Third Form pupil, David, wrote about his experience of the trip:
“As we walked into the building, we saw a grand staircase leading up to the main gallery, where we were kindly greeted by out tour guide, Bruce Pandey, who started showing us around whilst speaking on the history and meanings behind some of the paintings.
We strolled through the gallery looking at a variety of pieces, with Bruce explaining the history behind these paintings, he told us about the gruesome story behind the painting “Clytemnestra”.
After we finished looking at the paintings, we were taken to a part under the museum, where the ruins of a former Roman Amphitheatre laid, and our guide showed us where the different parts of the Amphitheatre were and what they were used for. For me, the highlight was looking over “The Defeat of The Floating Batteries” which was 42.5 square metres in size which is gigantic for a painting, and as we marvelled of its size and detail, our guide talked about the history of the painting, how it went missing for a period of time and when it was found it was in a very poor condition and had to be brought back to its former glory, and it was so big, that in its old building they knocked down a wall and rebuilt it just to be able to fit it.
Overall, it was a very enjoyable and knowledgeable trip and a delightful afternoon out in London which the third form won’t be forgetting any time soon.”
