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

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

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

In May 2025, operation of the Elizabeth line will be taken over by GTS Rail Operations Limited, a joint venture between Go ...

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

Follow our walk around the old Roman walls of the City of London. The city of Londinium was founded in the year 47. About 150 ...