an idea whose time has come

[OT from cottage renovations]

"We will have to see whether fashionable Londoners really do flock to William Barlow's restored masterpiece to while away their evenings sipping champagne and watching the long Eurostar trains gliding in and out" (BBC). 

I am v. much looking forward to doing exactly that on the next trip Across The Water. 

victorian imagery

[OT from cottage renovations]

New Light on Victorian Images (BBC). 
don't miss the pictures.