The New London Model: Towering over the City
Should you want to feel godlike, the entire capital spread out beneath your glorious presence, then the place to go is The London Centre, in […]
Rabbit holes, hangings and John Rocque’s Map of London
As usual, it started with a bit of googling to research something completely different, but when an interesting rabbit hole appears it seems remiss not […]
The Last of the WW2 Big Ships – HMS Belfast
A visit to HMS Belfast on a chilly, late January Tuesday gave me the ship almost to myself, the first time I’d visited this floating […]
Days Out – Bletchley Park, Home of the WW2 Codebreakers
Less than 40 minutes on the fast service from Euston gets you to Bletchley (now part of Milton Keynes). It is a journey that would […]
The Nereid Monument in the British Museum
On one’s way to the Parthenon Gallery one walks through Room 17 of the British Museum and there, on the right, is what appears to […]
Up on the roof (again): the ‘Beast’
At 278m (912’) and 63 storeys, the new(ish) office block at 22 Bishopsgate is the tallest building in the City of London, and second only […]
London Pubs: The George Inn in Southwark
Pubs! Pubs are great (as I’ve mentioned before). If you truly want to experience London then you need to spend a few hours in a […]
StuffAboutLondon: 2023 in review
And a happy new year to one and all. Thank you for following the blog, and for making 2023 the most successful year (in terms […]
Vive l’Empereur! London’s oldest blue plaque
One of the underappreciated glories of London is the Blue Plaque scheme, the commemoration with 19” (48cm) ceramic discs of the places associated with history’s […]
“Justice and Strength”: the Smithfield Lion
Just across the street from where the new London Museum (nee Museum of London) is emerging in copper-covered glory from the old Poultry Market is […]