Great Britain
Mother Country
Robert McCallum circumnavigated the globe twice. Departing from New Zealand, the ultimate destination on both accounts was Great Britain, the “mother country”, the land of his birth and home of his ancestors.
Towns And Cities He Visited
In England, McCallum spent extended periods in London. He explored the city much like a modern-day traveler, visiting Buckingham Palace, Albert Hall, Madame Tussauds, the Tower of London Woolwich Arsenal, Covent Garden, and the Dock spice floors.
In addition, he records traveling to the following towns and cities:
Battersea, Birmingham, Brighton, Colchester, Eaton, Epping Forest, Forest Gate, Hampton Court, Harwich, Isle of Wight, Kensington, Knightsbridge, Liverpool, London, Luton, Lyth, Newhaven, Notting Hill, Paddington Station, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Reddish, Richmond, Shepherds Bush, Southampton, Southwark, Thames, Waterloo, Windsor.
In Scotland, McCallum visited and stayed with relatives, his aunts and cousins. and.
He toured Edinburgh Castle and traveling to the following Scottish towns: Aberfoyle, Almond Bank, Bucklyon, Dundee, Dunfermline, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leith, Loch Aid, Monteith, Perth, Stratford.
Places Of Interest He Explored In Great Britain
- Albert Docks
- Albert Hall
- Albert Memorial
- Bank of England
- Barclay Brick Works
- British Museum
- Buckingham Palace
- Cooks Travel Office
- Covent Garden
- Crown Hotel
- Crystal Palace
- Dock spice floors
- Earls Court Exhibition
- Edinburgh Castle
- Hippodrome
- Hyde Park
- Kensington Gardens
- Kensington Theatre
- Madame Tussauds
- Marble Arch
- National Gallery
- National Pict Gallery
- Palace Stables
- Petticoat Lane
- Pudding Lane
- Regents Park
- Scotland Yard
- Theatre Royal
- Tower Bridge
- Tower of London
- Victoria & Albert Museum
- Westminster Abbey
- Woolwich Arsenal
- Woolwich Clocks
1900
1911