Ian Visits 20

On Wednesday the Ian Visits website celebrated its 20th birthday, an exceptional milestone. I say that having got there myself, but whereas I generally write one post a day Ian writes half a dozen, an exceptional output. His posts are generally "a mixture of transport, architecture, history, exhibitions and things to do around London", so he says, and his What's On list is a famously good digest of things actually worth visiting rather than overhyped brand opportunities. If you're reading this blog you probably ought to be reading his, not just for news on 5G tube rollout and HS2 updates but also gaslit streets, historical alleyways, upcoming lectures and new openings in zone 5. It is, in case you hadn't realised, a phenomenal amount of work. To give you some idea of how much work it is I've been out to visit every story Ian Visits visited on Ian Visits' birthday. That's all six of Wednesday's articles and, because the day's first post was actually about the 20th birthday, also the…