At the remains of the Elizabethan era Boar’s Head Playhouse

Just outside the walls of the old City of London there used to be a coaching inn that became a popular theatre, and you can now see echoes of the long lost theatre in a modern building on the site.

The church of St Botolph without Aldgate and Holy Trinity Minories

On the eastern boundary of the City of London is a church dedicated to the patron saint of boundaries.

There’s a medieval wall inside a London office that you can visit

There's a large section of medieval wall from the City of London's first monastery that can be found inside a modern office, and it's open for the public to pop in and have a look.

Snails on stones — art in Aldgate

If you head to Aldgate at the moment, you might come across a stone wall with some curious creatures on it.

London’s Alleys: Saracen’s Head Yard, EC3

This is a modern yard in Aldgate named after a long-standing, and not standing anymore, pub of the same name, and had been a coaching inn of some sort ever since Tudor times.

Keats200 – an outdoor exhibition

There's an open-air exhibition at the moment to commemorate the bicentenary of the death, at just 25 of one of Britain's best-known poets, John Keats.

Plans for a Covid memorial for public transport staff unveiled

Transport for London (TfL) has released designs for a memorial to London’s transport workers who lost their lives to coronavirus.

Anna Ray exhibitions looks back at her Huguenot ancestors

Two offices in London currently have art exhibitions for the staff who work there, but less well known is that they are also both open to the public to visit as well.

A free football exhibiton in the City of London

If you head to Aldgate Square at the moment, there's a free public exhibition all about the history of football in London.

Open Air exhibition – Faiths in the City

A selection of large photographs has gone on display showing off the many varied faiths within the City of London.

Revealing a lost Elizabethan theatre in East London

A shabby old 1960s office block and car park has been recently cleared away to reveal the remains of one of London's earliest and little known theatres that dates from Elizabethan times.

Restoration of the Aldgate water pump

A notorious water pump at Aldgate was once praised for its clean clear water yet killed hundreds of Londoners - is currently being restored.

London’s Alleys: Magdalen Passage, E1

A narrow open passageway that creates a convenient cross passage in the middle of two otherwise long unremitting roads.

London’s Alleys: Blue Boar Alley, E1

This is a relatively new addition to the streets of London, being a result of post-war clearance, and some recent upgrades.

Open-air display of Victorian photos from 1840s London

London's newest pocket park has a display of some of it's oldest photos at the moment.

London’s Pocket Parks: Aldgate Square, EC3

London's newest Pocket Park opened a couple of weeks ago, replacing an ugly road junction that was a legacy of 1960s thinking.

The Aldgate Pump Epidemic

A water pump on the edge of the City of London that was praised for its clean clear water, that killed hundreds of Londoners.

London’s Alleys – Little Somerset Street, E1

This is a seemingly rather uninteresting passage, but is one that's steeped in a bloody history.

London’s Alleys – Whitechurch Passage, E1

This is a short alley with a curious habit of changing its name, having had at least three in its recorded existence.

East London office gets its own private tube train

An office block with an entrance next to Aldgate East tube station has installed its own private tube train — as a waiting room.

The final day of the 50-year old Met Line trains

Yesterday, the last of the 50-year old Metropolitan Line trains made its final public trips along the railways, and like an awful lot of people, I took a short trip to say farewell to the old timer.