• 21 Things We Learned About London From Press Releases This Month

    Updated: 2023-04-30 10:00:08
    London is apparently a massive suntrap.

  • Wannabes in the woods: The Retreat @Finborough

    Updated: 2023-04-30 07:19:00
    : Skip to main content Search This Blog Paul in London Paul is in London . Mostly seeing theatre Wannabes in the woods : The Retreat Finborough Get link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email Other Apps April 30, 2023 The Retreat takes us back to the Canada of the mid-nineteen nineties—the clothes , the politics , both geopolitical and sexual . But even though it's long before the metoo era , it has plenty to say about power , business and the lure of showbiz . Jason Sherman's funny script and engaging performances make this piece too good to miss . It's currently having its European premiere at the Finborough . Theatre The play opens with Rachel Jill Winternitz not apologising to her boss for equating Jewish settlers on the West Bank as terrorists . As a teacher at a Hebrew school whose pupils

  • Best Of Londonist: 24-30 April 2023

    Updated: 2023-04-30 05:00:09
    Our best articles, including HMV's comeback, and the Superloop.

  • 15 Charming Day Trips From London: May 2023

    Updated: 2023-04-29 08:30:00
    You like castles, right?

  • Kentish Town Tube Station To Close For One Year

    Updated: 2023-04-28 17:00:51
    Kentish Town Station is due to close on June 26 this year in order for essential work on the station to be carried out. has revealed that the station’s escalators, which were originally installed in 1997, are “the most unreliable” on the network. They plan to replace them with newer high-quality models that we have […] The post Kentish Town Tube Station To Close For One Year appeared first on Secret London.

  • London Underground to close Kentish Town tube station for a year

    Updated: 2023-04-28 17:00:22
    Skip to Main Content What's on in London London Today London Tomorrow London this Weekend Free exhibitions London Theatre What's on in April 2023 What's on in May 2023 What's on in June 2023 What's on in July 2023 Add an Event London News Architecture Art Book reviews Churches Day trips from London Food and drink History Exhibitions London Theatre Alleys and passages Pocket parks Museums London Transport News Anniversaries London Museums Contact Me What's on in London London News Anniversaries London Museums Free exhibitions Contact Me London Underground to close Kentish Town tube station for a year Published 28 April 2023 by By Ian Mansfield Transport News No Comments Transport for London TfL is warning passengers that it will be closing Kentish Town tube station for about a year as it

  • Black-Owned Hackney Night Markets Are Back

    Updated: 2023-04-28 15:14:00
    Your Hackney spring/summer just got a lot hotter.

  • School kids get free entry to Frameless on Tuesday

    Updated: 2023-04-28 14:00:36
    Skip to Main Content What's on in London London Today London Tomorrow London this Weekend Free exhibitions London Theatre What's on in April 2023 What's on in May 2023 What's on in June 2023 What's on in July 2023 Add an Event London News Architecture Art Book reviews Churches Day trips from London Food and drink History Exhibitions London Theatre Alleys and passages Pocket parks Museums London Transport News Anniversaries London Museums Contact Me What's on in London London News Anniversaries London Museums Free exhibitions Contact Me School kids get free entry to Frameless on Tuesday Published 28 April 2023 by By Ian Mansfield London Ticket Alert No Comments This coming Tuesday , Frameless a large basement space at Marble Arch filled with video animated versions of grand master paintings

  • Discounts on tickets to see The Mousetrap

    Updated: 2023-04-28 11:00:09
    Skip to Main Content What's on in London London Today London Tomorrow London this Weekend Free exhibitions London Theatre What's on in April 2023 What's on in May 2023 What's on in June 2023 What's on in July 2023 Add an Event London News Architecture Art Book reviews Churches Day trips from London Food and drink History Exhibitions London Theatre Alleys and passages Pocket parks Museums London Transport News Anniversaries London Museums Contact Me What's on in London London News Anniversaries London Museums Free exhibitions Contact Me Discounts on tickets to see The Mousetrap Published 28 April 2023 by By Ian Mansfield London Theatre No Comments Famously the world's longest consistently running play pandemic excepted Agatha Christie's Mousetrap has now been running for 70 years , and is

  • 71 Marvellous Things To Do In London In May 2023

    Updated: 2023-04-28 10:55:00
    New musicals, Chelsea Flower Show and a coronation.

  • HMV Set To Return To Flagship Oxford Street Store After Four Years Away

    Updated: 2023-04-28 10:17:05
    No trip to central London was complete without a trip to the big HMV on Oxford Street, taking sweet advantage of the two-for-£10 deal on CDs. Even after the boom of streaming, the HMV flagship store managed to stand strong but, alas, it closed its doors in 2019 to the dismay of many a music […] The post HMV Set To Return To Flagship Oxford Street Store After Four Years Away appeared first on Secret London.

  • Sir Owen Williams

    Updated: 2023-04-28 09:48:10
    Sir Owen Williams, architect & engineer ,1890 - 1969, designed and built Wembley Stadium, lived here from 1924.

  • CELEBRATE ALLY PALLY’S 150TH BIRTHDAY AT THIS MASSIVE PARTY

    Updated: 2023-04-28 09:47:55
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  • Kentish Town Tube Station To Close For A YEAR

    Updated: 2023-04-28 08:40:25
    Glitchy escalators need replacing.

  • HMV Is Reopening Its Iconic Oxford Street Store... Again

    Updated: 2023-04-28 08:12:00
    Music store returns later in 2023.

  • Where To See Wisteria In Bloom In London This Season

    Updated: 2023-04-28 07:00:00
    The capital's best wisteria hysteria spots.

  • London’s weekly railway news

    Updated: 2023-04-28 06:00:57
    Skip to Main Content What's on in London London Today London Tomorrow London this Weekend Free exhibitions London Theatre What's on in April 2023 What's on in May 2023 What's on in June 2023 What's on in July 2023 Add an Event London News Architecture Art Book reviews Churches Day trips from London Food and drink History Exhibitions London Theatre Alleys and passages Pocket parks Museums London Transport News Anniversaries London Museums Contact Me What's on in London London News Anniversaries London Museums Free exhibitions Contact Me London’s weekly railway news Published 28 April 2023 by By Ian Mansfield Transport News No Comments A weekly round-up of London's rail transport news London Underground The RMT union has confirmed that it is reballotting its 10,000 members working on the

  • Detailed maps of London’s Superloop bus service released

    Updated: 2023-04-28 05:00:33
    Skip to Main Content What's on in London London Today London Tomorrow London this Weekend Free exhibitions London Theatre What's on in April 2023 What's on in May 2023 What's on in June 2023 What's on in July 2023 Add an Event London News Architecture Art Book reviews Churches Day trips from London Food and drink History Exhibitions London Theatre Alleys and passages Pocket parks Museums London Transport News Anniversaries London Museums Contact Me What's on in London London News Anniversaries London Museums Free exhibitions Contact Me Detailed maps of London’s Superloop bus service released Published 28 April 2023 by By Ian Mansfield Transport News 1 Comment Transport for London TfL has shown off new bus maps for the proposed Superloop network , showing suggested stops and how it connects

  • Superloop Update: TfL Reveals Maps Of Planned New Bus Routes

    Updated: 2023-04-28 05:00:00
    And a chance to have your say in a public consultation.

  • Competition! Win A Luxury Hotel Stay With Spa Access And Afternoon Tea

    Updated: 2023-04-27 23:03:51
    A premium prize from Pan Pacific London.

  • London’s Public Art: Landline, W1

    Updated: 2023-04-27 17:00:45
    : , Skip to Main Content What's on in London London Today London Tomorrow London this Weekend Free exhibitions London Theatre What's on in April 2023 What's on in May 2023 What's on in June 2023 What's on in July 2023 Add an Event London News Architecture Art Book reviews Churches Day trips from London Food and drink History Exhibitions London Theatre Alleys and passages Pocket parks Museums London Transport News Anniversaries London Museums Contact Me What's on in London London News Anniversaries London Museums Free exhibitions Contact Me London’s Public Art : Landline , W1 Published 27 April 2023 by By Ian Mansfield London Art News No Comments A pillar of marble has appeared next to Hanover Square and is the first permanently installed sculpture in London by Sean Scully . RA Sean Scully

  • Tickets Alert: Tours of Alexandra Palace’s old railway station and basement

    Updated: 2023-04-27 14:00:06
    : Skip to Main Content What's on in London London Today London Tomorrow London this Weekend Free exhibitions London Theatre What's on in April 2023 What's on in May 2023 What's on in June 2023 What's on in July 2023 Add an Event London News Architecture Art Book reviews Churches Day trips from London Food and drink History Exhibitions London Theatre Alleys and passages Pocket parks Museums London Transport News Anniversaries London Museums Contact Me What's on in London London News Anniversaries London Museums Free exhibitions Contact Me Tickets Alert : Tours of Alexandra Palace’s old railway station and basement Published 27 April 2023 by By Ian Mansfield London Ticket Alert No Comments To mark its 150th anniversary , Alexandra Palace is hosting tours of its building , including the old

  • The Top 11 Exhibitions To See In London: May 2023

    Updated: 2023-04-27 13:15:00
    See art in galleries, museums, a station and on a rooftop.

  • Tickets Alert: Out of hours Titanosaur tours at the Natural History Museum

    Updated: 2023-04-27 11:00:11
    : Skip to Main Content What's on in London London Today London Tomorrow London this Weekend Free exhibitions London Theatre What's on in April 2023 What's on in May 2023 What's on in June 2023 What's on in July 2023 Add an Event London News Architecture Art Book reviews Churches Day trips from London Food and drink History Exhibitions London Theatre Alleys and passages Pocket parks Museums London Transport News Anniversaries London Museums Contact Me What's on in London London News Anniversaries London Museums Free exhibitions Contact Me Tickets Alert : Out of hours Titanosaur tours at the Natural History Museum Published 27 April 2023 by By Ian Mansfield London Ticket Alert Museums No Comments If you want to get up close and personal with the largest dinosaur on display but prefer to

  • More national rail strikes announced by ASLEF and RMT unions

    Updated: 2023-04-27 10:45:41
    Skip to Main Content What's on in London London Today London Tomorrow London this Weekend Free exhibitions London Theatre What's on in April 2023 What's on in May 2023 What's on in June 2023 What's on in July 2023 Add an Event London News Architecture Art Book reviews Churches Day trips from London Food and drink History Exhibitions London Theatre Alleys and passages Pocket parks Museums London Transport News Anniversaries London Museums Contact Me What's on in London London News Anniversaries London Museums Free exhibitions Contact Me Three more national rail strikes announced by Aslef union Published 27 April 2023 by By Ian Mansfield Transport News No Comments The rail union Aslef has announced three more dates for national rail strikes having rejected a pay offer from the train

  • Tube roundels get crowns for the coronation

    Updated: 2023-04-27 10:20:57
    Skip to Main Content What's on in London London Today London Tomorrow London this Weekend Free exhibitions London Theatre What's on in April 2023 What's on in May 2023 What's on in June 2023 What's on in July 2023 Add an Event London News Architecture Art Book reviews Churches Day trips from London Food and drink History Exhibitions London Theatre Alleys and passages Pocket parks Museums London Transport News Anniversaries London Museums Contact Me What's on in London London News Anniversaries London Museums Free exhibitions Contact Me Tube roundels get crowns for the coronation Published 27 April 2023 by By Ian Mansfield Transport News 2 Comments The famous tube roundel has been crowned , just over a week ahead of the actual King and Queen also being crowned . The tube roundel is now

  • Spot The "Crowndels" Across London's Tube And Rail Stations

    Updated: 2023-04-27 10:15:00
    Coronation treat.

  • See Three Giant Models Of The Capital At The London Centre

    Updated: 2023-04-27 10:00:06
    Free gallery of incredible models.

  • More Train Strikes Are Happening, In May And June

    Updated: 2023-04-26 23:58:00
    ASLEF and RMT announce more strike action by members.

  • Social Housing in London

    Updated: 2023-04-26 21:57:04
    A guest post by London Historians member Jane McCrystal. The absence of Wandsworth’s Labour councillors from the grand opening of the Battersea Power Station development on 14th October 2022 highlights what can go wrong when public private partnerships are adopted to solve the seemingly everlasting crisis of social housing in England and, in particular, London. […]

  • Coronavirus Memorial To TfL Workers Unveiled In City

    Updated: 2023-04-26 15:48:00
    Over 100 TfL workers passed away due to the virus.

  • Red Bull Theatre

    Updated: 2023-04-26 10:00:10
    Site of the Red Bull Playhouse, c.1605 - 1665, 17th-century theatre.London Borough of Islington

  • London Rebranded: The Capital's Changing Names, Mapped

    Updated: 2023-04-26 08:55:00
    Know your NoHo from your SoSho?

  • See An Iconic Opera In The Art Deco Opulence Of Freemasons' Hall

    Updated: 2023-04-26 08:43:00
    Regents Opera reimagines Die Walküre.

  • Outdoor Cinema In London: Where To Watch Films In The Open Air This Summer

    Updated: 2023-04-25 10:50:00
    Ditch the multiplex for movie screenings on rooftops and in parks.

  • Track Down Bromley's Two-Billion-Year-Old Millennium Rocks

    Updated: 2023-04-25 10:00:07
    Tiny bits of Scotland in Bromley.

  • Walter de la Mare - Thornsett Road

    Updated: 2023-04-25 09:48:30
    Walter de la Mare OM, CH, 1873 - 1956, poet and novelist, lived here 1912 - 1956.The London Borough of Bromley

  • Walter de la Mare - Mackenzie Road

    Updated: 2023-04-25 09:48:19
    Walter de la Mare, 1873 - 1956, poet and author, lived here.The London Borough of Bromley

  • Walter de la Mare - Green Lane

    Updated: 2023-04-25 09:48:09
    Walter de la Mare (1873 - 1956)''Is there anybody there? said the traveller knocking on the moonlit door'.Walter De La Mare, poet and novelist, lived in the Penge area for 25 years.Penge Heritage TrailBromley

  • Things To Do This Bank Holiday Weekend In London: 29 April-1 May 2023

    Updated: 2023-04-24 14:48:00
    A boat festival, classic cars, a party at a windmill, and more.

  • Inside The Eclectic And Exceedingly Verdant Community Of Elephant Park

    Updated: 2023-04-24 12:05:42
    A tree-mendous day out in Zone 1.

  • Folajimi Olubunmi-Adewole - SE16

    Updated: 2023-04-24 09:49:25
    {The portrait image is a mosaic of photos of people (presumably members of the Youth Centre) with a hand over one of their eyes.} {The panels on either side - backgrounds and texts are composed of photos of the palms of hands, some with written messages e.g. "I will be loving", "I am kind", etc.} {Panel on the left:}Stand up and be counted {Panel on the right:}Do not turn a blind eye to young people {Each panel carries a small label towards the bottom:}Supported by Mayor of LondonSalmon Youth Centre

  • Chelsea In Bloom 2023: Film History Celebrated In Free Flower Festival

    Updated: 2023-04-24 08:38:00
    Floral sculptures with movies theme take over west London.

  • 11 Free And Cheap Things To Do This Week In London: 24-30 April 2023

    Updated: 2023-04-23 23:30:08
    Exhibitions and spring days out for under £5.

  • The Elizabeth Line Goes Into 'Phase 3' This May

    Updated: 2023-04-23 23:17:00
    TfL announces latest improvements to £19bn railway.

  • Shakespeare statue - EC2

    Updated: 2023-04-23 09:54:03

  • Best Of Londonist: 17-23 April 2023

    Updated: 2023-04-23 05:00:00
    Our best articles, including a citadel on The Mall and a new museum.

  • Richard Trevithick - Dartford

    Updated: 2023-04-22 09:14:20
    {Beneath the Dartford Council coat of arms:}Richard Trevithick, 1771 - 1833, pioneering engineer and inventor of the world's first steam powered railway locomotive, lodged at this hotel from 1831 - 1833. He died here on 22 April 1833 after a short illness and is buried in the town.Dartford Borough Council

  • In Pictures: Vintage Photos Of The NHS In London

    Updated: 2023-04-22 09:00:07
    Striking nurses is nothing new.

  • The BBC Proms 2023: When Is It? How Do I Get Tickets? How Much Are Tickets?

    Updated: 2023-04-21 10:15:00
    London's finest classical music festival returns.

  • Sir Leonard Woolley

    Updated: 2023-04-21 10:00:11
    Sir Leonard Woolley, archaeologist and excavator of Ur, born in a house on this site, 1880.London Borough of Hackney

  • Animals: Art, Science And Sound At The British Library

    Updated: 2023-04-19 23:44:00
    An octopus's garden of animal depictions and recordings.

  • The Chelsea Flower Show 2023: A Blooming Brief Guide

    Updated: 2023-04-19 23:00:00
    "The world’s greatest flower show"

  • Tarantino Live: The Immersive Show Is Coming To London

    Updated: 2023-04-19 15:12:36
    See the director's greatest hits in one show.

  • Museum Of Shakespeare To Open In London In 2024

    Updated: 2023-04-19 13:40:00
    Bompas & Parr are behind this interactive experience.

  • Rosalind Franklin tondo

    Updated: 2023-04-19 09:49:40
    Unveiled on 15th March 2021 by Mount Anvil, Tulip Siddiq, MP and Baroness Garden of Frognal to celebrate Rosalind Franklin and women in STEAM.Created by Keziah Burt, the bronze tondos {sic} depicts Rosalind at the height of her career surrounded by DNA, whose double helix structure she was pivotal in discovering.

  • Things To Do This Weekend In London: 22-23 April 2023

    Updated: 2023-04-17 15:45:45
    St George's Day, Vaisakhi, the London Marathon - it's a busy one!

  • Samuel Jones and Company

    Updated: 2023-04-17 09:07:12
    {In large lettering below the tiled butterfly:}Camberwell Beauty

  • Camberwell Library

    Updated: 2023-04-17 09:07:12
    Borough of Camberwell Public LibraryThis foundation stone was laid July 25 1901 by J. Passmore Edwards Esq., the donor of the building which has been erected on land generously given by the right honourable the Lord Llangattock.Matthew Wallace, JP - MayorCharles William Tagg - Town ClerkMaurice B. Adams FRIBA and illiam Oxtoby AMICE - Joint architects

  • Camberwell Baths

    Updated: 2023-04-17 09:07:12
    Borough of CamberwellLady Llangattock laid this foundation stone of these public baths and wash-houses on Thursday 25th July 1901. Erected on land generously given by the right honourable the Lord Llangattock.Matthew Wallace JP - MayorCharles William Tagg - Town ClerkMaurice B. Adams FRIBA and William Oxtoby AMICE - Joint architects

  • Scientific pursuits: Family Tree @BrxHouseTheatre

    Updated: 2023-04-16 06:43:00
    : Skip to main content Search This Blog Paul in London Paul is in London . Mostly seeing theatre Scientific pursuits : Family Tree BrxHouseTheatre Get link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email Other Apps April 16, 2023 Family Tree , by Mojisola Adebayo , uses the power of words to weave a story about race , inequality , health and the state of the world from the perspective of black women . It’s provocative , disturbing and methodical in depicting inequality throughout time . But it’s also a celebration of life and thriving in the face of relentless adversity . It’s currently playing at Brixton House The guide to the story is Henrietta Lacks . Lacks was a black woman who died from cervical cancer in 1951. The hospital that treated her was the only hospital that would accept black patients in

  • Wakefield and the TA

    Updated: 2023-04-12 10:00:11
    Lord Wakefield of Hythe CBE, Hon. Col. 2nd City of London Regt. R.F., laid this stone on the 16th day of July 1930 on behalf of the City of London Territorial Association.

  • Pig In A Poke: Betty Blue Eyes @TheUnionTheatre

    Updated: 2023-04-06 10:55:00
    : Skip to main content Search This Blog Paul in London Paul is in London . Mostly seeing theatre Pig In A Poke : Betty Blue Eyes TheUnionTheatre Get link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email Other Apps April 06, 2023 Twelve years after its West End premiere , Betty Blue Eyes seems topical . Back then , the parallels were only about a Royal Wedding , with William and Kate's marriage filling the headlines . Now a musical about conniving members of the establishment illegal meat trades and shortages of decent food could be set in the present day . Even the Horse meat scandal would follow a few years after its closure . Now in a smaller-scale version at the Union Theatre , it's still funny and silly . And the illegal pigsty is right up close and under your nose in the smaller space of the Union

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