Westminster Bridge is used by tens of thousands of people everyday. It is bookended by the sight-seeing hotspots of Big Ben and the London Eye, however, stop for a moment and there is plenty of history, secrets and symbols to see on Westminster Bridge itself. Here are seven (one for each arch) of the Bridge’s
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Did you know London is officially a forest?! 1/5 of the capital is made up of trees making it (by UN standards) a forest. Despite bringing nature and greenery into the urban landscape, trees are easy to overlook as subjects of particular historical interest. Some, however, have been with us for far longer than many
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It is difficult to picture now, but for most of London’s history, the shape of the city was defined by its huge perimeter wall. Walking the route of the old Roman and medieval city walls, is a great way of getting in touch with London’s past. It is also a very pleasant walk that takes
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Hiding down a side-street off busy, bustling Bishopsgate, very near to Liverpool Street Station, you will find this beautiful hidden treasure of a building… Dwarfed by the modern office blocks around it, it is an old, amazingly ornate Victorian Turkish bathhouse! Here’s a map so that you can get your bearings. It almost looks like
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Spitalfields is an undeniably fascinating area of London, with a unique sense of community and spirit. The name comes from the hospital and priory of St Mary’s Spittel founded here in 1197. Being just outside the old city walls, it has for much of its history been a first port of call in the city
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