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Mayor Sadiq Khan plans solution to London's historic air pollution problem
Above left, a van checks London air and noise quality levels on Westminster Bridge in 1971 (Photo: Collage - The London Picture Archive);...
Lights out at Piccadilly Circus
Piccadilly Circus today (Lisa Nordbo Fiil) and with the Shaftesbury Memorial boarded up with advertisements during WWII If you've braved...
The Bengalis of London's Brick Lane
The next time you enjoy London’s beloved Indian curry in Brick Lane, it is most likely that you’re eating it at a Bangladeshi restaurant....
From papism to vivisection: 5 interesting protests
London is a city with a rich history of immigration, changing inhabitants of Buckingham Palace and new ways of thinking. Sometimes this...
Loo bars: 5 alternatives to London pubs
Discover the city's former Victorian toilets that have been refurbished into trendy drinking spots The public loo next to Clapham Common...
Coal turns to fashion retail at King's Cross
The Victorian, Grade-II coal yard is going to be converted into a Regent's Canal-side shopping destination The retail destination of Coal...
Survivors of The Great Fire still stand
The Hoop & Grapes is still open on Aldgate High Street in Whitechapel (right picture: Lisa Nordbo Fiil, left picture: Collage) Most of...
Holloway: The North London prison that housed the suffragettes
Opened for almost two centuries, Holloway Prison was once the biggest women’s jail in Europe and it housed symbolic members of the...
Covent Garden continues to change as London evolves
Located in London's West End, the history and evolution of Covent Garden has been as alive and steady as the city of London itself. It...
Temple Bar twice painstakingly preserved
Above left, visitors pass through Temple Bar in its current location at Paternoster Square in February, 2017. Right, the Temple Bar gate...
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