guy’s hospital

Exploring the area around the Shard with a local historian.

Shard neighbour to get a spit and polish.

Londony trivia for a Monday.

More Londony trivia for a Monday morning.

Last week on Londonist in numbers and the photo those numbers translate into… 200,000 people got together in the cold and dark to see some fireworks, for some reason 10 year-old Tube map discovered in Edgware Road 202.5 metres tall is the height of Heron …

Guy’s tower, that hulking bastard of concrete next to London Bridge, looks all set for a piscatorial makeover. Several posters in the area boast of ‘re-cladding the tower wing facade…to improve its appearance and energy consumption: Completes end of 2012′. The scaly reskin has been …

Last week’s Londonist numbers and the corresponding picture that might be a Da Vinci Code-style clue to something: 5 shortlisted designs for the defunct gas holder in Kings Cross, of which the playground appeals to us the most 43 marathons completed in 52 days by …

This Week In London’s History Monday – 5th January 1964: The Underground’s first automatic ticket barrier is installed at Stamford Brook station. Tuesday – 6th January 1725: The doors to Guy’s Hospital are opened for the first time. 60 patients are admitted. Wednesday – 7th …

This Week In London’s History Monday – 22nd September 1955: A new television channel, ITV, launches at a ceremony at the Guildhall. Its broadcasting initially only covers the London area, but would be spread to the other UK regions over the next seven years. Tuesday …