London History Explored

Unmissable mechanical sound of RT and RF buses through the streets of Barking RT80 anniversary

A very British affair, 3 days that took BRITAIN to WAR, September 1939

The declaration of war on Germany in 1939 was a pivotal moment in history for Great Britain, it seems it was to be the countries

Winston Churchill Born 1874, 30th November

30th November 1874, Blenheim Palace Winston Churchill, was born

Britain’s formidable wartime leader, Sir Winston Churchill was born in late November 1874 at Blenheim Palace. But why Blenheim Palace? Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill was

Sir, when a man is tired of London he is tired of life, Dr Samuel Johnson House

“Sir, when a man is tired of London he is tired of life: for there is in London all that life can afford”

St James's Palace the most senior palace in Britain

St James’s Palace – The Guardian of Tradition

St James’s Palace at Work We say the British Monarchy is the guardian of tradition. When Prince Charles succeeds to become King and Sovereign, tradition

London Railway Station architecture with Victorian engineered heritage

Londons Mainline Railway Services – a Brief Story

1836-38 the first steam railway opened in London called the London and Greenwich Railway (L&GR). The First Train Service into London The first train service

Gunnersbury Park with a Hidden Rothchild’s Mansion

Gunnersbury Park in West London, with a Rothschild Mansion at his heart, has an incredible historical back story that stretches back almost 1,000 years. The