London’s Alleys: Cockpit Yard, WC1

This is a rough looking former stables mews that today is a mix of municipal yard and arts centre.

Plans to open Holborn’s cold war tunnels to the public shown off at a consultation

A few weeks ago, plans were announced to open up some Cold War tunnels to the public, and now some more details have emerged about how they plan to do that.

London’s Alleys: Plumtree Court, EC4

This is a fairly wide modern rebuild of an old alley near Holborn that came into existence around 300 years ago.

Closed for 70 years, London’s Cold War tunnels are to be opened to the public

A large network of tunnels under central London could be opened to the public in a few years time if an application to convert them into a public facility is approved.

London’s Alleys: Thavies Inn, EC1

This is a courtyard space hidden behind a fairly distinctive building at Holborn Circus, which will soon not be there.

The Holborn Void is finally being filled in

A curious gap between buildings on High Holborn that's been there since at least 2008 is about to be filled in at long last.

London’s Alleys: Wild Court, WC2

This is a slip of a passage near Holborn that provides little today other than back doors and rubbish bins, but once lead to a grand mansion house.

There’s an important reason to visit the Post Building’s roof terrace

A new public roof terrace opened last year in central London, but if people don't use it often enough, it could close.

London’s Alleys: Sicilian Avenue, WC1

This avenue in Holborn is a modern addition to the area - by London's standards that is, as it dates from 1910. Before that, the area was a conventional block of shops and houses having been developed by the 1670s.

London’s Alleys: Bleeding Heart Yard, EC1

This is a cobbled yard in Holborn surrounded on most sides by old warehouse buildings and may have been named after an old pub, or a murder.

London’s Alleys: Little Turnstile, WC1

A narrow winding passage snakes behind the streets of High Holborn and is a relic of a time when the area was mostly fields.

A free roof garden has opened in central London

London has gained another public roof terrace, but this one is right in the centre of London, offering some pretty impressive views from the 9th floor space.

London’s Alleys: Leigh Place, EC1

This is a modest alley that can be found in the back streets of Holborn, and is notable apart from the varied history for having one of the few remaining painted road signs in the City.

London’s Alleys: Snow Hill Court, EC1

This tiny very well-hidden alley in Holborn has existed ever since the church it wraps around the back of was built in Norman times.

New student accommodation approved for the Square Mile

A large student housing block with a public viewing roof terrace has been approved to be built next to the Holborn Viaduct, however, it's being built instead of the green wall wrapped hotel that had been planned on the site.

The unexpected interior of the City Temple

Sitting next to the Holborn Viaduct is a grand Victorian church, with a totally modern interior.

London’s Alleys: Bishop’s Court, EC4

This is a narrow alley opposite the Old Bailey with the latest reincarnation of a nearly 500-year-old pub sitting in the corner.

Huge mural appears on the side of a Holbon hotel

A few months ago, a huge mural appeared on the side of a hotel near Holborn, by the freehand mural painter, Dan Kitchener.

London’s Alleys: Lamb’s Conduit Passage, WC1

This is a well-used passageway in Holborn leading to Red Lion Square that's a lingering echo of a path through long lost fields.

London’s Alleys: Barnard’s Inn, EC1

Through a small gap in the line of shops and offices of Holborn can be found a medieval enclave of learning.

Approval for hotel covered in plants

The largest green wall in Europe has been approved for the City of London, with a new hotel to go where an old office block currently sits.

Garish Holborn kiosk to be replaced with hexagons

The decade old information kiosk outside Holborn tube station could be replaced by a series of digital screens, if plans by the local business group is carried out.

Europe’s largest green wall planned for London hotel

Holborn viaduct is a long corridor of unremitting office blocks being very glass and stone, but one could go up that will be covered in green plants.

London’s Alleys: Hand Court, WC1

This is a modern looking alley that runs off Holborn, but like many of the area can date its origins to medieval London.