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Behind the Scenes Tower Bridge

Behind the Scenes at Tower Bridge

Posted on January 28, 2020
in architecture, London, Look Up London, Things to do in London, West London
5 Comments

Join me for a look inside the bascule chambers...

Behind the Scenes St Paul's Cathedral

Behind the Scenes at St Paul’s Cathedral

Posted on January 14, 2020
in architecture, London, Look Up London, Things to do in London, West London
9 Comments

On a triforium tour of the cathedral you can see some amazing hidden gems!...

Sculptures above piccadilly

History Behind These Curious Sculptures Above Piccadilly

Posted on December 27, 2019
in Hidden Gems, London, Look Up London, West London
1 Comment

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!...

Inside the London Library

Inside The London Library (aka Book Heaven!)

Posted on December 24, 2019
in architecture, London, Look Up London, Things to do in London, West London
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The largest independent lending library in the world, The London Library is a phenomenal space, packed with history!...

Marchmont Street Token Sculptures

The Sad History Behind The Marchmont Street Token Sculptures

Posted on November 26, 2019
in Hidden Gems, London, Look Up London, West London
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It's worth looking down in Bloomsbury, these sculptures reveal a sad bit of history...

Oxford Street Beavers

Oxford Street Beavers

Posted on September 10, 2019
in Hidden Gems, London, Look Up London, West London
2 Comments

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!...

One Pembridge Square Ceiling

A Jaw-Dropping Secret Ceiling in Notting Hill

Posted on July 17, 2019
in architecture, London, Look Up London, West London
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Now part of a library and one minute from Portobello Road, the stunning ceiling One Pembridge Square is well worth looking up at!...

North Audley Street Roundels

North Audley Street Pavement Roundels

Posted on July 2, 2019
in Hidden Gems, London, Look Up London, West London
4 Comments

I know I'm usually looking up, but these North Audley Street roundels on the floor recently caught my eye....

Kings Observatory

London’s Other Royal Observatory

Posted on June 11, 2019
in London, Quirky Museums, Things to do in London, West London
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You've probably heard of the Royal Observatory in Greenwich, but there's also the King's Observatory in Richmond. Join me for a look around...

Poppy Factory

Inside the Poppy Factory

Posted on April 7, 2019
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Every year this small factory in Richmond make over 6 million remembrance day poppies. Have a look inside the Poppy Factory...

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Nothing says #FridayFeeling like a good ol’ Lond Nothing says #FridayFeeling like a good ol’ London pub! The Cockpit is around the corner from St Paul’s Cathedral and dates back to the 18th century. A fuzzier historic claim is that it stands on the site of William Shakespeare’s house! While we can’t be sure of the exact location, it’s certainly true that on 10 March 1615 Shakespeare purchased a house within the Blackfriars Gatehouse nearby. In fact there’s a neighbouring street called Church Entry, where you can still see a fragment of St Ann Blackfriars, demolished in 1550. #lookuplondon . . . I run quirky public walks as well as bespoke, private tours. Tap 👉🏼 @look_uplondon for the bio link to find out more and browse the blog for some historical London inspiration! . . . #shakespeare #londonpubs #London #visitlondon #londonhistory #londonbylocals #mylondon #londonicons #pubsofinstagram #londonguide #Blackfriars #Georgian #thisislondon #prettycitylondon #londonbylondoners #londonprivatetours #discoverlondon #explorelondon #mysecretlondon #architecture #chasingfacades #pubhistory #inspiremyinstagram #londonstreets #oldvnew #fridayfeeling #weekendvibes
Imagine the scene. On this day, 19th February in 1 Imagine the scene. On this day, 19th February in 1516 the Henry VII chapel in Westminster Abbey was consecrated. It took 13 years for the masons to carve this stone ceiling - by hand 😮. And what a place to look up! Every inch of this English Perpendicular Gothic ceiling is bubbling with decoration, like delicate icing on a cake. No surprise then that it was described by contemporaries as ‘miraculum orbits’ - the wonder of the world. Even though I grew up in London, I only visited Westminster Abbey when I started training to be a guide! 🤭 Have you been? #lookuplondon . . . I run bespoke private tours and as a Blue Badge Guide can take you on a private tour inside Westminster Abbey. Tap the bio link for more info and to book! @look_uplondon 👈🏼 . . . #london #visitlondon #lookup #westminsterabbey #londonicons #thisislondon #londonhistory #explorelondon #discoverlondon #londonguide #mysecretlondon #archilovers #churches #timeoutlondon #londonarchitecture #historygirls #history #londonchurch #gothic #londontours #onthisday #otd #interiors #postcardplaces #beautifuldestinations #wonderoftheworld #travel @westminsterabbeylondon
Ignore the Pizza Express signs and look up! Around Ignore the Pizza Express signs and look up! Around the corner from the British Musueum is the former Dairy Supply Company Limited. It was the brainwave of George Barnam, who in 1858 decided to utilise the railways to bring fresh, good quality milk into central London. Before, milk was topped up with water or tainted by diseased cows, nice. So within 20 years Barnam owned nearly the whole block of Museum Street and this building dates from 1888. With his extensive network of Derbyshire farmers, incredibly this dairy supplied 50% of London’s fresh milk! The premises was bought by Pizza Express in 1965 and typical of the chain, they (and their designer Enzo Apicella) were really sympathetic to the details inside and out! Have you spotted it before? #lookuplondon . . . I run quirky public walks and bespoke private tours. Tap the bio link for more info and to book! @look_uplondon 👈🏼 . . . #london #BritishMuseum #lookup #londonhistory #londontours #historiclondon #londonrestaurants #londonguide #prettycitylondon #thisislondon #lookup #seemore #londondetails #explorelondon #discoverlondon
When #asundaycarpic perfectly matches the plaque! When #asundaycarpic perfectly matches the plaque! The blue plaque reads “Oscar Wilde 1854-1900 Wit and dramatist lived here” and can be found at 34 Tite Street. It was here that he reached the height of his fame, writing ‘The Picture of Dorian Grey’ and ‘The Importance of Being Ernest’ here. Oscar was in good company too, with the painters James McNeil Whistler and John Singer Sargent sharing the street too. Wilde would sit at the bay window and enjoy the star-studded passersby that were heading to sit for their portrait with Sargent, most famously the actress Ellen Terry who left the studio still wearing her Lady Macbeth outfit! P.S. If you were feeling nosy about the price, a similar house on the Street on the market for £8.75million in 2018. #lookuplondon . . . I run quirky public walks and bespoke private tours. Tap the bio link for more info and to book! @look_uplondon 👈🏼 . . . #london #chelsea #chasingfacades #OscarWilde #blueplaques #londonhistory #lookup #sundaystrolls #historiclondon #famoushomes #londonguide #visitchelsea #thisislondon #reflections #seemore #londondetails #explorelondon #discoverlondon
📯BRAND NEW WALKS!📯 For International Women’s Day Look Up London is running a series of one-off walks to celebrate London’s Rebels, Heroines, Queen, Mistresses, Saints, Goddesses and everything in between! From Tuesday 3 - Sunday 8 March join tours including Kickass Chelsea Women, Females Rebels of the Tate Modern, Women of Whitechapel and Ladies of Marylebone. Tap @look_uplondon 👈🏼 for the bio link to find our more, or DM me to send you the direct link! To give you a taste, the photo above is Pall Mall in St James’s. The blue plaque tells you it was home of Nell Gwynn, King Charles II’s mistress. Described as “pretty, witty Nell” she was certainly shrewd enough to look after herself because in 1671 she moved in she was angry to learn that she didn’t have the freehold - ie own it outright.

However come April 1676 Nell got the deeds transferred to her for life and then they passed them onto her son! #lookuplondon . . . The “Mistresses, Saints & Sinners of St James’s” walk is running Tuesday 3 March, 11am & Friday 6 March, 11am run by @americanlondonguide 👈🏼 . . . #londonhistory #londonwalks #history #london #strideby #explorelondon #discoverlondon #travel #pallmall #nellgwynne #westminster #chasingfacades #visitlondon #thisislondon #thingstodoinglondon #IWD2020 #IWD #HistoryGirls #feminism #visitwestminster #lookup #prettycitylondon #prettylittlelondon #discoverlondon #walk
If you’re planning Valentine’s flowers you cou If you’re planning Valentine’s flowers you could do a lot worse than this gorgeous pop-up @pollen.nation.flowers at 42 Brushfield Street, here until 16th Feb. The shop has recently changed hands and so if you look up you can see that the signage of “A. Gold. French Milliner” has been newly revealed! It’s a reminder of the Jewish immigrant Annie who set up a hat shop here between 1889-1892, living with her husband Jacob above the shop. Do you have plans for tomorrow or do you avoid the whole thing?! #lookuplondon . . . I run quirky public walks and bespoke private tours. Tap the bio link for more info and to book! @look_uplondon 👈🏼 . . . #london #spitalfields #chasingfacades #underthefloralspell #Londonhistory #flowers #valentines #lookup #historiclondon #londonguide #thisislondon #eastlondon #seemore #londondetails #explorelondon #discoverlondon #prettylittlelondon #prettycitylondon #historygirls
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