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Fresh fish, storied history at Billingsgate seafood market
If you’re eating fish in London, chances are it came from Billingsgate Market. The seafood supplier handles 250 tonnes of it a week and...
With Brexit, a new phase in rocky relationship between UK and Europe
Photo: isidre65, Flickr.com After 34 years, the United Kingdom says bye-bye to the European Union. With the triggering of Article 50, the...
As new £1 coin launches, we look back at the Bank of England
Today, 28 March 2017, the new 12-sided £1 coin enters circulation. Today also begins the slow replacement of the £1 coin many have come...
5 alternative history walks in London
Take a look at a different side of the London story Carnaby Street in the '60s and '00s ...
Retired fireman recalls surprising impressions of old Southwark, 1970s London
The headquarters of the London Fire Brigade were once located in Southwark Bridge Road. (Photo credit: Courtesy Dave Pike, left, and...
Mother's Day - Religious and royal
Clarence House With flowers, chocolate and gifts to cover up the guilt of unreturned phone calls, Mother's Day is approaching. Celebrated...
From Pink Floyd album cover to an urban public space: the history of Battersea Power Station iconic
Credit: Collage: The London Picture Archive, Wikimedia Commons There are two versions of London’s skyline, the one we all know, which...
Welcome spring in London at the Columbia Road Flower Market
It's official. Spring has come to the UK with the arrival of the vernal equinox. And what perfect way to welcome the new season with a...
Weekend plans: 5 historical parks to discover in London
Credit: @rowan.r via Instagram and London Collage With temperatures rising and the days getting longer, Londoners are beginning to dust...
Revisiting London's St Patrick's Church on St Patrick's Day
As London gears up to celebrate the Irish patron saint holiday, here's looking at the building that became the first Irish Catholic...
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