History

By Simon Turner

The Man Turning Coal Holes Into Bowls

He's even taking commissions.

By M@

That Time A Volcano Killed A Third Of Londoners

You've heard of the Great Fire and the Great Plague... but the Great Eruption?

By Will Noble

When Buckingham Palace Had A Major Facelift In Just 13 Weeks

An incredible feat of engineering in 1913.

By M@

Before Crystal Palace: Joseph Paxton's First Great Glass House At Chatsworth

The man had form.

Museums & Galleries

By Will Noble

Review: Secrets Of The Thames Is A Treasure Of An Exhibition

Mudlarking is about to become even more popular...

★★★★☆

By M@

The London Boroughs Are 60 Years Old... But Here's What They Might Have Been Called

What might your borough have been called?

By M@

What Was In London Before London?

London life began with the Romans... or did it?

By M@

An A-Z Of (Recently) Lost London

What has London lost since the Millennium?

By Will Noble

A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square: The Five Best Versions

We may be right...

By Will Noble

When Oswald Mosley Headlined The Royal Albert Hall

A chilling moment in history which bears remembering.

By M@

In Celebration Of Pub Plaques

The little-regarded plaques that remember departed regulars.

Museums & Galleries

By Will Noble

Treasure Trove Of Roman Artefacts Gifted To London Museum

Thousands of objects donated by Bloomberg.

By Will Noble

Visit Brixton's 200-Year-Old Windmill

This'll put the wind in your sails.

By Will Noble

The Soviet Union Secretly Mapped London

Know Cyrillic? Then you might spot the mistakes.

By Will Noble

Three Trailblazing Women, Two Plaques, One London Address

2 Gower Street.

By Lydia Manch

Five London Women Of The Second World War

Spies, doctors and entertainers.

By Will Noble

"I Wouldn't Offer 50p": When Buckingham Palace First Opened To The Public

It started with a fire. A big one.

By M@

Hilda Hewlett: Britain's First Female Pilot

She was the first to qualify, then opened a factory.

By M@

Another Postwar Tower To Be Demolished On Fenchurch Street

Fountain House was one of the first post-war towers.

By Will Noble

Hillfield Park: The Stock Photo Street That Launched A Thousand Property Articles

Recognise this place? Thought so.

By M@

The Moorgate Tube Crash: Half A Century On

The Underground's worst peace-time disaster.

By M@

Every Interesting Elephant Who Ever Came to London

A timeline of memorable trunksters.

By Will Noble

When A Farmer 'Electrified' His Land Rover To Scare Off London's Traffic Wardens

A shocking traffic violation.

Opinion By M@

On The Importance Of Plaques To People You've Never Heard Of

Why it pays to look them up.