Pall Mall

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Seems to be Monday again. So here’s some Monday-shaped news…

Photos of graffiti on show at the ICA until 27 February.

More trivia for a Monday morning.

Prince Charles has won planning permission to install 32 solar panels on the roof of his London home. Clarence House, his furtive pseudo-palace between the Mall and Pall Mall, is already ‘carbon neutral’, thanks to carbon offsetting, efficient boilers and reliance on energy generated from …

Photography by Nic Wing Londonist was lucky enough to be the first customer to sample a cigar in the wonderful surroundings of No 1 St James’s Street when it opened its doors to the public on the day the election was called. This beautifully designed …

Summarising last week on Londonist in numbers and how those numbers translate into pictures… 7.5 miles of the A13 that will come under scrutiny when speed cameras are installed 8 week course in slowing down, as undertaken by our own correspondent in the Slow Club …

This Week In London’s History Monday – 26th January 1926: In Soho, Scottish inventor John Logie Baird conducts the first public demonstration of television. Tuesday – 27th January 1772: The Pantheon, an entertainment venue on Oxford Street, is opened. Wednesday – 28th January 1807: The …

46. Royal Opera Arcade Where? West of Haymarket, up the backside of the Phantom of the Opera, the Arcade links Charles II Street to Pall Mall. What? As Westfield Shopping Centre prepares to open in Shepherd’s Bush, it’s worth looking back to where it all …

This Week In London’s History Monday – 28th January 1807: The gas lamps on Pall Mall are lit, making it the first street in the world to be illuminated in such a fashion. Tuesday – 29th January 1976: Twelve IRA bombs explode in the area …