London’s Alleys: Keppel Row, SE1
Keppel Row is a formerly dingy alley in Southwark that’s been recently refurbished.
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A stained glass phone box has appeared on Embankment
On the Embankment near Blackfriars is a normal looking phone box with a most delightful stained glass addition.
London’s weekly railway news
A weekly round-up of London’s rail transport news…
Have you ever spotted a saint’s washing line?
A block of 1930s council flats on the Isle of Dogs have a couple of tall posts with a decorative finial — but what are they?
Discover a disused London Underground station in Covent Garden
As you step through the familiar terracotta frontage of an old tube station it’s difficult to believe you’re two floors above ground, and not deep under it.
Climb down Dover’s “Grand Shaft”
Built just over 200 years ago, Dover boasts a 140 feet deep shaft lined with a unique triple staircase, built for the military, and occasionally open to the public.
Old trains and a countryside ramble
A new ticket deal from the Epping Ongar Railway makes it cheaper to take a heritage train trip on the edges of London.
Samuel Pepys dinner plate goes on display
This is more significant than it sounds, as it’s one of only three items of silver plate known to have belonged to Pepys as part of his personal collection and is now the only one on display in the UK.
Visit Dover Castle, the largest castle in England
Looming high over Dover town centre is the mighty fortress that remarkably includes almost every era in English history from Roman to WW2.
Eternal graffiti: A poetry exhibition at the Maughan
If you love poetry, there’s an exhibition to visit. If you don’t love poetry but do love old buildings, there’s an exhibition to visit.
Mapped – the dragons that surround London
The ancient City of London is protected by dragons that guard the main roads into the city from perfidious invaders.
Beatles themed manhole cover for Abbey Road
To mark the 50th anniversary of that famous record cover, a manhole cover next to the zebra crossing has been revamped with an image of the event.
Tickets Alert: David Parr House open days for 2020
Tickets to see inside a remarkable home that had been richly decorated in the gothic revival style, and little changed ever since have been released.
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.
London’s bonfire night firework displays 2019
It’s time to start plotting how we shall remember the downfall of a papist plot, and watch the skies over London explode with fireworks.
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