Five Things

Five... Portraits of St. Paul's Cathedral

Maps, essays, watercolour paintings, wartime photography

May 5 •

Five... Historic East End Pubs

Pints with a side of centuries-old splendour

Apr 28 •

Five... Places to See Pieces of Canadian History in London

There's more than meets the eye, eh?

Apr 21 •

Five... Things about the 1715 Solar Eclipse in London

'A Description of the Passage of the Shadow of the Moon over England'

Apr 14 •

Five... Things about the History of Eels in London

The jellied kind

Apr 7 •

Five... Historical Fragments from Billingsgate Fish Market

'For all sorts of fish whatsoever...'

Mar 31 •

Five... London Statues of Extraordinary Women

Rebel, activists, surgeon, spy

Mar 24 •

Five... London Films from the Golden Age of Silent Cinema

And where to watch them.

Mar 17 •

Five... Pieces of London's Porter-Brewing History

Including Charles Dickens, Catherine the Great, and some very questionable poetry

Mar 10 •

Five... London Women of the Second World War

Doctor, singer, skier, spies

Mar 3 •

Five... Big Moments From Croydon's Musical History

In the words of Pete Townshend: 'Oh, Croydon. I could bloody play there all night.'

Feb 25 •

and

East Croydon Cool

Five... Things About the History of London's Bowling Alleys

From Greenwich war veterans to Hollywood parties in Finsbury Park

Feb 18 •

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