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Exceptional Roman Mausoleum discovered in South London

The most intact Roman mausoleum ever found in Britain has been discovered in south London, on a site that already revealed some of the large

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A new museum for London – the hidden Whitefriars Crypt to open to the public

A hidden gem of medieval history beneath Fleet Street will soon welcome visitors with a new museum space dedicated to the Whitefriars legacy

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First photos of London’s new Shakespeare museum

The first photos have been released of a new museum opening next year based around the archaeological remains of Shakespeare’s Curtain Playh

An exciting new development. Looking forward to seeing this.

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Natural History Museum reveals £550 million redevelopment plan

Hot on the heels of the British Museum's plans for a major upgrade, the Natural History Museum has revealed its own £550 million project.

What an amazing project.

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National Portrait Gallery reopens transformed with an easier layout and refreshed displays

For the past three years, the National Portrait Gallery has been a building site, but now it's reopened, with a large new reception entrance

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Elizabeth line links up the core tunnels to Heathrow and beyond - ianVisits

Just after 7am this morning, the first trains on the Elizabeth line were able to run from the edges of the line directly through the central

A very interesting website. We used the new service recently and emerged from the new station and entered Paddington from a different entrance. Next, a trip across London. #IanVisits #ElizabethLine #PaddingtonStation

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In 1896, H M Robinson invented a gas lamp called the Pluto Lamp which could also dispense, for a halfpenny, cocoa, tea, coffee or unappetising-sounding beef tea. Why didn't it catch on?

(Via the ever-wonderful Ian Visits, www.ianvisits.co.uk)