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Best apps for London

here was a time when passengers sitting in the back would strike up a conversation: “Did you see the game last night?” – No, I didn’t; “Will Arsenal win the cup?” – No, it won’t; “Have [...]

The London Beer Flood

The London Beer Flood

The spot where Freddy Mercury stands strutting his stuff, was one of the most deprived areas of London, and the scene of the Capital’s most bizarre tragedy – the London beer flood. Before New Oxford Street [...]

Horsing around

ondon is often likened to just a collection of villages and with one area just south of Paddington has given itself the title of Connaught Village, but with the machine gun totting police it’s not like [...]

Maidens without midriffs

Maidens without midriffs

Travelling along one of London’s busiest road it’s easy to miss St. Pancras Church, which when built in 1819 cost £76,679 and at the time was the most expensive house of worship built since the construction [...]

Bread Basket Boy

Three hundred and twenty-three years ago a long forgotten stonemason was putting the finishing touches on a small plaque which remains today marooned in Panyer Alley, a small footpath just off Newgate Street. It depicts a [...]

A bear called Martin

A bear called Martin

I can never recall a time when we were not sharing our home with an animal. My father, and his father before him, held senior positions at London Zoo and from time to time he would, [...]

In search of The Stone

In search of The Stone

Every day thousands rush past a hideous grill attached to an empty 1960’s building awaiting redevelopment not realising that behind the ironwork set into a niche is one of London’s oldest landmarks, known to have been [...]

Up on the roof

e cabbies seem to spend most of our time staring at the road ahead (with the occasional glance for street hails), but in London looking up at the rooftops can sometimes provide a rewarding experience with [...]