LONDON on the Ground

The social housing scheme in Southwark was founded in 1887 by Octavia Hill, a social reformer and housing pioneer. Red Cross Cottages,...

A glittering 'Aladdin’s cave' hidden under an office building houses the world’s largest silverware market. The London Silver Vaults In...

The Parliament architect honed his Gothic Revival design skills on four Islington churches. Architect Sir Charles Barry (1795-1860) is...

Head and abdominal surgery and amputations took place without anaesthetics or antiseptics. The Old Operating Theatre Museum and Herb...

The view towards St Pancras station down Pentonville Road looking west was painted by Irish painter John O'Connor in 1884. The painting's...