| In light of the ongoing Coronavirus crisis, the majority of venues have announced that they closing for the next few weeks, and those that haven't can be expected to close. Events and exhibitions are understandably being cancelled or delayed. For the next few weeks, ianVisits wont carry the usual listings guide, but will keep the blog post updates. I hope you stay safe and well, and I am sure there will be a huge party when this is all over. | | | Latest blog posts by IanVisits | Why the Old Bailey is called the Old Bailey
The grand building that houses the Central Criminal Court of England and Wales is often called the Old Bailey. But why? | | British Rail’s short experiment with travelling pubs
It's May 1949 and British Rail was showing off its latest idea to please the public - a travelling pub. | | A cluster of brick buses outside Leytonestone Station
Just outside Leytonstone tube station, by the bus stop, is a most appropriate work of public art - a cluster of buses, made from bricks. | | London’s Alleys: White Lion Court, EC3
This is another of those ancient alleys that seems to have existed since forever, and somehow is still here. | | Vauxhall bus station set for demolition
Controversial plans to demolish the striking Vauxhall bus station and replace it with tower blocks are likely to go ahead after the government declined to block them. | | Tutankhamun exhibition goes (slightly) online
As the "last chance to see" Tutankhamun exhibition in London has closed to the public, they've released a video of it for those who missed out. | | London’s weekly railway news
A weekly round-up of London's rail transport news... | | Free rail travel for people fleeing domestic abuse during the lockdown
Victims of domestic abuse who need emergency travel to escape to a shelter in another town will not have to pay for their travel, the train companies have announced. | | Natural History Museum wants to put a dinosaur in its front garden
The Natural History Museum has shown off plans to revamp the space in front of the museum, including putting a dinosaur in the garden. | | Archeologists discover pottery from London’s earliest farmers
One of the most significant discoveries of Early Neolithic pottery ever uncovered in London has now been proven to be 5,500 years old | | Some of the fun of the fair in your home
Carters, the Victorian steam fair has cold boilers due the lockdown and wont be travelling in the near future - but you can still have the fun of the fair at home. | | Unbuilt London: Replacing Tower Bridge with a tunnel
Considering how iconic Tower Bridge is as a symbol of London, it's difficult to believe that just 50 years ago there were plans to replace it with a tunnel. | |
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