LONDON on the Ground

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...

See the angel heads by Britain's "greatest living stone sculptor" on public display next to St Paul's. Five angel heads by Emily Young,...

Bart's Hospital and the Priory Church of St Bartholomew the Great were both founded in 1123. This post celebrates the 900th anniversary...

The City of London boasts fine examples of work by Tim Crawley, one of the UK's foremost sculptors of stone. Tim Crawley describes...

Saturday 4 March sees the launch of new regular tours of Islington landmark St Mary's Church on Upper Street, led by qualified guides...

Lud, a pre-Roman ancient Briton, founded London, according to legend. There is a very old legend that a king called Lud ruled in ancient...

Originally an electricity sub-station, the Islington landmark has been an antiques mall and home to several retailers. The building...

Thank you to all those that sent in answers. The entry with the highest score came from Nigel Smith, who lives in London, with a score of...