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1746 in Colour: To the Edge of the East End
Stepney, Mile End and the limits of London.
Jul 29
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Matt Brown
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Five... pieces of unbelievable grandeur you can visit during Open House Festival this year
Roam around some embassies like you're in a 1920s spy noir
Jul 26
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Lydia Manch
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What's it Like to go into London's Sewers? A feculent photo-essay
You might want to postpone your breakfast for a bit...
Jul 24
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Matt Brown
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The 1st Annual Writing Competition From Londonist: Time Machine
With prizes for London's next great history writers.
Jul 22
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Matt Brown
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How 'the Smallest Man From the Smallest County' Came to London
... and led the biggest life.
Jul 17
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Matt Brown
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London in 1983 From Above (and Recreated)
Then and Now photos from the air.
Jul 15
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Matt Brown
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How World Football was Shaped in London
The rules of the game were set out here, but we also made the first mascot.
Jul 10
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Matt Brown
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50 Years of the City's First Skyscraper
The NatWest Tower's half-century on the skyline.
Jul 8
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Matt Brown
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The smugglers' inn built in 1420 you can still sleep in
An hour by train from London.
Jul 5
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Lydia Manch
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The First Aeroplane Flight Over London
Later than you might think.
Jul 3
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Matt Brown
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Top 10: The Biggest Articles From Londonist: Time Machine's First 3 Years
Quite a few maps...
Jul 1
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Matt Brown
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June 2026
East London's disappearing landmarks, and the artist capturing them
Ferha Farooqui's lost churches, libraries and pubs of the city's East End
Jun 28
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Londonist
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