Smith opened a confectionary shop in Goswell Road sometime around 1840. During a sugary reconnaissance trip to Paris, he got ...

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The great strength and innovation of Harry Beck's original Tube map was its schematic approach. Stations were not plotted ...

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Speaking of roundels, why are they white in the new design? The bold flashes of red on the outbound uniform undeniably looked ...

The Shard will soon have a lofty partner across the water. 1 Undershaft, which recently won planning approval after years of ...

It was, as the Observer noted, “The most extraordinary Christmas dinner that was ever partaken of in this metropolis.” 25 ...

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In the world of architecture, Channel Four's new headquarters (by Richard Rogers and Partners) was a high-tech televisual ...

You could easily walk past the AITF without ever realising that you just missed one of the area's most beautiful pubs. The outside is plain in the extreme — almost studiously uninteresting.

This pub was voted one of the best in the area by Londonist readers. The Palm Tree is a remarkable survivor, standing alone in a Blitzed-out street. Inside, too, time has stopped. The same couple ...

This pub has been voted by our readers as one of the best in Marylebone. See the full list of winners here. This little pub on Marylebone Lane stands on a former bank of the River Tyburn.