It’s Love – actually!
Explore some historic places that have provided a backdrop to some of our favourite romance films.
Tag: London
7 Places That Tell the Story of London’s International Heritage
London has always been a city of movement and migration, and the diversity of its population has made an important mark on its character.
The Silvertown Tragedy: Explosion on the Home Front
On 19 January 1917 at 6.52 pm, a catastrophic explosion at the Brunner Mond and Company’s high explosive TNT factory in Silvertown, East London, killed 73 people and injured hundreds.
Dickens at Christmas: 7 Places to Visit Around England
Is there any novelist more closely linked with Yuletide than Charles Dickens? His story, A Christmas Carol, was an instant hit in 1843 and helped make Christmas fashionable again.
8 Historic London Shopfronts
London streets are lined with colourful shops clamouring for our attention. Many are of considerable age and have survived forContinue Reading
5 Memorials that Chart Life and Loss in the First World War
There are few towns or villages in Britain that do not have a public memorial to commemorate those who diedContinue Reading
The Mysterious Case of the Witch Bottle
Discover how Bellarmine jugs may have been used to ward off witches for over 300 years
Pioneers and Rebels: 7 LGBTQ+ People in History
Here are the stories of seven LGBTQ people who pioneered progressive ideas and rebelled for the benefit of future generations.
London: A Design for Life
Sir John Sorrell CBE is a UK Business Ambassador for the creative industries, and co-founder of the Sorrell Foundation with FrancesContinue Reading
Weaving London
Daniel Harris is the founder of the London Cloth Company. Established in 2011, it is the first micro-mill to openContinue Reading