Industry has thrived on the Wandle for many centuries. In 1086, 13 mills were already listed in the Domesday, and by the 19th ...

The Italian Renaissance was a pivotal moment in Western art, and the National Gallery takes us back to that time — ...

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

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

London does Christmas lights very well indeed, from the world-famous illuminations on Oxford Street and Regent Street, to ...

The Pan Pacific London hotel on Bishopsgate claims to have London's tallest Christmas tree right outside. We haven't measured ...

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 ...