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• Deptford Slipper Baths

  

  Almost in the shadow of Millwall Football Club's stadium, the building now looks a little awkward and isolated. However, a carved sign above the door reveals it... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Buvez Cacolac

  

  When I visited the Breton village of Guenroc, I was really there for its distinctive carved chimneys. However, I also found an old sign, rusted and half-obscure... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Unusual London Places

  

  Over the years, I've shared my visits to all sorts of London places - so it seemed a good idea to bring them together and make them easier to explore. Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• St Mary Aldermary

  

  One of the numerous City of London churches, St Mary has two outstanding features. The first is its slender, elegant tower which caught my eye as I walked... Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Firepower

  

  The Royal Artillery Museum dates back to 1820, and the regiment's connections with Woolwich go back further still. Now known as Firepower, the museum is... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• St Paul's Cathedral Library

  

  'Of making many books there is no end' (Ecclesiastes 12:12)Imagine your dream library. If it has wooden bookcases, a gallery, a fireplace, random busts for... Read more

  Posted on 08 February 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• St Paul's Cathedral Geometric Staircase

  

  Officially known as the Dean's Staircase, the broad spiral gained its 'geometric' nickname thanks to its extraordinary character. Read more

  Posted on 06 February 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• St Paul's Cathedral Old and New

  

  In 1666, the Great Fire of London burned away most of the mediaeval city. Among its victims was the great cathedral, St Paul's: fed by wooden scaffolding... Read more

  Posted on 04 February 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Cardiff Castle

  

  While Cardiff Castle is rich in history including parts of its Roman wall and a genuine mediaeval keep, what makes it extraordinary is the nineteenth-century... Read more

  Posted on 03 February 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Cutlers

  

  Members of the Cutlers' Company made swords, scissors and knives as well as cutlery. By the late nineteenth century, when this frieze was sculpted, their work i... Read more

  Posted on 31 January 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Paternoster Square Column

  

  At first glance, the Monument appears to have taken a walk and settled somewhat closer to St Paul's Cathedral. However, even a cursory second look is enough to... Read more

  Posted on 27 January 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Fantastic Fire Station

  

  The Rousseau fire station in the rue du Jour, Paris, has some fine signs and details collected since it was built in 1897. From the enamel plaque for a... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Steam on the Underground

  

  On Sunday, I was fortunate to take one of the trips marking London Underground's 150th birthday. An anxious morning waiting for confirmation that the event woul... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• The Metropolitan Board of Works, Whose Chief Engineer Jos...

  

  The Metropolitan Board of Works, whose chief engineer Joseph Bazalgette built London's sewage system, is relatively well-known. Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Glamorous Croydon Airport

  

  The midday service to Croydon had started. It contained twenty-one passengers - ten in the forward carriage, eleven in the rear one. It had two pilots and two... Read more

  Posted on 17 January 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Underground ... by Atmosphere?

  

  A section of pipe in the Museum of Croydon and a former water pumping station are the visible traces of an experiment which, if more successful, might have led... Read more

  Posted on 15 January 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Ice Sculpting in Docklands

  

  This weekend, ice sculptors from around the world came to Canary Wharf to compete in a three-day festival. Perhaps the very chilly weather helped! Read more

  Posted on 13 January 2013 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• London Underground's Birthday Album

  

  There was lots of excitement about London Underground's 150th birthday this week, and one of its nicest manifestations was the sharing of historic images. Read more

  Posted on 12 January 2013 HISTORY

• Happy 150th Birthday, London Underground!

  

  150 years ago, on 10 January 1863, the London Underground opened its first line to the public. (There had been an official opening on the 9 January, with variou... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Underground on Film

  

  The vast British Pathe newsreel archive includes plenty of film of the London Underground: from grand openings to disasters, the Queen to cleaners, Piccadilly... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2013 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY