(L)ondon (I)nteresting (A)ctivities
We may be biased, but time after time, London proves that it really is one of the greatest cities on the globe. It’s got some of the best-ranking schools in the world, the most reputable universities, more music venues and festivals than any […]
Picture the scene. It’s 1999, and the government has just spent £789 million building a giant dome-shaped building in southeast London. But what promised to be a turn-of-the-millennium world-class exhibition venue, ended up a bit of a dud. We’re of course talking about the […]
Every year the Twentieth Century Society (C20) puts together a list of Britain’s most at-risk 20th and 21st architectural marvels. Earlier this month it published the 2025 edition of its Risk List, with the included structures ranging from a Brighton […]
If you’re going underground in London, chances are you’re going to have to ride a long ol’ escalator to get there. Eighty-nine Underground stations have escalators managed by TfL, but which station has the most? Thanks to a new Freedom of Information request […]
What’s the most London-y thing you can think of? No, it’s not red double-deckers, or Big Ben. And it’s not Perello olives or Lime bikes either. We’re thinking of fried chicken, specifically, Morley’s. Now, Morley’s is going to be officially inducted into the […]
May is a landmark month for the capital’s key cultural institutions. Alongside the opening of Soho Theatre Walthamstow and Tate Modern’s huge 25th birthday celebrations, the month sees the opening of another major new venue, the V&A East Storehouse, in […]
With all the doom and gloom going on in the world, it’s nice to be able to deliver a bit of good news, especially when it pertains to something cute and cuddly. After four years away, deer have returned to Greenwich […]