LONDON on the Ground

A selection of London’s lesser known, or lesser noticed, public clocks - time pieces that tell a tale. Everyone knows clocks such as ‘Big Ben’ and the one at Waterloo Station, but London is teeming with lesser known clocks, or at least clocks that most people pass without noticing. Here is my selection of ten less celebrated clocks of the capital. Walks available for booking For a schedule of forthcoming London On The Ground guided walks and tours, please click here. 1. ‘B

From its roundel, tube map and station architecture to clocks, wall tiles and lamps, London Underground is a major patron of art and design. The Underground has been essential to the commercial, leisure and tourist life of London since 1863. It is also home to a stunning array of iconic designs, many of which go unnoticed by travellers on its more than 1.2 billion annual passenger journeys. Here is my personal selection of 10 design icons of the Underground. Walks available

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