Old stable in Camden market

In the 19th century, Camden was an industrial site with many distilleries. The next century, it was a hub for goods from the British Empire. Camden was situated near to Regent’s Canal and King’s Cross railway station. To transport goods in the warehouse of Camden, there were many horses. The horse’s work was hard and some horse had to rest. So, a horse hospital was … Continuer de lire Old stable in Camden market

Buckingham palace

Buckingham Palace is the centrepiece of the UK’s constitutional monarchy. He was built in 1703 as a private hotel. The architectural style is the « Neo classic ». In 1761, George III bought Buckingham HouseBuckingham for his wife Queen Charlotte to use as a comfortable family home close to St James’s Palace, where many court functions were held. In 1826, George IV with his architect John Nash turned the … Continuer de lire Buckingham palace

The district of Covent garden

Today, we went to Covent garden. It’s a district near to the Thames, between the district of Westminster and The City of London. It became a famous district in the XVIth century, thanks to the architect Inigo Jones. It was inspired by the model of the Italian renaissance. The big building in the centre of the district, apple market, was built in 1830. It is … Continuer de lire The district of Covent garden

Discover of the north of London

We woke up at 8 o’clock. After a big breakfast, we took the train and the underground to Camden town. We went to this district to discover the weird architecture of front windows. In front of the station, we saw different shops and each showed their product on their frontage. For example, there was a Ray-Ban shop with a lot of glasses painted on the … Continuer de lire Discover of the north of London