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London's history, architecture, public transport -- and offbeat events to enjoy.
No longer a No Parkin Zone at ianVisits towers.
November 15, 2025 at 7:08 PM
No longer a No Parkin Zone at ianVisits towers.
According to Waitrose's website, these are some suggested meal recipes for one person.
I approve.
I approve.
November 15, 2025 at 3:22 PM
According to Waitrose's website, these are some suggested meal recipes for one person.
I approve.
I approve.
FYI - there will be a Kylie Minogue shop at Battersea Power Station from 5th to 7th Dec 2025.
Will be selling vinyl, signed test presses, signed lithographs, Kylie merchandise, including baubles, woolly hats and scarves, Kylie Minogue Wine (?!), 2026 calendar, and more.
Will be selling vinyl, signed test presses, signed lithographs, Kylie merchandise, including baubles, woolly hats and scarves, Kylie Minogue Wine (?!), 2026 calendar, and more.
November 15, 2025 at 2:45 PM
FYI - there will be a Kylie Minogue shop at Battersea Power Station from 5th to 7th Dec 2025.
Will be selling vinyl, signed test presses, signed lithographs, Kylie merchandise, including baubles, woolly hats and scarves, Kylie Minogue Wine (?!), 2026 calendar, and more.
Will be selling vinyl, signed test presses, signed lithographs, Kylie merchandise, including baubles, woolly hats and scarves, Kylie Minogue Wine (?!), 2026 calendar, and more.
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The Covid memorial wall along the riverside in Lambeth is to be preserved as a permanent memorial to those who died in the pandemic, the government has announced.
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Lambeth’s Covid Memorial Wall to be preserved as a monument to the pandemic
The Covid memorial wall along the riverside in Lambeth is to be preserved as a permanent memorial to those who died in the pandemic, the government has announced.
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November 14, 2025 at 1:07 PM
The Covid memorial wall along the riverside in Lambeth is to be preserved as a permanent memorial to those who died in the pandemic, the government has announced.
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The most Christmasy pub in London switched on its Christmas lights last night, heralded by screams at a bus to move out of the way.
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Churchill Arms’ Christmas lights spark street-spilling crowds and a last-second bus dash
The most Christmasy pub in London switched on its Christmas lights last night, heralded by screams at a bus to move out of the way.
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November 14, 2025 at 12:07 PM
The most Christmasy pub in London switched on its Christmas lights last night, heralded by screams at a bus to move out of the way.
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Westminster council issuing £100 fines for badly parked hire bikes and pedicabs
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Westminster council issuing £100 fines for badly parked hire bikes and pedicabs
Westminster Council has stepped up its campaign against badly parked dockless hire bikes - by issuing £100 penalty notices for each one it finds.
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November 14, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Westminster council issuing £100 fines for badly parked hire bikes and pedicabs
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London’s weekly railway news
This is a weekly round-up of London's rail transport news...
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November 14, 2025 at 7:09 AM
The lighting shop on Kensington Church Street is closing down.
Oddly sad about that, as it seemed to be a centuries-old family business (actually, about 80 years) and would outlast every fad that society could throw at it.
Oddly sad about that, as it seemed to be a centuries-old family business (actually, about 80 years) and would outlast every fad that society could throw at it.
November 14, 2025 at 5:23 PM
The lighting shop on Kensington Church Street is closing down.
Oddly sad about that, as it seemed to be a centuries-old family business (actually, about 80 years) and would outlast every fad that society could throw at it.
Oddly sad about that, as it seemed to be a centuries-old family business (actually, about 80 years) and would outlast every fad that society could throw at it.
A new Shakespeare museum in East London that was due to open this year has been delayed and doesn’t have an opening date at the moment.
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London’s new Museum of Shakespeare delays its opening date to 2026
A new Shakespeare museum in East London that was due to open this year has been delayed and doesn’t have an opening date at the moment.
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November 14, 2025 at 2:03 PM
A new Shakespeare museum in East London that was due to open this year has been delayed and doesn’t have an opening date at the moment.
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/lon...
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The Covid memorial wall along the riverside in Lambeth is to be preserved as a permanent memorial to those who died in the pandemic, the government has announced.
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/lam...
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/lam...
Lambeth’s Covid Memorial Wall to be preserved as a monument to the pandemic
The Covid memorial wall along the riverside in Lambeth is to be preserved as a permanent memorial to those who died in the pandemic, the government has announced.
www.ianvisits.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 1:07 PM
The Covid memorial wall along the riverside in Lambeth is to be preserved as a permanent memorial to those who died in the pandemic, the government has announced.
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/lam...
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/lam...
The most Christmasy pub in London switched on its Christmas lights last night, heralded by screams at a bus to move out of the way.
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/chu...
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/chu...
Churchill Arms’ Christmas lights spark street-spilling crowds and a last-second bus dash
The most Christmasy pub in London switched on its Christmas lights last night, heralded by screams at a bus to move out of the way.
www.ianvisits.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 12:07 PM
The most Christmasy pub in London switched on its Christmas lights last night, heralded by screams at a bus to move out of the way.
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/chu...
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/chu...
Westminster council issuing £100 fines for badly parked hire bikes and pedicabs
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/wes...
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/wes...
Westminster council issuing £100 fines for badly parked hire bikes and pedicabs
Westminster Council has stepped up its campaign against badly parked dockless hire bikes - by issuing £100 penalty notices for each one it finds.
www.ianvisits.co.uk
November 14, 2025 at 10:02 AM
Westminster council issuing £100 fines for badly parked hire bikes and pedicabs
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/wes...
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/wes...
"My jumper with an image of Pan the Piper" is not demonic says person walking into Westminster Abbey.
"Oh, the phrase Hellbore above and the reference to summoning ancient terrors - just a coincidence and nothing at all to do with the non-demonic pan the piper"
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"Oh, the phrase Hellbore above and the reference to summoning ancient terrors - just a coincidence and nothing at all to do with the non-demonic pan the piper"
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November 14, 2025 at 9:10 AM
"My jumper with an image of Pan the Piper" is not demonic says person walking into Westminster Abbey.
"Oh, the phrase Hellbore above and the reference to summoning ancient terrors - just a coincidence and nothing at all to do with the non-demonic pan the piper"
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
"Oh, the phrase Hellbore above and the reference to summoning ancient terrors - just a coincidence and nothing at all to do with the non-demonic pan the piper"
www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...
Madame Tussauds are never one to miss an opportunity - so Alan Carr’s waxwork will be in a Traitors-inspired design until Friday 28th November - at Madame Tussauds London
November 14, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Madame Tussauds are never one to miss an opportunity - so Alan Carr’s waxwork will be in a Traitors-inspired design until Friday 28th November - at Madame Tussauds London
London’s weekly railway news
This is a weekly round-up of London's rail transport news...
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November 14, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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The historic Simpsons Tavern chophouse in the City of London is to reopen, but not as Simpsons, after a deal was struck with another restaurant company.
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The City’s historic Simpsons Tavern chophouse to reopen after long legal battle
The historic Simpsons Tavern chophouse in the City of London is to reopen, but not as Simpsons, after a deal was struck with another restaurant company.
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November 13, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The historic Simpsons Tavern chophouse in the City of London is to reopen, but not as Simpsons, after a deal was struck with another restaurant company.
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/the...
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Fulham Broadway tube station is about to get a major facelift, with a full refurbishment of its distinctive Victorian glazed roof.
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Fulham Broadway Tube station’s glass canopy gets long-awaited repair
Fulham Broadway tube station is about to get a major facelift, with a full refurbishment of its distinctive Victorian glazed roof.
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November 13, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Fulham Broadway tube station is about to get a major facelift, with a full refurbishment of its distinctive Victorian glazed roof.
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For eight days only, a large light display is filling the grounds of the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich.
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Dazzling light trail brings 3D projections to the Old Royal Naval College
For eight days only, a large light display is filling the grounds of the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich.
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November 13, 2025 at 12:02 PM
For eight days only, a large light display is filling the grounds of the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich.
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The London Underground’s Southwark tube station has been granted listed status as an outstanding example of late 20th-century architecture.
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Southwark tube station gains heritage protection for its striking late-20th-century design
The London Underground’s Southwark tube station has been granted listed status as an outstanding example of late 20th-century architecture.
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November 13, 2025 at 8:33 AM
The London Underground’s Southwark tube station has been granted listed status as an outstanding example of late 20th-century architecture.
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If bashing and twisting my toe when I slipped over in the rain earlier wasnt bad enough... a woman just trod on it in the train.
I knew I shouldn't have gone out to take photos.
On the upside, learned I can still scream.
I knew I shouldn't have gone out to take photos.
On the upside, learned I can still scream.
November 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
If bashing and twisting my toe when I slipped over in the rain earlier wasnt bad enough... a woman just trod on it in the train.
I knew I shouldn't have gone out to take photos.
On the upside, learned I can still scream.
I knew I shouldn't have gone out to take photos.
On the upside, learned I can still scream.
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The V&A Museum is filled with chunks of architecture saved from demolition, but an ornate staircase I had assumed was the same turns out not to be at all.
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Tiles, Training, and Taste: The Victorian vision behind the V&A’s ceramic staircase
The V&A Museum is filled with chunks of architecture saved from demolition, but an ornate staircase I had assumed was the same turns out not to be at all.
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November 13, 2025 at 7:09 AM
The V&A Museum is filled with chunks of architecture saved from demolition, but an ornate staircase I had assumed was the same turns out not to be at all.
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/852...
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/852...
Big crowd outside what will become the most instagram'd pub in London this Christmas.
November 13, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Big crowd outside what will become the most instagram'd pub in London this Christmas.
The historic Simpsons Tavern chophouse in the City of London is to reopen, but not as Simpsons, after a deal was struck with another restaurant company.
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/the...
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/the...
The City’s historic Simpsons Tavern chophouse to reopen after long legal battle
The historic Simpsons Tavern chophouse in the City of London is to reopen, but not as Simpsons, after a deal was struck with another restaurant company.
www.ianvisits.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 2:46 PM
The historic Simpsons Tavern chophouse in the City of London is to reopen, but not as Simpsons, after a deal was struck with another restaurant company.
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/the...
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/the...
Fulham Broadway tube station is about to get a major facelift, with a full refurbishment of its distinctive Victorian glazed roof.
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/ful...
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/ful...
Fulham Broadway Tube station’s glass canopy gets long-awaited repair
Fulham Broadway tube station is about to get a major facelift, with a full refurbishment of its distinctive Victorian glazed roof.
www.ianvisits.co.uk
November 13, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Fulham Broadway tube station is about to get a major facelift, with a full refurbishment of its distinctive Victorian glazed roof.
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/ful...
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/ful...