul’s Cathedral.

Christmas Eve at St Paul’s
The Cathedral Choir ushers in Christmas Eve with a 4pm performance of well-loved Christmas carols. The St Paul’s Cathedral Midnight Eucharist will also feature carols and seasonal music, as well as a seasonal sermon.

The advent (Sunday 28th November – Friday 24th December 2010) at St Pauls Cathedral: for more information on the full programme of events, click on the link below.

St Pauls Cathedral Official Site

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October 2, 2010

The Lord Mayor’s Show

Filed under: City of London — Tags: 13 November 2010, London fireworks, Lord Mayor's Show — admin @ 12:05 am

On 9th May in the year 1215 AD, King John granted a Charter confirming the right of citizens to choose their own Mayor by annual election. Every year for the past 785 years, The Lord Mayor of London has presented himself to the Sovereign, to swear allegiance to the Crown.

In 2010, on 13th November at 11am, The Lord Mayor’s procession will again set off from Guildhall on this historic journey. Down to Mansion House, crossing the City via Bank and St Pauls, then onwards, arriving at The Royal Courts of Justice by about 12.40pm.

There, the Lord Mayor takes an oath of allegiance before The Lord Chief Justice and the Judges of the Queen’s Bench Division. While the Lord Mayor pledges loyalty in the ancient ceremony, the procession re-forms for the return leg, which sets off down the Embankment at 1pm to finish back at Mansion House about ninety minutes later.

By 10.30am, the streets around Bank and Mansion House are invariably full of people. You can get a good view of the 6,000 participants in The Lord Mayor’s Show from anywhere along the route, though. Places are reserved for disabled visitors among a limited number of grandstand seats. You can buy grandstand tickets online or by calling the ticket office on 01908 300106.

From 5pm, a spectacular display of fireworks marks the beginning of a new Mayoral year. Lasting 30 minutes and featuring more than half a tonne of giant fireworks, it will be visible for miles around but Victoria Embankment offers the very best view.

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