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Due to earlier technical vexations of a non-Stratford-related variety, Monday Miscellanea is a bit later than usual today… This Week In London’s History Monday – 12th November 1974: A 9lb salmon is caught in the Thames – the first time that such a fish has …

This Week In London’s History Monday – 4th June 1762: A newly installed peal of ten bells at St Mary-le-Bow church in the City is rung for the first time to mark the 25th birthday of George III. Tuesday – 5th June 1734: The Bank …

These images are of a new office scheme by MAKE Architects for 30 Old Bailey just over the road from the eponymous courthouse in the heart of the City. MAKE, whose founder Ken Shuttleworth is famous for helping design the Gherkin (30 St Mary’s Axe), …

This Week In London’s History Monday – 14th May 1842: The first fully illustrated weekly newspaper, the Illustrated London News is launched, costing sixpence. It was still being published weekly as recently as 1971, but its publication frequency has since declined. Tuesday – 15th May …

Well, the elements gave us a bit of a battering last week, with plenty of damage and several people killed. But lest we get all worked up about global warming and freaky weather, it’s worth remembering that the capital is no stranger to the Force …

With Halloween traditionally a time for some serious gig going spectaculars, this year’s a little bit of a damp squib, what with Marilyn Manson retiring from creeping folks out and concentrating on his new make up range and his Alma Mater, Alice Cooper, not yet …

Londonist busies itself with plenty of art, music, film and theatre trips, but rarely do we venture into the world of science. To correct this oversight we strode purposefully into the marbled halls of the Royal Society last night for its annual Summer Science Exhibition. …