IanVisits17h
HMS Wellington will reopen to the public later this year following restoration work
HMS Wellington, the WWII ship moored next to the Thames Embankment in central London, will reopen to the public later this ...
IanVisits18h
First look at Canary Wharf’s annual Winter Lights display
The Canary Wharf estate has been filled with a walking trail of winter lights in its annual festival, giving people a decent ...
IanVisits20h
A new memorial marks the site of London’s Smithfield Market bombing
A memorial to a WWII attack on the Smithfield markets can be found next to a newish office block recently completed in ...
IanVisits4h
One of London’s oldest thatched roofs is being restored on a 15th-century tithe barn
One of London's largest and oldest thatched roofs, on a 15th-century Tithe Barn, is currently being removed and replaced with fresh thatching as part of a large restoration project.
IanVisits14h
The famously quirky Osterley Bookshop is closing down
West London's much-loved curio, a bookshop in an old tube station, will be closing as a bookshop, the owners have announced, although they will remain in the building.