Ticket Alert: Tours of the Shakespeare archeology site

Take a tour of the Curtain Theatre dig with archaeologists from MOLA who are currently excavating the 16th and 17th century Shakespearean playhouse’s remains.

Dennis Severs House – a silent Spitalfields Georgian home

A silent house stands empty in Spitalfields, the master and servants have just left the room, candles glimmer in the darkness.

Rare opening of a derelict Georgian house

A note for your diaries, as next month there will be a rare opportunity to explore a tiny jewel of secret London, a 1719 Huguenot merchant's house

Oxford & Cambridge Goat Race tickets go on sale

Tickets to attend the probably now annual event of the goat race at Spitalfield's city farm have gone on sale.

City Farm Review: Spitalfields City Farm

This blog post is part of a series about Belmont Children’s Farm B Kentish Town City Farm D Hackney City Farm F Spitalfields City Farm G

A crumbling Georgian House in Spitalfields

Just off the crowded bustle of London's Brick Lane is a small side street that conceals a historical marvel - a crumbling, derelict building within which lurks the unrestored remnants of one of London's oldest synagogues.

Job vacancy – an Ale Taster for Spitalfields market

London’s Old Spitalfields Market has announced it’s looking for a candidate to resurrect the ancient role of Ale Taster – a revival of one of the earliest forms of consumer protection to check that the ales sold by inns were…