London Walks

The Gate of Ghosts, Poets & Traitors 29.05.2026 11:26 ↓

An entire London history in one vanished gate.

Fleming. Ian Fleming. 28.05.2026 9:51 ↓

James Bond is wish fulfilment in a dinner jacket

Checkmate! 27.05.2026 11:03 ↓

You suddenly realise that what looks like mere decoration is actually fossilised history.

The Count in Piccadilly 26.05.2026 10:01 ↓

Eastern European aristocrat arrives in England bringing corruption, contagion, nocturnal habits and highly irregular neck behaviour.

The Gate Where Chaucer Lived 25.05.2026 10:13 ↓

Being a tax collector in medieval London was not exactly a popularity-enhancing career choice.

The Heart Strangely Warmed 24.05.2026 11:33 ↓

...the man arriving back in London was spiritually shattered.

The Rope Snapped 22.05.2026 9:18 ↓

His body was left hanging there for years.

The Secret City Above Kensington 22.05.2026 9:46 ↓

There's a whole civilisation up there.

Hats Off to Lock & Co. 21.05.2026 7:19 ↓

Humphrey Bogart. Graham Greene. A private detective in a down-at-heel bar.

A Goose Called Brent 20.05.2026 7:04 ↓

Words are footprints in wet cement...

They even looted the word “loot” 19.05.2026 8:53 ↓

My pharmacist is also my librarian.

The Day London Bought Bottled Air 18.05.2026 8:09 ↓

"POISON GAS FROM SPACE"

The Man Who Invented Modern Britain 17.05.2026 10:29 ↓

“Less British Museum and more life”

Hallam – the Tennyson Nobody Knows 16.05.2026 10:11 ↓

Keeper of the flame...

It’s the Soundtrack of Our Lives 15.05.2026 7:46 ↓

"interest in the Beatles is at a pan-generational all-time high"

The Tea Tax Heard Round the World 14.05.2026 10:35 ↓

On May 14th, 1767, tea helped set the world on fire.

The Woman Who Invented the Future in St James’s Square 13.05.2026 9:39 ↓

The Victorian computer visionary comparing programming to embroidery.

Keep on Travelling. Keep on Laughing. 12.05.2026 6:18 ↓

"Laughter is an important weapon..."

Megawatts to Masterpieces 11.05.2026 9:58 ↓

Blowing out 26 candles on a birthday cake the size of a power station

The Woman Who Cracked the Old Boys’ Club 10.05.2026 10:34 ↓

The law had a rather dim view of women becoming lawyers.

Happy Birthday, Mr Punch! That’s the Way to Do It! 09.05.2026 9:59 ↓

A birthday party for a puppet

The Day London Welcomed David Attenborough 07.05.2026 7:17 ↓

he became part of the emotional weather of this country

Happy Birthday, Robert Browning 07.05.2026 11:11 ↓

It's Browning's masterpiece and London finally applauds.

The Queen Writes. The Axe Waits. 06.05.2026 8:14 ↓

If my death and the destruction of my reputation are necessary for your happiness…

Marx in London – The Making of a World-Changer 05.05.2026 11:52 ↓

In Highgate Cemetery, under that enormous head, London keeps him still.