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- Elsyng Spital tower, once the church for, in turn, a nunnery, a hospital, an Augustinian priory, a grand house, a college and the parish church of St Alphage’s. The post Elsyng Chapel Tower on London Wall first appeared on Stuff About London.
- All about the huge architectural sundial on Tower Hill, and the big mistake it makes about London's history. The post The Egregious Error of the Tower Hill Sundial first appeared on Stuff About London.
- Above the Cannon Street doorway of the FT's Bracken House is a remarkable astrological clock featuring the face of Winston Churchill. The post Brendan Bracken and the Churchill Clock first appeared on Stuff About London.
- Viewed purely on the facts and figures, the Thames is not one of the great rivers of the world. At around 215 miles (345km) long […] The post A Journey to the Source of the Thames first appeared on Stuff About London.
- Back up into the sky, this time with a trip up the neighbour of ‘The Beast’, The Lookout on the 50th floor of number 8 […] The post Up On the Roof (one more time) from The Lookout first appeared on Stuff About London.
- At the top end of Strand opposite the Royal Courts of Justice is Devereux Court. Step off the main road along there and you enter […] The post A lot more than the Da Vinci Code: Temple Church first appeared on Stuff About London.