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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

Did you know, London has an ancient Egyptian obelisk on display?...

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

Did you know, there are 35 bridges over The Thames in...

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...

Another London Mapping Wonder: Taking a Close Look at MacDonald Gill’s 1914 London Wonderground Map

Do you remember the days when we stood waiting for a...

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

Back in 2015, I redecorated my dining room to include a...

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...

Florence Nightingale in 200 Objects, People and Places – New Special Exhibition at the Florence Nightingale Museum

Florence Nightingale (12 May 1820 – 13 August 1910) was born...

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Great London Icons: Tower Bridge

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Standing majestically over the Thames like a Gothic cathedral...

Great Events in London History: The Restoration of the Monarchy (1660) – When London Threw the Ultimate Welcome Home Party

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May 29, 1660, was the day London remembered how...

Ten Interesting Facts and Figures about London’s Natural History Museum

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Celebrating its 135th anniversary this year, the Natural History...

Discover Austria’s Master of Light: National Gallery Brings Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller to London for First Ever UK Exhibition

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30 St. Mary Axe, otherwise known by its more...

Great London Buildings: The Palace of Westminster – The Houses of Parliament

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Unquestionably one of the dominating features of the London...

Catalog of Humanity: 10 Interesting Facts and Figures about the British Museum You Probably Didn’t Know

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The British Museum is one of the world’s foremost...

London and the Industrial Revolution

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The Industrial Revolution changed the world forever. The coming...

A Brief History of the London Overground

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A very recent addition to Transport for London, the...

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