There's something reassuring and timeless about the Old Vic standing proudly at the intersection of The Cut and Waterloo Road. Established here in South London in 1818 as a 'minor theatre' (as opposed to the more important 'patent' theatres in Covent Garden), it was...

If you’re looking for a powerful and imposing building in London, a building that looks like it belongs to a force far greater than our own, then look no further than Senate House, situated in Bloomsbury just north of the British Museum. This extraordinary art deco...

One of my favourite pastimes as I drive around London, is looking up at the Blue Plaques that adorn various buildings around the capital. So many familiar names are celebrated by these blue plaques and it’s fun to imagine these famous people going about their everyday...

London boasts some wonderful garden squares, grand, impressive places that were first constructed as the capital grew and spread west during the mid 1700’s Squares like Grosvenor Square, Berkley Square, and Belgrave Square, surrounded by large and magnificent...

Nestling almost unnoticed amongst the building frenzy of modern Victoria, is a beautiful 17th century building, said to have been built by none other than London’s most eminent architect of the time, Sr Christopher Wren and known locally as Blewcoat school.  Blewcoat...

I love old Victorian London shops. They conjure up a timeless past, where Ladies were still treated with respect and being a Gentleman was still something to aspire to. And none reflects that age and is more quintessentially English, than James Smith & Son...