LONDON on the Ground

Britain's first modernist block of flats was home to intellectuals, spies and Agatha Christie. The strikingly sleek and simple 1930s...

A quiet Islington side street tells of urbanisation, social history, post war reconstruction - and two walls. Britannia Row is a quiet...

Shakespeare's 'All the world's a stage' inspired a 22ft sculpture at BT's brutalist City of London building. The statue, entitled 'Seven...

The Queen's Platinum Jubilee prompts a look at ten public statues of six past queens in the City of London. By my count, ten statues of...

Named after a friend of Winston Churchill and designed by an architect who preferred candles to electric light. Bracken House, the City...

12th century Temple Church is one of the most historic and architecturally significant churches in the City of London The church was...

My favourite London songs part two: top 10 songs about or inspired by London (but without 'London' in the title). The first part revealed...

For the holiday season, this is a departure from my usual history-themed writing, but still very much about London. It reveals my...

Unusual bronze sculpture evokes a guild of knights of 1,000 years ago. This impressive work of art in the east of the City of London was...

London was the Liverpool band's backdrop and stage. This picture, taken by photographer Ethan Russell on 30 January 1969, combines two of...

A poem and sculpture hidden away in the City of London commemorates the abolition of the slave trade. Sculpted by Michael Visocchi with...

A postmodern City of London building shows how the Establishment can assimilate outsiders. Number 1 Poultry was designed by the...

City of London's only working freight wharf has Roman origins. Walbrook Wharf is the only freight wharf still operating in the City of...

Dragons guard the City of London and are to be found on its streets and buildings. The City of London coat of arms The City of London's...

The City of London's blend of old and new is a defining feature. Ancient Roman origins, highly recognisable modern buildings. And strange...

A sculpture of two friars in the City of London casts light on the medieval City, the sculptor's sense of humour and the nature of...

A City building pays its respects to Christopher Wren and a London plane tree. The City of London contains some of the most expensive...

Look carefully at the forecourt in front of the Royal Exchange and you notice that it is watched over by 12 ornate iron lampposts. They...

The story of St Paul's Cathedral's relationship with fire and how Sir Christopher Wren caused it to to rise like the Phoenix from the ashes

To mark the reopening of the City of London, a bell ringing festival was held on Saturday 31 July 2021 at 20 churches, 18 in the City and...