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A Visit To Paddington’s Jewel: St Mary Magdalene Church

chesherj — Sat, 12 Sep 2026 16:12:44 +0000

Sitting proudly next to the Grand Union Canal, today in its own grassy enclave, you can find the jewel of Paddington: St Mary Magdalene Church. It is a Gothic Revival masterpiece and filled with beautiful details, including a breathtaking treasure in the crypt. For me, it was very much a ‘why have I not been here […]

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Tracing The Peasants’ Revolt Through London’s Streets

chesherj — Sat, 12 Sep 2026 15:30:13 +0000

The Peasants’ Revolt, or the ‘Great Uprising’ of 1381, was one of the great defining and dramatic events of medieval England. That summer, rebellion erupted across parts of Southern and Eastern England. Thousands of ordinary people arrived at the gates of London and, for a brief moment, threatened the established order of English society. They […]

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Visiting The Francis Crick Institute: Ancient DNA And Groundbreaking Discoveries

chesherj — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 13:48:30 +0000

Next to St Pancras Station and behind the British Library you will find another very important building, this one particularly in the world of science: the Francis Crick Institute, otherwise known as The Crick. It is the single largest biomedical laboratory under one roof in all of Europe and carries out world-leading research. They also have […]

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Writers, Radicals And Rescuers: A History Of Hazlitt’s Hotel

chesherj — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:56:10 +0000

Soho is one of London’s most eclectic areas packed with art, creativity and history. It also has some wonderful architectural survivors. Just off the busy Soho Square and down Frith Street you can find a row of three charming Georgian townhouses. Today these make up Hazlitt’s Hotel. Hazlitt’s has been a favourite of many visitors […]

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Beauty And Destruction In Wartime London

chesherj — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 12:38:58 +0000

As the bombs rained down on London from September 1940, artists carried on responding to their environment and recording what they saw through their works. They captured a city that is recognisable but also unfamiliar, with wartime precautions in place, the fear of the citizens palpable and both destruction but also surprisng beauty weaved through […]

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