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LONDON UNDER: Exploring Hidden London’s Abandoned Charing Cross Station

London Transport Museum has a really interesting selection of ‘Hidden London’...

London History: A Special Look at Cleopatra’s Needle on the Victoria Embankment

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Buck House: A History of Buckingham Palace – Long Read

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A Guide to London’s Underground Abandoned Ghost Stations

There are 270 functioning stations across the 249 miles of Transport...

London Long Read: A History of London’s 35 Bridges Over The Thames

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London Bridge is Falling Down… A History of London Bridge and Where To Find ‘Old’ London Bridge

London Bridge is falling down, Falling down, falling down. London Bridge is falling...

London’s Piazza: A History of Covent Garden – From Market to Tourist Mecca

Covent Garden is popular with both locals and visitors but it...

Out of Austerity: The Festival of Britain 1951 – A History and Examination

The 1951 Festival of Britain was a post-war state-sponsored exhibition. At...

City of London Postman’s Park – London’s Special Memorial to Everyday Heroes

The City of London has over 150 open spaces from city...

London History: The East End Match Girls’ Strike of 1888

In nineteenth-century London, labour was cheap and expendable. The Industrial Revolution...

A London Mapping Wonder: A Guide to the London Theatreland Map of 1915

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STRAWBERRY HILL HOUSE: London’s Gothic Revival Masterpiece

Created by Horace Walpole as his summer retreat riverside villa, Strawberry...

Laura’s London: Special Exhibition Report – Andy Warhol at Tate Modern

A new major exhibition at Tate Modern looks at Andy Warhol...

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