Books & Poetry

Vintage Photos Of London In The Snow

Vintage Photos Of London In The Snow

Someone fetch us a sledge. | By Will Noble
Inside The Anti-Fascist Library That's Been Fighting Nazism Since WW2

Inside The Anti-Fascist Library That's Been Fighting Nazism Since WW2

The Wiener Library is a library like no other. | By Will Noble
7 Places You Wouldn’t Expect To Find A Routemaster (But Will)

7 Places You Wouldn’t Expect To Find A Routemaster (But Will)

From Wiltshire to a Russian Circus. | By Harry Rosehill
The Art Deco Euston Station That Never Was

The Art Deco Euston Station That Never Was

It was going to have a heliport and everything. | By Londonist
You See A Whole Other London When You're On A Canal Boat
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You See A Whole Other London When You're On A Canal Boat

Aqueducts, herons and biscuit factories. | By Londonist
The Crouch End Studios That Gave Us Captain Pugwash And Trumpton

The Crouch End Studios That Gave Us Captain Pugwash And Trumpton

Ever heard of Womersley Road? | By Londonist
Inside Eastcote - The Legendary Recording Studios Where History Is Still Made

Inside Eastcote - The Legendary Recording Studios Where History Is Still Made

From Massive Attack to Adele. | By Will Noble
London Clay: Incredible Book Digs Deep Into London's History

London Clay: Incredible Book Digs Deep Into London's History

You won't get bogged down, but you'll surely be sucked in. | By M@
In Pictures: London's Unique Shopfronts

In Pictures: London's Unique Shopfronts

From antiques to pineapples. | By Londonist
Atlas Of Imagined Places: 5000 Fictional Locations In One Book

Atlas Of Imagined Places: 5000 Fictional Locations In One Book

Our fiction map has now gone worldwide. What did we miss? | By Londonist
The East London Pub Taken Over By Suffragettes

The East London Pub Taken Over By Suffragettes

The Mothers Arms. | By Londonist
What Were The First Electric Advertisements At Piccadilly Circus?

What Were The First Electric Advertisements At Piccadilly Circus?

Illuminating stuff. | By Londonist
Legendary Street Cat Bob Now Has His Own Statue

Legendary Street Cat Bob Now Has His Own Statue

He died in 2020, and is commemorated in Angel. | By Will Noble
London's Newest Library Has A Copper Lined Room That Blocks Messages And Emails

London's Newest Library Has A Copper Lined Room That Blocks Messages And Emails

It's called a Faraday cage. | By Will Noble
Extract: A Short Fiction Set In Brick Lane's Beigel Bake

Extract: A Short Fiction Set In Brick Lane's Beigel Bake

Too Close and Not Close Enough. | By Londonist
250 Ghost Signs Come To Life In A Hauntingly Beautiful New Book

250 Ghost Signs Come To Life In A Hauntingly Beautiful New Book

Semi-hidden portals to the past. | By Will Noble
Abandoned London: New Book Shines Light On The Rarely Glimpsed City

Abandoned London: New Book Shines Light On The Rarely Glimpsed City

Get a look behind the city's padlocked doors. | By M@
100 Hackney Residents Captured In 100 Photos

100 Hackney Residents Captured In 100 Photos

Covering every age from birth to a century old. | By Londonist
Did You Know Goldilocks Was Impaled On St Paul's Cathedral?

Did You Know Goldilocks Was Impaled On St Paul's Cathedral?

Don't have nightmares. | By Will Noble
The Cat In A Hat In A Shirt Shop

The Cat In A Hat In A Shirt Shop

You'll find Binks on Jermyn Street. | By Londonist
An Artist Illustrated Every Single Bizarre Day Of 2020 In London

An Artist Illustrated Every Single Bizarre Day Of 2020 In London

Drawn on masks, leaves and orange peel. | By Will Noble
In Pictures: East London Captured In Tantalisingly Incomplete Photos

In Pictures: East London Captured In Tantalisingly Incomplete Photos

"It's just like being in the crowd while blinking your eyes." | By Londonist
Everyday 1930s London Captured In These Remarkable Photos

Everyday 1930s London Captured In These Remarkable Photos

From pavements artists to the National Gallery. | By Londonist
9 Wonderful Charles Dickens Quotes On Rail Travel

9 Wonderful Charles Dickens Quotes On Rail Travel

Turns out train food was always terrible. | By Londonist