Welcome to our blog all about London and it’s amazing history. Look Up London is about spotting little details above your eye line then using them to unravel the secret history of your location.
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When thinking of London's most beautiful buildings you might imagine churches, but probably not banks. ...
Back for another year, Winter Lights 2020 returns to Canary Wharf with a wealth of extraordinary lights installations....
On a triforium tour of the cathedral you can see some amazing hidden gems!...
These fabulous clocks are worth giving the time of day! Here are the best London Clocks (and the fun history behind them)...
Heard the myth you're never more than 6ft from a rat in London? Well on Oxford Street it's other rodents (and their intriguing history) you should be looking for!...
The largest independent lending library in the world, The London Library is a phenomenal space, packed with history!...
Look up along Warwick Lane in the City of London and you'll see this extraordinary frieze. Here's the history...
From contemporary artistic creations to characters you wouldn't expect to find!...
From jaw-dropping displays to dazzling lights, these are the best London has to offer in 2019!...
It's worth looking down in Bloomsbury, these sculptures reveal a sad bit of history...
The Barbican complex is unloved by many, but it has its hidden gems. This is one of my favourites...
Derelict since the Royal Docks closed in 1981, have a look inside the eerie Millennium Mills site...