Summer arrived in London this week - long may it reign. The weather has been absolutely beautiful the past couple of days. The mercury hit 29ºC yesterday, which was a huge change from last week when I was still wearing my winter jacket. So, as you do, I went for a walk this morning around
St James's Park.
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| Lord Palmerston Birthplace |
Walking along the houses in Queen Anne's Gate in Westminster, I came across this little reminder of New Zealand and Great Britain's shared history. The marker on this house marked it as the birthplace of
Lord Palmerston (his actual name was Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston). He was the British Prime Minister between 1855 and 1858 and again from 1859 until his death in 1865.
Lord Palmerston gave his name to two New Zealand towns. The Otago town of
Palmerston took its name in 1862 from the then sitting Prime Minister. And, the North Island, Manawatu town of
Palmerston North was named after him in 1871, a few years after his death.
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