Well it's 'The Fighting Temeraire.' painted by JMW Turner. The ship was tugged from Sheerness to a ship breakers yard in Rotherhithe in south east London. So I think the answer is Rotherhithe unless the answer you require is more specific and therefore a little quirkier.
That's so close you deserve it Nines. One of my favourite pictures of the last purely sail powered battleship, actually painted from a couple of hundred yards down the river, in Bermondsey. On Bermondsey, was there on Friday night. Haven't been there for a very, very long time, wow it's changed, massively for the better. Bermondsey Street is very cool indeed good pubs, restaurants, artisany kinds of shops, not a chain store/ plate glass window in sight. Only spoiled by the estate agents. Jose is the most authentic tapas bar I have found in the UK, except for the distinctly unSpanish prices.
Cheers Stan, I haven't really ventured into that part of London since my Fire Brigade training days. The training centre was in Southwark near the Borough tube and on a Friday evening we'd pub crawl to London Bridge. Usually ending up in The Old Kings Head. We used to go slightly east to Bermondsey Village on the odd occasion, but can't remember the pub we used to go in, possibly the Hand and Marigold? Strange you should mention Jose's as Jose Pizarro is a well renowned Spanish chef and also set-up the Brindisa Tapas chain. As a keen amateur chef myself I've been meaning to get his book 'Seasonal Spanish Food' which has had excellent reviews since it's release. Anyway, I digress. The Temeraire was part of Nelson's fleet at the Battle of Trafalgar. Where in London did Nelsen live and what was the name of the house where he had a strange set-up with Lady Hamilton and her husband?
Just looked it up Nines, and this place, 104 Bermondsey Street, on the corner of Morocco Street and next to the Woolpack Pub and the Garrison (The Marigold is just down the road, still a proper boozer by the look of it) is actually run by Jose Pizarro. It was genuinely very good, had we not been booked into the bald one from Masterchef's restaurant, which was very average, we would have stayed there all night which could have proved ruinous at £25 for two glasses of wine and a plate of chorizo and salami. However, I was so impressed that I would be delighted to buy the first round there for all who wish to join me after a match some time. Bit of a trip and in totally the wrong direction for me, but I'm sure Mrs SB would welcome an afternoon in town and meeting there, she loved it too. The answer to this question is buried deep in my sub conscious, and I refuse to look it up. Something House......
It was originally Moat House Farm. http://www.merton.gov.uk/leisure/history-heritage/heritage-sites/merton_place.htm It looked like this.............................. please log in to view this image But it now looks like this................. please log in to view this image please log in to view this image And this is a good blog about him and the area. http://faded-london.blogspot.co.uk/2008/07/nelson-touch-looking-for-hero-in-south.html Over to you for the next question Stan.
Of course mate, my apologies. I should of realised that Sooper is our 'London Specialist' and would've been all over that question. I'm going to have to come up with a real corker of a gem to flummox him on London at my next opportunity.
Is it something to do with the fact that it had the same song title on the A and B but both tracks are different?
The record did bomb and failed to chart but that's not the answer. A clue is the answer is historic...
