If you’re native to an English-speaking country, you’ve heard of the Globe Theatre. Two things all U.S. high school grads know are that Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin, and Shakespeare’s theatre was the Globe. My review of the Globe Theatre I had seen a drawing of the Globe in one of my high school […]
Author Archives: Markham
Day 1: British Library
Directly we deposited our things at Bankside House, Luther and I departed for a brief visit to the British Library, reputed to house writs of fame and import. Pressed for time, we only visited the display of ancient texts, but as far as I cared, there might be nothing else in the library. We saw […]
Days 1-3: London School of Economics
Days 1-3: 9 July 2011 No, it’s not a historic site, but we did spend a good deal of time at the London School of Economics because the dormitories of Bankside House were home to us for three days. Bankside House stands in Southwark (‘suth·ark), just south of the Thames, a few blocks east of […]
Days 1-3: London
Continuing my series on our UK Trip: London. In the coming days I’ll give a description of each of the following. (Days 1–3: 9 July 2011) We observed: Bankside House, London School of Economics British Library Globe Theatre Westminster Abbey Hyde Park Ward, LDS church St Martin-in-the-Field church Tower of London The Orangery, Kensington Palace […]