York Watergate
Near embankment tube station, is the site of what used to be York House. York House was one of a string of mansions which once stood...
The Old Curiosity Shop
It would be nice to believe the claim painted on the front of this shop - that it inspired Charles Dickens - but like his novel, it's...
Goodwin's Court
This tiny alley dates to 1690 and is still lit by gaslight. The site was used in the Harry Potter films for Knockturn Alley, although...
Yorke Street
High above eye level sits the sign of Yorke Street (1636). This is possibly London's oldest street sign although the three houses it is...
St. John's Smith Square
St John's Smith Square is a former church in the centre of Smith Square, Westminster, London. Sold to a charitable Trust as a ruin...
Webb Patent Sewer Ventilating Gas Lamp
One of the last remnants of the ingenuity of the Victorian era, around 100 years old, this was designed to burn off methane from the...
Floris of London
One of the oldest shops in London is the Floris perfume shop, founded in 1730 by Juan Famenias Floris and his wife Elizabeth, who began...
Samuel Johnson Statue
England’s most famous writer of the 18th century - and creator of the first English dictionary - looks very cuddly and amusing company in...
Gladstone Memorial
Liberal Party statesman and prime minister four times, Gladstone (1809-1898) was cited by Churchill as Britain’s greatest prime minister....
Bush House
Now part of the Strand Campus of King's College London, Bush House previously served as the headquarters of BBC World Service. The...
