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This is a tiny pocket park near Battersea that, on my visit during a heatwave, was maybe better named Queenstown Yellow. ianvisits.co.uk/articles/londo…
Always seems a tad odd when someone's death is prefixed with LIVE by news reports.
St Paul’s Cathedral is offering a special Dome-only tickets on Sundays this summer. ianvisits.co.uk/articles/st-pa…
A small bridge commissioned by Queen Matilda II marks the beginning of transport improvements in East London, and a new exhibition is taking a look at what happened in the 900 years since then. ianvisits.co.uk/articles/exhib…
A north London school hall is to be restored to its 1960s appearance and become home to the UK’s first Museum of Brutalist Architecture (MoBA) after it secured a National Lottery Heritage Fund grant. ianvisits.co.uk/articles/londo…
In the 1960s, a private courtyard in central London had a water fountain that could slide sideways to reveal the entrance to a vast complex of secret tunnels. ianvisits.co.uk/articles/get-a…
The London Buzz – 22nd July 2025 ianvisits.substack.com/p/the-london-b… Today’s London news round-up:
Great Northern says that it has run its first passenger train that uses an upgraded radio signalling system. ianvisits.co.uk/articles/broad…
A list of 39 things to do in London includes two museums that have been closed for several years. squaremeal.co.uk/restaurants/be… Top research there.
Hadlow Tower, one of Kent’s more unusual landmarks and one that can be seen for miles in the local countryside, has been put up for sale. ianvisits.co.uk/articles/buy-o…
Not the cheapest night out, but for one night, the grand interior of the City of London’s Mansion House will be filled with a huge light show. ianvisits.co.uk/articles/mansi…
A Rail200 branded locomotive is currently travelling the UK, bringing a mobile exhibition to the masses to tell a truncated history of 200 years of British railways. ianvisits.co.uk/articles/all-a…
Horizon 22, Europe’s highest free public viewing gallery, has welcomed its one millionth visitor, less than two years after opening in September 2023. ianvisits.co.uk/articles/horiz…
A tall Victorian tower could reopen to the public to ascend 210 feet to the top for views across west London, if they can clean out a ton or so of pigeon poo. ianvisits.co.uk/articles/londo…
This is a short, initially rather upmarket-looking passageway in Chalk Farm that caught my attention thanks to the sculpture at the end. ianvisits.co.uk/articles/londo…
