Before cinema, there was Music Hall! 🎭 From pub backrooms to grand palaces of entertainment, it was the heart of London's cultural life. Uncover treasures from the golden age in our new free display, 'Spotlight on Music Hall'. Opens Oct 6! thelondonarchives.org/visit-us/exhib… #Archives

Sad news. ‘The Fields Beneath’ and ‘The House by the Thames’ are two of the best books ever written about London’s history. I hadn’t realised till I looked her up how wide was her range, or that she started by writing fiction…

🗓 MATCHDAY MINUS ONE Away at Abbey in the trophy 🚗 📍 Capershotts - EN9 1NX 🎟 Adults £10 / Concessions £5 / U16s £2 (CASH ONLY ON TURNSTILES) 🚉 Waltham Cross

Film of the day - The Titfield Thinderbolt (1953) Delightful Ealing comedy written by T.E.B Clarke and starring Stanley Holloway, George Relph, Naunton Wayne, John Gregson, Sid James and Huw Griffith BBC Two 10.40 am this morning #EalingFilms #TheTitfieldThunderbolt

TODAY!! Local London Guiding Day has arrived. 10am-4pm, free , fascinating guided walks on the hour in 5 different areas of London. Find out more locallondonguidingday.com Come and explore

Famous textile designer William Morris once called Bibury in Gloucestershire 'the most beautiful village in England.' 🏡 Arlington Row was built in 1380 as a monastic wool store. It was listed at Grade I in 1952.

Have you got your tickets yet? Join this crucial conversation from the comfort of your own home with a live-stream ticket! #GreatExpectationsforChurches #Conservation

It looks like some lovely restoration work has happened at Clapton on the London Overground. And, I see that the wonderful RailwayHeritageTrust is involved. What a good job! I look forward to seeing it all open.

Really interesting talk last night Chingford Historical Society by Dr Peter Ross who I remember well from the Guildhall Library many years ago. A trip along the Thames from Westminster to London Bridge using paintings and the 1749 panorama by Samuel and Nathaniel Buck.

Joan Romano wears a white lace dress, the top is fitted at the hip. An Estevez creation for Grenelle, from Stern & Stern lace. Satin sandals, Julianelli. Horst P. Horst US Vogue March 15, 1955 The Fashion Spot, Chic in Silk Thanks to Fashion of Bygone Days for sharing.

Women in Print at the William Morris Gallery, opened on Friday and is on until June 2026. It tells the story of the women involved in designing Liberty prints. Lots to see and some fab designs I’ve not seen before #Liberty150 #walthamstow

Getting Plot 25 ready for winter. The cosmos have only just started flowering!

🚨Breaking news!🚨 ⌛️The race to save a 'highly important' Salford mural is on, as national heritage organisations back urgent calls to list a threatened post-war mural by Hungarian artist, George Mayer-Marton. 🔗Full story: bit.ly/4lxYlyu 📸Estate of GMM

I started reading, Born. By Lucy Ingles. lucyinglis She is a brilliant historian and a fantastic writer, who makes her subject so easy to understand and pleasing to read. This I knew, after reading her previous book, Milk of Paradise: A History of Opium. Both highly recommended.

One of my favourites of late, the wonderfully colourful Pantiles 1930s art deco house in Ramsgate, Kent, has had a small price drop if you had your eye on it. One of the most characterful houses out there. bit.ly/3JlIG8o

My latest for The #Art Newspaper : How the heirs of Eric Ravilious & Tirzah Garwood turned detective to recover a lost trove of woodblocks. #AltText: image shows Ella Ravilious David Oelman from FryArtGallery & Sara Cooper from The Towner And Eastbourne theartnewspaper.com/2025/10/22/eri…

We’re thrilled to announce that Thames21 has secured funding of more than £1.4 million from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to launch a collaborative project called ‘The Roding Rises’ that will kickstart the revitalisation of the River Roding - London's third longest river.🧵⬇️

🤩 Here it is, the official route of the #TDF2026! 🤩 Voici le parcours officiel du #TDF2026 ! 🤩 Aquí el tenim, el recorregut oficial del #TDF2026! 🤩 ¡Aquí está, el recorrido oficial del #TDF2026!