London’s historical hidden gems
In Stoke Newington you will find a building with a very unusual feature leftover from World War Two. Stoke Newington Town Hall was built in 1937, designed by the architect J Reginald Truelove. Laid out in a sweeping crescent shape, it has art deco design motifs throughout and lavish portland stone dressings on the exterior. […]
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On King William Walk in Greenwich you will find a pub that has spent over 130 years at the heart of the community and for many decades was known locally as ‘The Bunker’. The Royal History Of Greenwich The name of the pub hints to the royal connections of Greenwich going back to the 15th
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Walk through the lovely Waterlow Park in Highgate and you will come across Lauderdale House. Its rather modest exterior conceals a fascinating story going back to the Tudor period, including tales of royal prisoners, devastating fires and hidden compartments. Tudor Origins Lauderdale House, for most of its history, has been a private home. It was
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London has such a rich and layered history. Walking its streets you will sometimes see things that seem totally incongruous with their surroundings: little slices of history cut adrift from their era and anchored in the present, for example a section of Roman wall in a car-park perhaps or a 19th century Queen’s bath in
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Bermondsey is always an area I enjoy exploring. It is bursting with history and heritage, particularly with its array of wonderful old Victorian converted warehouse buildings. Walk down bustling Bermondsey Street and, at the edge of Tanner Street Park, something unusual may catch your eye. This brilliantly quirky artwork is called ‘the Cornerstone’ and speaks
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