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• Visit Rio 2016 Now!

  

  If you're in London, and feeling slightly let down in the gap between Olympics and Paralympics, don't forget that Brazil's Olympic House is still open. Read more

  Posted on 13 August 2012 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• White City Stadium

  

  As the Olympics draws to a close and London catches its breath before the Paralympics, here's a little look at the 1908 Olympic stadium. Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2012 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Ghost Signs (75): Whitby

  

  Famous for its Dracula connections, Whitby carries many other traces of the past. Its retailers have left not only ceramic tiles, but also ghost signs. Read more

  Posted on 09 August 2012 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• London's Tiniest Olympic Art Exhibition?

  

  On Millennium Bridge, Ben Wilson has transformed chewing gum into the canvas for his miniature artworks. Among the ugly spots of discarded gum, some have been... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2012 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Seaside Sunday: Whitby Tiles

  

  Scattered around Whitby are tiled signs which bear stylish witness to shops now long gone but still commemorated through text and pictures. Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2012 DESTINATIONS

• GWR Traces

  

  Just outside Templemeads Station, at the entrance to the former coalyard, this sign is still visible on the gateway. It reads Bishop Co's Coal Office. There... Read more

  Posted on 03 August 2012 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Deptford X -citement

  

  It's the annual Deptford X art festival again, and as ever there is a full programme of events and exhibitions. Dodging the showers and thunderstorms, I... Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2012 CULTURE

• Ghost Signs (74): Hulbert, Dinard

  

  The Breton seaside resort of Dinard is well-known for its blue-striped beach tents, but there's another stripy eye-catcher in the town. Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2012 DESTINATIONS

• Four Per Cent Industrial Dwellings

  

  A very Victorian archway stands in Wentworth Street, E1. If you didn't know its age from the date, 1886, helpfully embossed in the keystone, then its inscriptio... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2012 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• The World Welcomes London

  

  People enjoying the sunshine by the river came across a lot of red-themed activity at London Bridge. Switzerland has taken over Glaziers' Hall for its Olympic... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2012 DESTINATIONS

• Secret Cabinet War Rooms

  

  In Dollis Hill, North London, is a little-known and, thankfully, little-used bunker. This was the alternative cabinet war room: although its better-known... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2012 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Fashion Street Cavalry

  

  One of my favorite pieces of street art spotted (fairly) recently in Fashion Street is this horse and cavalryman by Conor Harrington. Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2012 ART & DESIGN, CULTURE

• Seaside Sunday: Boats' Graveyard

  

  Camaret-Sur-Mer, on Brittany's Crozon Peninsula, was once a leading sardine-fishing port, before specialising in crayfish. The decline of its fishing industry... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2012 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Mushroom Ketchup in Soho Square

  

  Among the exhibits at Crossrail's Bison to Bedlam was a bottle of Crosse Blackwell's mushroom catsup. It raised two issues: the origins of the company in Soho... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2012 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Mystery Object Answers

  

  Here are the answers to the mystery object quiz (if you haven't tried it yet, click straight over and no peeking!).Object 1This was a novelty chamberpot - a... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2012 CULTURE, HISTORY

• Seaside Sunday: Dinard - Saint Malo

  

  Here's (another) view of Saint Malo, taken from Dinard; and below, a view of Dinard taken from a ferry leaving Saint Malo. As usual, click to enlarge. Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2012 DESTINATIONS

• Mystery Object Quiz

  

  Here's a bit of weekend fun: mystery objects from Crossrail's Bison to Bedlam exhibition. How many can you identify? Add your suggestions in the comments;... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2012 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Bison to Bedlam - One Day Only!

  

  If you have an hour free tomorrow, and are in central London, it's worth going along to the Music Room at Gray's Antiques for Crossrail's exhibition on London... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2012 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• ELL Mural Walk

  Fond as I am of both the East London Line and murals, I'll be sorry to miss the London Mural Preservation Society's walk next Saturday 30 June. If you're in... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2012 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY

• Great Tower for London

  

  Paris got the Eiffel Tower in 1889. Within months, a competitor in London was being planned. It didn't quite happen - but came very close indeed. Sir Edward... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2012 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS, HISTORY