I see that website now has virtual tour. Only one of its kind left - there were I think we were told five to cover the whole of the UK, and this was the one that directed the Battle of Britain.
Worth the wait ? Yes, since may never get the chance to get inside it again.
Same weekend saw me also get to a big medieval tithe barn - Harmandsworth. Saturday saw me in Central London:
Wallace Collection for an exhibition on The Noble Art of the Sword: Fashion and Fencing in Renaissance Europe which finishes on the 16the unfortunatley and no photography. Only a few rooms, with perhaps 20-30 swords, fencing books, clothes and some other accessories. Rapier hilt fashioned to look like chains or ropes etc. As a three musketeers fan though this was my sort of exhibition.
Another one that finishes soon 930th September) is The Horse from Arabia to Royal Ascot at the British Museum which in the first part has some nicely displayed stuff from Ur and other biblical kingdoms on the development of the chariot. This then moves through the muslim world to the thoroughbreds that are the backbone of English racing stock.
The morning had seen a visit to some fairly average exhibitions at the National Army museum with lunch an (expensive - this is Sloane land - but nice) salt beef bagel from the farmers market, and the evening was rounded off with lashings of German beer and sausage.
