British engineer Sir Frank Whittle patented his pioneering design for the turbojet engine in 1932. His invention would go on ...

There have been many reincarnations of London Bridge since the original Roman crossing in AD50. The most famous and longstanding of these was the “Old” Medieval bridge, finished in 1209 during the ...

Legend has it that Robin Hood was an outlaw living in Sherwood Forest with his ‘Merry Men’ – but did he really exist? There are several versions of the Robin Hood story. The Hollywood one is that of ...

Please note that Platform 9 ¾ has moved! Click here to jump down to the updated part of this article. For those of you that have ever read a Harry Potter book or seen one of the films, Platform 9 ¾ ...