Blog · corpus.blog/blogs/symbolsandsecrets.london/posts
symbolsandsecrets.london
symbolsandsecrets.london
2026
8 Oct 2026
A stroll around St Paul’s, a new memorial at Smithfield, a party and an angry Coot.original (opens in a new tab)
17 Sept 2026
‘The Bloody Code – Capital Punishment in Law and Art’ – an exhibition at the Barbican Library. And Lucien Freud’s dogs.original (opens in a new tab)
10 Sept 2026
Back at Hampstead Cemetery. A poem to make you smile, the lovely Marie Lloyd and some surprises.original (opens in a new tab)
3 Sept 2026
20 Aug 2026
13 Aug 2026
Making new friends at the Guildhall Art Gallery (plus plants and cacti update).original (opens in a new tab)
6 Aug 2026
Queen Elizabeth the First at the Philip Mould Gallery, including the tragic story of Mary Queen of Scots.original (opens in a new tab)
18 Jun 2026
More Fitzrovia! Including a vampiric Council leader and a freed slave who became a best-selling author.original (opens in a new tab)
21 May 2026
Sculpture selection (plus some birds, a weird brand name and a sad sight in the recycling corner).original (opens in a new tab)
30 Apr 2026
26 Mar 2026
5 Mar 2026
26 Feb 2026
Giacometti Encounters Lynda Benglis, the Broadgate Hare and ‘This Grief Thing’.original (opens in a new tab)
19 Feb 2026
Julia Phillips at The Curve: Inside, Before They Speak. Plus some waterfowl activity for light relief.original (opens in a new tab)
5 Feb 2026
Wanderings at dusk, and something to look forward to tonight if you’re in the area.original (opens in a new tab)
29 Jan 2026
2025
Epping Forest at the Guildhall Heritage Gallery. And some very sad news regarding the author Gillian Tindall.original (opens in a new tab)
27 Nov 2025
Rediscovering the Monument in detail – Part 2, including a terrible slander and a disgraced Lord Mayor.original (opens in a new tab)
13 Nov 2025
30 Oct 2025
Hooray! The Hogarth Stair and the Great Hall are now open to the public.original (opens in a new tab)
23 Oct 2025
16 Oct 2025
25 Sept 2025
Giacometti Encounters Mona Hatoum at the Barbican (and me at Daunt Books and the Guildhall Gallery!)original (opens in a new tab)
11 Sept 2025
14 Aug 2025
‘Dick Whittington: The Man, The Myth and The Cat’ at the Guildhall Library. Plus a few river views and a cute chick.original (opens in a new tab)
7 Aug 2025
31 Jul 2025
10 Jul 2025
The delightful Cartier Exhibition at the V & A. Plus last chance to object to the awful redevelopment of Liverpool Street Station.original (opens in a new tab)
3 Jul 2025
Mudlarking! A treasure of an exhibition at the London Museum Docklands.original (opens in a new tab)
26 Jun 2025
The King’s Birthday flypast and a new exhibition at the Guildhall Heritage Gallery.original (opens in a new tab)
19 Jun 2025
15 May 2025
8 May 2025
‘To take a leaf out a book’ at the Barbican Library (plus, coming up, Huma Bhabha encounters Giacometti).original (opens in a new tab)
24 Apr 2025
Special Spring edition – a visit to the Barbican Conservatory (and a few images of local flowers).original (opens in a new tab)
10 Apr 2025
27 Mar 2025
St Benet Paul’s Wharf. Get a sense of what the geniuses Wren and Hooke wanted a church to look like .original (opens in a new tab)
20 Mar 2025
27 Feb 2025
The Port of London Authority building (plus a classic 1970s TV adventure series).original (opens in a new tab)
23 Jan 2025
The Imaginary Institution of India – Art 1975-1998 – Barbican Art Gallery – Closes Sunday 5th January.original (opens in a new tab)
2 Jan 2025
2024
‘Waddle into wonder’ with Penguins plus the Blitz and other observations from my recent walks.original (opens in a new tab)
21 Nov 2024
14 Nov 2024
473 posts from symbolsandsecrets.london are held, newest first (corpus.blog, measured 10 October 2026).