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The wonderfully nerdy guide to London’s Thames bridges has been updated

28-07-2026 17:00 via ianvisits.co.uk

Sometimes a technical document that is of no practical use to the average person can still be curiously fascinating.
(c) PLA mariners guide
Such a document might include the Mariners’ Guide to Bridges on the tidal Thames, which is published by the Port of London Authority – and has just been updated. Published since 2012 and updated roughly every three years, it’s aimed at mariners, but contains exceptionally detailed information about the bridges over the Thames, along with so

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Tickets Alert: National Theatre to host a sale of stage props

28-07-2026 15:00 via ianvisits.co.uk

Next month, the National Theatre will be hosting a rare sale of props from its previous theatrical productions.The sale will take place alongside discounted work by independent designers and makers. The event also marks a rare Sunday opening for the National Theatre’s shops and public sales spaces, making it an unusual weekend opportunity for visitors.
Running alongside the props sale is Crafty Fox Market’s first-ever Samples & Seconds Sale at the National Theatre. Around 40 sele

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From skyscrapers to struggle: Exhibition captures the two faces of America

28-07-2026 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk

The American dream, in all its varieties of optimism and poverty, has come to the Dulwich Picture Gallery.
A new photography exhibition looks at how Americans viewed themselves, but also, thanks to reproductions in magazines, how we often see Americans.Moving from the optimism of the early skyscraper age, through the trauma of the Great Depression, and into the uneasy prosperity of the post-war decades, the exhibition follows both the evolution of photography and the emergence of the United Stat

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Sutton council to fill funding gap for Belmont railway upgrade

28-07-2026 08:00 via ianvisits.co.uk

Plans to double the number of train services between Sutton and Belmont stations have hit a £4 million problem, as costs have risen sharply in recent years.
Belmont Station
Belmont station, which is near a major cancer care centre, is currently served by a half-hourly Southern Railway service, and there are plans to double services on the Sutton to Epsom Downs line, with the enhanced timetable expected to be introduced from December 2027.
Track layout over Google Map
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To create wealth, Europe must reap the dividends of radio spectrum

28-07-2026 06:00 via ft.com

The EU cannot ask its telecoms to compete globally while organising one of its most important sectors nationally

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