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31 blogs about London.

  1. CabbieBlog
    Taxi Talk Without Tipping. By Gibson Square. 🇬🇧 More info

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    London in Quotations: Virginia Woolf
    . . . to walk alone in London is the greatest rest. Virginia Woolf (1882-1941)
    By Gibson Square, 20 words
  2. Caroline's Miscellany
    Unusual London history and places of interest to visit, Deptford, Brittany, Postman's Park. 🇬🇧 More info

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    New views of Crossness Pumping Station
    Crossness Pumping Station is one of those amazing places that are always worth revisiting. It looks pretty snazzy outside, but inside will consistently take your breath away. And it was designed to do so – …
    By CarolineLD, 300 words
  3. Cemetery Club
    Museums of People // Libraries of the Dead. By Sheldon K. Goodman. 🇬🇧 More info

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    Remembering Reginald Warneford V.C: The First Airman to Down a Zeppelin
    This was more than just your average funeral. Brompton cemetery was filled with thousands of mourners. They crammed themselves in as the gun-carriage took the remains of a national hero to his last resting place. …
    By Sheldon K Goodman, 67 words
  4. Deserter – Voice of degeneration
    An aspirational lifestyle website for those with a predilection for doing f*** all. By Andrew Grumbridge, Vincent Raison. 🇬🇧 More info

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    Another Hamlet Seaside Awayday
    Pink and Blues on the booze. Source
    By Dirty South, 11 words
  5. diamond geezer
    Life viewed from London E3. 🇬🇧 More info

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    Capitalcard
    Earlier this week I spotted this 40 year-old poster at Leytonstone station. It's an original from January 1985, unexpectedly uncovered. I could tell it was original because it had come loose in the bottom left …
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  6. The Diary of Samuel Pepys
    Daily entries from the 17th century London diary. 🇬🇧 More info

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    Friday 17 January 1661/62
    To Westminster with Mr. Moore, and there, after several walks up and down to hear news, I met with Lany, the Frenchman, who told me that he had a letter from France last night, that …
    By Samuel Pepys, 297 words
  7. Edith's Streets
    London Local History - this lists street by street items of historical interest - public, industrial buildings & some environmental features in London and its immediate surroundings. 🇬🇧 More info

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    Kilburn Station
    Post to the north CricklewoodThe North London LineThe north London line from West Hampstead Station turns south westwardsArial Road,Hebrew word for water spirit, built by British Land Company 1879Barlow RoadBuilt on the site of the …
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  8. Flickering Lamps
    History with its flickering lamp stumbles along the trail of the past... By Caroline Swan. 🇬🇧 More info

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    The cemetery serving a submerged parish: St James, Stocks-in-Bowland
    As Britain’s population grew throughout the 19th Century and the demand for water in its towns and cities increased, local authorities and water boards looked to rural areas, building dams in remote valleys and creating …
    By Caroline, 75 words
  9. Footprints of London - Blog
    Where Londoners walk. 🇬🇧 More info

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    The real London of Wolf Hall
    With the screening of the first TV episode of The Mirror and the Light, the final instalment of Hilary Mantel’s Wolf Hall trilogy, interest in all things Tudor is reaching fever pitch. The BBC has …
    By Mark Rowland, 184 words
  10. The Great Wen
    A London blog. 🇬🇧 More info

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    Sohemian Society talk – December 5
    I have a talk coming up with the Sohemian Society on Thursday December 5, where I will be in conversation with writer and musician Max Décharné about Denmark Street: London’s Street Of Sound. The event …
    By peterwatts1975, 184 words
  11. Iain Sinclair
    This is the website of british writer Iain Sinclair. It contains information on Iain Sinclair, on his work and his public appearances. 🇬🇧 More info

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    SWEDENBORG’S LUSTHUS
    “Swedenborg’s visions were not events imposed upon him by some outside agency. They were the agency that he had always, from the beginning, solicited with his eyes wide open.”—Iain Sinclair ... The post SWEDENBORG’S LUSTHUS …
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  12. ianVisits
    Latest London news, reviews and things to do in London. By Ian Mansfield. 🇬🇧 More info

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    The London Buzz – 17th January 2025
    Today’s London news round-up: A bar inside the Houses of Parliament which found itself at the centre of drink spiking allegations last week has announced it’s set to close its doors from Monday. LBC An …
    By ianVisits, 597 words
  13. Jane's London
    The wonderful little details on, around & above London's streets. By Jane Amelia Parker. 🇬🇧 More info

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    Gray's Inn Road – strange backward-facing houses, a water trough and another laundry (with fancy tiles)
    I was walking from Russell Square to Kings Cross today and, as I passed by these houses that end at Heathcote Street, I thought it was high time that I shared my idea that surely …
    By Jane, 610 words
  14. Living London History
    Your one stop London history blog sharing suggested historical walks, hidden gems and activity recommendations. By Jack. 🇬🇧 More info

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    A Journey Through The Centuries At Rye House
    Hop on a Greater Anglia train from Liverpool Street for forty minutes and you will see the density of central London gradually start to dissipate away. The train takes you up the valley of Lea …
    By chesherj, 80 words
  15. London Datastore – News
    The London Datastore has been created by the Greater London Authority (GLA) as a first step towards freeing London’s data. 🇬🇧 More info

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    London macroeconomic scenarios (December 2024 update)
    GLA Economics published its latest macroeconomic scenarios-based forecast for London on 17th December. The two main outcome variables are real Gross Value Added (GVA) – a measure of London’s output – and workforce jobs (WFJ) …
    By Sixia Zhang, 1,735 words
  16. The London Dead
    Stories from our cemeteries, crypts and churchyards. By David Bingham. 🇬🇧 More info

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    Glasgow Necropolis
    Seated under the massive proportions of a handsome mausoleum erected to the memory of a distinguished citizen of Glasgow, we write the notes for this article on the Necropolis, a burying-place beautified by nature and …
    By David Bingham, 1,212 words
  17. London Historians' Blog
    Random musings about London's history. By Mike Paterson. 🇬🇧 More info

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    2024: Our Year
    This year we enjoyed around 40 events, including monthly pub meet-ups at the Wheatsheaf in Fitzrovia. There were our hardy annuals such as the Big Pub Quiz, Annual Lecture, Picnic and Life Members’ Lunch; among …
    By Mike Paterson, 59 words
  18. London History Blog - Blue Badge Guide Look Up London
    Revealing London's Hidden History. Look Up London is about historic gems, unusual museums and London sites. By Katie Wignall. 🇬🇧 More info

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    Hidden History on the LSE Campus
    In the network of narrow streets off Kingsway, you will find the campus of London School of Economics (LSE). The collection of buildings are used by 11,000 students each year. However, within the publicly-accessible streets …
    By Katie Wignall, 1,687 words
  19. A London Inheritance
    A Private History of a Public City. 🇬🇧 More info

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    Alderman Stairs – Artificial Intelligence, Historical Accuracy and Copyright
    For a change, rather than looking at the past, today’s post is rather topical, and looks at a subject that at first glance may seem irrelevant to the blog – Artificial Intelligence, or AI. When …
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  20. Londonist - Things to see and do in London
    The latest news in London, what's on and events, the best London food and pubs, history and trivia, what's free and cheap in London. 🇬🇧 More info

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    Peckham Soup Kitchen Urgently Needs New Home - But Claims Council Won't Help
    Peckham Soup Kitchen must leave its Aylesham Centre home on 24 January. A south London soup kitchen will be homeless within days, as it struggles to find a new location — and claims the local …
    By Will Noble, 613 words