The Speke Monument is one of the features we passed on a lovely, long, looped walk around Kensington Gardens. It’s a rather plain, nondescript memorial to the 19th-century English explorer, John Han…Full review by Mairwen1
Nov 1, 2024
The is a red granite obelisk monument dedicated to English explorer John Hanning Speke (1827-64) the first European to discover Lake Victoria in Africa. It is the work of Philip Hardwick and was inst…Full review by BradinHK
Jul 7, 2023
You can see this red granite structure in the Kensington Garden where the Lancaster Walk and Budges Walk meet. It was commissioned by the President of the Royal Geographical Society and paid by publi…Full review by HINAWASEEM
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