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November 30, 2011

PORTERS RESTAURANT: HENRIETTA STREET, COVENT GARDEN

Filed under: Food — tmooresr @ 11:58 pm

In September, I was walking from Covent Garden, the Jubilee Market–after an antique market visit, to meet up with Cristina to look at a new flat. I was excited about this new flat, and the owner was very interesting on the telephone. So, all looked promising for the afternoon’s business. BUT, I felt hungry. I was walking down HENRIETTA STREET and met Cristina, and we decided we would try the famous chicken pot pies at PORTERS. When it came to the table, my eyes popped open. Goodness, it looked good. IT WAS! Hot, full of flavor, fun puff pastry on top, and good gravy and plenty of chicken. The peas were fresh, not “mushy peas.” We were so pleased with our quick lunch. After, I had to have a “Spotty Dick Pudding,” covered with custard, of course. When I calculated the calories, I figured I would have to walk to Heathrow Airport carrying my luggage to work off the calories. Damn, it was worth it! If you really want to finish off the day, go around the corner to PAUL and have a mixed berry pastry. You might just as well die in style. Why not?

Thomas Moore email: TMooreSr@me.com Telephone: 801.791.9918

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TRAVELING WITH COMPUTERS TO OUR LONDON FLATS

Filed under: LONDON CONNECTION FLATS — tmooresr @ 11:39 pm

The London Connection flats all have Internet service. When you arrive at the flat, the let-in lady will give you the code to the service in that particular flat, and you are connected to the Internet. We recognize that business people need to be connected to their offices. Visitors plan their trips before leaving home, but they fine tune everything by double checking times and locations on the Internet. Some visitors keep a diary on their laptops. Computers are an everyday part of our lives now. There is no extra charge for the computer service in our flats, and we are pleased that you have this additional comfort during your trip. As you know, I am on the Internet much of a day as I research and find details for my blog THE ANGLOPHILE at blog.londonconnection.com If I couldn’t post articles on my blog while I travel, I would be a raving maniac. Let me show you what my desk looks like when I am working in London. You are welcome to have the same comfort. If you have any problem with the Internet service, call your let-in lady or Cristina who will help you on telephone number 07956583747. Just seeing this image that I have posted here makes me want to jump a plane and start writing about the day’s events, new walks, good restaurants, theater reviews, latest news and articles, concerts, and of course ORDERS from the home office in the States who have many errands for me run. Goodness, how could I live without traveling with my computer. I use a simple APPLE NOTEBOOK which is perfect. It has been everywhere with me. I email my pictures home to my big computers where I store all my travel photos. WHAT FUN! What a marvelous modern world we live in.

Thomas Moore email: TMooreSr@me.com Telephone: 801.791.9918

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THE NATIONAL GALLERY ON TRAFALGAR SQUARE — I love this “grand old lady”

Filed under: National Gallery London — tmooresr @ 11:30 pm

Very often, after a concert or a play I find myself walking to Trafalgar Square to enjoy the lighted monuments and watch all the people enjoying themselves near the fountains or watching the buskers in front of the National Gallery, that “Grand Old Lady.” I think about all the exhibitions I have experienced in this marvelous place. I think of Somerset Maugham’s novel OF HUMAN BONDAGE where Philip Carey stands on the balcony of the National Gallery and looks over Trafalgar Square and says those beautiful words: AND THE SUN WAS SHINING. I think of meeting up with friends who always say they will be at the Lions in Trafalgar Square at such and such an hour. I smile when I think of all these friends. I look at those magnificent columns on the portico of the building and know that they once were the entrance to The Prince Regent, George IV’s Carlton House. This is a sacred building for me, and I hope to spend many more years plunked down on the steps enjoying this magnificent scene. I am very happy here. Tear! I invite you to join me when you are in London. I will meet you at the Lions at such and such a time. Nice.

Taken as I left a concert at St. Martin in-the-Field. Beautiful scene

Thomas Moore email: TMooreSr@me.com Telephone: 801.791.9918

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ARTIST STUDIOS OF EXQUISITE BEAUTY IN WEST LONDON — Heads up!

Filed under: LONDON SITES — tmooresr @ 11:12 pm

Year after year, as I come into central London after a trans-Atlantic flight, 191 crossings since childhood, I marvel at a parade of buildings just as I am entering West London near Barron’s Court. They are exquisite apartments originally built in Edwardian times as artist studios. If Maureen collects you at Heathrow, ask her to point them out. She will know exactly what you are asking. She and I marvel at their beauty year after year, all seasons of the year. I love them. It is unfortunate they are positioned on a busy road connecting London to Heathrow. Oh well, you can’t have everything, I suppose.

Thomas Moore email: TMooreSr@me.com Telephone: 801.791.9918

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THE LONDON CONNECTION SHORT LET VACATION RENTAL COMPANY DELIGHTS IN CLIENT MESSAGES

Filed under: LONDON CONNECTION FLATS,THE MOORE FAMILY — tmooresr @ 11:02 pm

This feedback letter delights me especially because it is my London home. I am happy people are enjoying it.

Thomas Moore email: TMooreSr@me.com Telephone: 801.791.9918

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WHO CAN IDENTIFY THESE IMAGES? Hint: Just outside London

Filed under: A DAY OUT OF LONDON,The Royal Family — tmooresr @ 10:51 pm

Does anyone know where these photos were taken? Not a site commonly visited, but a very special place.

Exquisite, right? What a history!

Thomas Moore email: TMooreSr@me.com Telephone: 801.791.9918

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WRIGHT BROTHERS: OYSTER AND PORTER HOUSE at Burrough Market

Filed under: Food,Uncategorized — tmooresr @ 8:34 pm

I really enjoy Wright Brothers at Burrough Market. The food is excellent, and the atmosphere is fantastic. I have to add, everyone else likes it as well. Stephanie like half a dozen Oysters Rockefeller, Grand Fruits de Mer, Mixed Salad, and finish off with Creme Brule–it is a lot of food, but we split one portion of each. During the winter on a Saturday for lunch, it can’t be better. Our friends who always go to Burrough Market with us have champagne which they really like with their lunch. It is high living, but it is worth every bit of it. If I am alone, I prefer a mixed salad with Fish Soup or Potted Shrimp. Their bread must come fresh from Burrough Market just across the little street; it is just perfect. I love it and recommend the experience. Nice. All the tables and stools are full, and the conversation is lively and animated just like you would expect of a Fish House to be on the cost of Norfolk.

Thomas Moore email: TMooreSr@me.com Telephone: 801.791.9918

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JOHN MOSE BROWNING, THE GREATEST GUN INVENTOR OF ALL TIME: His pocket knife

Filed under: THE MOORE FAMILY,USA — tmooresr @ 10:01 am

I understand that John Mose Browning is not London, but it does affect THE LONDON CONNECTON. The Browning family has had a great impact on our family. Mr Val Browning who died a few years ago in his 100th year was one of my closest friends. The Browning family was a major contributor to the arts and to the universities in the Intermountain area, particularly in Salt Lake City and in Ogden, Utah. I gathered many of the items which were used to restore the Jonathan Browning in Nauvoo, Illinois, where the old grandfather joined the Mormon movement that eventually came to the Great Salt Lake Basin as well as to other areas in this fabulous western part of the country. I was chairman of the Browning Museum for eleven years where the prototypes of all the JM Browning inventions are on display. It was a fantastic problem which required the restoration of the Ogden Utah Train Station where the museum is housed. My youngest son Richard married one of the great grandchildren of Jonathan Browning, so in some regards we are friends as well as family. Years ago, a client of the Union Station called to book a wonderful flat in London. During the conversation, I asked for his name and address. When he told me his name, I knew exactly who he was: a great grandson of John Mose Browning. Since that time, this Browning family member and I have become good friends. We meet up in London, and we visit when he comes to Utah. A year ago, this great gun collector told me that he had John Browning’s pocket knife, and he would like to contribute it to JM Browning Gun Museum. Yesterday, this wonderful item arrived on my desk. I held the knife in my hand, looked at the initials of the inventor which are set in silver to the side of the pocket knife. I thought to myself: IMAGINE WHERE THIS GREAT GUN HAS BEEN. I am thrilled to pass this knife to the museum on the part of Tom Ballantyne, a great grandson of JM Browning. I thought my readers would enjoy this “human interest” story. Wow.

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Thomas Moore email: TMooreSr@me.com Telephone: 801.791.9918

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PABLO PICASSO AT THE BRITISH MUSEUM: Exhibition for public viewing May – Sept

Filed under: Art and Sculpture,British Museum — tmooresr @ 8:23 am

The acquisition of such a collection of Picasso’s work for a seven year period in the 1930′s is amazing. The good news? We get to see them next spring and summer. Wonderful.

Thomas Moore email: TMooreSr@me.com Telephone: 801.791.9918

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TOWER BRIDGE: Discovery of sepia prints of the building of TOWER BRIDGE. Found in a paper bag in a skip (dumpster) and stored under the finder’s bed

Filed under: LONDON SITES,London Bridges — tmooresr @ 6:38 am

TOWER BRIDGE at the Tower of London is the iconic bridge. Anyone who goes to London wants his photograph taken with Tower Bridge as the backdrop. These amazing period photographs are the jewels of the Tower’s museum which records the history of this great stone and steel bridge. I was thrilled to see them this morning, and it is my first responsibility to put them up on my blog. I feel they are a major find and confirm that the Victorians knew how to “overbuild” everything they constructed. Fabulous for sure! Real history. No one can stand before Tower Bridge and see it in the same way after seeing these construction photos. Thrilling! Wow I particularly like the photographs of the working men who actually did the construction; what heroes.

Thomas Moore email: TMooreSr@me.com Telephone: 801.791.9918

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PRINCE CHARLES: A VERY MODERN PRINCE SPEAKS ON SAVING THE COUNTRYSIDE — YOU ARE A STAR

Filed under: THE PRINCE OF WALES — tmooresr @ 5:17 am

If someone were to ask me why I appreciate the Prince of Wales, I would have them read this speech. I think the speech says it all. What a great, modern leader.

Thomas Moore email: TMooreSr@me.com Telephone: 801.791.9918

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SCOTTISH NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY IN EDINBURGH OPENS ITS DOORS AFTER REFURBISHMENT

Filed under: Art and Sculpture,Scotland — tmooresr @ 4:55 am

This event is very significant to our interests in London. The gallery in Edinburgh has a splendid collection for its own gallery, but it also has major works of art that can be exchanged with other international galleries for exhibitions and special events. When I was in Edinburgh several years ago, I went to see the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, and I was pleasantly surprised by the collection. It was exceptional. The refurbishment of the gallery is really good news.

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Thomas Moore email: TMooreSr@me.com Telephone: 801.791.9918

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November 29, 2011

MY ANCESTORS’ SATINWOOD REGENCY CABINET AND A FAMILY’S “objets de vertu” CLUTTER

Filed under: THE MOORE FAMILY,antiques — tmooresr @ 11:43 pm

For those of you who have been regular readers, you know that I have been “burdened” with a family’s collection which dates back in some cases for two hundred years. This evening, I was speaking with my brother who asked me whatever happened to our grandfather’s pipes. I reported that they were safe in our grandmother’s cabinet right where our grandmother put them with all her clutter, still together. The English Regency cabinet and its contents are so English: Pratt 18th century cream pitcher, 18th century twisted stem clarets, Gold Anchor Chelsea figure, Meissen figures, Sevres biscuit figure, and her black “japanned” fans used to keep the hot fireplace from “melting” elegant ladies’ make-up. The lustres were in every house, on the piano, on the serving boards, in the windows; I inherited a number of pairs which once filled my grandmother’s house. I thought you might like to see this family clutter.

There is a huge cabinet in the garden level of this old house filled with My great grandmother’s clutter including a fantastic Henry VIII doll which I really prize. Hold on, I will photograph as soon as I get a moment. I think you will enjoy tons of good clutter. Hm!

Thomas Moore email: TMooreSr@me.com Telephone: 801.791.9918

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THE QUEEN’S DIAMOND JUBILEE COMMEMORATIVE CHINA NOT AVAILABLE AT THE QUEEN’S GALLERY, BUCKINGHAM PALACE

Filed under: Diamond Jubilee Celebrations — tmooresr @ 10:41 pm

In recent years, the Queen has authorized copies of some of the Royal dinner services used at Buckingham Palace and at Windsor Castle. I bought the pink dessert service of Queen Victoria and the fabulous dinner service of George III, blazing with the King’s coat of arms. Each year, a small porcelain pin box is created to highlight some of the patterns from the Royal Collection; I have bought these boxes as gifts for the past several years. This year, the Queen has authorized a DIAMOND JUBILEE COMMEMORATIVE DINNER SERVICE with a huge charger. The charger was limited to 1000 pieces, so I sent word to London to buy one of these for my services. I haven’t seen it yet, but I am excited about it. Well, on Monday the service will be available at the QUEEN’S GALLERY at Buckingham Palace. If you are in London this year while the service is available, I suggest that there is no better souvenir of your visit during this very special time in London. God Save the Queen during this her DIAMOND JUBILEE YEAR. Long may She reign!

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Thomas Moore email: TMooreSr@me.com Telephone: 801.791.9918

http://www.londonconnection.com

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THE GRENADIER GUARDS: THE BEARSKIN HATS

Filed under: BRITISH POLITICS,Special interest stories — tmooresr @ 8:09 pm

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TWELVE PIECES OF PUBLIC ART UNVEILED IN CENTRAL LONDON IN 2011

Filed under: Art and Sculpture — tmooresr @ 4:45 pm

LOOK AT THIS!

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Sir William Beechey’s portrait of George III reviewing the 10th Dragoons

Filed under: Art and Sculpture — tmooresr @ 1:39 pm

Sir William Beechey’s great masterpiece GEORGE III REVIEWING THE 10TH DRAGOONS was the only loss in the great fire at Windsor Castle. The painting was hanging in the State Dining Room at Windsor, and those working as fast as they could were unable to remove this great painting from the walls where it had been on display for decades. Fortunately, this magnificent painting had been engraved so we have correct images of this great masterpiece. I personally own one of these beautiful 18th century engravings. I am posting a poor copy of the Kings Review which hung in the dining room. The painting was magnificent. I am also posting Beechey’s portrait of George III which has become the image we all know of this very intelligent yet unfortunate King. I know that Philip Mould has a version of this painting by Beechey in his gallery. Goodness, how I love to wander the galleries in London. Over the 68 years I have been back and forth between Britain and the States, I have seen many exhibitions, galleries, and auctions. Their memory doesn’t fade with time.

Thomas Moore email: TMooreSr@me.com Telephone: 801.791.9918

http://www.londonconnection.com

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DOMINIC SERRES: 1722 – 1793 Marine Painter

Filed under: Art and Sculpture — tmooresr @ 1:18 pm

Dominic Serres and his son were well established marine Painters, members of the Royal Academy, and associated with the English School of painting. I have been searching for paintings on the Internet to publish on my blog for the enjoyment of my readers. I find them exquisite, and I know you will appreciate the post. I first encountered the works of Dominic Serres at the Queen’s Gallery where the Serres’ historical painting GEORGE III REVIEWS THE FLEET was exhibited. My visits to the Queen’s Gallery have been so rewarding.

Thomas Moore email: TMooreSr@me.com Telephone: 801.791.9918

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THE RAF HONORS THE QUEEN WITH A “FLY OVER” down the Mall. Wow! Look at this.

Filed under: Buckingham Palace,the military — tmooresr @ 9:07 am

Thomas Moore email: TMooreSr@me.com Telephone: 801.791.9918

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RED IS LONDON’S COLOR — Painting the town “red”

Filed under: London — tmooresr @ 8:06 am

Cities have colors. When I think of Miami, a definite color comes to mind. When I am in the Fiji Islands, everything seems to revolve around the fabulous blue color of the ocean. Edinburgh is gray. Rome is rich in earthen tones. Boston is the color of the rich plum bricks. So, what color is London? There is no question; London is red. Every aspect of British life is wrapped in rich red colors. The color seems to be the color theme which ties together London and its culture. Let me be specific:

The English Flag is ST. GEORGE’S CROSS

London Post Boxes are red

The Phone Boxes are red

London buses are red

The Lord Mayor functions in a world of red

The Yeoman at the tower wear red dress uniforms

The Ceremonial Guards at Buckingham Palace wear RED

The Swan Upping is done by the Queen’s patrol dressed in red

The London Fire Engines are red AND NOISY

Mounted Cavalry at Whitehall are in red

and sometimes the Blues and Royals

Buckingham Palace in red

Even the street around the Palace is paved in red

Royal Weddings? Lots of red including the 1902 State Landau

The House of Lords is Red

Margaret Thatcher wore RED

The State Opening of Parliament is RED

Royal State Portraits are often red like this one of Queen Victoria

And Queen Victoria’s State Crown

London’s color is RED, RED, RED. Of course, we call them Red Coats in Boston. Amazing, I think!

Thomas Moore email: TMooreSr@me.com Telephone: 801.791.9918

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ST MARTIN IN-THE-FIELD: The December Concerts SCHEDULE — December: That’s Christmas Music!

Filed under: Christmas,Music — tmooresr @ 6:11 am

Here is St. Martin’s December schedule of programs. Lots of music here!

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November 28, 2011

THE DUCHESS OF CAMBRIDGE JOINS THE QUEEN FOR A RECEPTION FOR THE PRESS, ANNOUNCING PLANS FOR THE DIAMOND JUBILEE

Filed under: Diamond Jubilee,Duke and Duchess of Cambridge,The Queen — tmooresr @ 7:40 pm

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THE LONDON TUBE: The Piccadilly Line – the dark blue line

Filed under: LONDON TUBE — tmooresr @ 2:00 pm

The PICCADILLY LINE is the most central of the London Tube Lines. Let me give you some images of the stations where you will enter the Tube Stations all along the Piccadilly Line.

Let’s start at the Gloucester Road Tube Station on the west end of London and from Heathrow

On to the South Kensington Tube Station for the Victoria & Albert Museum, Natural History Museum:

Knightsbridge for excellent shopping at Harvey Nichols and Harrods

Green Park for the Ritz Hotel and Buckingham Palace

Piccadilly Tube Station for theater in Shaftesbury Avenue

Leicester Square Tube Station for the London CINEMAS

Covent Garden for shopping and group activities–The Savoy Hotel, and RULES RESTAURANT

Thomas Moore email: TMooreSr@me.com Telephone: 801.791.9918

http://www.londonconnection.com

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PLEA FROM LONDON: “BAN THE TIGER TRADE” — A WORLD-WIDE CRUSADE

Filed under: CRUSADES — tmooresr @ 1:03 pm

Thomas Moore email: TMooreSr@me.com Telephone: 801.791.9918

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DEPARTING ON YOUR VISIT TO LONDON — THE CHECK LIST

Filed under: DEPARTURE INFORMATION — tmooresr @ 12:50 pm

I have posted this article a couple of times. Becky and Emily are off to London Friday, and I thought I would post this article a second time.

Thomas Moore email: TMooreSr@me.com Telephone: 801.791.9918

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