| 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 | Remarkable 3D images of dinosaurs
If you were to wander though the Natural History Museum shop (currently closed of course), then you might spy some really quite astonishing 3D pictures. | | The demolished Bryant & May Testimonial fountain
Opposite today's Bow Church DLR station used to stand a much grander station, and in front was a tall Victorian memorial, erected in 1872 to celebrate a protest against a tax on matches. | | Railway landslip uncovers 14th century Christian shrine
A cave and Christian shrine thought to date from the 14th century has been discovered by rail workers delivering landslip repair works near Guildford. | | Help the National Archives uncover WW1 ships crew logs
If you're stuck at home and want to do something good, then the National Archives is seeking volunteers to help transcribe First World War Royal Navy service records for a free online database it is building. | | London’s Alleys: Craven Passage, WC2
In an area where most of the old roads were swallowed up by the railway, Craven Passage is a rare survivor of a path that dates back to when the area first started to be developed. | | Rail travel in London down by 95%, buses down by 85%
Since the order to avoid going outside unless essential, and avoid travel, passengers numbers on London's trains have plunged by 95 percent, while bus passengers are down by 85 percent. | | London’s weekly railway news
A weekly round-up of London's rail transport news... | | Transport for London debt put on review for Coronavirus downgrade
Transport for London (TfL) currently has around £11.7 billion of debt, and that has now been put under review for a ratings downgrade by one of the three big ratings agencies, Fitch. | | Novo Beth Chaim – the Jewish cemetery inside a university
Slap bang in the middle of an East London university can be found an old, and rather unusual graveyard. | | The tradition of the celebratory Ox Roast
In times of old, when a major celebration took place, it was a tradition to hold a celebratory ox roast. | | Camels in the City of London
A grand late Victorian building in the City of London is notable for having three camels on the front. | |
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