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
Staircase inside Two Temple Place
Two Temple Place: a very personal legacy
Both inside and out this building could be mistaken for a baronial mansion, but it is the 19th century creation of an eccentric American multimillionaire who yearned to be an…
Henry VIII’s wine cellar (right) underneath the Ministry of Defence main building in Whitehall (centre)
Toasting Henry
Beneath the imposing grey building that houses the Ministry of Defence a Tudor gem lies hidden. Access is restricted, but one of our lucky guides has had the chance to…
Handel’s Hanoverian Heritage
St George’s Church in Mayfair is the hub for the annual celebrations to commemorate the life and work of the great maestro by Janice Liverseidge The great composer George Frideric…
Cruickshank Print: Credit Westminster Archives
A Regency Rebellion
Tread in the footsteps of the Cato Street conspirators, who on 23 February 200 years ago plotted to assassinate the prime minister and bring down the government. By Rosemary Barnes…
Doodlebug Summer
Three years after the end of the Blitz, Westminster was once again in the front line By Mark Lubienski Dr. Reginald Victor (R. V.) Jones was the scientist in charge…
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…