21 hours ago by Mo

Staple Inn is the last of the four inns of Chancery. The half timbered building has survived the great fire of London, bombing during the second world war and the general building decay during the 19th century that saw the other three inns demolished. The earliest documented reference of this site i ...

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1 day ago by Alex Mathers

Prolific London-based illustrator and designer Radim Malinic is putting on an exciting exhibition of his latest set of poster designs that reflect the vibe of London’s West End. His illustrative craftsmanship and observation of the subtle details of the city are very evident in these pieces. Here ar ...

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4 days ago by Mo

Today is the bi-centennial of Charles Dickens birth. London is recognising the occasion with lots of readings of his works. There is an exhibition of Dicken's London at the Museum of London (runs until June 10). The picture today is the courtyard of the Prudential Building in Holborn. In Dicken's da ...

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10 days ago by MVCRE

Holborn Group are proposing a largely-residential development with a significant social housing component on the Little Mountain Housing site. The proposal includes: Approx. 1,600 units of market housing: condominiums and townhouses. 234 units of social housing, with 186 of those for families (2 or ...

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11 days ago by Dave

Home at last. I'm just back from a rather silly week long jaunt around the country for both work and play. I've stayed at a Premier Inn, a Holiday Inn, two Travelodges and one friend's house, with no more than a couple of nights in one place. I'm not half glad to be home. It's been an interesting we ...

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21 days ago by Mo

Colourful buildings in Holborn.

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22 days ago by Matthew

Quentin Blake is 80. The BFG is 30 years old. Quentin's Roald Dahl characters are on stamps now. Certain periods of my early life, and most peoples, were illustrated in Blake's wobbling ink and watercolours. There's a feature in the Telegraph explaining the job that all these illustrations do in hos ...

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22 days ago by Matthew

Quentin Blake is 80. The BFG is 30 years old. Quentin's Roald Dahl characters are on stamps now. Certain periods of my early life, and most peoples, were illustrated in Blake's wobbling ink and watercolours. There's a feature in the Telegraph explaining the job that all these illustrations do in hos ...

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26 days ago by everydaylifestyle

住人の過半数が国外生まれというインターナショナルなロンドン。ナイジェリアをはじめとするアフリカ大陸の旧植民地の国々出身の人たちも多く住むにも関わらず、それらの国のレストランは、そのお国の人たちが住むエリア外やセントラル・ロンドンではほとんど見かけない、というのがMの大いなる疑問だ。エチオピア料理店は、キングスクロス駅北部などエチオピア人地区を中心に何軒かあるのみだった。それが最近、ホルボーンの近くのTheobald’s Roadで、偶然1軒見つけたので行ってみた。 店名は何故か、エチオピアと言うよりスイスを思わせる、「Alps（アルプス）」。「Ethio Modern European Res ...

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32 days ago by Mo

London has it all, vampire bats, ghosts, magic and these can all be found in London's oldest occult bookshop. The Atlantis bookshop in Bloomsbury has been around for 90 years weaving their spells and magic.

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