The Kings Cross area seems to really have come alive. From having been a seedy ‘no-go’ part of London it is now an interesting mix […]
Prince Albert had a grand vision for the area of South Kensington. The idea was that it would be a centre for culture and education. […]
The Mayfair and St James’s area is full of history going back to the time when Charles I made St James’s Palace his primary residence […]
Ham House has an authentic 17thcentury feel and gives a true sense of how the ruling classes lived after the restoration of Charles II. It […]
An architectural walk in the new exciting area emerging around Vauxhall and Nine Elms, just opposite Westminster and Chelsea. We will see Damian Hirst’s luxurious Newport Street Gallery, […]
This is a walk in the area called Bankside. Here we will see interesting new architecture such as Tate Modern’s Switch House contrasted with the […]
The house is a treasure trove filled with history related to the Duke of Wellington, and surprisingly even has pieces of Sèvres porcelain from Napoleon’s divorce gift to […]
Most closely associated with flamboyant Henry VIII, this majestic Tudor palace was among the most impressive royal residences in Europe at the time. In fact, […]
After the Great Fire of London in 1666, the authorities turned to Sir Christopher Wren to build a new cathedral. His building became a landmark […]
We start by visiting the neoclassical buildings of Gothenburg born, 18C architect Sir William Chambers’ and then see the new Miles Stairs by architect Eva Jiricna (designed V&A’s Jewellery Gallery). We end in the Courtauld […]
Consecrated in 1065, this majestic abbey occupies a unique position in British history, as the place where most English monarchs have been crowned and buried. […]
The famous C18th architect Robert Adam was asked to glorify an early C17th country house off Hampstead Heath. The result is an elegant, neo-classical villa […]
10 years ago – who would have imagined that London would look like this? London has become a wonderful place to look at new, exciting […]
Now almost a thousand years old, this famous landmark is steeped in history and has borne witness to many bloody episodes over the years. It […]