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By In8vision via the Londonist Flickrpool If anyone can tell us about slang usage in the London of 1967 it’s Frank Norman. He grew up in a series of children’s homes in and around London, embarked upon a career of petty crime, was sent to …

A weekly look at Len Deighton’s London Dossier, a guide to ‘modern’ London published during the height of the allegedly swinging sixties. By beatdrifter via the Londonist Flickrpool If previous chapters have suggested that the London Dossier was quite unlike other guides to the capital, …

A weekly look at Len Deighton’s London Dossier, a guide to ‘modern’ London published during the height of the allegedly swinging sixties. By cooliceblue via the Londonist Flickrpool Adrian Flowers, the author of this chapter, was a big name in advertising and editorial photography during …

Hyde Park funfair by illuminant voyager A weekly look at Len Deighton’s London Dossier, a guide to ‘modern’ London published during the height of the allegedly swinging sixties. They may well be ‘children’ to the elegantly named Drusilla Beyfus but in his introduction to chapter …

Centrepoint by Joe Dunckley A rough guide to London, circa 1967: a weekly look at Len Deighton’s London Dossier, a guide to modern London published during the height of the allegedly swinging sixties. Getting us in the mood for Mood, Len Deighton pens a short …

By _Christo_ Our funkapolitan Mayor is telling the Olympic Board this morning just how fun London will be for the duration of the 2012 Games. Not only will the bus stops have Bus Tops and every borough be decked out in bunting but big screens …

A rough guide to London, circa 1967: a weekly look at Len Deighton’s London Dossier, a guide to modern London published during the height of the allegedly swinging sixties. Silver Cloud Rolls Royce by -Lu¡s- Ah. A name that might be familiar to long-standing readers …

A rough guide to London, circa 1967: a weekly look at Len Deighton’s London Dossier, a guide to modern London published during the height of the allegedly swinging sixties. By Everita Len Deighton provides a brief and usually appropriate introduction to most of the chapters …

By cafedereves Carnaby Street continues to milk its swinging sixties notoriety this spring, celebrating 50 years since 1960 with Great British bunting and a special exhibition chronicling the rise, fall and resurgence of the classic shopping street over the last 5 decades. The free exhibition …

It’s twice as old as us today and if you’re in the vicinity from 7pm tonight, there’ll be a birthday light show and the odd glass of bubbly for lucky passengers. Over the past decade it’s ‘flown’ over 36 million visitors above the Southbank, had …