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When Harry Gordon Selfridge opened his splendid establishment in London, shopping became an entertainment as well as a necessity
Westminster’s Byzantine marvel
Built on the site of what has at various times been a plague burial ground, pleasure garden and house of correction, stands a magnificent, yet unfinished, cathedral
Dickens: his final chapter
Poets’ Corner would seem to the perfect place for the renowned author’s last resting place, but Dickens himself had requested an ‘unostentatious’ and ‘private’ funeral. So why were his wishes disregarded?
Beauty, utility and wisdom
London transport’s first chief executive may have died more than 75 years ago, but Frank Pick’s philosophy on form and function is very much in evidence both below and above ground all around the capital
The roundel: a design for all times
It is a symbol of London that even those who have never boarded a London Underground train or London bus will almost certainly recognise The
A Hollywood legend in Leicester Square
Judy Garland was just one of the many American stars who for almost a quarter of a century brought a touch of glamour to the
Chopin’s London triumphs
On November 16 1848, Chopin ‘played like an angel’ at Guildhall, yet this performance was to be the composer’s final public appearance Chopin was feeling
Sam Pepys’ brilliant career
Renowned for his diary chronicling life in the City of London in the latter part of the 17th century, Samuel Pepys is less well known for his significant roles at the seat of government, in the City of Westminster
Clerkenwell in Westminster?
David Evans alights at Charing Cross rail station and finds a connection to a medieval monastery in Clerkenwell