Bovril is a thick salty extract that is sold in a bulbous jar with a big red label that is familiar everywhere. It was invented by John Lawson Johnson in the 1870s. It is made in a small town called Burton upon Trent in Staffordshire and owned and it is currently owned and distributed by Unilever UK. Bovril can be made onto a hot […]
Piccadilly Circus There are few places more British than Piccadilly Circus. This is a road junction in London’s West End in the City of Westminster that connects Regent Street with the shopping area of Piccadilly. This merry little square links directly to theatres on Shaftesbury Avenue, Coventry Street and Glasshouse Street. It is famous for its big neon signs as well as athel Shaftesbury […]