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Nov 5, 20237 min read

Shakespeare in Shoreditch: a statue and The Stage

A statue and visitor centre for The Theatre and The Curtain playhouse sites. The Theatre and The Curtain, both in Shoreditch, were...

London On The Ground

Apr 14, 20236 min read

Shakespeare, the First Folio and the City of London

The first ever collection of William Shakespeare's plays was published 400 years ago this year. Known as the First Folio, it was...

London On The Ground

Mar 10, 20234 min read

Tim Crawley's City of London stone sculptures

The City of London boasts fine examples of work by Tim Crawley, one of the UK's foremost sculptors of stone. Tim Crawley describes...

London On The Ground

Aug 28, 20227 min read

Would Elizabeth I recognise Islington today?

An old greetings card shows 'The Village of Islington or Iseldon In the Reign of Queen Elizabeth I'. I recently came across an old...

London On The Ground

Feb 11, 20222 min read

Seven Ages of Man: Shakespeare, BT & brutalism

Shakespeare's 'All the world's a stage' inspired a 22ft sculpture at BT's brutalist City of London building. The statue, entitled 'Seven...

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