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Five... Historic London Gardens You Can Explore Next Month
Rewilded cemeteries, antique terracotta, ancient churchyards
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Why do London's Victorian Roads Feel a Bit... Off?
Welcome to your Friday newsletter for paying subscribers (with a generous teaser for everyone else). As I walk around central London, I find that some…
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The Lost Stones of London
Whatever happened to Oswald's Stone?
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Five... Portraits of St. Paul's Cathedral
Maps, essays, watercolour paintings, wartime photography
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This Soho Statue Witnessed A Famous, Heroic Death
Charles II's tragic sojourn at Grim's Dyke.
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London's Oldest Map, Now in Colour: Part 2
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The Oldest Map Of London... Now In Colour
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The Curious Alleys Of Borough High Street
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Dickens: The Ultimate Map
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5 Historic London Buildings You Can Explore For Free
Four of which you can just walk into without booking.
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5 Historic Quirks to Spot in... Paternoster Square
Oddities in the shadow of St Paul's.
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5 Historic Quirks to Spot in... Celebration of '24
A New Year's list of oddities around the number 24.
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Tudor London In Colour: Part 3
Colouring in a 500-year old map reveals hidden details.
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Mapping the London of Sherlock Holmes
Every single London location on one map (with extras!).
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What I Learned Reading London: The Biography
Stats and bloopers I noticed when re-reading the book.
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London's First Vegetarian Restaurant
The Oxford Street home of lentil cutlets and porridge.
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Five... Historic East End Pubs
Pints with a side of centuries-old splendour
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John Logie Baird: Why So Many Plaques?
TV pioneer has four plaques within a five-minute Soho/Covent Garden walk.
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