London’s Clown Museum | Trinity Church, Dalston
Dalston is host to one of the strangest – and smallest – collections; The Clown Museum in Trinity Church. If you're a coulrophobe, look away now...
33-35 Eastcheap: History Behind The Facade
Look up at 31-35 Eastcheap to see an array of carvings and pastel tones. Newly restored, the architects have preserved the clues to its history...
Weird London Blue Plaques
These sapphire spheres give us so many historic tidbits, but I've focussed on the really stange ones...
Scottish Widows: A Lesson In Statistics
Tucked behind Change Alley in The City is a plaque that most people don't notice...
Reynolds & Hogarth: Mistake on the Victoria and Albert Museum
We've all been there. That sinkin feeling when you realise you've made a mistake. So imagine - on the V&A no less - discovering a mistake over 100 years too late!...
The Real History of the Strand Lane ‘Roman’ Bath
Posted on May 26, 2018
There's a National Trust Sign, but don't be fooled. The Strand Roman Bath isn't quite what it appears to be....
London’s Strange Cherubs
Not all chubby faces that adorn buildings are angelic. Some are frankly terrifying!...
London Mithraeum: Visit a Roman Temple Under London
Posted on May 4, 2018
First discovered in 1954, as part of the new Bloomberg HQ, London's Mithraeum been restored so Londoners can step back 1,800 years, inside a Roman Temple!...
The Spitalfields Roundels: History Embedded In The Pavement
Across E1 you can spot subtle bronze circles embedded in the pavement. But what’s the story of these Spitalfields plaques?...
London’s Most Eye-Catching Weathervanes and the Stories Behind Them
Look up. No, right up! See that glinting in the sunlight? London weathervanes can range from the standard arrow to the downright mad. Here are the best the city has to offer and the surprising history of each one....