Designed by Sir Christopher Wren and Robert Hooke, this stone column reaches a height of 202 feet, exactly 202 feet from the ...

The only taller building ever to be dismantled in London was Old St Paul's Cathedral after the Great Fire of London. It stood at an estimated 150 metres. St Helen's Tower from the north-east ...

Aethelred failed to prepare for the Viking raids and invasions that would later bring Cnut to the throne of England, forging ...

One of the most significant events was the Great Fire of London in 1666 which destroyed much of the city including the medieval St. Paul’s Cathedral. The fire led to a major rebuilding effort ...

For an overview of London's most popular neighborhoods, consider signing up for a guided tour. Accessible via the St. Paul's and Mansion ... centuries ago, the Great Fire in 1666 destroyed much ...

The fare type is available on most Avanti West Coast services and can be chosen either online before you travel or when you ...

Image: Shutterstock Perhaps the most Instagram-friendly of London's cherry blossom offerings are the minimal trees outside St Paul's Cathedral. Frame these rosy branches right and you'll get them ...

LaMontagne carved life-size wooden sculptures of, among others, Babe Ruth, Ted Williams (twice), Larry Bird, Bobby Orr, Carl ...

Although the Great Fire of London destroyed over 13,000 houses, almost 90 churches and even the mighty St Paul’s Cathedral, a handful of survivors managed to escape the flames and can still be seen to ...

This was where I came the very first time I was ever permitted to visit London on ... and ingenuity of St Paul’s are both an awe-inducing human achievement and one that makes people feel small too – a ...

Simon Calder answers your questions on travelling in Scandinavia, electronic travel authorisation, a stressful trip and ...