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 ...

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 ...

The government has, indirectly through the Crown Estate, taken a 50% stake in the future redevelopment of HS2’s Euston station. The previously proposed Euston station (c) HS2 Currently, the property ...

A room in North London currently echoes with the lost voices of wealthy American ladies who cross the Atlantic to marry into the British aristocracy. It’s an exhibition of portraits, and on 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 ...

A music-themed tube map has been created, highlighting London’s music venues, so long as they’re close to the London Underground. It’s part of a “cross-London campaign to champion the capital’s ...

For the past couple of years, Richmond station has been undergoing a restoration to reveal its Art Deco heritage, and parts are starting to appear behind the builder’s hoardings. Although the entrance ...

Charing Cross station’s long-closed pub is about to get a new function – as an accessible toilet built to the modern Changing Places grade. Closed pub (c) ianVisits The former Beer House pub and the ...

Mobile phone coverage for train passengers using King’s Cross station has improved after bespoke equipment was installed in the two sets of mainline railway tunnels to the north of the station. The ...

Look out for white railway tracks, as Network Rail has started painting some key sections with white paint — to cool them down. (c) Network Rail Over the next few weeks, approximately 1,500 litres of ...

A contract to upgrade the London Underground’s Piccadilly line’s power supply has been awarded to prepare the line for the new trains due to arrive in service later this year. The £24 million contract ...

A new moquette is starting to appear on the Elizabeth line as some of the seat fabrics are refreshed. Yes, having been introduced in 2017, they’re old enough now to need a bit of a refurb. The new ...