London’s historical hidden gems
The City of London, the financial district, is full of lesser-known historical treasures. The subject of this blog post though is not historical as such, but gives you a brilliant sense of the size, layout and architecture of London. I often recommend the models of London by NLA (New London Architecture), inside the London Centre, […]
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You may well know that you can do tours of Big Ben (the Elizabeth Tower), climbing up to the top and behind the clock faces. Did you know though that Islington has its very own clock tower, that you can also climb up? When constructed in the mid 19th century, the Caledonian Clock Tower was
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Tucked down a little side-street called Martlett Court near Covent Garden you will find the entrance to the Bow Street Police Museum. Opened in 2021, it is one of London’s newest and smallest museums and is only open Friday-Sunday 11am-4.30pm, so it is important to get the timing right with this one. Housed in part
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St Bartholomew’s Hospital, or ‘Bart’s’ as it is most commonly known, is Britain’s oldest hospital. At its historic heart, before now not particularly accessible to the public, is the North Wing. In the summer of 2023, a project began to restore the North Wing, including the Great Hall and the astounding, painted staircase by London
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The City of London’s churches are always packed with history and fascinating stories. Visiting them is often like delving into an attic and discovering little treasures and memories. St Sepulchre-without-Newgate is a great example of this. It is likely there has been a church on this site, in the North-West corner of the City, just
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