Charles Dickens Museum selling limited edition postcardsSocial distancing signs might not seem the sort of thing people might want to collect, but when done well, they become artforms in their own right.
Walking competition to win moquette picnic setsA walking challenge to visit a set of points on a map could win you a Routemaster moquette picnic set from the London Transport Museum.
Tickets Alert: Online guided tours of the Houses of ParliamentAs in-person guided tours of Parliament are rather difficult at the moment, they are offering a regular series of online tours instead.
A dollop of ice cream is art in Trafalgar SquareUnveiled recently, Trafalgar Square has gained a giant dollop of ice cream with a cherry on top as the latest modern art installation for the 4th plinth.
Red Arrows flying over London for VJ Day on SaturdayLook to the skies, as the Red Arrows will fly over London on Saturday (15th Aug 2020) in the late-afternoon.
London’s Alleys: Richardson’s Mews, W1Just around the corner from posh Fitzroy Square can be found this almost as posh quiet mews. A small gap in the rows of shops and houses with the BT Tower dominating the background.
Transport for London agrees £1.6 billion government bailoutTransport for London (TfL) has secured £1.6 billion in emergency funding from the government, but has to make a lot of changes to its operations in exchange for the bailout.
London’s Alleys: Andrews Crosse, WC2This rather unimpressive dead end alley is a legacy of ancient times, from when Andrewes Crosse Inn stood on the site, and this alley is likely to have been the courtyard that stood within the inn’s grounds.
Museums by Appointment – The Honourable Artillery CompanyInside the grand and ancient headquarters of an arm of the Territorial Army is a small, but densely packed museum of military memorabilia.
Museums by appointment: The London Roman Wall and BastionIn a basement underneath Merrill Lynch’s London office can be found an exceptionally well-preserved section of Roman Wall, and a Medieval Bastion, and they’re both free to visit.
Museums by Appointment – The Memorial Scrolls TrustThere’s a museum on a private road, behind a locked door and up several floors, that’s a remarkable survivor of Nazi and Communist oppression in Eastern Europe.
You wont be sleepy after a visit to the Anaesthesia MuseumStudents getting high on ether parties and drowned people being revived with tobacco enemas are aspects of the history of anesthetic that the Anaesthesia Museum prefers to gloss over.
An underground museum of military historyThere’s a basement behind a gated entrance in plain sight but hidden from view in central London which conceals a surprisingly large museum.
One of London’s smaller industrial heritage museums is usually open just one Sunday per month, but is about to start opening on Saturdays as well.
The already difficult to visit Fire Brigade Museum is about to become easier to visit, as it is closing for several years. Yes, that actually makes it easier to visit.
A small rarely opened museum filled with a huge Victorian testing machine has secured a 2 month extension on its lease offering potentially just a few more chances to visit.
Built in 1730 as a workhouse for the poor, and situated in a secluded side street sits what is today the Vestry House Museum. Workhouses were forced labour venues for the poor at a time when the Christian admonition above…
Museums by Appointment – The British Airways Heritage CollectionPart of an occasional series where I visit museums that are open to the public, but only if you have contacted them first and arranged a time to visit. Museums by Appointment. — The British Airways Heritage Collection is based…
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