On April 4, 1942, the diarist Henry “Chips” Channon and a few of his friends paid a visit to Wells Cathedral—one of England’s early Gothic treasures ... a devotee of Victorian literature ...

necking oysters to sampling some of the city’s finest culture (think Shakespeare’s Globe or baroque murals at London’s very own ‘Sistine Chapel’ aka the Painted Hall) there are loads of ...

Then they built England’s first paved road, now part of Watling Street, to convey their legions from Rutupiae to London ... Gothic Revival style of architecture that would come to define ...

Radio X gets out the map and takes a look at where some of the most iconic promo films in history were shot: featuring Bob ...

I’d start off my journey by catching the train from London King ... explore the spectacular gothic cathedral, test your strength on one of the steepest (and prettiest) hills in the country, and spook ...

These are questions I explore in my new book The Music of the Gothic 1789–1820. Over the last few years, I’ve been rummaging through archives in London ... the music of Victorian melodrama ...

Restaurants, clubs and societies sprang up across London, promoting the cause through lectures, pamphlets and dinners. Prominent Victorian activists like Annie Besant, Edward Carpenter and Anna ...

Controversial plans to demolish a disused Victorian Chapel and replace it with affordable housing have been given the green light despite stiff opposition from the local community. Housing association ...

Has it always sounded so, well, gothic? These are questions I explore in my new book The Music of the Gothic 1789–1820. Over the last few years, I’ve been rummaging through archives in London ...

Controversial plans to demolish a disused Victorian Chapel and replace it with affordable housing have been given the green light despite stiff opposition from the local community. Housing ...