Walk along Shepherdess Walk in Hackney and look out for the entranceway circled below. Descend down some steps and you will see this intriguing sign pointing to a mysterious passageway. Pluck up the courage, walk through and you will emerge from the darkness into Shepherdess Walk Park. Shepherdess Walk Park The passageway mimics the route […]
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Rising gracefully above the tumult of Kensington High Street is a beautiful gothic church spire. It belongs to St Mary Abbots Church and is actually the tallest in London. Read on to have a look inside and history behind this beautiful church. Medieval Kensington The name ‘Kensington’ comes from the Saxon ‘Chenesitun’ or ‘Cynesingetun’ meaning
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On Piccadilly you will find a shop that has been plying its trade for over 200 years. Hatchards is London’s and, according to their website, the UK’s oldest bookshop. It was described by former MP Sir Alan Herbert as “like an Enchanted Island in the sea of noise”. Read on to have a look inside
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The world-famous Crystal Palace Dinosaurs are one of London’s quirkiest and most fascinating historical sights. The striking Victorian models were the first ever full scale statues of extinct animals and are invaluable both historically and scientifically, but also for the entertainment value they have provided over the last 150 years. Let’s get into the story
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Standing at the road junction, in front of Bow Church in East London, you will find a rather stern-looking statue of Victorian Prime Minister William Gladstone. Look closely and you will notice it has a rather odd feature: red hands. Why? Well, brace yourselves, the story takes us back to Victorian London and is one
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