One of London’s most fascinating museums for those interested in history but particularly World War Two, is the Churchill War Rooms.  I was lucky enough recently to be invited to go on one of their ‘Behind The Glass’ tours and saw lots of amazing little details. A quick history of the Churchill War Rooms In […] The post Ten Hidden Details At The Churchill War Rooms appeared first on Living London History ..read more

If you are looking for a really interesting day trip from London, then I can highly recommend the charming cathedral city of Chichester.  It takes roughly an hour and a half on the train from London Victoria. Read on for what I got up to on a recent visit and below is a map of […] The post A Day Trip To Charming Chichester appeared first on Living London History ..read more

London’s churches, packed with centuries worth of stories and historical artefacts, are always worth a visit if you have the time. Their names also often tell a fascinating story and certainly is the case for St Margaret Pattens.  St Margaret Pattens can be found on Eastcheap, in the financial district, towered over today by 20 […] The post The Church Named After A Shoe: St Margaret Pattens appeared first on Living London History ..read more

The tight grid and tangle of streets in Spitalfields are some of the best preserved and atmospheric in the city.  The area has an extraordinary amount of surviving eighteenth century architecture; townhouses built largely for the Huguenot silk-weavers who moved to London to after fleeing religious persecution in France.  I was lucky enough recently to […] The post Through The Keyhole: A Look Inside 13 Princelet Street appeared first on Living London History ..read more

I recently went on a visit to the Museum of Homelessness. After having no permanent home itself for 8 years, they have recently found a base in Finsbury Park. I gathered from their website that it would not be a normal museum experience. Having been, I thought it was brilliant and that every Londoner, if […] The post A Visit To The Museum Of Homelessness appeared first on Living London History ..read more

Not only is the Natural History Museum one of London’s best museums, it is also one of the most beautiful buildings in the city. I was lucky enough to be invited on a couple of the Natural History Museum’s special tours: their Secrets of the Natural History Museum and ‘Spirit Collection’ tour. It turns out […] The post The Secrets And Stories Of The Natural History Museum appeared first on Living London History ..read more

Thursday 6th June 2024 marks the 80th anniversary of D-Day. It was on the 6th June 1944 that the allied forces landed on the Normandy beaches, to retake occupied Europe and therefore changed the course of World War Two. There are a number of places that you can see or visit in London that relate […] The post 8 Places In London With Links To D-Day appeared first on Living London History ..read more

On Bishopsgate, in the City of London, you will find London’s smallest church, St Ethelburga’s. Towered over today by the Gherkin, not only is it London’s smallest church, it can also be considered both London’s luckiest and unluckiest church. Today it is not an active church in the traditional sense but carries out a different […] The post St Ethelburga’s: A Church And A Bedouin Tent appeared first on Living London History ..read more

Around 2 million people visit St Paul’s Cathedral every year and see its stunning nave, monuments to great figures from British history such as Nelson and Wellington, or possibly walk up to the dome. I have written a blog post before on 12 little details to spot on a visit. I was, however, lucky enough […] The post The Hidden Rooms Of St Paul’s Cathedral appeared first on Living London History ..read more

Austin Friars is a street in London, just t the North East of the Bank of England. In terms of its shape it looks a bit like a wonky ‘T’ and has a couple of little alleyways shooting off from it such as Pinner’s Passage and Austin Friars Passage.  You enter through an archway on […] The post Thomas Cromwell And The Curious History Of Austin Friars appeared first on Living London History ..read more