My top ten spot lists of London’s historical highlights. Organised by category such as era or place.
London, at its heart, is a Roman city, founded just after the Roman invasion in 43AD. Many Roman remnants survive today including sections of the wall, a temple and bathhouses. An important Roman town also needs an amphitheatre. It was assumed that Londinium, as the Roman city was known, must have had an amphitheatre but […]
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I was recently very kindly invited by the London Transport Museum on one of their Hidden London tours. I have previously been on their tour of the Clapham South Deep Level Shelter, which was incredible, so I was very excited to do another. This time I went for Aldwych: End of the Line: a tour
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I recently paid a visit to the beautiful Dulwich Picture Gallery: the world’s oldest purpose-built art gallery. Not only does it house an incredible art collection with works by Constable, Rembrandt and Gainsborough, but it has some incredible architecture to admire and even contains a mausoleum… Early Origins: The Elizabethan Actor In 1605 Edward Alleyn,
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For sheer scale and the incredibly significant events that have taken place within its walls, Westminster Hall is one of the most astonishing spaces in London. I recently went on a preview tour of the Elizabeth Tower and afterwards had a wander around Westminster Hall. A Very Brief History Of The Palace of Westminster The
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Just a ten minute walk from the Tower of London in Whitechapel is an extraordinary building with a unique atmosphere. Wilton’s Music Hall is one of the few surviving Victorian music halls in the country. Lots of websites seem to claim it is the oldest in the world, however Settle Victoria Music Hall in Yorkshire
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