LONDON on the Ground

Recently restored and open to the public, its clean classical exterior hides subtly impressive art deco details inside. Waltham Forest Town Hall In 1932 the municipal borough of Walthamstow, then part of Essex, decided that its Victorian town hall on Orford Road was no longer big enough. The council sought bids from architects to design new civic buildings on a large rural site previously occupied by Chestnuts Farm. Walks available for booking For a schedule of forthcoming Lo

The City of London’s largest shopping centre offers stunning views of St Paul’s and beyond (it also has shops). One New Change Opened in 2010, One New Change occupies a whole block, bounded by New Change, Cheapside, Bread Street and Watling Street. It is the second post World War II building on this site, replacing offices built in 1957 (on what had been a bomb site) for the Accountant’s Department of the Bank of England. Walks available for booking For a schedule of forthcom

A small City of London park with a rich history surprised me with a link to my past. St Mary Aldermanbury Garden St Mary Aldermanbury...

Nelson’s Column is London’s best known free-standing stone column, but is it the tallest? Duke of York Column - Nelson’s Column -...

On Cornhill in the City of London, carvings on a pair of mahogany doors tell the long history of the area. The doors are at 32 Cornhill,...

The sculpture on the Monument to the Great Fire of London is rich with symbolism . It illustrates the catastrophe that destroyed...

Simple brick arches support one of Victorian London's most elaborate monuments. I recently joined the first ever public tour of the...

The Old Queen's Head, Victorian on the outside and Tudor inside. The popular North London watering hole on Essex Road appears to be like...

Four works by the 20th century sculptor in the City of London. One of the pleasures of walking around the Square Mile is the wide variety...

Fire, Air, Water and Earth: stone relief for Lloyd's. The carving, in a hidden City of London alleyway, represents the Four Elements.

The University of London's 1937 landmark by Charles Holden: views differ. Senate House in Bloomsbury is the administrative centre of the...

Striking 1930s entrance hall and staircase, sculpted river front panels and other fine architectural details. I recently took some...

Sculptures on the Victorian building tell of the City of London's past It is easy to miss the sculpted details on the the Royal Exchange,...

The fearsome dragon is impressive, but the plinth contains hidden treasures. Temple Bar Memorial, where The Strand becomes Fleet Street,...

An excellent collection of 19th century paintings and sculpture by Frederic Leighton. The painter, draughtsman and sculptor was one of...

Angel Wings is a year-round 'Christmas decoration' on an epic scale, a play on the Angel Islington's name and link to the Nativity story.

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

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

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

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,...