Picture of Tally-Ho Stage Coach passing Whittington College in Highgate
Transport
David Brown

Stage-Coaches

Before the bus and train Ever given thought to how people travelled before the age of the train or the bus? In the medieval period,

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Bloomsbury
Sylvia McNamara

The Squares of Bloomsbury

  How did the squares get developed? London’s squares are unique to England, as opposed to Europe: they serve a greening purpose in the city

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photo of the west gate of Lincoln's Inn by Christine Matthews
Holborn
Jane Samsworth

Lincoln’s Inn

Introduction Welcome to this brief summary of some of the history, human and architectural, of Lincoln’s Inn.  Let’s start with the basics.  Where, what and

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