The Beasts of Bloomsbury For many years, a masterpiece of English Baroque Architecture had languished forgotten and decaying in Central London. This is the Church of St George’s Bloomsbury, designed by the architect Nicholas Hawksmoor in the early 18th Century. The tower and steeple of St George’s is one... 

New viewing platform On Saturday 11 October the streets around the Monument were closed for an exciting landmark event in the Monument restoration project. A massive 100 tonne crane winched a new balustrade and platform cage on to the viewing platform. The balustrade was lifted in two sections before workmen welded... 

Monument, London The Monument, one of the City of London’s most outstanding landmarks and visitor attractions, will close on 30 July for an 18-month programme of improvements and repairs. The £4.5 million project, funded by the City of London Corporation, will involve the cleaning and repair of the Monument’s... 

Work has now started on the production of a programme following the dismantling of the Temple Bar Gateway at Theobalds Park, Cheshunt and the rebuilding at Paternoster Square, in the City of London. Temple bar Gateway Harris Digital Productions filmed the 18 month project, which clocked up over 130 hours of video footage.   You... 

We are currently recording the repainting of Southwark Bridge, which is being restored by expert industrial painting contractor Pyeroy, for the City of London, Corporation.   A three-year rolling programme Southwark Bridge will be returned to its original bright colours of green and yellow 13,000 litres of paint... 

What was an incendiary bomb? Incendiary bombs were filled with highly flammable (easy to set on fire) substances which would start fires once they had hit the ground. The aim of using incendiary bombs was to cause as many fires as possible. How were they used? During an air raid a pilot would drop a number of incendiary... 

What were identity cards? Identity cards (or National Registration Cards) were introduced by the government during World War II. Written on them was the owner’s name, date of birth, address and any changes of address. Why were they important? Identity cards had a number of different uses. For example, the government... 

What were the booklets for? Because of rationing people didn’t have access to as many supplies as they had done before the war. There were major shortages of a number of things including food and clothes, and because of this people needed advice on how to make the most of what they had. The government decided to...