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The BBC informs us this afternoon that “the only known manuscript of a poem by Lord Byron has been found within the archives of University College London.” During ‘routine cataloguing’ librarian Susan Stead opened a copy of The Pleasures of Memory by Samuel Rogers only …

Imperial College held its vote about leaving the University of London today and, after years of mutterings, has finally served notice that it will leave the University of London. As we said a few weeks ago, losing the science, technology and medicine college is a …

All the places featured in this Stalk are now mapped on Platial. You may remember we recently tracked down all the London-based work of Eduardo Paolozzi. This time, we took the logical step of pursuing his contemporary Enzo Plazotta. Eduardo Paolozzi… Enzo Plazzotta. You could …

“No sorry, I couldn’t buy you anything this year as I didn’t want to damage my lungs.” That could work couldn’t it? Especially if you accompanied it with a bit of wheezy breathing and the odd hacking cough. You see, those trusty researchers at Imperial …

No individual will face charges over the Ladbroke Grove rail crash. One of the men accused of murdering John Monckton has claimed he’s been framed and was never at the scene of the crime. A “drunken end-of-term rampage” by LSE students has caused tens of …

The scientists who will be filling the British Library for their meat market Beautiful Minds Mingle will probably not be the most, um, fashion-conscious people in London. In fact, most people who enter the British Library probably aren’t in the running for any best-dressed awards. …

We’ve been kept up to date on the Jean Charles de Menezes memorial debacle thanks to the Onionbagblog. First there was a mural and then there wasn’t. Then there was a flag, but now that’s gone too. After the story was picked up by the …

And, by God, did he get around. Stalking Paolozzi was a piece of cake in comparison. The map above is our stab at showing all Dickens’ London addresses. But sources conflict, and there’s bound to be a few missing. During his childhood, Dickens hopped from …

This week seems to be the week for colleges banning things. First we had the Imperial College banning hoodies in a ridiculous attempt to ‘increase security’; and now the Royal College of Art has banned ‘camping’. Now it’s not that Kensington is a popular spot …

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