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Posted in: Food & Dining, Galleries & Museums, Highlights, Shows & Exhibitions4 Mindful Ways to Toast & Tipple the New Year — After New Year’s Eve […]
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4 Mindful Ways to Toast & Tipple the New Year — After New Year’s Eve […]
Read MoreFrom pop-up galleries in Peckham to podcast studios in Hackney, freelancing in London offers endless creative opportunities, and just as many challenges. Whether you’re a graphic designer working from a café in Camden or a self-taught filmmaker balancing shoots and edits, life as a freelancer in the capital is full of movement, freedom, and unpredictability. […]
Read MoreToyosi Saliu Makes a Solid Gold Statement With Breathtaking 24-Carat Art From the heart of the African continent but firmly rooted in London, rises an exciting new artist whose work bridges African identity and ancestral royalty with modern elegance. Nigerian artist Toyosi Saliu uses real 24-carat gold to craft dazzling portraits that bring a […]
Read MoreWhat’s in a name? London place names decoded We’re surrounded by street signs every day and casually type these sometimes odd-sounding addresses into Google Maps without a second thought about what they mean or where the name came from. The Romans founded the city of Londinium [London], so you’d expect a Latin root somewhere. Let’s […]
There’s Xmas Cheer in Euston – Food, Drink, Culture! The December snow augurs a postcard perfect Christmas in London – and where better than Euston to kickstart your festivities! Even before you exit the train station you’ll stumble across its unique local history. Also, you’ll find a station pub named after a towering landmark […]
#WomensHistoryMonth will, no doubt, have to compete with the usual flood of hashtags fighting to capture the 30-second social media attention span. In a fast-moving age such as ours where mobile phones, computer games and the internet are the chief preoccupations, the achievements of the likes of Crimean nurse Mary Seacole, Suffragette Emmeline Pankhurst and […]
Yes, you get to see the unseeable. That is, it’s not there now – but it once was. So at best, you can pick up on the vibe……but in some cases you might not want to The Aldgate Plague Pit OK, you won’t be able to see it, but it’s definitely down there somewhere. In […]
Did you know that there are two cities in London? You probably did, it’s the kind of thing we all know but don’t really now anything about. So in this episode of Historically Hot, Calum explains The City of London and how it works using places and things you can spot on your travels through […]