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Aberfeldy Street Murals

Aberfeldy Street Murals

Posted on September 29, 2020
in East London, installations, London, Look Up London, Things to do in London
5 Comments

During lockdown, Aberfeldy Street in Poplar has undergone a colourful transformation...

St George-in-the-East Mortuary Shadwell

St George-in-the-East Mortuary, Shadwell

Posted on August 18, 2020
in Churches and Graveyards, East London, London, Look Up London
1 Comment

The surprising and macabre story behind these ruins beside St George-in-the-East in Shadwell...

Cable Street Mural

Admiring The Battle of Cable Street Mural

Posted on July 25, 2020
in East London, Hidden Gems, London, Look Up London
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Unveiled in 1983, The Cable Street Mural is a powerful reminder of an extraordinary event in 1936; The Battle of Cable Street....

Stapleton's Spitalfields

History of the Former Stapleton’s, Spitalfields

Posted on July 3, 2020
in East London, London, Look Up London, Spitalfields
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Recently given Grade II listed status, Stapletons in Spitalfields is the only surviving horse repository in London...

Regent Street History

History Above Your Eyeline On Regent Street

Posted on June 23, 2020
in East London, London
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You've walked along Regent Street countless times, but how much of this history have you noticed?...

White Horse Pub Poplar

Former White Horse Pub, Poplar High Street

Posted on June 14, 2020
in East London, London, Pubs
0 Comments

Spying a lonesome horse on a peculiar pole in the docklands unearthed a very strange story from the 18th century; a Poplar pub with a heroic female landlord...

History of Three Mills Island

History of Three Mills, Bromley-by-Bow

Posted on June 6, 2020
in East London, London
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One of London's most lovely surprises sits quietly along the River Lea in Bromley-by-Bow. Explore Three Mills' ancient past and contemporary use...

Bromley-by-Bow Gas Works Garden

A Secret Garden In Bromley-by-Bow Gas Works

Posted on May 12, 2020
in East London, London, Look Up London
21 Comments

You can spot the gas holders easily, but there's also a secret garden hiding nearby too...

223 Bow Road

The 17th Century Shop at 223 Bow Road

Posted on April 19, 2020
in architecture, East London, London, Look Up London
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It's easy to overlook this little building, smooshed between two new blocks of flats with four lanes of traffic rumbling past. But it's a rare historic survivor...

Trinity Green Almshouses

The Story of Trinity Green Almshouses, Whitechapel Road

Posted on March 10, 2020
in East London, London, Look Up London
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Along Whitechapel Road you can spot the most extraordinary slice of London's history; a selection of houses built in 1695!...

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Although it’s no longer a pub, The Turk’s Head Although it’s no longer a pub, The Turk’s Head in Wapping was lucky to survive at all!  Gutted after a fire and left derelict in the 1980s, a local woman; Maureen Davies led a group on a campaign to save the building. They were brilliantly known as the ‘Wild Women of Wapping’!  Today it’s a cafe and - as far as I know - still offering takeaways at the moment. As for the name, it’s actually a reference to a type of knot, rather than a severed head of someone from Turkey. However on a more macabre note, they claim the pub used to be the location for the final drink of condemned pirates facing their fate on execution dock 😅  #lookuplondon #wapping #turksheadwapping #londonhistory #EastLondon #wappinghistory #explorelondon #londonpubs #londonpubhistory #discoverlondon #londonguide #visitlondon #londoncorners #cutelondoncafes #localhistorylondon #londonwalks @theturksheadwapping
Well doesn’t this just lighten the mood?! Spott Well doesn’t this just lighten the mood?!  Spotted this Mary Poppins-esque figure on the side of The Harrison Pub in Bloomsbury. It’s been there since at least 2009 (from a google street view stalk!) but I don’t know the artist or what prompted it to be painted.  I suppose nestled in Bloomsbury it’s in good literary company and JM Barrie - author of Peter Pan - lived an 8 minute walk away between 1885-1888.  Ever spotted it?  #lookuplondon #london #londonStreetArt #bloomsbury #theharrison #londondetails #explorelondon #londonwalks #discoverlondon @harrisonpub
Fancy brightening up your Thursday Evenings? From Fancy brightening up your Thursday Evenings?  From 21 January I’m running my fifth series of virtual tours! At 7pm we’re kicking off with “Greenwich: Heroes & Villains” - a look a the iconic sights and surprising hidden gems of this beautiful London neighbourhood.  Other tours include;  • Hampstead & Highgate - 28 Jan, 7pm
• Holborn & Fleet Street - 4 Feb, 7pm
• Along Regent’s Canal - 11 Feb, 7pm  Can’t make them live? No problem! Book membership for £32 (plus booking fee) which gives you access to ALL four tours and the catch up recordings!  📍 link in bio to join the fun! @look_uplondon 👈🏼  What people say about the tours 🗣  ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “The Very Best. If you’ve never done a virtual tour before this is the best place to start (and stay).” - Judith  ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ “Lockdown means nothing when you have Katie ‘walking’ you around interesting parts of London” - Lavender  #london #visitlondonfromhome #londonguide #londonvirtualtour #londontour #londonguide #lookuplondon #explorelondon #lockdownlondon #londontour #visitgreenwich #thingstodoinlondon #greenwichhistory
FIRST YOUTUBE VIDEO IS UP! 📺 📍link in bio! FIRST YOUTUBE VIDEO IS UP! 📺  📍link in bio! Tap 👉🏼 @look_uplondon to watch!  It was hard to pick a first video - the presssure!! But it’s... 🥁  The Hidden History of Tower Bridge.  Aside from Big Ben, probably THE most recognisable building in London and yet there are many sneaky symbols and little details which contribute to its history, plus I’m sharing some of my favourites stories which are stranger than fiction!  Really hope you enjoy it ☺️  #lookuplondon #london #visitlondon #thisislondon #londonhistory #TowerBridge #TowerBridgeHistory #londonhistoryvideo #londonviews #londonphotography #londondetails #hiddenhistorytowerbridge
I used to think graveyards were creepy. 
Don’t I used to think graveyards were creepy.

Don’t get me wrong, I probably wouldn’t wander through one alone at night but living beside one and regularly walking through, I now find them kind of inspiring.  Before lockdown I managed to squeeze in a self-guided visit to Highgate Cemetery and one of the more unusual graves is that of Thomas Sayers, the Victorian bare-knuckle prize fighter.  His burial was one of the largest ever seen here, with reportedly 10,000 people in attendance! Chief mourner, riding just behind the coffin in the funeral procession, was his pet dog; ‘Lion’. His statue can be seen lying on his master’s tomb today.  📍This is one of 10 strange London memorials I’ve written about on the blog. Tap my bio link to have a read! 👉🏼 @look_uplondon  #london #highgatecemetery #londoncemetery #londongraves #londonhistoryblog #lookuplondon #londoncemeteries #highgatelondon #visitlondon #exporelondon #discoverlondon #londonoffthebeatentrack #londonguide #londonwalks #londontourguide #bludebadgetouristguide #thomassayers #londonstatues #hiddenhistory #londonhiddenhistory @highgate_cemetery
Along Barking Road you’ll spot the extraordinary Along Barking Road you’ll spot the extraordinary West Ham Central Mission.  Today known as the Memorial Community Church, it was founded as the West Ham Central Mission back in 1871.  The current building was finished in 1922, the whole - impressive - structure serving as a memorial to local men who were killed during the First World War.  There’s a further memorial in the form of 10 bells hanging in the East Tower. There are 172 names cast into the bells, 169 closely associated with the church, one dedicated to the Unknown Warrior and another to Prince Maurice of Battenberg, the youngest grandchild of Queen Victoria and the only member of the Royal Family killed during WWI.  In June 1921 a report in the Tabernacle Messenger stated that “The music of the bells will ever remind us of the heroic sacrifice of our men who gave their lives for us.” #lookuplondon  #londonhistory #plaistow #eastlondon #eastlondonhistory #BarkingRoad #warmemorials #Londonhiddenhistory #londonoffthebeatentrack #explorelondon #londonguide #westham #discoverlondon #byzantinearchitecture #londonarchitecture #londonchurches
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