The history of and secret spots in London’s beautiful parks and gardens
I recently paid a visit to somewhere I have walked past many many times: Keats House in Hampstead. This lovely Regency building, near the Heath, on Keats Grove, is a significant location in English literary history as the place where the Romantic poet, John Keats, lived from 1818-1820. It is where he found inspiration, fell […]
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Some of London’s loveliest green spaces are ex-churchyards and graveyards. Tucked away behind one of Bloomsbury’s terraces of grand Georgian houses you will find one such place: St George’s Gardens. All three of its entrances are down quiet side streets so it is not somewhere you would necessarily stumble upon. Read on for the history!
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Highgate Cemetery is one of the most fascinating places in London. It is one of the ‘Magnificent Seven’ cemeteries, Victorian Necropolises set up on what was then the outskirts of London in the face of a surging population. There is so much to see, so I have identified my top ten highlights for you. But,
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The Inns of Court around Holborn and Temple are true historic gems in London, undiscovered by many. I was delighted to be recently shown around Lincoln’s Inn, located just North of the Royal Courts of Justice in Holborn, by Dunstan, the Inn’s librarian. It was a journey through 600 years of architecture and the stories
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I find walking around the City of London utterly fascinating. In some ways it is very modern with its soaring skyscrapers, but also, scattered within it, are incredible historic fragments and architectural wonders from different eras. The City is not just about what is physically there though, but also what has been lost. Many of
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