Tower Bridge: Younger Than It Looks
A couple of friends of mine are heading to London next week, and while we were talking through some sightseeing tips, the subject of bridges came up.
Tracing London
Retracing the layers of London’s past and uncovering them in digestible moments.
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It is the 1st of March, and by rights it should be spring.
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Walk south from Elephant and Castle station and the skyline changes shape without warning.
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Stand in Stables Market on a Tuesday afternoon and you will find a small queue forming around a bronze woman with her hand on her hip.
The Fireplace That Outlived the House
On Vincent Street in on the Westminster, Pimlico borders, beside the black iron gates of a car park entrance, stands a plain redbrick fireplace.
The Street That Isn’t There
Little Compton Street
The Day London Stood Still
7th July 2005
Wonders and Whatnots - The London Stone
There is a small block of limestone set into the wall of an office building on Cannon Street, behind a glass panel, at street level.
What's in a name - The Mall
At secondary school I was told that The Mall was red for one reason.