Ten London exhibitions to visit in April 2024
A selection of ten exhibitions to visit in London while dodging the April showers.

HS2 railway to Birmingham passes over canal to Birmingham
Construction of the HS2 viaduct in west London has just passed over the Grand Union Canal, its 200-year-old predecessor that also links London to Birmingham.

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Tube stations to be hit by strike action in April
Tube station managers are to walk out in strike action next month in a dispute over working conditions.

Paul Catherall designs modernist matchboxes
This is rather fun, you can now buy matchboxes decorated with modernist architecture on the boxes.

Marylebone Makeover: Rain gardens to flourish in former pedestrian subway
One of London’s biggest sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDS) is about to be built in the derelict pedestrian subway under the Marylebone flyover.

An exhibition about George Seferis has opened inside the Greek Ambassador’s home
Inside the Greek Ambassador's official London residence is a room preserved for nearly 60 years in memory of the man who once worked there and is now open to the public for the first time.

Greater Anglia offering £12 return fares on train trips this spring
Train operator, Greater Anglia is offering cheap train fares with its annual Spring Hare Fares sale - with returns from London from just £12.

Duke of Wellington’s dress uniforms go on display at Apsley House
The Duke of Wellington is famous for the vast number of portraits of him in his military uniforms, but the actual uniforms themselves were hardly ever seen in public - until now.

By law – it shouldn’t be Easter this weekend
Each year, people check their calendars to find out when Easter will take place because it changes every year -- but nearly a century ago, the UK passed a law fixing the date. It's just that the law has never been enforced.

Petts Wood station gets four new lifts to provide step-free access
A nearly £11 million project to add step-free access at Petts Wood station in southeast London has been completed, with the installation of four new lifts.

Electricity underwater: Grand Union Canal tunnel provides power boost for HS2
A "micro tunnel" has been dug under the Grand Union Canal in West London at the moment to deliver electricity to HS2's tunnel boring machines when they start digging the Euston tunnel.

Beyond dog food: Unearthing the unexpected roles of dogs in advertising
Advertising has used the image of the faithful canine pretty much since printing made adverts possible—and now an exhibition is looking back at the history of doggy goods.

From dusty bin to rail freight as passenger train removes lorries from London’s roads
A passenger train without any seats recently called at Liverpool Street. It's not a trial of a new standing-only train, but a way of delivering cargo freight into city centres.

Tickets Alert: Tours of the Sandhurst military academy
Not far outside London is Sandhurst, the British Army’s military training centre for officers, and they hold occasional tours for the public of the grand buildings hidden behind high walls.

Final breakthrough for HS2’s longest tunnel
The second tunnel boring machine (TBM) digging the future HS2 railway tunnels under the Chilterns has finished its job - meaning the two 10-mile tunnels have been completed and are now ready for fitting out.

From Tiny Tradesmen to Lilliputian Locals: Exploring “staffage” in architectural drawings
Most architectural exhibitions are about the buildings, but this one isn't -- it's about the figures added to architectural drawings to show off the scale of the buildings.

Visit the restored 1938 tube train you can sleep in
If you're in the middle of the Suffolk countryside, a fully restored 1938-era London Underground tube train isn't the sort of thing you'd expect to see—but not only can you see it, you can even sleep in it.

Horniman Museum to start having late openings
The Horniman Museum in south London is joining the number of museums that have a monthly late night opening, and although not explicitly for adults -- with a 9pm closing, it's going to be mainly for adults.

Decades of Dissent: Anti-Nuclear movement explored in LSE Library exhibition
A "tube map" in the shape of a fighter jet is on display at the moment, as part of an exhibition looking at the two conflicting sides in the protests about the arms trade.

The derelict Tate Institute building is to be restored
A very distinctive and sadly also very derelict building near City Airport is to be restored and reopened to the public, as a local community centre.

Time warp at the top: London’s tallest skyscraper validates Einstein’s theory
The City of London’s tallest building, 22 Bishopsgate, has been used for a science experiment—to display a curious quirk of Einstein’s theory of general relativity.

Sew your own vintage Tube Map with LT Museum’s DIY embroidery kit
If you're handy with a needle and thread, you can sew your own vintage tube map - with a new kit from the London Transport Museum.

London’s Alleys: Hogarth Place, SW5
The passage is also one of the oldest in the Earl's Court part of London, appearing long before the rest of the area was developed.