Secret London History: Waterloo – the bridge that killed off a rival John Rennie’s Waterloo Bridge – “the noblest bridge in the world” This is the story of two bridges…
MOST PEOPLE have a vague idea that the old London Bridge was sold to the Americans in…
Spot the difference – National Gallery . . . Carlton House When old buildings in London were pulled down, the bricks and…
100 Union Street Southwark I glimpsed this urban oasis from a train coming from London Bridge (on top of the arches, above) and was soon wandering down Union Street beyond…
The two great survivors of modernity in the City of London are the churches and the opulent halls of the livery companies. Although many were rebuilt after the…