London is ever-surprising. I remember thinking just that when I found out that many of the city’s streets were once paved with wood. In this blog post I look at the history behind London’s wooden streets and where to find remnants and clues to this practice in the modern metropolis. Wood block paving is also […]
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I love how London’s street names they can give you little clues and hints to the history of an area. Next to Moorfields Eye Hospital you can find a rather unusually named road: Peerless Street. It has a fascinating and surprising story behind it. Peerless Street can be found here: The ‘Perilous Pond’ If we
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Turn North off Oxford Street when you reach the John Lewis and you will find Cavendish Square. Go inside and you will notice something a bit odd. In the centre is this plinth. There was once a statue here but who was it of and where did it go? Cavendish Square First, let’s cover the
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Tucked away down a quiet backstreet in Westminster you’ll find one of London’s most prestigious hotels. St Ermin’s has a fascinating history, most notably due to its use during World War Two by the Special Operations Executive and by double agents during the Cold War. A Historic Building St Ermin’s Hotel was built in 1890
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Just North of the City of London is a spot with a fascinating history. From macabre origins to the burial place of some of Britain’s greatest thinkers, Bunhill Fields Burial Ground is packed with stories. As is often the case with London’s history, a good place to start is with the name. A Hill Of
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