I recently paid a visit to one of London’s most iconic shops: Lock and Co Hatters in St James’s. It is considered to be the oldest shop in London, but also is said to be the oldest hat shop in the world and is, amazingly, still run by the same family today. St James’s: Wealth […]
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St Mary-le-Strand for many years was literally stranded, on a traffic island, in the middle of the road. It was in fact nicknamed ‘St Mary-in-the-Way’. Due to the recent pedestrianisation project of this part of the Strand, the church has been freed from its vehicular prison and so now, I thought, is a perfect time
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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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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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Hampton Court Palace is one of London’s most historic locations. The place just oozes with history. I was delighted recently to be taken on a tour of the palace by Daniel Jackson, head of historic buildings at Historic Royal Palaces. He showed me lots of the little details and secrets that many visitors miss. I have
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