Across the road from the Morpeth Arms pub, which stands between Vauxhall and Lambeth bridges on the north bank of the Thames, you will see a large stone post. It is an original, and marks […]
The charnel house in Spitalfields is the only mediaeval building still to be found in the whole of Tower Hamlets. Yet you could easily live near it without knowing it is there. Unless you look […]
Of all London’s lost memories this must be one of the lostest. As you come out of the wonderful new Blackfriars station on the southern side of the river, you will see on your right […]
The photo shows all that remains of a priory run by Carmelite friars, who became known as the White Friars for on occasion wearing white mantles over their brown habits. It can trace its origins back […]
There are three things you need to know about Cleopatra’s Needle. First, it has nothing to do with Cleopatra. Second, it’s not a needle. Third, it was never intended to be on the Embankment, where […]
Most people pass by 80, The Strand without a second glance. There is no sign that this is the Strand entrance to what used to be called Shell Mex House, with its dramatic frontage on to […]
Victor Keegan is a former leader writer for the Guardian with great knowledge of technology and economics. He also knows a lot about London, including bits of its past that most of us don’t notice. This […]
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