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Five... pieces of London's alcohol advertising history
From Roman tabernae to Paul Hogan
10 hrs ago
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Londonist
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The Girl From Mars, and London's 1920s SETI Programme
Is there anybody out there?
May 29
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Matt Brown
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A Veteran London Explorer Picks His Top Historical Discoveries
Vic Keegan shares some of his London highlights.
May 27
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Matt Brown
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Anatomy of a Painting: The Railway Station, by William Powell Frith
Paddington station in 1862.
May 22
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Matt Brown
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London Historians Big Pub Quiz 2026: Can you Beat the Winning Score?
50 questions of London history.
May 20
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Matt Brown
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Five... historic London coffee houses
The start of a citywide boom
May 17
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Londonist
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The 'Zip-Wires' of Old London
Rope sliders of yesteryear.
May 15
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Matt Brown
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The Arboreal Chronicles of London
History... as written by the trees.
May 13
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Matt Brown
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Tales of Hammersmith Bridge
The history of west London's most troubled bridge.
May 8
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Matt Brown
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The 2051 Festival of London
A dip into our future.
May 6
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Matt Brown
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At the Unassuming End of Greenwich Park
Away from the tourists, there is much to see.
May 1
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Matt Brown
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April 2026
1746 Mapped in Colour: Limehouse and Rotherhithe
We hit the eastern limit of the Rocque map.
Apr 29
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Matt Brown
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