Doctors, Dissection & Resurrection Men. The Stalls - EAT MY PIES. Hand made sweet crust pastry... Carefully Rolled... Lining of the tart... Minutes away... The cinematic city: Hitchcock's London. Director Alfred Hitchcock is one of East London's most famous exports -- the Hollywood legend was born and brought up in Leytonstone.
Sadly, little evidence of his life there remains. A blue plaque marks the site of Hitchcock's birthplace, above the family's greengrocer's shop at 517 High Road, Leytonstone. The building was demolished many years ago to make way for a petrol station and fried chicken shop. But the director's links with the area are celebrated in other ways: At Leytonston tube station, on the Central Line, the walls are decorated with mosaic murals featuring scenes from Hitchcock's life and films. Hitchcock was already a big name in the British movie business before he and his family moved to the U.S. in 1939. Hitchcock frequently used instantly recognizable London landmarks as the backdrops to some of his most famous set-pieces: The British Museum's domed roof is the scene of the climax of 1929's "Blackmail.
" Alfred Hitchcock's London Alfred Hitchcock plaque Leytonstone. Photographing Urban Landscapes. The Photographers' Gallery | Home. Street Feast London. Street Feast is London's pioneering night market. Every Friday and Saturday we bring together London’s best street food traders, chefs and restaurants, and serve giant festival-style pint-sized cocktails, craft beer and great wine, for quite a unique eating experience. Since launching in May 2012 we have transformed car parks, breweries, warehouses, old tube stations, and builders merchants to create a whole new way to eat, drink and hang out. We have just completed our 10 week run at Hawker House, our indoor haven for lovers of good food and drink. We're now at the start of a little break before Street Feast returns to Dalston Yard on the 16/17 May for the whole spring and summer. We'll also be making our debut in South East London with a new hawker style venue down there.
"Putting the festival atmosphere into eating out. " The Evening Standard “Democratic, fun and responsible for outbreaks of hedonism that bloggers cross town for, street food is the new clubbing. Blow off: become a hair-styling pro at The Blow Bar. Like most girls, my post-shower hair prep consists of tipping my head upside down, pointing my 5-year old dryer vaguely in the right direction and hoping for the best. The Blow Bar, however, promised to transform my pitiful skills into those of a styling pro by teaching me the techniques of a perfect blow dry.
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Take home a London map from the British Library. The British Library is teaming up with printing service Magnolia Box to provide prints from its immense archives – a collection over 250 years old exceeding 150 million different artifacts representing every age of written civilisation. History-files and art fiends can now adorn their walls with anything from the Magna Carta or Victorian circus posters to classic 1920′s fashion images and almost anything in between.
An immense labyrinth of maps are also up for grabs; the collection ranges from off-kilter world maps to hand drawn illustrations of London. Lydia Shellien-Walker Framed or unframed, canvases, postcards and more are available from bl.uk/prints. Tags: archives, british library, Lydia Shellien-Walker, Magnolia Box, maps, maps of london, museum, prints, things to do. The Ashmolean Museum of Art & Archaeology. Museums and attractions in London – 2012 London preview – Time Out London. Geffrye: Home Page. Halcyon Gallery. Christian Louboutin. Heritage Coast Centre. Free Entry Visit the Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre to see our amazing fossil collections and find out how to discover your own fossils on the beach. Our guided fossil hunting walks are a great family day out on the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. With free entry to the Centre, come and meet the Charmouth Dinosaur and explore the past and present of this incredible coastline.
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The way to see Britain? Take to the open rail - UK - Travel. On the table in front of me is a rail map and, awaiting the arrival of the inspector, my ticket. But this is no ordinary ticket; this is the Rail Rover. It is the only rail ticket in the country with an option that has not increased in price for almost eight years. The 14-day Rail Rover last went up in 2004 (the seven-day version last increased in 2008), and, fantastically, it will allow me to travel on almost every single train in the country. The National Rail Rover is one of the railway industry's hidden secrets. For £650, or £429 with a railcard (or £429 for a seven-day pass, £284 with a railcard), anyone can walk up and buy a ticket that allows them to travel the length and breadth of the entire country. Given that a walk-up fare from Penzance to Inverness is £215, the Rail Rover can, if used extensively, represent monumental savings. It's only the start of a relaxing ride as I pass Reading for Pewsey.
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