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• Tickets Alert: Banqueting House is reopening to the public

  07-11-2025 18:10 via ianvisits.co.uk
  Whitehall’s Banqueting House, one of the few survivors of the vast Palace of Whitehall, is about to reopen to the public for a few open days following over a year of restoration work.
  Banqueting House prior to restoration work (c) ianVisits
  At the time of its construction in 1622, it stood out brightly amongst the Tudor brick and wood with its bright white stone facade and design by the architect Inigo Jones, who introduced the principles of classical architecture to Britain with this buil
  
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• Tickets Alert: Tours of Westminster School

  07-11-2025 17:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  Hidden away behind Westminster Abbey is a 465-year-old private school that occasionally allows the public to tour its buildings and grounds.There has been a school at Westminster Abbey since at least the 1340s, although the current one dates its foundation to 1560, and parts of the buildings they use date back to the original tenth-century Anglo-Saxon abbey at Westminster.
  Today, it’s one of those private schools that educate the children of the rich and powerful, but when they’re aw
  
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• From bombsite to Backstage: Old Vic opens its £17 million extension building

  07-11-2025 16:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  Waterloo’s Old Vic theatre has opened a £17 million extension at the rear of the building, appropriately named the Backstage.
  Old Vic Backstage. Photo credit: Philip Vile
  The theatre’s first extension in 200 years is a mix of expanding its building and also providing new public spaces and an obligatory cafe. The £17 million didn’t just go on the extension though as much of it was spent on the rest of the theatre improvements in the back-of-house facilities.
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• TfL begins supplier search for £1.6bn DLR link to Thamesmead

  07-11-2025 12:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  The proposed DLR extension to Thamesmead has taken a significant step forward, with Transport for London (TfL) issuing the first tender documents.
  One of the new DLR trains now in service
  TfL is carrying out a Preliminary Market Engagement, which is basically gathering a long list of potential suppliers and manufacturers for the railway extension. It’s only the first stage, as it gives suppliers and buyers a chance to gather more information about what will be needed, and usually allows su
  
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• Horizon 22 – London’s highest free viewing gallery switches to Monday ticket releases

  07-11-2025 11:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  London’s highest free viewing gallery, Horizon 22 has changed how it releases tickets to visit the space.They used to release tickets daily around 10am, and the dates had a mix of available slots for people to visit. That did mean it was more of a raffle to see if you would get the date you wanted.
  Yes, you can just turn up, and if there’s space, they will let you go up without a ticket, but it’s a risky approach if you have planned a special visit, so booking a ticket is best
  
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