Smith opened a confectionary shop in Goswell Road sometime around 1840. During a sugary reconnaissance trip to Paris, he got ...

The Pan Pacific London hotel on Bishopsgate claims to have London's tallest Christmas tree right outside. We haven't measured ...

The great strength and innovation of Harry Beck's original Tube map was its schematic approach. Stations were not plotted ...

London does Christmas lights very well indeed, from the world-famous illuminations on Oxford Street and Regent Street, to ...

Speaking of roundels, why are they white in the new design? The bold flashes of red on the outbound uniform undeniably looked ...

In May 2025, operation of the Elizabeth line will be taken over by GTS Rail Operations Limited, a joint venture between Go ...

The Shard will soon have a lofty partner across the water. 1 Undershaft, which recently won planning approval after years of ...

Follow our walk around the old Roman walls of the City of London. The city of Londinium was founded in the year 47. About 150 ...

In the world of architecture, Channel Four's new headquarters (by Richard Rogers and Partners) was a high-tech televisual ...

Forget talk of the Fourth Plinth or Parliament Square. Her Late Majesty's memorial will be sited in St James's Park. That ...

Colindale Tube station will reopen on the afternoon of Friday 20 December*, following a six-month closure. The Northern line ...

Continuing our series on London's greatest murals. One should never make assumptions, but we feel confident in declaring this ...