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Trafalgar Square: a square for the people of London
Left:The current look of Trafalgar square, February 2017. Right: A horse drawn bus, late XIX century. Sources: Maitane Sardón/ Wikimedia...
After 117 years, Labour still affected by the party's foundation
The last week hasn't been the best for the Labour Party. On Friday, the party lost it's seat in the Copeland by-election, a seat that it...
Get Oscar updated at the Barbican
The Barbican Centre under construction (Peter Bloomfield) and the centre today (Lisa Nordbo Fiil) When the Academy Awards, or Oscars, are...
New is Old at the New Hospital for Women
It seems like an odd thing now in 2017 to dedicate a whole hospital just for women—especially with the NHS’s problems. But when the New...
Farringdon Station: where London underground was born
Farringdon Station in 1866 and now. Source: Wikimedia Commons Whether you arrived late to work due to last Wednesday’s industrial action...
Molly houses, the gay clubs of 18th century's London
Left, Shoe Lane today (Lisa Nordbo Fiil) and illustration of Field Lane in 1830, which used to be located here (Wilson, J.T., from the...
London landmark Tower Bridge reinvents itself for future visitors
Photo: Tower Bridge under construction, March 24, 1893, left (Credit: London Picture Archive); right, Tower Bridge today (creative...
Revisiting London's first wine auction in a coffee house
On this day, the first ever wine auction was held in Garraway's Coffee House, Change Alley in 1673 A sketch of Garraway's Coffee House in...
There's no chalk in Chalk Farm. But there is Camden Market.
While Covent Garden once had a convent, and King's Cross was named after King George IV and a monument of a cross now demolished, Chalk...
Fashion week bargains and immigration fears at Petticoat Lane Market
Petticoat Lane Market, an East London source for bargain-buy clothing since the early 1600s, is a relic in transition. The atmosphere...
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