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Private fast lane for fast walking pedestrians at WaterlooPart of a busy pedestrian route near Waterloo station is about to be partially sealed off -- for a PR stunt.
Archaeological exhibition opens at Museum of LondonAn exhibition of some of the finds from one of the largest archaeological sites ever dug in London has gone on display in the Museum of London.
Bank of England revamps its Banknote ExhibitionA sizable museum sits inside the Bank of England, and they have recently refurbished a small corner to show off the history of the bank note.
Visit an art-deco railway control roomIt was missing when I did the first list, but the astonishing electrical control room at Woking will be open to the public as part of the Heritage Open Days next weekend.
Ian Visits Broughton CastleRoughly a 2.5 mile walk from Banbury town centre can be found an Elizabethan manor house which has been owned by the same family for around 650 years.
The Mansion, The Military, The Museum – Bentley PrioryThrough a locked gate, down a road past more locked gates, and here on the edges of London is a grand building which played a very secretive role during WW2.
Open House Weekend Bookings Start on ThursdayThe bookings pages apparently open tomorrow (Thur 18th Aug) for next month's annual Open House Weekend.
Watch a huge panorama of London go up in flames on the ThamesA series of events in the city to mark the 350th anniversary of the Great Fire of London will culminate in a 120 metre long panorama of the ancient city being set alight while floating on the Thames.
From Punk to Modern Day – the Zine MovementThe Barbican library has put on a display of "zines", those self-printed pamphlet style magazines that marked a certain sub-culture which still needed to promote and communicate.
A triumvirate of BusheyThree lovely places to visit should you fancy a visit to the small town of Bushey
The hidden delights of Stanmore Country ParkIt's difficult to imagine, but one of the best views of London, and a wonderful park to walk through are but a few minutes from the Jubilee line.
A festival of vintage computer games at the Science MuseumA long cavernous space within the Science Museum has been filled with over 160 retro computer games, from the earliest Pong to fairly recent 3D virtual reality headsets.
Heritage Open Days — Details AnnouncedThe weekend before London Open House Weekend, the rest of the UK does exactly the same thing, with a couple of thousand venues open to visit as part of Heritage Open Days.
Museum of London remembers the Great Fire of LondonA sixth of London's population made homeless, emergency camps erected in the fields, proclamations offering assistance to the destitute.
New tube map released — and tube art tours announcedA new tube map has been released showing of the London Underground's art installations, and this coming Sunday, there is a chance to tour of some of those artworks.
