[vc_row row_type="row" use_row_as_full_screen_section="no" type="full_width" oblique_section="no" text_align="left" css_animation=""][vc_column][vc_column_text]The famous Cecil Brewer Staircase at Heal’s Furniture Store is (according to Heal's) listed in 'Places To See In Your Lifetime'. It was designed in 1916 by the architect Cecil Brewer, cousin of Ambrose Heal who founded the furniture...
One of my favourite things about London is its Blue Plaques, in no other City are the planners so kind as to so frequently point out interesting people, events and buildings we should be aware of and 2016 marks their 150th anniversary. History of Blue Plaques There are...
The infamous tower block in Poplar was designed by Erno Goldfinger and erected in 1968. Whether you love it or loathe it, Balfron Tower is firmly part of the nation’s heritage and was given a Grade II listings in 1996 from English Heritage. It’s a testament...
17 Gough Square, one of the few buildings to survive the Great Fire of London and home of the famous English-dictionary-writing Samuel Johnson, has recently got a new plaque. As part of a BBC series of A Black History of Britain, acclaimed historian, writer and presenter...
There's a reason behind every name in the City of London, even the strange ones. But what's the story behind Trump Street? ...
This animated little monument is probably my favourite sculpture in London. It’s Fenner Brockway (1888-1988) and you can find him in Red Lion Square, Holborn. Brockway was a liberal turned socialist and spent most of WWI in prison; arrested for being a pacifist. Before and during...
19th century London was a mess. The smelly, polluted and disorganised City just couldn’t reach an agreement about sewage. There were 8 conflicted independent commissioners in charge, who only cared about their own districts. But it did provide, in my opinion, London’s best-named public disaster… The Great Stink Summer...
Does this door look familiar? It's not the world famous No. 10 Downing Street but an impersonator! This is actually 10 Adam Street just off the Strand, designed by the architect Robert Adam as part of a number of neoclassical terraced houses known as ‘Adelphi’ from 1768-92. [caption...
The highest part of Richmond Park is known as King Henry's Mound. As well as some good historic links it also claims to have an uninterrupted view of St Paul's Cathedral - 10 miles away!...
At 5 Great Newport Street (if you know where to look!) You’ll find a curious ‘Metropolitan Police’ hook. It’s a delightful little oddity whose existence is a bit of a mystery… Firstly, there are several interesting things to note on 5 Great Newport Street. It’s a...