A snappier name was needed, and everyone had an opinion. The Bakerloo portmanteau of Baker Street and Waterloo was a recent ...

Your weekly roundup of Londonist news and features. It shows Westminster Abbey and the Palace of Westminster. Get your skates ...

Paul Knox's latest book, Lost London: From Crystal Palace to Heston Airport, a History in 25 Missing Buildings, explores lost ...

FEBRUARY IN LONDON: With a new month beginning on Sunday, you'll be needing our guide to things to do in London in February ...

The venue in question was the East London Museum of Science and Art, otherwise known as the Bethnal Green Museum. It opened in 1872, and it really was a shock to the system. The people of the East End ...

A legendary actor, a pioneering Victorian photographer, and an advocate for racial equality will be awarded Blue Plaques in ...

The National Gallery: Art On Your Doorstep is a major free outdoor exhibition programme that scatters true-to-size artwork ...

Why the Bayeux Tapestry is an important relic of London history.

BURNS NIGHT EVENTS: Scottish poet Robert Burns is celebrated on the anniversary of his birth this Sunday, with Burns suppers ...

Unicornic heraldry isn't restricted to the King or Queen. Several institutions in the City of London have unicorns as part of ...

Art After Dark presents an excellent opportunity to get to know the galleries in central London that you're perhaps less ...

Partial pedestrianisation probably goes back centuries, when streets would close to horse-drawn traffic for market days or ...