London’s historical hidden gems
Morley College near Waterloo will be very well known to some but, possibly, completely unknown to others. It is an adult and further education college established by an incredible Victorian social reformer and feminist pioneer called Emma Cons. It is also an overlooked hidden gem, I think, in terms of its array of artistic works. A […]
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Walk along Norton Folgate from Liverpool Street Station and you are largely surrounded by modern office blocks, many of which have gone up in just the last couple of years. Turn right however down the cobbled Folgate Street and you immediately feel as if the clock is winding back. One building, number 18, particularly stands
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Temple, I think, is one of the most charming and interesting historic areas of London to simply amble around. It has a number of peaceful gardens, one of the most historic churches in London, atmospheric courtyards and an array of historic survivors. I was lucky enough recently to be shown inside one of the buildings
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Often in London and its history, things are not quite as they seem. Tucked down a secluded lane between the busy Strand and the Embankment, you will find the Strand Lane ‘Roman Bath’. It is, however, neither Roman, nor originally a bath. I recently managed to visit this particular spot when they had a free
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Nestled in the Chess Valley in Buckinghamshire, not far from Chalfont and Latimer Metropolitan Line station, is an attractive red-brick, neo-Tudor mansion. Called Latimer House, the site has a history stretching back centuries as an aristocratic manor house. It also has an extraordinary World War Two story, when it was used to house, and extract
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