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Anniversary of Elizabeth I’s famous speech at Tilbury FortToday marks the anniversary of a certain Queen giving a rather famous speech to her troops in Tilbury. But why Tilbury?
See vintage films about the River Thames from the BFI archiveA collection of old films about the River Thames has been released from the BFI National Archive showing the Thames at trade, at war and at peace.
Restoration of the Aldgate water pumpA notorious water pump at Aldgate was once praised for its clean clear water yet killed hundreds of Londoners - is currently being restored.
Rare inscribed Roman stylus found in London goes on displayFound under the streets of London, a unique Roman stylus, with the most elaborate and expressive inscription of its kind has gone on display.
Walter Gilbert’s ornate mahogany doors at 32 CornhillThere is a wooden door near Bank tube station that's worth paying a visit to at weekends, for only then can it be truly admired.
Sir John Soane’s Museum going tickets only from AugustIt's a compliment of sorts when your museum is so popular that it has to stop allowing people to just turn up and visit.
Visit Europe’s oldest continually used SynagogueBehind a modern building in the City of London can be found from the outside a rather ordinary building, and yet inside is a heritage that goes back centuries.
The three smallest monuments in St Paul’s CathedralA Cathedral packed with monuments, here are the three smallest - military brasses, Solomons temple... and a piece of King Herod's 2nd Jerusalem Temple, maybe.
The car repair shop with horses headsA street in Bermondsey has a car repair shop with a relic of times when horsepower was measured in low digits - two horses heads on the frontage.
The year St Paul’s Cathedral nearly lost its domeIt's Christmas Eve 1924 and while people are preparing for the festivities, the City of London is busy preparing an urgent notice - they plan to close St Paul's Cathedral.
Three historic documents go on showUnderneath the Guildhall art gallery is a small space that currently has three historic documents on display.
Chatley Heath semaphore tower savedA tower on the edge of London in danger of ruin has been saved following a campaign, and will be restored and opened to the public.
London’s Grand Designs: Building a Capital City 1675 to 1986For a few weeks there's a display of some of the grand building projects that defined London as a city. From ancient to very modern, lost and still standing.
Visit Guildhall – London’s oldest non-ecclesiastical stone buildingSurprisingly few people know this, but it's possible to visit the City of London's magnificent Guildhall building, the oldest non-ecclesiastical stone building in the City.
A cast iron Victorian men’s urinalOn a small side street can be found one of London's few remaining cast iron pissoirs -- or mens urinals.
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