The ianVisits guide to cheap and free things to do in London on Friday 1st November.


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Top events in London on Fri 1st Nov 2019

Join Brigadier John Powell OBE as he discusses the significance of General Sir Edward Bulfin's military career.
2019-11-01
Starts at 11:30am
 
Chelsea
Chelsea
Occasional open week where tours are offered of a former Archbishop's palace.
2019-11-01
1:45pm to 3:45pm
 
Croydon
Croydon
The East Cemetery at Highgate on All Saints is awash with the glow and flicker of dozens of candles.
2019-11-01
4pm to 7pm
 
Highgate
Highgate
An evening of short talks at the famous Lawn Road flats in Hampstead.
2019-11-01
Starts at 6pm
 
Hampstead
Hampstead
Damien Lewis tells the incredible story of the radar wars and the secret mission that changed the course of the Second World War.
2019-11-01
6:30pm to 8pm
 
Chelsea
Chelsea
A talk about the fear of the Resurrection Men and the strategies employed by the living to save the those laid to eternal rest from a fate worse from death led by the Old Operating Theatre Museum & Herb Garret's own Kirsty Chilton, museum researcher.
2019-11-01
7pm to 8:30pm
 
Southwark
Southwark
Celebrate astrophotography in an exciting late at the National Maritime Museum, featuring astrophotographers and judges of Insight Investment Astronomy Photographer of the Year.
2019-11-01
7pm to 9pm
 
Greenwich
Greenwich

 

Ten Exhibitions That Are Closing Soon

Grayson Perry presents new work including pots, sculpture, large-scale prints, a tapestry and a carpet.
10am to 6pm
Hanover Square
Closing soon Sat, 2nd November
2019-09-25
2019-11-02
This exhibition presents a global picture of Dickens, exploring the impact of his travels on his life and his writing, and it examines how Dickens has gone on to shape the lives of people around the globe.
10am to 5pm
Clerkenwell
Closing soon Sun, 3rd November
2019-05-14
2019-11-03
The display offers food for thought for art lovers, artists and art historians alike – and celebrates the joy of looking and the possibilities of the imagination.
10am to 8:30pm
Russell Square
Closing soon Tue, 12th November
2019-09-03
2019-11-12
This exhibition highlights Sakubei’s importance in documenting the lives of miners, the folk traditions of northern Kyushu and Japan's industrial heritage.
9:30am to 5:30pm
Picadilly
Closing soon Fri, 15th November
2019-10-04
2019-11-15
See Heath Robinson’s unpublished watercolours, many never exhibited before.
11am to 4pm
Pinner
Closing soon Sun, 24th November
2019-09-07
2019-11-24
An exhibition of new paintings by contemporary artist, Naomi Frears, that depicts a variety of enigmatic human forms.
11am to 6pm
Hanover Square
Closing soon Sat, 30th November
2019-10-24
2019-11-30
This exhibition brings together works from the 17th century to the present day to illustrate how London’s ever-changing cityscape has inspired visiting and resident artists over four centuries.
10am to 5pm
City of London
Closing soon Sun, 1st December
2019-07-13
2019-12-01
This exhibition traces the history of the Thameslink route from 1866 through to the recent £7bn modernisation programme which has transformed the route and untangled the tracks.
10am to 6pm
Covent Garden
Closing soon Mon, 2nd December
2019-05-24
2019-12-02
Antony Gormley takes over the Main Galleries with a series of works that test the scale and light of the RA’s architecture.
10am to 10pm
Picadilly
Closing soon Tue, 3rd December
2019-09-21
2019-12-03
A display of one of the world’s largest private collections of African textiles.
10:30am to 5pm
Euston
Closing soon Sat, 14th December
2019-10-11
2019-12-14

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What's on in London

Walking tours of London on Friday 1st November 2019

Are you ready to learn about London’s grim and gruesome past? Then join us on a tour that tells the tale of crime and punishment, executions and excess.
 11am to 12:45pm
 
 City of London
2019-11-01
2019-11-01
Discover more about this much-loved London hospital, whose history dates back nearly 900 years!
 2pm to 3:30pm
 
 Barbican
2019-11-01
2019-11-01