Blogs about London
31 blogs about London.
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CabbieBlog
Taxi Talk Without Tipping.
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London in Quotations: Margaret Drabble London, how could one ever be tired of it? Margaret Drabble (b.1939)
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Caroline's Miscellany
Unusual London history and places of interest to visit, Deptford, Brittany, Postman's Park.
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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 – …
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Cemetery Club
Museums of People // Libraries of the Dead.
By Sheldon K. Goodman. 🇬🇧 More infoUpdated
The Comedian Life lived with a bang, ended with a whimper Look at the cover image on this biography, written by Thomas Edgar Pemberton. Dressed with long, theatrical whiskers and a quizzical, confused glance – this was …
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Deserter – Voice of degeneration
An aspirational lifestyle website for those with a predilection for doing f*** all.
By Andrew Grumbridge, Vincent Raison. 🇬🇧 More infoUpdated
Pubcast: Canada Water and beyond Two grown men messing about by water Source
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diamond geezer
Life viewed from London E3.
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Everyman Stratford International Stratford has a new cinema. It's an Everyman and can be found in the highrise nomansland that separates Westfield from the Olympic Park, now officially known as Stratford Cross. It's housed in a brushed metal …
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The Diary of Samuel Pepys
Daily entries from the 17th century London diary.
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Tuesday 17 December 1661 Up and to the Paynter’s to see how he went forward in our picture. So back again to dinner at home, and then was sent for to the Privy Seal, whither I was forced to …
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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.
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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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Flickering Lamps
History with its flickering lamp stumbles along the trail of the past...
By Caroline Swan. 🇬🇧 More infoUpdated
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 …
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Footprints of London - Blog
Where Londoners walk.
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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 …
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The Great Wen
A London blog.
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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 …
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Iain Sinclair
This is the website of british writer Iain Sinclair. It contains information on Iain Sinclair, on his work and his public appearances.
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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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ianVisits
Latest London news, reviews and things to do in London.
By Ian Mansfield. 🇬🇧 More infoUpdated
The London Buzz – 18th December 2024 Today’s London news round-up: A former Wandsworth council tenant has been ordered to pay back more than £23,000 after subletting her social housing property without consent while she lived abroad. South London Press Video captures …
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Jane's London
The wonderful little details on, around & above London's streets.
By Jane Amelia Parker. 🇬🇧 More infoUpdated
This Wall Has Artistic Importance – Waithman Street, EC4 If you venture up the stairs at the side of 100 New Bridge Street, EC4 (heading for Carter Lane) turn immdiately right at the top into Waithman Street. Here you will find a wall featuring …
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Living London History
Your one stop London history blog sharing suggested historical walks, hidden gems and activity recommendations.
By Jack. 🇬🇧 More infoUpdated
Explorers, Musicians And Executions: A Look Inside St Sepulchre-without-Newgate The City of London’s churches are always packed with history and fascinating stories. Visiting them is often like delving into an attic and discovering little treasures and memories. St Sepulchre-without-Newgate is a great example of …
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London Datastore – News
The London Datastore has been created by the Greater London Authority (GLA) as a first step towards freeing London’s data.
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Autumn Budget 2024: Highlights and Implications for London The Government’s Autumn 2024 Budget included several major fiscal changes, including a revision of the method by which national debt is measured for national accounting purposes, an upcoming rise in national insurance contributions for employers …
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The London Dead
Stories from our cemeteries, crypts and churchyards.
By David Bingham. 🇬🇧 More infoUpdated
The Messalina of the Suburbs; Edith Jessie Thompson (1893-1923) City of London Cemetery “Three soldiers of the Coldstream Guards were walking in Montgomery street. Onegavean opinion in which all concurred. It was the woman, they said; he showed himself a man afterwards.” James Joyce ‘Finnegans Wake’ At around …
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London Historians' Blog
Random musings about London's history.
By Mike Paterson. 🇬🇧 More infoUpdated
Herry Perry. Artist & Illustrator Review: Herry Perry, Artist and Illustrator by Julian Francis.A guest post by London Historians Member David Fathers. This new publication, written by Julian Francis, reveals, probably for the first time, the work of artist Herry …
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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 infoUpdated
History of Spencer House Overlooking Green Park is a relic of a lost London. A reminder of a time when aristocratic townhouses lined the west end, hosting parties and displaying their collections of art and antiques in a bid …
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A London Inheritance
A Private History of a Public City.
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The Eagle’s Nest and Monmouth Long term readers will be aware, that as well as taking photos of London, my father also took photos around the country in the late 1940s / early 1950s during National Service and then cycling …
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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.
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Christmas Shopping In London Has Always Been A Total Crush Oxford Street today can be a bit of a crush at Christmas time, but the scene was even more cramped in 1937, as this cover to the Sphere newspaper shows. Behatted shoppers press against one …