#MuseumMonday: The History of Mail Rail at The Postal Museum
Deep beneath the streets of London lies one of the capital’s most unusual transport systems. For more than 75 years, small electric trains travelled through a network of tunnels carrying letters and parcels rather than passengers. The railway had no…
#MuseumMonday: Reviewing The Postal Museum and London’s postal heritage
There are few institutions in Britain whose history is so deeply woven into everyday life as the Post Office. For centuries, the postal system has connected people, businesses, governments and communities, carrying letters, parcels, newspapers, money and information across the…
#MuseumMonday: What is the Royal College of Physicians Museum?
The medical history rabbit hole continues! Where have I been this time you may ask? Well, the Royal College of Physicians Museum which to me is one of the most intellectually rich and compact, yet understated museums in Britain. It…
#MuseumMonday: My visit to the British Optical Association Museum
You have probably noticed that I am not an optometrist, and I do not spend hours looking at the eyes of amphibians and reptiles for hours on end. However, I still appreciate that side of science and so I recently…
#MuseumMonday: My visit to the Barts Pathology Museum
Okay, it is finally here! If you’ve been following my blog and social media accounts over the past few weeks, you’ll be aware this post has been coming for a while. The Barts Pathology Museum is one of the most…
#MuseumMonday: Why visit the St Bartholomew’s Hospital Museum?
The St Bartholomew’s Hospital Museum is one of the most significant medical history museums in the United Kingdom. Located within the grounds of St Bartholomew’s Hospital in West Smithfield, London, the Museum explores nearly nine centuries of medical care, scientific…
#SteveReviews: Wild London
When you hear the name Sir David Attenborough, your imagination usually leaps to the sweeping plains of Africa, the coral cities beneath the sea, or the silent expanses of Arctic ice. However in Wild London, a 2026 BBC One documentary…
#SciFri: Visiting the Wellcome Collection
If you’ve ever got off at Euston Station in London, or been for a walk up Euston Road, you’ve probably walked past the Wellcome Collection (and the adjoining Wellcome Trust). I thought it was about time I visited, so a…
