Between Queen Victoria Street and Walbrook in the City of London, you will find the ultra-modern; Bloomberg European HQ. Underneath all the glass and steel however, 7 metres below street level, is an ancient archaeological wonder: the Roman Temple of Mithras. This ruined Roman temple, otherwise known as the London Mithraeum, is probably the most […]
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Walk to the South West corner of Greenwich Park and you will find a set of square hedges by a brick wall. Hidden behind the hedges is a very unusual historical oddity: the remains of a royal bath. It is known as ‘Queen Caroline’s bath’ and the story behind it is one of scandal, salacious
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At 52 Lambeth Road you will find the School of Historical Dress. The building has a fascinating history and I was lucky enough to visit as part of the Open House Festival. It went from a Victorian medical dispensary, to hospital for nervous diseases, to charitable hostel and finally to the School of Historical Dress.
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At the corner of Fenchurch Street and Leadenhall Street you will find a brilliant historical survivor from London’s more grisly past. This is the story of the Aldgate Pump. You can, by the way, download a Google map of all the historic locations I highlight on my blog and Instagram page (for less than the
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Just minutes from King’s Cross station you will find a beautiful, little, hidden gem of a street… Keystone Crescent is not only picturesque and charming but it also, reputedly, has the smallest radius of any crescent in Europe! History Of The Area Keystone Crescent sits just off Caledonian Road, linking King’s Cross to Holloway Road.
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