London’s historical hidden gems
Walk along the river path through Bermondsey and Rotherhithe and you will find an unusual set of four statues. They depict Dr Alfred and Ada Salter, their daughter Joyce and their cat. Collectively they are known as ‘Dr Salter’s Daydream’. The Salters were an amazing couple and, hopefully you shall see, lived inspiring lives. The […]
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The City of London, or the ‘Square Mile’, is the ancient historic centre of London, where the Romans established Londinium in the years following the invasion in 43AD. At the heart of the City is Guildhall. Parts, such as the Guildhall Art Gallery, are open to the public, however other areas are usually not, including the
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King’s Cross is an absolutely fascinating area, packed with history and industrial heritage. It was once a crucial industrial hub for Victorian London, receiving and distributing goods and coal from the North. After a period of decay and decline after World War Two, it has recently, in the last ten years or so, undergone rapid
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Turn off bustling Fleet Street into the much narrower and quieter Bride Lane. Walk past the back of Wren’s 17th century St Bride’s Church… … and you will find a historical hidden gem: the St Bride Foundation. From the early 1700s up until the 1980s, Fleet Street was the centre of London’s thriving newspaper business.
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I love a good map. Old maps, I find, are one of the most amazing resources for getting in touch with London’s history and the lives of past Londoners. In the Guildhall Art Gallery you can find a bright, enlarged version of one of the earliest maps of London. It is known as the Agas
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