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Explore an Awesome Mogg Pocket Map of London from 1806

Check out this great old map of London that let's you...

Great Post: Esoteric London Ceremonies

Karen over at the Europe a la Carte blog has a...

Video: 100 Years of London Style in 100 Seconds

This is a really cool video put together by Westfield to...

Video: A Drive Through 1950’s London

This is the result of enhancing and stabilizing the "Driving through...

Lovely Film about the Completion of St Paul’s 15 Year Restoration Program

Photographer Mark Baynes has put together a lovely little film about...

Video: Memories of the London of Old

The BBC Motion Gallery has posted a video of footage from...

Explore the Abandoned Mail Rail Underground Railway Line in London – This is Awesome!

This is incredible. Apparently, the Royal Mail used to run an...

Video: Unfinished London – Episode 2 – London’s Missing Orbital Roads

In the 70s, an ambitious road-building project called "Ringways" was canceled...

Video: Unfinished London – Episode 1 – The Tube

This is a really great video series and I hope the...

What Would The Tube Map Would Look Like if it Were Laid out Geographically?

This is really really cool. The iconic Tube map doesn't represent...

History: Picture Gallery – The Great Fire of London and Its Affect of London’s Development

Many cities have events that define and alter their histories forever,...

Guest Post: The Coolest Products from the London Peculiar Store

Editor's Note: The following is a guest post from the folks...

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How London Changed During the Victorian Period

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Exploring London’s 20 Oldest Historic Pubs: A Journey Through Time

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