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Laura’s London: Laura Visits Harry Potter: A History of Magic at the British Library – New 20th Anniversary Harry Potter Exhibition

It has been twenty years since the publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone in the UK (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone was published in the...
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Laura’s London: Exploring London’s Newest Museum – The Secret Mail Rail and The Postal Museum

Mail Rail is London’s newest subterranean heritage attraction. Open from 4 September 2017; the disused postal railway tunnels have been brought back to life as...
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Londontopia Exclusive: Laura Porter Explores the New Sherlock Holmes Exhibition at the Museum of London “The man who lived and will never die”

Sherlock Holmes is a London icon so it is fitting that this exhibition is at the Museum of London. ‘The man who lived and will...
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Laura’s London: Laura Gets an Exclusive Early Look at the New Late Turner Tate Britain Exhibition

This is the first major exhibition to survey the achievements of JMW Turner (1775-1851) during his final period (1835-50) when he was 60 to 75...
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File This For Your Next Trip to London: Take Afternoon Tea On a Vintage Routemaster London Bus As it Tours London – Review Inside

When I first heard about this I knew I had to try it. I don’t know why it hadn’t been thought of before: combining a...
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London Alert: Imperial War Museum London Reopens Tomorrow and We Have a Moving First Look at the WWI Centenary Redevelopment

Even before WWI ended, in 1917 the Imperial War Museum was being established by the British government as a way to ensure the war was...