World famous, and world’s oldest zoo based in the heart of London. ZSL London Zoo has been entertaining and delighting visitors since opening to the public in 1847. With over 800 animal species, ...

A recently restored and richly decorated brick vaulted subway that used to link first class passengers arriving at Crystal Palace High Level railway station with the Crystal Palace building itself.

A small, two room museum that tells the some of the history of the local area, the rowing customs and of its notable residents. Dominating the main room is a 1960s scale model of Hampton Court Palace.

A small but information exhibition about the famous department store and it’s Waitrose division. Mainly lots of exhibition boards, a short video and collections of objects from the company heritage.

A factory that was set up after WWI to provide work for disabled soldiers is still doing the same, while producing most of the poppy wreaths used at memorial services today. There’s now a museum space ...

This is a modest-sized roundabout of a pocket park that sits surrounded by a rare survivor in this part of London, what looks initially to be a nearly complete set of Victorian houses. Percy Circus ...

Clapham Junction station has three entrances, but it’s not well known that it used to have a fourth one. Although it closed a long time ago, bits of it are still visible, if you know where to look.

As it marks its third birthday tomorrow, the Elizabeth line regularly carries up to 800,000 passenger journeys per day and has exceeded 600 million passenger journeys since opening. It’s now the ...

This convenient passageway in Bayswater is more useful than beautiful, but has had some recent work to improve it. This part of London started to develop in the late 1820s, spreading eastwards from ...

Westminster Abbey has secured additional funding for a new building, which is planned to substantially improve access to the ancient abbey. The new building next to the north entrance (c) Westminster ...

Finsbury Circus, which had spent the best part of a decade as a Crossrail building site, has reopened as a refurbished garden in the heart of the City of London. This is Finsbury Circus, the largest ...

A diary written by a British Fascist recording the effects of the German Blitz on London is a rare counterpoint to the common narrative about WWII and is now on display as part of an exploration of ...