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• Tickets Alert: Visit a (replica) 17th-century sailing ship

  17-09-2024 19:35 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  A Spanish galleon, the Andalucía, will be in London next week, and they’re offering tours of the sailing ship.
  (c) Velacuadra
  The Galeón Andalucía is a replica of the ship used by the Spanish during the 16th to 18th centuries in the maritime expeditions of discovery and inter-oceanic trade between Spain, America and the Philippines in the so-called fleets of the Indies.
  The Galeón Andalucía is an imposing ship, measuring 55 meters in length, with six deck
  
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• The London Buzz – 17th September 2024

  17-09-2024 18:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Today’s London news round-up:
  The NHS is going to use drones to fly blood samples across London to avoid the traffic. Drone flights will mean the samples can be transported in a fraction of the time it currently takes couriers via road, officials said. Sky News
  A man has been charged with murdering the wife and two daughters of racing commentator John Hunt in crossbow attack in Bushey in July. Harrow Online
  Rail services through London Bridge are set to be severely disrupted throughout Tu
  
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• Dates announced to walk through the Mail Rail tunnels

  17-09-2024 15:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  The Postal Museum has announced fresh dates for the chance to walk through old Mail Rail tunnels, including a special part not usually included for their festive walks.
  (c) The Postal Museum
  Visitors can explore parts of London’s 100-year-old postal railway that aren’t accessible on the Mail Rail ride by accessing the original tunnels, tracks, and station platforms.
  You will be in the tunnels for approximately 1 hour and 15mins.
  The route involves walking on uneven ground in low-ligh
  
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• See Tom of Finland’s home in King’s Cross

  17-09-2024 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Through the magic of virtual reality, it’s possible to go to King’s Cross and tour a house museum that’s on the other side of the planet.
  The home is in Los Angeles and was intermittently where the eponymous Tom of Finland lived with his business partner, Durk Dehner. The interior is very much what you might expect two leather-obsessed gay men to have.You can see it as part of a small exhibition of Tom of Finland publications at the Queer Britain museum, and the exhibition has
  
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• Another plan to pedestrianise Oxford Street announced

  17-09-2024 08:45 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Under plans announced today by the Mayor of London, part of Oxford Street in central London could be pedestrianised, although Westminster Council, which manages the area, says it only saw the plans last week.
  Artist impression from the cancelled 2021 scheme (c) Westminster Council
  The Mayor, Sadiq Khan, proposes creating a new “Mayoral Development Area” for Oxford Street. As part of this, the Mayor is proposing that a Mayoral Development Corporation (MDC) be established. The MDC will
  
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• Hammersmith station gets a colourful tribute for its 150th anniversary

  17-09-2024 08:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Last week, Hammersmith tube station turned 150 years old, and to mark its sesquicentenary, the station has been given an artistic makeover.Artist Dan Maier, who has recently worked on installations at Houslow West and Hatton Cross stations, was invited to create an artwork for Hammersmith station that reflects its 150 years of heritage.
  The walkways have had a coloured pattern added to the 1980s glass bricks, turning them into a representation of a District line steam locomotive billowing out gr
  
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