Memories of little Nipper in Oxford Street
How a little Jack Russell terrier became the mascot of a record label and the symbol of the now closed flagship HMV shop in London Sad and shuttered, the HMV…
Architectural impression of the new north entrance to the National Portrait Gallery
A new look for the nation’s family album
Across the capital, art galleries and museums have been silent since March, but the National Portrait Gallery will now remain closed for a further three years, beyond the COVID lockdown, while it undergoes a major revamp
Welcome to Our New Guides! Class of 2019 Celebrate at Badge Ceremony
On the evening of Monday 1 July 2019 we enjoyed the Badge Ceremony for our twelfth cohort of graduates. We held the event in the Lord Mayor’s Parlour on the…
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London’s Notorious Roads: The Westway
The Westway is 50 years old and must rank as one of the capital’s most notorious roads. One of London planners’ homages to Le Corbusier’s grand visions of Cities in…
Local Walks for Local People
What is your Westminster? Parks and palaces, politics and power, pomp and ceremony, or arts and culture? We Guides are spoiled for choice – Westminster has it all, and in…
George IV
George IV - Inveterate voluptuary or planning genius and unfortunate victim? ‘There never was an individual less regretted by his fellow creatures than this deceased King.’ Thus began The Times…
Westminster Guides Launch New Site!
Finally, after months and months of hard work, here it is! The brand new, public face of the City of Westminster Guide Lecturers' Association. Following ten successful years as a…