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Jonathan Thomas
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History: Ever Wonder What Heathrow Looked Like Before it was Bulldozed Over to Build the Airport? Gallery Inside
When you fly into London’s Heathrow Airport, you don’t really give much thought to the history of the place. It’s a modern and beautiful airport...
London Movies: Explore Your Favorite London Films with This London Movie Map
The folks over at Buzzfeed have put together this really cool interactive map of famous London locations that have been the setting for some of...
Interactive Graphic: Which London tube line is home to the wealthiest commuters?
A survey of London commuters was undertaken by Randstad to determine which tube line carried the wealthiest commuters and which professions were most likely to...
London Places: 10 Facts and Figures About Piccadilly Circus in London That You Probably Didn’t Know
Piccadilly Circus has to be the most famous road intersections in the world. It’s iconic for several reasons – the unique architecture surrounding it, the...
History: London Can Take It – Inspirational Old Newsreel about Londoner’s Blitz Spirit During the Battle of Britain
Produced by the British Government in October 1940, ‘London Can Take It’ is narrated by American journalist Quentin Reynolds and pays tribute to London and...
Video: London in 1924 Compared to 2014 in Mesmermising New Hybrid Video That You Have to See – A Window to London’s Past
A few weeks ago we posted a video where a filmmaker compared scenes from a 1927 film about London to what they looked like today...
The Tube: Introducing the Walking Distance Tube Map – How Long Would It Take You To Just Walk Between Stations?
As many Londonphiles know, there’s a Tube Strike starting tonight in London that will last for 48 hours. This is going to create all kinds...
Great London Art: The Houses of Parliament at Sunset in 1903 by Claude Monet
Claude Monet painted a series of paintings of the Palace of Westminster, home of the British Parliament, during his stays in London between the years...
Photo: Check Out This Amazing Photo of London’s Tower Bridge Under Construction from 1892
Check out this really cool picture of London’s Tower Bridge under construction. It was taken in 1892. Did you know that while the design...
Video: A Slice of Life Look at London’s Quirkier Side in 1966 Short Film from British Pathé – Come to London
We’re in love with this slice of life short film from 1966 encouraging people to visit London. It’s an original 1966 British Pathe video about some...
Gallery: Watch How London’s Skyline Has Changed Over 400 or so Years – Shaped by Fire, Bombs and Water
Here’s a great gallery of pictures that illustrate how London’s beautiful skyline has changed since the 1600’s. It’s been changed by fire, bombs and water....
Check Out This Amazing 15 Gigapexel 360 Degree Panorama of St Paul’s Cathedral in London – The Detail is Incredible
St Paul’s Cathedral in London is our favorite Cathedral (beats Westminster Abbey every time). So, we love this 15 Gigapixel 360 Panorama from Spherical Images,...
Future London: Architect Envisions a Bonkers Future for London’s Skyline in Promo Images from Recent Film
A London Architect has taken all the plans for skyscrapers in the planning stages in London and created a chilling vision of the future London...
Great London Art: Nocturne: Blue and Gold – Old Battersea Bridge by James Whistler
Nocturne: Blue and Gold – Old Battersea Bridge is a painting by the American-born British artist James McNeill Whistler, now held in the collections of...
Old London: London’s Smallest Shop in 1900
Londoners have always been brilliant as making the most of London’s limited real estate – it’s a tradition that dates far back in time...
Event Alert: New World War I Exhibition Coming to the London Transport Museum – Goodbye Piccadilly
A major exhibition entitled Goodbye Piccadilly – from Home Front to Western Front will commemorate and explore the contribution of London’s motor buses and their...
London Video: This is Pretty Much The Best Timelapse Video of London We’ve Ever Seen – Watch it on Full Screen with Headphones – It’s Amazing!
We’re not generally prone to hyperbole so we’re not exaggerating when we say that this is probably one of the best timelapse videos of London...
Video: The True Meaning Behind the Nursery Rhyme London Bridge is Falling Down
Discover the secret history and meaning behind the London Bridge is falling down nursery rhyme! Remember the lyrics and words of the old, traditional Nursery...
History: Beautiful Old Color Postcard of Knightsbridge in London in 1916
We love this old picture of Knightsbridge from the early 20th century. It doesn’t look that much different today! Source.
London Blitz: Haunting and Heart Wrenching Rare Color Photos (and a few B&W) of a London At War
LIFE Magazine (remember that?) published these beautiful and haunting pictures of a London at War back in the 1940’s. The destruction that London experienced is...
The Tube: Ever Wonder How Much of the London Underground is Actually Underground? This Map Will Tell You
Many people don’t realize that a large part of the London Underground Tube Network is not actually underground. Most of the central London bits are,...
Video: Ever Wonder What it Takes to Learn The Knowledge – The Information That Every London Black Taxi Driver Has to Learn? This Video Shows What It’s Like
When someone wishes to become a London Taxi driver, they have to learn The Knowledge, which is the detailed information on 30,000+ streets in...
London Photo: Gorgeous Nighttime Aerial Photo of London From Above Perfect For Your Desktop Wallaper
Check out this beautiful aerial view of London up river towards West London with Tower Bridge lit beautifully. You can see St Paul’s cathedral...
Video: Check Out This Beautiful Time-lapse Video of London That Paints a Beautiful Portrait of the City
We never get sick of a well made time-lapse video with our favorite city as the subject. We came across this one today and...
History: Check Out This Amazingly Atmospheric Image of the London Tube from the 1890’s.
Many people don’t realize how old the London Underground actually is – it’s over 150 years old. That’s what makes pictures like this so...
Great London Art: Big Ben over Westminster Bridge by George Hyde Pownall
You won’t find this lovely work of art on display in a museum – it was recently sold at private auction. But we totally love...
Londonism: The Most Amusing and Rude London Street Names – And Yes, These Are All Real Places!
The English language is a fountain of interesting quirks. Britain is land of interesting place names – some that don’t make any sense, some that...
History: Ever Wonder What London Looked Like in the 1970’s? Check out this Amazing Old Footage of London
Various shots of London, 1970s — Man hailing a London cab on a suburban street; POV of cabbie from backseat of cab; traffic on London...
London Books: The City of London Freeman’s Guide by Paul Jagger – An Excellent Peek Into the Secret World of the City of London
Many Londonphiles may not know there are actually two London’s – there’s Greater London which is governed under the Mayor of London (currently Boris Johnson)...
A Guide to London’s Newest Tourist Attraction – The Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park Opens to the Public – Olympic Pool, Orbit Tower and More To See!
After a long hibernation since the London 2012 Games, the park where it look place is now opening up to the public. It’s been a...