The London Museum opens in November ... and already there's offers for its membership "Flock" (the museum icon is a pigeon), and lot of stories on the website about its new home in Smithfield. connections.commons.london/london-museu...

Office and retail development planned in Smithfield opposite the new London Museum. Insight magazine reports that the project forms part of wider investment in the Smithfield district, where around £400 million is being invested ahead of the opening connections.commons.london/west-smithfi...

In July 1546 Anne Askew was burnt at the stake outside the gatehouse of St Bartholomew the Great in West Smithfield. Thanks to local councillor Matthew Bell and artist Emily Hoffnung there's now a memorial near the spot where she and many more martyrs died. connections.commons.london/anne-askew-m...

Kensington and Chelsea council has shared first designs for an exhibition space providing access to the Social Justice Archive that is being develop by the library service, with local groups and residents. Image shows archive examples from the project connections.commons.london/social-justi...

Today's family-friendly Bartholomew Fayre offers lots of fun - though rather different from the original. Started in 1133 to fund Barts Hospital, it was closed in 1855 after years of concern about debauchery and public disorder. connections.commons.london/bartholomew-... @londonmuseum.bsky.social

2/2 Here's the Morris Dancers

Culture Mile Business Improvement District made the most of the City's Postman's Park for a Midsummer Fayre - Morris dancers, Minstels, Birds of Prey, Flower Crown Workshop plus tokens for free food and drink. The park is worth a visit any time tinyurl.com/ywch9ztr 1/2 @thecityofldn.bsky.social

Where are they now? A photo wall beneath Westway shows local children playing in the streets of North Kensington nearly 60 years ago. Photographer Adam Ritchie is offering a print to anyone pictured, and a photo taken now. More about the exhibition, and Maxilla Gardens location tinyurl.com/2dcgxpdx

Early visitors today to the very special hidden garden at Great St Barts, Smithfield (1123) - part of London Open Gardens tinyurl.com/28nn4ofr Here's the backstory of how local resident Bernadette Skehan and other volunteers reclaimed the derelict garden tinyurl.com/23gh6huv #LondonOpenGardens

In 1725 young Benjamin Franklin worked as a printer in the Lady Chapel of Great St Barts, then commercial premises. 300th celebrations start today with lectures and demonstrations on a replica press. Preview here tinyurl.com/2atr3arz @StBartholomews

Credit also to The Peel Institute for supporting earlier work on heritage maps tinyurl.com/yma9p7cc - and to original inspiration from Mike Franks' 1977 Discovering Clerkenwell map. Today's is the first comprehensive Clerkenwell map for nearly 50 years.

Really excellent new map of Clerkenwell published today encouraging residents, workers and visitors to explore the area’s fascinating streets on foot. Details in EC1 Echo article from Footways London co-founder David Harrison tinyurl.com/224tg5qq

The City Corporation tried a new format for resident engagement yesterday, with a forum for group discussions, instead of a formal Question Time, followed by festive drinks. I think it was a useful experiment, if we could have a record of the key responses to questions. tinyurl.com/23pjbkka

Media coverage of the City Corporation's decision to close Smithfield Market hasn't offered much detail on possible reuse of the historic buildings - so here's links to concept designs published in 2020. Or will we have another Covent Garden? tinyurl.com/23q6acf4 #smithfieldmarket