A relic from the days of the GLC - next to one of the subways at Aldgate.

Tonight Mathew, I will be fighting warlocks.

Had some spare time, so popped up to the free roof terrace on top of the Post Building. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/a-n...

There's a Mari Lwyd in the Fitrovia Chapel at the moment, as part of a Ben Edge exhibition of modern folklore. www.ianvisits.co.uk/calendar/ben...

At the Lady Mayors Show.

Starting the day with a tour of a Cipper Round the World racing boat.

Whitehall’s Banqueting House, one of the few survivors of the vast Palace of Whitehall, is about to reopen to the public for a few open days following over a year of restoration work. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/tic...

Waterloo’s Old Vic theatre has opened a £17 million extension at the rear of the building, appropriately named the Backstage. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/fro...

London’s highest free viewing gallery, Horizon 22 has changed how it releases tickets to visit the space. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/hor...

TfL begins supplier search for £1.6bn DLR link to Thamesmead www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/tfl...

Book Signing Alert – The Warlock of Firetop Mountain www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/boo...

This is a weekly round-up of London's rail transport news... www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/lon...

South Western Railway (SWR) is bidding farewell to its red-liveried Class 455 trains, and there will be a special farewell tour in December. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/sav...

Whitehall’s Banqueting House, one of the few survivors of the vast Palace of Whitehall, is about to reopen to the public for a few open days following over a year of restoration work. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/tic...

Tickets Alert: Tours of Westminster School www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/tic...

Waterloo’s Old Vic theatre has opened a £17 million extension at the rear of the building, appropriately named the Backstage. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/fro...

Random observation: a potential Sky/ITV merger could give Sky something valuable - access to one of the top four spots in the TV guide, which are reserved for BBC/ITV/Ch4. Currently, Sky can never be there, but Sky/ITV?

Sorry folks, I've just seen my new home and am moving to Yorkshire. (after I win the lottery tonight and learn to drive a car) www.ashtonsnet.com/property-det...

"Ailsa Jane Carmichael (commonly known as the Right Honourable Lady Carmichael)" When your common name is more noble than your commoner name www.thegazette.co.uk/notice/4994174

There were suspicions that Bridgerton writers hired George R. R. Martin to write the fourth season's finale for the debutante party - The Carnivorous Death Ball.

TfL begins supplier search for £1.6bn DLR link to Thamesmead www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/tfl...

London’s highest free viewing gallery, Horizon 22 has changed how it releases tickets to visit the space. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/hor...

For people who live in Manchester... No trains from the south and east of the city into Manchester Piccadilly station for nine days over the February half term 2026 (Saturday 14 – Sunday 22). www.networkrail.co.uk/our-work/our...

If you fancy spending Christmas Eve in Cambridge, then the ballot to attend the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at King’s College is now open. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/tic...

This is a weekly round-up of London's rail transport news... www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/lon...

Battersea Power Station is going to project images of Christmas trees onto its famous chimneys, and they want you to design them. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/you...

St. Pancras station’s annual branded Christmas tree has arrived, and they’ve put Dr Who’s Silver Nemesis on the top. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/is-...

This is a well-tended pocket park in the heart of an 1850s development of well-to-do terraced houses and former artists' cottages. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/lon...

Historic England has released its latest Heritage at Risk Register, revealing that while dozens of London’s historic landmarks have been rescued over the past year, a growing number remain under threat from neglect and decay. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/mor...

Cheap entry to London museums and galleries for Universal Credit claimants www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/che...

South Western Railway (SWR) is bidding farewell to its red-liveried Class 455 trains, and there will be a special farewell tour in December. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/sav...

Battersea Power Station is going to project images of Christmas trees onto its famous chimneys, and they want you to design them. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/you...

Signs you're getting old, number 8653.... you're sent a photo of a publicity event and wonder who the young person in the photo could be. ...oh, it's the government minister.

I'm doomed.

St. Pancras station’s annual branded Christmas tree has arrived, and they’ve put Dr Who’s Silver Nemesis on the top. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/is-...

It's 2028, and the BAFTA for best TV show goes to the now-notorious episode of Grand Designs where they relied on an AI project manager, resulting in one of the most talked-about building disasters ever seen on TV. (poster from an advert on the tube this morning)

For people of a certain age, many a fond hour could have been spent flicking back and forth through Fighting Fantasy novels, trying to find the treasure and defeat the demons within. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/boo...

This is a well-tended pocket park in the heart of an 1850s development of well-to-do terraced houses and former artists' cottages. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/lon...

Historic England has released its latest Heritage at Risk Register, revealing that while dozens of London’s historic landmarks have been rescued over the past year, a growing number remain under threat from neglect and decay. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/mor...

As winter's shadows fall across the land, it's an appropriate moment for the National Gallery to open an exhibition by the master of shadows and light - Joseph Wright of Derby. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/fro...

For people of a certain age, many a fond hour could have been spent flicking back and forth through Fighting Fantasy novels, trying to find the treasure and defeat the demons within. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/boo...

London will get a new museum next April, as the V&A has confirmed the delayed opening date for its V&A East Museum in the Olympic Park. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/the...

If a naked bearded man is a representation of the River Thames, what part of London would be his willy? www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/lon...

A railway lobbying group is calling for the Gatwick Express to be shut down as a dedicated rail link and for its trains to be reused to increase capacity on the busy Brighton Mainline. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/rai...

If you fancy spending Christmas Eve in Cambridge, then the ballot to attend the Festival of Nine Lessons and Carols at King’s College is now open. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/tic...

As winter's shadows fall across the land, it's an appropriate moment for the National Gallery to open an exhibition by the master of shadows and light - Joseph Wright of Derby. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/fro...

Thanks for that Google AI - very helpful. (I was checking the spelling of dephlogisticated air)

London will get a new museum next April, as the V&A has confirmed the delayed opening date for its V&A East Museum in the Olympic Park. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/the...

‘Tis fast approaching the season to sit in front of your computer on a video call wearing nothing except a Christmas Jumper. www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/chr...