This kind of newspapers is called the tabloids.
The Daily Telegraph: a daily London newspaper of conservative orientation. It is a "quality" paper for educated readers who are
interested in important domestic and foreign news. Other quality papers are The Observer, The Guardian, The Times and The
Independent.
Though most of the British national newspaper offices have moved to Wapping, an area in
East London, the name of Fleet Street is still used to describe the newspaper industry.
In South Kensington there are several large museums. The Victoria and Albert Museum with
a magnificent collection of fine and applied arts also includes a wide-ranging display of ceramics,
metalwork and a selection of Constable' s26 masterpieces which are well worth seeing. The Natural
History Museum contains plants, animals and minerals. The Hall of Human Biology enables visitors
to learn about their bodies and the way they work. Exhibits in the Science Museum display the
discovery and development of such inventions as the steam engine, photography, glass-making,
printing and atomic physics. There is a gallery where children can experiment with working models.
The Museum of London in the City presents the biography of London, from the founding of London
by Romans to the Greater London of today. Within a sguare kilometre or so in London's theatre-land
are over thirty theatres, showing a large range of old and modem plays. Smaller "fringe" theatres27
perform in clubs, pubs and at lunch time.
London is full of parks and green spaces. Hyde Park, originally a royal hunting forest, is the
largest park in London. In summer the Serpentine canal which flows through the park is always full
of swimmers, rowers and sunbathers. Just south of the Serpentine is. Rotten Row, a fashionable spot
for horse-riding, and in one corner, near Marble Arch is Speakers' Comer; where everyone can go
and air their views to anyone who will listen. Beyond Hyde Park lies another royal park, Kensington
Gardens. Children gather by the statue of Peter Pan, James Barrie's28 well-known storybook
character, or sail their model boats on the Round Pond. In the north of London is Regent's Park with
a zoo and an open-air theatre. A trip along Regent's Canal in a riverboat gives a chance to see
London Little Venice, a quiet countryside area for rich people only as the land here is very
expensive.
Like many capital cities, London grew up along a major river. The Thames divides London
sharply in two. Most of central London is on the north bank of the river. The Thames at London is