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All good theatre. And it would have been so with or without the rose trick, though that makes a neat anecdote to round off the nicely illustrated story. The CEO seemed to be wearing trousers with a smart red stripe - standard costume for such an event?
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Lucky to have missed the recent heavy rains.
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And this is why I love London! And the UK in general - for all the quirky (read: silly, in some people's books) things that still take place, for no other reason than, why not!!
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I think that the three watermen in the red outfits are all previous winners of the Doggets Coat & Badge. Awarded each year to the winner of a sculling race on the Thames for apprentice watermen. Reputed to be the oldest rowing race in the world
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Out of interest, were the participants pronouncing it "Knolls" or "Knollies"?
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To those of us who are "awake" these ceromonies are not nearly as innocent or twee as they may seem to the untrained eye. There is a reason and not a pleasant reason why they insist on performing these, to this day
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What's that then Marty? Do tell...
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Since they re-opened the gardens I've been looking out for roses, and only spotted some a few weeks ago. Not sure if I just missed them on the pergola all this time, or whether they were only recently put in.
Still no idea why the Pepys bust has musical notation all around the supporting column. Really like the decorative paving showing events from his life (buried cheese a particular highlight). |
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There's a Knollys Road down Streatham way.
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>> There is a reason and not a pleasant reason why they insist on performing these, to this day
It'll be an Illuminati conspiracy I'm sure ;) |
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