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The Fiver – London’s Oldest Hospitals

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Ten of the Most Interesting Buildings in Central London

Every city has its magnificent skyscrapers and astonishing building designs that...

Two-year project to make London Waterloo station ‘lighter and brighter’

The century-old roof of the UK’s busiest railway station is being...

Huw Edwards unveils Blue Plaque to ‘mathematical genius’ Richard Price

Newsreader Huw Edwards has unveiled a Blue Plaque dedicated to Richard...

Ten National Trust Properties in London

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Exploring The Cosmic House in London

The Cosmic House is the first Post-Modern house in the UK...

Exploring Sutton House National Trust in Hackney – A Tudor Wonder

Sutton House is a National Trust property in Hackney. That would...

National Portrait Gallery will get new wing as part of refurbishment

The National Portrait Gallery in London will get a new wing...

Exploring Leighton House Museum – London’s Palace of Art

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Big Ben to be put back to GMT for first time after huge restoration

All four faces of Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament’s clock...

Exploring The Red House – William Morris’s Iconic Arts and Crafts Home in London

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Open House London – Exploring The Fog House in Clerkenwell – A Very Private Home

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Open House London: Exploring 75 Grosvenor Street and its amazing roof gardens

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Exploring Euston Fire Station during Open House London

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City of London urged to reconsider plans to demolish historic Barbican buildings and Museum of London

A campaign has been launched urging the City of London Corporation...

African-American abolitionists who escaped slavery honored with blue plaque in London

A married African-American couple who escaped enslavement in the US and...

Princess Diana honored with blue plaque at her former London flat

Diana, Princess of Wales, has been honored with a blue plaque...

Open House London: Exploring The Old Deanery – City of London

The Old Deanery is a Grade I seventeenth-century mansion house close...

Ten Interesting Facts about Admiralty House

Admiralty House is part of the larger Whitehall government complex and...

Ten Interesting Facts about St. James’s Palace

The most senior Royal Palace, St. James’s Palace, has been the...

Laura’s London: Exploring Copped Hall – A Stunning Abandoned Stately Home in Epping Forest

During lockdown, I've been enjoying getting to know Epping Forest. It's...

Through the Lens: Behind the Scenes of London’s (Closed) Theatres From New London Theatres Book

London photographer Peter Dazeley's beautiful photos of London's Theatres were released...

Buck House: A History of Buckingham Palace – Long Read

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