| 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 | London Bridge station archeology on show
There's an exhibition inside London Bridge station, showing off what they found underneath the station during the recent rebuilding works.Read more ›… | Florence Nightingale’s 200th birthday in 200 objects
Museums can't afford to ignore anniversaries, so in this the 200th anniversary of the Lady with the Lamp's birth, the Florence Nightingale Museum has assembled 200 objects that signify her life and legacy.Read more ›… | Taking a look inside Crossrail’s Farringdon station
One of the Crossrail stations closest to completion is Farringdon, and there's been a chance to go down and have a look inside and see how close to completion it is.Read more ›… | Lightboxes and Lettering: The importance of East London’s print industry
An exhibition that charts and celebrates the history of printing from the hand laid out letter presses to the modern computer aided design.Read more ›… | Plans to add new entrance to Hackney Central railway station
Plans to improve access to the overcrowded Hackney Central station have taken a step forward with a proposed deal between the council and Network Rail.Read more ›… | Sharp drop in London Underground and bus passengers due to Covid
Transport for London (TfL) says that it has seen a 19 percent drop in tube passengers, and a 10 percent drop in bus passengers since the Covid coronavirus crisis gathered momentum in the past couple of weeks.Read more ›… | London’s Alleys: Cobb’s Court, EC4
This narrow right angled alley runs behind blocks of offices and shops, today offering a convenient place for fire exits and windows.Read more ›… | The Pimlico & Belgravia Eye Magazine
About to do something fairly rare for me - full on name and shame a rather unpleasant copyright abuser.Read more ›… | Sadiq Khan confirms train fares to rise after the Mayoral election
Regardless of who is the Mayor after the next Mayoral elections, the fares freeze on the railways will come to an end.Read more ›… | Today’s the 50th anniversary of the Highgate Vampire
It's the evening of Friday 13th March 1970, and a mob break into Highgate Cemetery determined to deal with a den of vampires lurking in the graves.Read more ›… | London’s weekly railway news
A weekly round-up of London's rail transport news...Read more ›… | The V&A looks at the story of the swimming pool
A corridor in the V&A museum has been filled with photos and drawings from the golden age of lidos and swimming pools.Read more ›… | Visits Cathedrals across England at night
This year, every Church of England cathedral will open their doors after hours on at least one evening though out the year.Read more ›… | Take a tour around the Chelsea Pensioners home
Their red cloaks are famous, as is their magnificent home, but fewer know that the Royal Hospital Chelsea, as the home of the Chelsea Pensioners is known is also open for tours.Read more ›… | Lower Thames Crossing gets funding in the budget
A large road tunnel under the Thames to the east of London has been given funding in the 2020 budget.Read more ›… | Tickets Alert: Tours of Goldsmiths Hall
One of the grandest of the City’s livery halls, the Goldsmiths is open a few days a year for public tours and the dates for… next year have been announced.Read more ›… | Stone – the new wonder material for buildings
Imagine a building material strong enough to support a skyscraper, but without any of the CO2 emissions of concrete or steel, and you have the new wonder of construction -- stone.Read more ›… | Childhood in Dickensian London at the Senate House Library
With this year marking the 150th anniversary of Charles Dicken's death, an exhibition is looking at the sort of childhood the average person could have expected when he was a child.Read more ›… |
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