Archive - Londonist: Time Machine

Five... historic London benches

Have a seat, and make it an ancient one

Mar 23 •

Who Was This John Rocque Fellow Anyway?

The man behind the maps.

Mar 21 •

1746 In Colour: The Barbican to Bishopsgate Map

Continuing my mission to colour in London's greatest historical map, one panel at a time.

Mar 19 •

Five... artworks from the history of the London Underground

Happy 25th birthday, Art on the Underground

Mar 16 •

Inside Temple Bar

What's inside the room above Christopher Wren's archway?

Mar 14 •

Happy 100th to the Charles Dickens Museum

And how it almost never was.

Mar 12 •

Five... blue plaques to women that shaped the city

We stand on the shoulders of giantesses

Mar 9 •

Things you MUST NOT DO in Covent Garden

Thou shalt not toss parsnips, apparently.

Mar 7 •

The Tube Roundel: An Evolution

I need to get something off my chest...

Mar 5 •

February 2025

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