John Meadows was involved with Ignatius' monastery from its early days at Elm Hill, and later spoke against it at the anti-Ritualist lectures of 1868 in exchange for a sovereign...
John S… Read More
Thomas Stearns Eliot (26 September 1888–4 January 1965)
T. S. Eliot is a poet, editor, dramatist and literary critic, winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1948. He was fa… Read More
There are many haunted places in London. It is one of the world’s most iconic and glamorous cities, with historical buildings, castles, museums, parks, and bustling streets.
Lo… Read More
Mercers’ Hall, c.1910
It gives me vertigo just to contemplate the staircases of old London – portrayed in these glass slides once used for magic lantern shows by the London &… Read More
A woman who died after being crushed by a tree in north London during Storm Eunice has been remembered by her husband as the ‘perfect wife’.
Juliana Da Silva Queiroz Murilo, 37… Read More
Only three days left to support our JANUARY BOOK SALE which ends on Sunday. We just have nine titles left in the warehouse and some are on the brink of going out of print, so you can assist… Read More
Is this a signal of a wrong turn, or a test of your resourcefulness? Even though being outdoors eventually took Grant to bicycle racing and Usain Bolt, in Grant's hidden unconscious thes… Read More
Whether it's putting a Post-it Note with the word THINK! on top of the TV or on your plate to keep a modicum of self-awareness as you enjoy a TV snack, or setting your cell phone's wallpaper… Read More
Today it is my pleasure to publish the story of Martin White, who has heroically reopened Crescent Trading, Spitalfields’ last cloth warehouse, after the death of his business partner… Read More
The Capital Ring is a circular footpath enclosing the whole of central and inner London.
The route opened in September 2005, fifteen years after first suggested by the London Walking Foru… Read More
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At only 5'7", Kate Moss wouldn't have been the obvious choice to become the defining model of her generation.
"I said, 'Wel… Read More
The London Borough of Camden is home to Camden Town, the shopping and entertainment district adored for its grimy, alternative edge.
It’s hard to believe now, but much of Camden Town w… Read More
The distinguished historian Ruth Richardson makes a last-minute plea for the complex of historic buildings on the site of the listed eighteenth century Cleveland St Workhouse, revealing the… Read More
Who doesn’t love a good ghost story? After all, these creepy tales are often full of mystery and intrigue, with a bit of scandal added for good measure. They get your heart racin… Read More