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| Kensington Palace |
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| Kensington Palace Gardens |
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| Miniatures of the children painted by Queen Victoria |
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| Tributes to Diana for her 55th birthday on 1st July |
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| Australian War Memorial |
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| Bomber Command |
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Amazing to be in Westminster Abbey
for a service rather than the
tourist trap it is in the day |
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| Sun is shining |
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Waiting, waiting, for bus to get in
right position for photo |
In 1954 when Aunty Betty went on her big trip one stop on her itinerary was Peak Freans as this is where she (and Mum) worked. We have a great photo of the factory with all the old cars. The factory has been here for 126 years and was a local institution, the smell of the biscuits baking all day gave Bermondsey the nickname, Biscuit Town. Today it is used as a hub for creative businesses.
Peak Freans invented the Garibaldi (1861), Marie (1875), Chocolate Table (the first chocolate coated biscuit in 1899) and the Bourbon (1910). In the 30’s Cheeselets and Twiglets. I talked to a guy who used went to school across the road and every day they would guess what was cooking.
The rest of the day had plenty of variety:
- visit to Kensington Palace, including the bedroom Queen Victoria was born in (last year we went in the room she passed away in)
- saw tributes for Diana at Kensington Gate
- checked out the extra head for Scott on the Frieze of Paranassus on the Albert Memorial, he was the architect and left himself off but was added in later
- Australian War Memorial and found our suburb
- Bomber Command memorial (impressive)
- an amazing evensong at Westminster Abbey
Now back home to tell Jane all about it and enjoy a yummy fish dinner.
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