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veryfineday · 3 years

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Saturday 9 April 1825

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incurred a cross just before getting up – Breakfast at 12 1/4 – RepacKed my basKet-trunK, etc. went out at 1 50/60 – Put into the sort of general Post-office in Jermyn Street (at the end of the Street, near Regent street – at a hatter’s shop) – my letter to ‘madame, madame Barlow, Quai Voltaire No.15, Paris’ – began on monday –

then called on Squibb ( at the end of Saville row), and saw mr. S-[Squibb] junior for a few minutes – land 30 per cent advanced since the estate was put up to auction – money commonly lent in the neighbourhood of London on landed security at 4 per cent, and as low, mr. S-[Squibb] had heard, as 3 1/2 per cent – If he could get £10,000 at 3 1/2 per cent begged him to wrote to me, and let me Know – § He having several such things for sale at his auction room, asKed what was marqueterie de buhl, and Knee-hole tables – the first, wood very much inlaid with brass – wood inlaid with different woods called marqueterie de (I thinK he said) Rispah – Knee-hole tables liKe our library-tables only with holes for the Knees –

From Saville row, went to 7 upper Grosvenor street – tooK one of my French gayters as a pattern, and ordered, and paid 10/6 for (to Hutton) a pair of blacK Kerseymere ditto made the same only to lace instead of button – no.49 upper Grosvenor street (the Ouseley’s house) is next to the square, on the south side of the street – a nice looKing corner house – sauntered all along old and new Bond street, to Oxford street, and then along Piccadilly as far as ParK street – Switch tails seem all the fashion for carriage horses § –

at a shop in new Bond street, - asKed the price of chrisophraes [chrysophrase] – one bracelet, gold chain liKe a horse’s curb chain, with only one stone (large) at the Clasp, 20 guineas – a necKlace would be 40 guineas, with, I suppose, 2 large stones in front, and chain to suit the bracelet – they had not a complete set then, but had one maKing, and could shew it on monday – this was enough – I saw that the set for M-[Mariana] could not be too dear – Came in at 4 3/4 – Paid Professor Coleman’s man for the booK – three and a half guineas – pacKed my great caisse – saw my luggage sent off in a hacKney coach, under the care of our porter, to the Blue Boar Holborn – Dinner at 6 –

at 6 40/60, tooK mr. webbe, and set off in a hacKney coach to Drury lane to see Freischütz – we got the 2nd bench of the right hand box next the front box, just above the dress-boxes, and saw remarKably well – these boxes, the dress ditto, and the next tier above us all 7/.[shillings] – the music certainly very singular and fine – the overture encored, and played twice – the 1st appearance of ‘Zamiel’, the devil, in his darK bricK red flowing mantle, hiding all the figure – has curling himself up into in it, and sinKing thro’ a trap-door was so inimitably done, it really seemed as if the evil one had first gradually shrunK to nothing and thus vanished one Knew not how – Caspar’s sitting the circle and forging the bullets, all hell let loose, and, at the close of the piece, his falling down, and Zamiels dragging him away to hell, horribly well represented, is altogether the most singularly terrific spectacle I ever saw, or heard of as introduced upon a stage – to this succeeded the musical drama of ‘Abou [Abu] Hasssan’, the music also by von weber – the story taKen from the Arabian nights’entertainments, and made a pretty spectacle – grand ballet in the 1st act – the dancing or the grace of the dancers far inferior to that in Paris – the dresses good – the house looKed clean and handsome – the large glass chandelier suspended from the top over the pit, and lighted with gas, magnificent –

on coming away, tooK a turn up and down the saloon – a very handsome and long room – recesses at each end, and tea to be had at both – mirrors between the pilasters on each side of the saloon – none but femmes galantes there – the room full of these and gentlemans – the ladies very civil – much quieter and more decorous than formerly – not many in the house tonight, but 1 or 2 very near us – § not to be Known but by the volumes spoKen by their eyes when met by those of gentlemans, and by their smile – In walKing the streets, the great sign is a white handkerchief peeping out a little from the top of a reticule – the old men much the worst – men of 60 or 70 do things young men would shudder at – when French men are asKed their opinion, said Mr. w-[Webbe], of our country women abroad, they shrug their shoulders, and say they seem what they are not – I owned there was often too much reason for this remarK – too many did abroad what they would not home – this is too true – witness the stories miss Harvey told me – from Mr Decussy and what I heard from Mrs B[arlow] etc.

walKed bacK, and got home at 12 10/60 – Paid my bill and the servants – I had taken my fur cap to walk home in and Cordingleys crimson cloth shawl to wear over my merinos – a good deal of discharge today – Very fine day – Quite warm in London –

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raynerdavies · 3 years

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WILFORD VIEW CARE HOME SHORTLISTED FOR THE CARE HOME AWARDS 2021

Rayner Davies Architects have been shortlisted in the Care Home Awards 2021. They were nominated in the Best for Architecture, Interior Design or Communal Spaces category for their work on the Wilford View Care Home in Nottingham. A panel of 20 judges will decide the winners in each category and COVID-19 restrictions permitting, a face-to-face lunch and awards ceremony will take place on Friday 10 September in the Grosvenor House Hotel ballroom, on Park Lane, London. This will again be hosted by ‘voice of the balls’ Alan Dedicoat.

The prestigious awards are an annual event which recognise excellence in the care home sector. The awards are run in association with Care Home Management magazine.

The 83-bed care home created around 50 new jobs when it was completed late last year. Built by local specialist care contractors @Wynbrook, it was the firm’s fifth project for clients Medina Care.

The new building features en-suite wet rooms, communal lounge areas, a café, a cinema room, a hairdressing salon and a sun-terrace for residents.

#carehome #design #nottingham #Architects

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waleed3511 · 4 years

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hotelsareamazing · 4 years

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Arabic: فنادق قريبة من حديقة هايد بارك

Azerbaijani: Hyde Parkın yaxınlığındakı otellər

Belarusian: Гатэлі побач з Гайд-паркам

Bulgarian: Хотели в близост до Хайд Парк

Bengali: হাইড পার্কের নিকটবর্তী হোটেল

Bosnian: Hoteli u blizini: Hyde Park

Catalan: Hotels a prop de Hyde Park

Czech: Hotely blízko Hyde Park

Welsh: Gwestai Ger Hyde Park

Danish: Hoteller i nærheden af Hyde Park

German: Hotels in der Nähe von Hyde Park

Greek: Ξενοδοχεία κοντά σε Hyde Park

Spanish: Hoteles cerca de Hyde Park

Estonian: Hotellid Hyde Park lähedal

Persian: هتلهای نزدیک Hyde Park

Finnish: Hotellit lähellä Hyde Park

French: Hôtels près de Hyde Park

Irish: Óstáin In aice le Hyde Park

Hindi: हाइड पार्क के पास होटल

Croatian: Hoteli u blizini Hyde Parka

Hungarian: Szállások Hyde Park közelében

Indonesian: Hotel di dekat Taman Hyde

Icelandic: Hótel nálægt Hyde Park

Italian: Hotel vicino a Hyde Park

Hebrew: מלונות ליד הייד פארק

Japanese: ハイドパーク周辺ホテル

Javanese: Hotels Near Taman Hyde

Georgian: სასტუმროები Hyde Park– ის მახლობლად

Kazakh: Гайд паркі жанындағы қонақ үйлер

Korean: Hyde Park 주변 호텔

Lithuanian: Viešbučiai netoli Hyde parkas

Latvian: Viesnīcas netālu no Haidparka

Macedonian: Хотели во близина на Хајд Парк

Malay: Hotel berhampiran Taman Hyde

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Nepali: होटल हाइड पार्कको नजिक

Dutch: Hotels in de buurt van Hyde Park

Norwegian: Hoteller i nærheten av Hyde Park

Punjabi: ਹਾਈਡ ਪਾਰਕ ਨੇੜੇ ਹੋਟਲ

Polish: Hotele w pobliżu Hyde Park

Portuguese: Hotéis próximos de Hyde Park

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Russian: Отели возле Гайд-парка

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Swedish: Hotell i närheten av Hyde Park

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Tamil: ஹைட் பூங்காவிற்கு அருகிலுள்ள ஹோட்டல்கள்

Thai: โรงแรมใกล้สวนไฮด์

Filipino: Mga Hotel malapit sa Hyde Park

Turkish: Dünya genelindeki oteller

Ukrainian: Готелі біля Гайд-парку

Urdu: ہائڈ پارک کے قریب ہوٹلز

Uzbek: Xayda bog'i yaqinidagi mehmonxonalar

Vietnamese: Khách sạn gần công viên Hyde

Chinese: 靠近海德公园的酒店

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travopedia-hotels-blog · 5 years

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Best London Hotels Overview: Recommendations for Nice Hotels near Popular Attractions

London offers both a historic and urban cosmopolitan experience. The city describes history stretching back to Roman times. Enjoy the panoramic views of the South Bank cultural complex, and the entire city from the London Eye observation wheel, Across the Thames River. It's one of the popular destinations for business and vacation travelers. It doesn't matter when & why you're planning to go - you must take some time to research Best Hotels in London.

London Heathrow Airport is located around 15 miles from the City center, but if you want to stay near the airport, there are options such as Hilton London Heathrow Airport, Radisson Blu Edwardian Heathrow Hotel, Hyatt Place London Heathrow Airport, Holiday Inn Express London Heathrow T4, and Crowne Plaza London Heathrow T4. These are a few nice, decent hotels just a short distance away from the terminal.

One of the biggest attractions of the city is the Coca-Cola London Eye & Buckingham Palace. Park Plaza Westminster Bridge London, Park Plaza County Hall London, The Royal Horseguards, and London Marriott Hotel County Hall are the best hotels where you can enjoy the feeling of Europe's tallest cantilevered observation wheel. There are several other accommodation options located near this attraction as well.

London Luxury Hotels

Are you looking for a luxurious experience? Or at least want to stay at an upscale four or five-star hotel? Then how about staying at one of these?

• The Westbury, A Luxury Collection Hotel, Mayfair-London

• London Marriott Hotel Grosvenor Square

• Intercontinental London Park Lane

• JW Marriott Grosvenor House London

• London Hilton On Park Lane

• Langham Hotel London

• The London Edition By Marriott

• W London Leicester Square

• Jumeirah Carlton Tower

• Waldorf London Hilton

• London Marriott Hotel County Hall

• The Ritz Hotel By Marriott

• The Arch London

These are some of the highest-rated, best hotels in London, and each is located near popular attractions.

Other Recommendations

No trip to London is complete without a visit to Westminster Abbey. Even if you don't go during peak season, you'll still want to be as close as possible. A couple of good recommendations include 41, Conrad London St. James, Taj 51 Buckingham Gate Suites And Residences, and Plaza on the River. Inexpensive options are Park Plaza London Riverbank, Best Western Corona Hotel, and Best Western Victoria Palace.

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Rome Hotels Overview: Looking for Budget Accommodation? Luxury Hotel? Here Are Recommendations

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erinoguzer-blog · 5 years

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I was invited to attend JW Marriott Grosvenor House London food safari as part of a press event and my food was complimentary. I was not paid to attend and was not under contractual obligation to write this blog post or create content on any platform.

I remember about eight years ago attending a grand charity dinner at a London hotel… row upon row of beautifully decorated tables in the grandest ballroom I’d ever seen in my life! Fast forward to now and I was invited back to the JW Marriott Grosvenor House London, the biggest and and one of the grandest hotels in London! With memories of the grandeur of that epic ballroom, I knew I was in for a treat we would be experiencing a food safari, sampling the different restaurants around the hotel. First established in 1929, the hotel is currently celebrating its 90th birthday … but you wouldn’t be able to tell that this Grand Dame is just ten years shy of a centenary. A recent refurbishment has the Mayfair-located hotel looking totally brand new! Our day started in the utterly elegant Park Room, so named for the view overlooking Hyde Park, it was probably my favourite room of day as the pretty feminine light colours and green hues mimicked the nearby Royal Park. As we started on the canapés, I chatted to the other influencers with eager anticipation for our foodie day before an introduction (or re-introduction) to the hotel’s house champagne Perrier-Jouët. I’m no stranger to the house, I’ve even visited their cellars in the Champagne region. I already knew about the association of the champagne with the arts and about the gorgeous bottle design but one thing I didn’t know was Oscar Wilde’s fondness for the champagne … he even ordered cases to his prison cell! As well as a place for all-day dining, The Park Room is also the venue for the hotel’s famous afternoon tea … of which over 100 covers per day are served! Named Anna’s Afternoon Tea, as a nod to the Duchess of Bedford famous for having started the tradition of the meal between lunch and dinner. Finishing up in the Park Room, it was time for the next stop on our safari and we headed to the hotel’s Turkish restaurant, Rüya London. Restauranteur Unut Ozkanca’s drew inspiration from his heritage in Istanbul for the menu at his original Rüya in Dubai which features dishes from the Anatolian region – the concept is mimicked here with Chef Patron Colin Clague, who has also worked at Jean Georges, Zuma and Rüya Dubai, at the helm The interiors are super stylish with Middle-Eastern themed tiles, brass fittings and lighting from Conran and Partners plus an open kitchen with the smells of freshly baked bread floating out. The restaurant even has a separate entrance so you can walk straight in of the street and you’d barely know you were in a hotel – the room was actually once a branch of Barclays bank hence the length of the space. Divided into different sections, the menu gives you the opportunity to try different elements of the cuisine. One of my favourite ways to dine is mezze-style and we had the opportunity of trying lots of different dishes including burnt watermelon, sheep’s cheese, tomato and pine nuts salad and roasted baby beetroot salad with goat’s cheese and corn bread. Aged Kashar cheese pide with slow-cooked organic egg with black Perigord truffle and home-made spicy sucuk. Çıtır Kalamar simit coated baby squid with avocado haydari and a rare wagyu beef dish not pictured. We also had a little look at the private dining room, a gorgeous events space seating about twenty people.

Hungry for main course? It was time for our next stop. Corrigan’s Mayfair has been highly regarded on the London scene for years with multi-Michelin starred Irish chef Richard Corrigan running the show. The elegant blue dining room is the perfect place for a quintessential British menu that champions seasonal produce. Meat and fish are the star here but I couldn’t resist a spinach and truffle tagliatelle plus their fantastic bread with lots of butter. I did have food envy for the sea bass though so that will be my order next time!

However, the course we’d been most excitedly anticipating was the dessert and the promise of the famous JW Cheesecake! The JW Steakhouse is the hotel’s signature steak restaurant but perfect meat (from the very finest American suppliers) and delicious seafood aren’t all the place is known for. That cheesecake has grown rather a cult status but the other desserts shouldn’t be forgotten either … nor should the Bourbon bar which has the largest selection in London with over 160 rare, pre prohibition, single barrel and small batch Bourbons and very own Jim Beam Single Barrel. The cheesecake comes in three sizes and can also be bought at the hotel’s Park Lane Market, which is their coffee-house. The whole cheesecake is rather aesthetically pleasing so I got this picture back in the Park Room where the light was better. I can vouch for the taste too! Light as a feather with a perfect biscuit base.

But our wonderful day at Grosvenor House wasn’t over yet as we were led up to one of the top suites for a history lesson of the hotel. With 496 rooms, it’s clear to see why this is the most sizeable hotel in London plus the fantastic Mayfair location has made it a favourite of celebrities and royalty for the last 90 years. One of the hotel’s most notable historical facts is that the hotel’s Great Room was once a ice-rink and it was here that the young Queen Elizabeth II learnt to skate. The hotel also hosts some of the most prestigious events such as the BAFTA’s, the Autosport Awards, the Royal Caledonian Ball, The Russian Ball and Pride of Britain. That ballroom that I remembered so well, actually seats 500 and the Great Room seats 2000 people again making it the largest event space in a hotel in UK! There are lots of exciting plans for the 90th anniversary included a history themed afternoon tea, a diamond cheesecake and the launch of first Grosvenor House Cocktail Book.

If you’ve read my blog for a while you’ll know I can’t think of anything better than a day exploring a beautiful hotel AND eating too! A huge thank you to Grosvenor House for having me for such a fun experience!

JW Marriott Grosvenor House Hotel 86-90 Park Lane Mayfair London W1K 7TN

020 7499 6363

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gypsealife · 6 years

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Short stay: Grosvenor House Suites by Jumeirah Living, Park Lane, London, UK Situated on London’s exclusive Park Lane, overlooking iconic Hyde Park, Grosvenor House Suites by Jumeirah Living offers contemporary luxury residences just moments from all the best that London has to offer.

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bhtum1595world · 7 years

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Glynn Griffiths my wonderful friend, a friend as close as a brother, my touchstone in all matters of life, has died. Glynn was 67 and leaves behind his beloved daughter Georgia and Annie his soulmate.

Glynn at my book launch in the Hoop and Grapes pub just off Fleet Street, London, May 2016

Glynn had just started out on the next stage of his eventful life. He had his sculpture studio in Cheltenham where he made so many of his impossible dreams involving mother-earth and man-made come to life.

Glynn Griffiths Art Exhibition at the Parabola Art Gallery, Cheltenham, England. Work by the artist Glynn Griffiths ( seen in blue shirt, long hair ).

He recently bought a campervan before buying ‘Haddie’ his beautiful house boat moored at Hebden Bridge. For the first time in many years he had his entire ‘Art Book’ collection out of packing cases and on shelves waiting to be read….in short Glynn was chilled out and happy.

Glynn Griffiths with his daughter Georgia at his Exhibition-Growth, ‘Gravity & Balance’ at The Horse Box Gallery, 50 Grosvenor Hill, London.

Glynn Griffiths Exhibition-Growth, ‘Gravity & Balance’ at The Horse Box Gallery, 50 Grosvenor Hill, London.

I knew Glynn for nearly 30 years since he came to this country from his native South Africa with his wife Annie back in the mid 1980’s. He came from Jagersfontein a small town in the Free State and trained as a photographer on the Cape Times. Although his yearning was for the Veldt of South Africa, he was a British subject, and proud of his family roots in South Wales.

Glynn in the Canary Wharf Indy offices in the 1990’s

Glynn was an established photographer of some note in SA and upon arriving in London he had little trouble getting photographic assignments from the British press based then in Fleet Street. He started ‘shifting’ for the London Evening Standard while living with Annie in a campervan parked up on the South Bank in the centre of London. Before long a photo editor recognised Glynn’s ‘artistic photographic’ talents and suggested that his style of photography would be more suited to the newly launched ‘Independent’ newspaper.

Glynn was taken aboard the fledgling ‘Indy’ first as a freelance and then onto the staff. He covered the usual gamut of assignments for a daily national newspaper: portraits, hard news, overseas stories and soft features.

Following the Kings Cross fire tragedy where over 30 people died Glynn made one his most definitive images of Kwasi Afari Minta, who was severely burnt but survived. The picture won Glynn a first prize in the prestigious World Press Photo Awards.

Kwasi Afari Minta

In 1988, he covered the Clapham rail crash close to his then home in south London where 35 passengers died. His powerful picture was the first to cover the entire front page of the paper, Glynn had well and truly arrived and made his mark. He became known for his quiet observational intelligent photography and was trusted to make ‘something’ from nothing. In October 1989, he was sent to cover the San Francisco earthquake where over 60 died and thousands were injured. During just a matter of hours on the ground he produced a fine coverage resulting in a front-page news picture and a back-page photo spread.

Glynn covered the transitional elections in Namibia and South Africa. He spent time on Mount Athos communing with the monks and making a fine set of quiet contemplative images there but perhaps Glynn’s most recognised and almost certainly his most favoured photograph was of Nelson Mandela at his final election rally in Cape Town during the first all-race South African elections in April 1994.

Nelson Mandela photographed by Glynn and published by Gerry Brakus in The New Statesmen in 2013

Glynn was one of the sweetest most charming of men in the tough world of news photography. He made friends with most that he met…I have never heard a bad word against the man, few can be as well liked in our business.

Glynn Griffiths on the left, with on the back row, David Sandison, myself Brian Harris, Mykel Nicolaou, and Guy Simpson and Lauries Lewis in front…photographed by my son Jacob S. Harris at the Kalamzoo Club in London.

Photograph of Glynn with his Independent Newspaper photographer friends at one of our London based memory lane evenings. L-R: Back row unknown, Nick Turpin, John Voos, Glynn Griffiths,member of the band,Craig Easton in glasses. Front row: Laurie Lewis, Brian Harris, David Sandison, Kay Richardson, Guy Simpson and Tom Pilston…photographic selfie made by precariously balancing my very expensive Leica M9 on a wine bottle.

A charming quiet evening in an Italian eatery in Camden, London with Laurie Lewis on left, Glynn Griffiths, Guy Simpson and John Voos…I’m behind the camera

Glynn and John Voos catching up at yet another photographers night out in London

Independent Newspaper Foreign Desk 30th Anniversary Party at The Frontline Club, Paddington, London. 6 October 2016

A collection of photographs showing Glynn top left at the 30th Indy Foreign desk bash at the Frontline Club, with David Sandison at my book launch, at a gallery gig in east London where Glynn showed off his major piece made from nails and scorched wood and meetin’ and greetin’ at yet another opening…

After leaving the Indy in the late 1990’s to once again pursue a freelance career Glynn took up freelance picture editing and left London with his family to live in Cheltenham.

Glynn Griffiths Art Exhibition at the Parabola Art Gallery, Cheltenham, England. Work by the artist Glynn Griffiths

Specimen 1101, Beech, polypropylene rod, pyrographic markings at the Parabola Art Gallery, Cheltenham, England. Work by the artist Glynn Griffiths

Glynn Griffiths Art Exhibition at the Parabola Art Gallery, Cheltenham, England.

Glynn became frustrated with the limitations as to what he could achieve visually just by using a camera…photography per se began to bore him, photography was merely the means to an end and the end became the motive for Glynn’s next endeavour.

In his early 60’s Glynn went back to school…to Wimbledon College of Arts where he studied for an MA in Sculpture. His work involving ‘mother nature and handmade product’ was challenging to the uninitiated. His references were the deserts of his homeland in South Africa, he was excited about dry bones, a feather, a scrap of wood or iron weathered by the elements which he used in assembly’s contrasting with Perspex, cable ties, nails and hardware bought from his local store.

He sold several pieces, one piece made to order for a client in America and more through various galleries in London and Cheltenham. In the mid 2000’s he was awarded the Clifford Chance prize and exhibited in their Canary Wharf offices receiving much praise for the scope of his work.

Glynn Griffiths Exhibition-Growth, ‘Gravity & Balance’ at The Horse Box Gallery, 50 Grosvenor Hill, London.

Glynn Griffiths with his daughter Georgia at his Exhibition-Growth, ‘Gravity & Balance’ at The Horse Box Gallery, 50 Grosvenor Hill, London.

In the mid 2000’s when both Glynn and myself were going through our own personal crisis we both talked our problems through with long conversations as he commuted by motorway from Cheltenham to London…I called them our M4 chats. We started a photo-exchange where once a week we would make a photograph, print it and write something on the print about our thoughts for that day. We kept this going for over two years and I have over 100 original Glynn Griffiths photographs and drawings all signed and annotated…some of my most precious possessions.

I asked Glynn to help me photo edit my auto-biographical book in 2014-5. We spent several days in the cold of my garage going through hundreds of proof prints before getting my selection down from and unmanageable 2000 images to an almost manageable 3-400 photographs.

Glynn editing down the thousands of images to a manageable 400 plus for my book…we finally got it down to less than 200.

Some months later myself Glynn and designer Professor Phil Cleaver spent many 18 hour days and nights moving images and words around on screen and in hard copy before finishing my project at the printers. Not a bad word was said, not an argument, just complete calm…without Glynn I would still be shuffling my work about completely lost in the confusion of editing.

Glynn and ‘pooch’ editing Brian Harris’s book ’…and then the Prime Minister hit me…’ with Professor Phil Cleaver of et-al Design

Glynn at Geoff Neal Printers in Feltham, west London checking the print quality

Glynn had many who loved him: fellow photographers, editors, photo editors, his family and friends in South Africa, his drinking pals in Cheltenham, Glynn was not a drinker – preferring a half pint of beer or a glass of red wine with some good conversation and fine home cooking

Glynn Griffiths enjoying our wonderful Lasagne and several bottles of Montepulciano at our home in Thaxted…watched by his new best friend, Thelma

Glynn mellowing in our home with Thelma…the other cat

…Glynn was the arch polymath, he was a photographer, an artist, a sculptor, a cartoonist, a photo editor

Some of Glynn’s wonderfully dry wit showing through in his cartoons

…he could mend things and make things… only a month ago producing a fantastic sculptural piece consisting of a hill of bicycles that occupied a roundabout in Cheltenham to celebrate a Round Britain Cycle Race.

Glynn was just so many things…he was in fact a renaissance man through and through, with his ‘hippy’ clothes and ponytail, his grey beard and funny hat.

Striking a pose as W.G. Grace

Only a couple of weeks back he came down from Hebden Bridge in his motorhome to help me celebrate my 65th birthday in Southend-on-Sea with my partner Nikki and my son Jacob. We enjoyed the ‘best fish and chips in the world’ and walked the ‘prom’…we enjoyed the penny arcades and Glynn was happy.

Glynn with Nikki, myself and my son Jacob in Southend-on-Sea for my 65th birthday…on the prom prom prom…and in the penny arcades…September 2017

He followed us home to Thaxted and we spent the night putting some red wine away and the world to rights…in the morning I cooked breakfast, bacon, toast, eggs and baked beans. Glynn asked me why I stored my tins of baked beans upside down in the store cupboard. I replied that if the tins were upside down in store, when you opened them the beans were at the lid end and they all came out in one hit rather than having the hunt the last of the beans out with a spoon. He thought that was one of the most wonderful of ideas and in his last text to me a few days later he thanked Nikki and I for our hospitality but most of all he thanked us for showing him how to store his baked beans, he said it’s always wonderful to learn something new at 67!!

On the morning of the 16th of September I helped Glynn pack up his campervan with a case of Adnams Claret and a couple of large A2 size photographic prints from me to him as a present for all his hard work on my book. He said he was finally going to get around to reading it now he had the space and time. He drove out of the car park in Thaxted en route to the Tate Britain in London where he could park up for the weekend for free…and that was the last time I saw him.

My dear friend Glynn, I will miss you so much but I am privileged to have known you…you lovely gentle guy. RIP.

My friend Glynn Glynn Griffiths my wonderful friend, a friend as close as a brother, my touchstone in all matters of life, has died.

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The best locations in London to get a Tantric massage

Get prepared to book a masseuse to your location

Flooded with culture, world-renowned cuisine and endless shopping destinations, London is certainly the place to be for a weekend getaway. Though there is plenty to see and do, touring the attractions London has to offer certainly can be tiring work. If you’re looking for ways to unwind after a day exploring the capital then we have a perfect idea – let us introduce you to Tantric massage. Tantric massage is soothing, sensual and seductive – providing you with everything you need to relax and get your sensual needs fulfilled with a gorgeous oriental therapist. The even better news is that Tantric is available as an outcall service, therefore you can kick back and relax in your hotel room as soon as your session is booked. Tantric massages are available at all hotels in London, but where is the best location to indulge in the sexy service?

Park Lane

On the brink of Piccadilly, Mayfair and Westminster, the bustling Park Lane finds itself in the heart of London and certainly isn’t short of luxurious hotels. We like to call Park Lane the Millionaires Row for London’s tourists as it has more five-star hotels than anywhere else in the UK. Here you will find the likes of The Dorchester, Grosvenor House and the Sheraton Grand Hotel. A stay at any of the hotels found in Marylebone is guaranteed to be super sensational, with a Tantric massage making it even more special. Most of the rooms on Park Lane boast breath-taking balcony views overlooking the iconic Hyde Park. This gives you the opportunity to indulge in the mini-bar and enjoy an al fresco drink with your masseuse before getting teased and tantalised with a Tantric massage. Hotels including The Hilton and 45 Park Lane also have private whirlpools in some of the rooms. This allows you and your therapist to indulge in some extra steamy fun before or after the massage has taken place.

Heathrow

If you’ve just arrived in London after a long-haul flight the chances are you’ll be pretty tired and want to unwind. However, instead of tucking into a lovely glass of wine at the hotel bar opt for the company of a Tantric masseuse instead. The good news with Heathrow is that is brimming with hotels to suit everyone’s budget. Here you can go all out with The Sheraton Skyline, keep it middle-of-the-road with Park Inn By Radisson or opt for the bargain Premier Inn option. Each hotel finds itself a stone throw away from the airport terminals. This means you can book an outcall while waiting at passport control and have a Tantric therapist ready to join you on arrival at your hotel. It really doesn’t get any better!

The Lanesborough – Hyde Park Corner

If you thought Park Lane was at the height of luxury then you need to think again. Let us introduce you to the ultra-plush The Lanesborough hotel, situated in the very heart of Hyde Park Corner. Here no expense is spared at giving the affluent guests a tremendously spectacular time, providing the perfect setting for a high-class Tantric massage. Every room boasts a king-sized bed, gold-plated walk-in shower and mood lighting, which can be set to your tantalising preferences. Of course, with love juices going everywhere Tantric massage can get a little messy. However, if you’re a guest at The Lanesborough you’re certainly not going to expect to do the cleaning up. Simply call the concierge team, who will have a maid in your room in seconds to whip your room back to the standard it was in before the massage took place. At £600 per night, anything you want is possible at a stay at The Lanesborough.

Book outcall Tantric massage

So there you have it, the best three locations in London to indulge in a Tantric massage. If you would like to book the sultry service to your hotel room then please call our friendly team of booking agents to arrange yours today. All we need is your name, room number and hotel address – and we will have a therapist with you in less than 45 minutes. The massage may be five-star, but the price-tag is a super bargain – Tantric outcall is available from just £150 per hour. So what are you waiting for? Get yours booked in today!

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