LONDON on the Ground

A statue and visitor centre for The Theatre and The Curtain playhouse sites. The Theatre and The Curtain, both in Shoreditch, were...

Intimate early 20th century music venue boasts a striking 'Soul of Music' mural by Gerald Moira. Wigmore Hall opened in 1901, at 36...

A medieval stone arch in a modern building in the City of London. The combination encapsulates much about the history of the City, now...

The garden of edible, medicinal and useful plants is London's oldest botanic garden. Chelsea Physic Garden is 350 years old on 9 October,...

The Victorian building is a striking link to Southwark's brewing and trading past. Built in 1867 to the design of architect RH Moore was...

Four wooden Bishops await visitors to the gardens of Fulham Palace. Environmental sculptor Andrew Frost carved them from a dead cedar tree

One of Britain's best examples of Victorian Gothic, the church is a rich celebration of colours and geometric shapes. For a full schedule...

Once a Victorian self-education institute, Salvation Army barracks and a novelties store, it's now one of London's best loved theatres....

An Islington school has a Grade II listed 1964 public artwork by William Mitchell. Outside the City of London Academy Islington, a...

The 224 year old pump links the City of London, fire, insurance and the Royal Exchange. The water pump on Cornhill features helpful signs...

Tours of the little known Islington clock tower offer fabulous views. It may not be one of London's better known attractions, but it is...

A millennium of musical chimes in a lighthouse once used by Michael Faraday. On the north bank of the River Thames in east London,...

A moving sculpted art work sits alone outside St Botolph Aldgate in the City of London. Walks and tours available for booking The London...

Wild flowers are a growing trend in London, on the ground. I have been struck recently by the proliferation of urban wild flowers. Many...

The City Police call posts: history, pictures and my personal ranking. Eight cast-iron 20th century police boxes occupy prime historic...

After buying a new phone, I have discovered the joys (and irritations) of hand-held film-making. I had previously only put one video on...

St Dunstan devised the service for King Edgar in 973 as Archbishop of Canterbury. The coronation of King Charles III and his consort...

A one-off 19th century square in the Barnsbury area of Islington. Praised as "a unique, intense and immaculately composed piece of...

See the City of London, the Royal Docks and Central London under one roof, for free! Walks available for booking For a schedule of...

The first ever collection of William Shakespeare's plays was published 400 years ago this year. Known as the First Folio, it was...