Londonative

07/06/2017

After a couple of years of work, the Post Office Railway will start to take its first passenger trips through the tunnels under London next month.

09/05/2017

Little known and rarely used, but those in the know who wait at Paddington Station at just the right time can take a trip one of the UK's mysterious Parliamentary Trains.

19/04/2017

For just one day, lots of venues will all join together to do lots of things, meaning that even with the fastest feet and most fortunate timing, you're bound to miss out on most them.

07/04/2017

The Rendez-Vous 2017 Tall Ships Regatta in Greenwich and Woolwich is on 13-16 April 2017

06/04/2017

05/09/2016

A timber building tour is among the highlights of the annual celebration of architecture

23/08/2016

Sorry for the lack of posting of late: I’ve been overseas for three weeks. This, at least, enabled me to catch up on some reading, including this assertively-titled work by Matt Brown, which …

25/07/2016

A long cavernous space within the Science Museum has been filled with over 160 retro computer games, from the earliest Pong to fairly recent 3D virtual reality headsets.

12/06/2016

The Museum of London has revealed the six design concepts for the...

06/06/2016

It's that time again.

23/05/2016

Stomping Ground: Photographs by Dick Scott-Stewart

16/05/2016

A one-hundred year old London bus will be heading to France later this month, to commemorate the centenary of the Battle of the Somme.

17/11/2015

I'm experimenting with publishing my undergraduate journalism pieces using Medium - I'd be interested in hearing your thoughts on this piece about the Thames foreshore...

Millions of London tourists and locals alike are drawn to the river Thames in each year, taking trips on riverboats, wal…

20/08/2015

Here you will find a selection of objects from our collections, organised according to borough. We aim to add more items, building up a comprehensive map of where objects were made, found or used in London....

22/05/2015

Earlier this morning, the police and military sealed off the streets around Parliament. In many countries that is the cue for panic and coups, but in Britain it means pomp […]

19/05/2015

Join me on a visit to the spiritual home of the Methodist movement...

Join me on a visit to one of the most important religious buildings in London - Wesley's Chapel, founded by John Wesley the father of Methodism

14/05/2015

Fascinating - it's on display at the British Library in Euston

A giant embroidery of a Wikipedia page - measuring 13 metres long - is unveiled at the British Library as part of the celebrations surrounding the 800th anniversary of the Magna Carta.

13/05/2015

A rather random update, but the weather in London is glorious today!

10/05/2015

Opening at the end of this week, Canary Wharf's new Crossrail Place has one incredibly impressive feature - a huge roof garden that stretches 310 metres

10/05/2015

The Rooftop Cinema Club returns to London for 2015 at the Bussey Building in Peckham, Roof East in Stratford, Kensington Roof Gardens and the Queen of Hoxton

29/04/2015

The Loughton Festival starts on Saturday. Time to check out a programme: www.loughtonfestival.org

28/04/2015

Read about my visit to the impressive new Royal Navy destroyer, HMS Defender

Join me on a visit to HMS Defender, one of the Royal Navy's new high-tech Type 45 Destroyers, on her visit to London over the weekend.

23/04/2015

If you're into big machinery this museum is right up your street...

Join me on a visit to London's Kirkaldy Testing Museum, the home of a key piece of Victorian engineering that survives to this day...

22/04/2015

This looks like a fascinating site

Looking through the LSA treasures with the London boroughs in mind, has reminded me about how important these units of local government are to Londoners. Invented in 1965, the London Boroughs are now 50 years old. At 50 they are now firmly bedded down into London: always present in the urban landsca…

21/04/2015

You don't have to go far out of London to find charming little towns...

You don't have to go very far to escape the hustle and bustle of London - the city is ringed by pretty little market towns. Welcome to Waltham Abbey.

21/04/2015

On Tuesday 12th May 2015, the HAC will hold its 8th annual open evening. Previously the event has attracted over 3,500 people and is one of the premier military engagement events in London. Entry is FREE and everyone is welcome – you don’t need to be a member or Army Reservist. It’s a great opportunity to find out more about the Armed Forces and the HAC, as well as Regular and Reserve units based in and around London, and the charities that support them.

This year we welcome for the first time the Royal Signals Motorcycle Display Team – The White Helmets, who will be putting on an impressive show. There will also be displays from the HAC’s Pikemen and Musketeers and the Band and Corps of Drums. Serving HAC Reservists will undertake a contemporary operations display, a ceremonial gun salute will be fired, and the RAF Falcons will parachute into Artillery Garden from a Chinook helicopter.

There is also a FREE BBQ provided by 5th Regiment Royal Artillery, and dozens of other activities and stands to explore.

Join us from 5pm and discover what the Armed Forces and the HAC have to offer you.

19/04/2015

To mark the 200th Anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo, Apsley House and the Wellington Arch in central London have had a refresh

17/04/2015

This is very good - a must-see if you're in London and like intense theatre

A review of Owen McCafferty's intense, Faustian play 'Death of a Comedian', currently running at the Soho theatre. What will Steve sacrifice to make it big?