Any readers from out of town who are preparing a visit to the capital this summer might like to read these excerpts from The Stranger’s Guide, exposing all the frauds of London, that I found in the ...

Now that London is thronging with visitors, let us consider The Tour of Dr Syntax Through the Pleasures & Miseries of London. Written anonymously and published in 1820, this was one of a popular ...

22/23 Chiswell St with Caslon’s delivery van outside the foundry For centuries, Caslon was the default typeface in the English language. William Caslon set up his type foundry in Chiswell St in 1737, ...

In common with five other shops in Calvert Avenue – leading up to Arnold Circus on the Boundary Estate – Leila’s Shop is being challenged by Tower Hamlets Council with eviction or 300% rent increase ...

To be candid, there is not a lot left of old Rotherhithe – yet what remains is still powerfully evocative of the centuries of thriving maritime industry that once defined the identity of this place.

When the summer heat hits the city and the streets get dusty and dry, I like to seek refuge in the green shade of a cemetery. Commonly, I visit Bow Cemetery – but recently I went along to explore ...

Click here to book for my City of London Tour on Sunday 13th July and my Spitalfields Tour on Saturday 19th July Here is a selection of Ron McCormick’s splendid pictures from the seventies when he ...