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We are delighted to celebrate #InternationalNursesDay and at the same time to honour our Founder, Royal Red Cross Nurse and Boer War veteran, Ethel McCaul, pictured here, hand on chin. Have a great day all you nurses out there - you do amazing work!

Today is Londoner Edward Lear's birthday, 1812. Most will know him from nonsense verse and cartoons. Some will know about his ornothological illustrations. But take a look at the beautiful painting 'Karnak' from the 1850s, now on show at the Royal Collection Trust. Such a talent. #lear

Happy Birthday to a design legend! 🎉 150 years ago today, Charles Holden was born. Commissioned by Frank Pick, Holden designed iconic stations echoing Pick’s desire that stations passed a ‘fitness for purpose’ test, were well-designed and easy to use. ltmuseum.co.uk/collections/co…

The Lost Alleys Of Cloth Fair. The house photographed in 1951 is the oldest residential building in the City of London. More on Cloth Fair in my post at alondoninheritance.com/london-streets…

The plans for the redevelopment of Liverpool Street Station, by Acme for Network Rail, are finally live and can at last be fully scrutinised by the LISSCA committee (Liverpool Street Station Campaign) and the public at large.🧵

We literally have two places remaining for the Big London Historians Annual Pub Quiz next Wednesday. We'll fix you up with a team if you fancy it. Book here. #quiz #bigquiz #prizes #quizvibes eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-histo…

Wishing everyone a splendid Albuera Day (1811), Middlesex Day. Middlesex Regiment, City of London Regiment (Fusiliers). en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of…

Here's an ancient blog post on the City of London Regiment. londonhistorians.wordpress.com/2011/05/05/%e2…

Marvellous.

Amos Jones, Chemist, on the corner of Drury Lane and Long Acre, photographed in 1985 from my post at alondoninheritance.com/london-streets…

'Could this be a scam?' Is the new 'Accept cookies'.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacDonald… All this Imperial and Empire stuff, you can imagine how popular he must be with wokey curators and academic de-colonisers.

Our review of the new book Croydonopolis by Will Noble. londonhistorians.wordpress.com/2025/05/19/cro…

A few late cancellations have freed up some spots at our Big Annual Pub Quiz on Weds evening. Lots of great London History posers set by quizmaster M@ . As usual, bags of goodies and the trophy for the winning team, and fun for all. #quiz #RT eventbrite.co.uk/e/london-histo…

Love the Waverley. Sailed her variously to Southend and Gravesend from Tower Bridge.

It's been several months...

Today our President Griff Rhys Jones reveals our Top Ten Endangered Buildings. Griff's on Good Morning Britain at 0815hrs. We've released the Society's list of Victorian and Edwardian buildings, that need restoration, investment + reuse, more than 15 times. bit.ly/44TXzHz #TopTen25

Remember the times you could go out for a succulent meal without being harassed about your allergies?

This is what happens when you refuse to sell your shop, the department store just builds around you! Read about the brilliant story of survival along Mile End Road here: buff.ly/3efmieq

George Inn, Borough High Street, Southwark in 1977, the only remaining galleried coaching inn in London of the many that once serviced the numerous coaches that connected the city with the rest of the country. The story of the inn explored at alondoninheritance.com/londonpubs/geo…