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- All you need to know to catch the changing of the guards at Buckingham Palace (whether or not you go with Alice). The post Guards! Guards! (And the changing thereof) first appeared on Stuff About London.
- To The London Archives in Clerkenwell for the small but (genuinely) perfectly formed ‘London in the Second World War’ exhibition. It runs until the end […] The post Exhibition: London in the Second World War first appeared on Stuff About London.
- To the Barbican on a glorious early spring day when the sky was blue and the sun was warm. Chamberlin, Powell and Bon’s brutalist City […] The post The Barbican Conservatory: The Hanging Gardens of EC1* first appeared on Stuff About London.
- Eavesdrop on some guides at the top of the Duke of York’s steps and you will hear them talk about the ‘Nazi dog’ that is […] The post The Myth of ‘London’s Nazi Memorial’ first appeared on Stuff About London.
- A redundant 20th century artefact, repurposed for the tourist economy. But enough about me, let’s talk about phone boxes. Go to Parliament Square and you […] The post The Bright Red London Telephone Box first appeared on Stuff About London.
- If asked my favourite London museum I always feel duty bound to say the British Museum, its collection allowing glimpses into civilisations from across the […] The post Getting Medieval: Room 8 at the V+A first appeared on Stuff About London.