Blogs about London

Piccadilly in York is less fancy than its London counterpart, but full of interest. If you look carefully, you can even spot the large and bright ghost sign for Foxton's Garage. The reason that care …

Not on the official tour of Highgate Cemetery in respect to the family’s wishes, there is no ‘here lies George Michael’ at his gravesite. All there is is his real name (Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou) and …

Pubs, pies, crisps kebabs and musical theatre...? Source

With the ULEZ due to expand in August, TfL have a fresh focus on Outer London. You can see this in their press releases where the phrase 'in outer London' is now increasingly commonplace. Last …

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 …

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 …

The Museum of London closes its doors this weekend, in preparation for the move to Smithfield where it will reopen as The London Museum. As London guides, the Footprints of London team have been inspired …

I have a piece about 90s Riot Grrrl band Huggy Bear in the latest Uncut to mark the 30th anniversary of their single, “Her Jazz”. Here’s Huggy Bear performing the song on The Word. Apparently …

The third part of the Iain Sinclair bibliography (covering 1999-2012) is now available for order at:https://testcentre.org.uk/ An extract from the announcement: ‘It’s not like revisiting the past, it is the... The post A new installment …

Above an old church next to London Bridge station is an old operating theatre, which is now a museum, and will reopen next month following restoration work. The Old Operating Theatre Museum & Herb Garret …

Another set of six images of tiles to be found taken within or or near to the ticket halls of some London Transport tube stationsCan you identify any of them?

Walk along the river path through Bermondsey and Rotherhithe and you will find an unusual set of statues. The set of four statues depicts Dr Alfred and Ada Salter, their daughter Joyce and their cat. …

John and Margaret Whiting lived a stone’s throw away from the church of St Bartholomew the Great, in Long Lane. We don’t know what he did for a living but he was well to do; …

A guest post by London Historians founder member Peter Stone. Dock Life Renewed – How London’s Docks Are Thriving Again, by Niki Gorick. This wasn’t quite what I was expecting. A new book about the …

While admiring the new Bank Station entrance on Cannon Street, I couldn’t help but spot a sneaky symbol that’s right underneath the London Underground roundels. It’s the coat of arms of the Worshipful Company of …

The City of London has always regarded the boundaries of the City as important in defining where the jurisdiction of the City extended. This included having very visible symbols of where you were crossing from …

Fabulae Nature was designed by contemporary visual artist Lucy Orta. Image: John Sturrock Next time you’re at King's Cross, look out for three 60ft botanical draperies adorning the facade of the Granary Building. Fabulae Nature …

I am spending Christmas and New Year in Miami, so as a change of venue, here are some pictures that I took on a walk around Little Haiti in Miami. I finish with a frozen …

• Flight passenger duty cut sparks surge in UK domestic flights (Independent) • It’s time to radically rethink London’s roads: starting w/ its Red Routes (OnLondon) • Likely impact of approved Highline project will have …

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