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A small, two room museum that tells the some of the history of the local area, the rowing customs and of its notable residents. Dominating the main room is a 1960s scale model of Hampton Court Palace.
A recently restored and richly decorated brick vaulted subway that used to link first class passengers arriving at Crystal Palace High Level railway station with the Crystal Palace building itself.
A small but information exhibition about the famous department store and it’s Waitrose division. Mainly lots of exhibition boards, a short video and collections of objects from the company heritage.
A factory that was set up after WWI to provide work for disabled soldiers is still doing the same, while producing most of the poppy wreaths used at memorial services today. There’s now a museum space ...
The assistance meeting point is at the ticket office during 'staff help available opening times' When station staff aren't available, the assistance meeting point is on the platform where your service ...
World famous, and world’s oldest zoo based in the heart of London. ZSL London Zoo has been entertaining and delighting visitors since opening to the public in 1847. With over 800 animal species, ...
At nearly 2,000 years old, the oldest dated image of the Buddha is currently on display in the British Museum as part of its summer exhibition looking at the cultures and religions of ancient India.
The scaffolding surrounding the Charing Cross railway bridge has received an addition – two bales of hay/straw – because an ancient law requires it. The law requires a bale of straw to be hung from a ...
As it marks its third birthday tomorrow, the Elizabeth line regularly carries up to 800,000 passenger journeys per day and has exceeded 600 million passenger journeys since opening. It’s now the ...
The owners of a 300-year-old Georgian townhouse who dug a basement underneath it without permission have been told to fill it in again. The house, on Mayfair’s Park Street, is an early 18th-century ...
More photos and details of the planned rebuilding of Liverpool Street station have been revealed. They show how the station will be rearranged to support the oversite office development. Network Rail ...
A network of secretive tunnels under central London are to become the new home for a permanent exhibition telling the history of the UK’s military intelligence services. One of the tunnels (c) DBOX ...