Footprints of London

Walk on the dramatic and farcical events of 16 October 1834 when the medieval Houses of Parliament burnt down. Everyone’s heard about The Great Fire of London of 1666, but whoever’s heard about that epic blaze which tore through the Houses of Parliament in 1834?! The day before the anniversary of the event, I bring…

The drama of the first ten years of the restoration through Whitehall and St James's: the court, London development and science. The restoration was a time of a very merry monarch with his glamorous mistresses, flamboyant court and strange “touching” ceremonies. This was also a time when a new power settlement was made, when science…

Plotting remains of the Crystal Palace High Level line: station sites, arches, tunnel portals, the track bed and other great features. When the Crystal Palace exhibition site opened in June 1854 it was served by one railway line to a station half way down the hill carrying thousands of visitors a day… But another private…