Coldharbour
Coldharbour is a street located on the Isle of Dogs which has managed, unusually, to withstand the curse of modern development and remain in its pre-nineteenth century condition. Either by …
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Cockpit Steps
One of the fantastic things about wandering around London is that you are walking on century’s worth of history without even realising it. Some of it will be related to …
Cockpit Steps Read MoreHave You Seen The Smallest Police Station?
Visit any major city in the UK and the majority of the tourist attractions that are advertised will be the biggest, the grandest or the oldest of whatever they have …
Have You Seen The Smallest Police Station? Read MoreThe Last Residence of Old London Town
If you don’t know it’s there you may well walk past it, or you could cast a glance in its direction and think that for some reason the building you …
The Last Residence of Old London Town Read MoreThe Aldgate Pump – Quietly Gruesome
As you reach the junction of Leadenhall Street, Fenchurch Street and Aldgate High Street you will notice a rather unusual feature. What you are looking at is a water pump, …
The Aldgate Pump – Quietly Gruesome Read MoreThe Tower Ravens
Everyone has heard tales about how if the ravens were ever to leave the Tower of London, the building would crumble and fall, but there is a little bit more …
The Tower Ravens Read MoreBlackwall Point & Execution Dock
At the topmost northern point on the Greenwich Peninsula you will find Blackwall Point. This area is notable for a couple of things; firstly because it marked the entrance into …
Blackwall Point & Execution Dock Read MoreLondon’s Little Italy
Little Italy in London is located in Clerkenwell. This part of the city has a link with Italy that spans at least two centuries, since the very first immigrants came …
London’s Little Italy Read MoreEnjoy Your Stag Weekend in London
In recent years the stag party has been taken to a whole new level, with the celebrations (or commiserations on the impending marriage) lasting for an entire weekend. But why …
Enjoy Your Stag Weekend in London Read MoreLondon’s International Ice Sculpting Festival
A unique visual spectacle takes place in London during the 11th to the 13th January 2013. Teams from around the world will be in the city to take part in …
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