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M&S Oxford Street | Pantheon History Look Up London

M&S Oxford Street | The Former Pantheon

Posted on May 10, 2022
in architecture, London, Look Up London, West London
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Oxford Street has a bad rep from Londoners, but there’s a surprising among of fabulous history if you know where to look. From a hidden little oasis to the more gruesome reminders at Tottenham Court Road and Marble Arch, often you have to look up...

Inside Crosby Moran Hall | Look Up London

Inside Crosby Moran Hall

Posted on April 26, 2022
in architecture, London, Look Up London, West London
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I’m constantly surprised by the wonderful doors that have opened since starting this blog back in 2015. A case in point was that a few weeks ago I wrote about the extraordinary history of Crosby Hall; the Medieval Mansion that was moved 5 miles across...

Putney Bridge WWII Pillbox | Look Up London

A WWII Relic at Putney Bridge Station

Posted on April 18, 2022
in Hidden Gems, London, London Underground, Look Up London, West London
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If you look up along Ranelagh Gardens, atop the railway viaduct for Putney Bridge Tube Station, you can spy a curious WWII Relic; a Pillbox. The view from Ranelagh Gardens, looking up This concrete pillbox was erected in 1940 across Britain, a final line of defence should...

Lavers and Barraud Stained Glass Works | Look Up London

Lavers and Barraud Stained Glass Works

Posted on April 11, 2022
in architecture, Churches and Graveyards, London, Look Up London, West London
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Look up at 22 Endell Street in Covent Garden, and you’ll see the striking facade of a former stained glass studio. Built in 1859 and designed by Robert Jewell Withers, between the multi-coloured decorative brickwork you can make out the proclamation in stone; Lavers and Barraud,...

Museum of London Smithfield Site

Behind The Scenes at the new Museum of London Smithfield Site

Posted on April 5, 2022
in architecture, Churches and Graveyards, London, Look Up London, West London
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The London Museum - formerly Museum of London - is scheduled to open for a mini festival in 2025 then fully as a museum in 2026. So you can imagine my excitement when I was invited to get a special look around the building site...

General Post Office Piece | Look Up London

Last Piece of the Post Office, Walthamstow

Posted on March 29, 2022
in architecture, Churches and Graveyards, London, Look Up London, West London
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Along Vestry Road in Walthamstow there’s a huge Ionic Capital which looks very out of place. It’s the last piece of the General Post Office Building and once stood 7 miles away in the City of London. The General Post Office Building Although the history of a national...

Westminster Cathedral | Look Up London

Westminster Cathedral

Posted on March 21, 2022
in architecture, Churches and Graveyards, London, Look Up London, West London
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Poor old Westminster Cathedral, forever being confused with Westminster Abbey and even once being mistaken for a mosque, it's well worth admiring this stripy brick beauty set back from Victoria Street Built on the site of a prison and still incomplete after over 100 years, Westminster...

Cavendish Square

Cavendish Square Controversies

Posted on March 15, 2022
in architecture, Churches and Graveyards, London, Look Up London, West London
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You wouldn’t guess, looking at peaceful Cavendish Square today, that it’s been the site of several historic controversies. The three we're covering today include two artistic mishaps and one full blown riot! But first, a bit of background… Cavendish Square History Like many of the West End’s squares, Cavendish...

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Visit Wimbledon’s Buddhist Temple

Posted on March 8, 2022
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Climbing the steep hills up towards Wimbledon Village provides ample reward. Not only are you treated with an epic view back across London from Marryat Road, but you can also visit an enchanting Buddhist Temple. View from Marryat Road, Wimbledon The Wat (temple) in Wimbledon was built...

Savoy Chapel | Look Up London

The Savoy Chapel

Posted on February 22, 2022
in architecture, Churches and Graveyards, London, Look Up London, West London
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Just off the Strand you can find an amazing historic survivor. Today the Savoy Chapel is hemmed in by taller buildings but, if anything, that kind of adds to its appeal and charm… With parts dating back to the 16th Century (and earlier!) the Savoy Chapel...

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