Look Up London is about spotting little details above your eyeline then using them to unravel the secret history of your location.
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The City could've just got another big glass skyscraper, but the Bloomberg London HQ is far more clever than that....
On 4 October the London Stone was returned to a fancy new home on Cannon Street. Proclaimed as the 'heart of London', what is it and why is it so important?...
'Weeping Windows' makes it's final stop in London. You can see the iconic poppy artwork at the Imperial War Museum until 18 November 2018...
Ever seen these cheeky chaps looking down on you around London? There's actually a lot of history in this Coade stone faces...
A Fitzrovia treasure trove, zen architecture in Kings Cross and secret freemason temple. In short, all this year's Open House highlights...
Despite being one of London's most iconic buildings, most people don't actually look at the details surrounding Buckingham Palace...
You could easily dismiss this as just another neoclassical stone building, but there's plenty of hidden facts to discover...
It turns out that Hampstead is rather lovely. Groundbreaking discovery, I know. But re-visiting this hidden garden cements it as London's prettiest....
I'd resigned myself that Soho's historic John Snow Water Pump would never make a comeback, but I was wrong. What a delight to see it's return, and a chance to explore it's importance for London...
Over 800 London buildings are available to snoop around on 22 - 23 September 2017 (for free!) here are the best historic gems that aren't regularly open to the public.....
Perhaps not famous or studded with celebrity graves, Tower Hamlets is so worth a visit, here are the fascinating human stories I found...
The ornate details of New River Head are certainly not your usual new-build. These Islington Flats are an important part of the area's heritage....