It was on the Peckham Rye in the 1760s that William Blake claimed to have seen visions, including one of "a tree filled with.....
London Tower Bridge was completed in 1894. It is a beautiful piece of Victorian engineering and is one of the many symbols of.....
Little gasps go up at the sight of the great rounded glass building on the south bank of the River Thames. Whether this is.....
Last remaining galleried inn in London, situated near the river Thames. Famous as a coaching terminus since the 17th century, it.....
The world's first museum devoted entirely to the history of tea and coffee, telling the 400 year old social and commercial.....
Historic epicentre of might and majesty, the tower has a history without parallel anywhere else in the world. With its icy past.....
This is believed to be the oldest Gothic building in London, it stands on a spot where religious buildings have stood for over a.....
Winchester Palace was built in the early 13th century as the London house of the Bishops of Winchester. Destroyed by fire in.....
An authentic replica of the galleon in which Sir Francis Drake sailed around the world in 1577 – 1580, our ship has travelled.....
The world's most notorious medieval prison which functioned from the 12th century until 1780...
Shakespeare's Globe Theatre is a recreation of The Globe Theatre, which was destroyed by fire in 1613, rebuilt in 1614, and then.....
The Cutty Sark is the only surviving extreme clipper in the world. She now sits in dry dock and is one of the great sights of.....
The Royal Observatory was constructed by Sir Christopher Wren following the appointment of John Flamsteed as Royal Astronomer in.....
This museum is one of the most important of all the British museums, for it is a unique celebration of the history of the British.....
The London Aquarium is the first attraction of its kind in the capital, and is one of Europe's largest exhibitions of global.....
