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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I recently went on a preview Behind the Scenes tour of Tower Bridge. This included going across the famous glass walkways at the top but also down into the cavernous bascule chamber below the South tower. A Quick History Of The Bridge In the 1800s, the population of London skyrocketed from roughly 1 million in
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I was delighted to recently be invited to have a look around Goldsmiths’ Hall. Located at the junction of Gresham Street and Foster Lane, just North of St Paul’s Cathedral, it is one of the most opulent buildings in London. It is the headquarters of the Goldsmiths Company, one of the 111 livery companies in
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The Imperial War Museum has a fantastic new exhibition called Spies, Lies and Deception, on until the 14th April 2024. It is totally free and is all about secret agents, derring-do and intrigue over the last century. With over 150 items, it is one of the biggest exhibitions the museum has ever done, it has
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Every year in September the Open House festival takes place across London. Run by the architecture charity, Open City, many of the city’s buildings open their doors for free. This year I was able to visit Chartered Accountants’ Hall near Moorgate, a wonderfully exuberant late-Victorian neo-Baroque building, not ordinarily open to the public. Described by
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