CLICK HERE TO BOOK FOR MY SPITALFIELDS TOUR ON 19th JULY At twelve years old, Colin O’Brien (1940-2016) photographed the end of the trams in 1952 and throughout his life he grew fascinated by ...

After the clamour of London, the quietude of Great Bardfield was startling. When we ventured to walk up through the High Street, the peace that is distinctive to an English village in the middle of ...

CLICK HERE TO BOOK FOR MY SPITALFIELDS TOUR ON 19th JULY At twelve years old, Colin O’Brien (1940-2016) photographed the end of the trams in 1952 and throughout his life he grew fascinated by ...

Any readers from out of town who are preparing a visit to the capital this summer might like to read these excerpts from The Stranger’s Guide, exposing all the frauds of London, that I found in the ...

Now that London is thronging with visitors, let us consider The Tour of Dr Syntax Through the Pleasures & Miseries of London. Written anonymously and published in 1820, this was one of a popular ...

22/23 Chiswell St with Caslon’s delivery van outside the foundry For centuries, Caslon was the default typeface in the English language. William Caslon set up his type foundry in Chiswell St in 1737, ...

In common with five other shops in Calvert Avenue – leading up to Arnold Circus on the Boundary Estate – Leila’s Shop is being challenged by Tower Hamlets Council with eviction or 300% rent increase ...

Just fifty yards from Rotherhithe Station is a narrow door through which you can descend into the 1825 shaft via a makeshift staircase. You find yourself inside a huge round cavern, smoke-blackened as ...