In Pictures: London's 2024

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Last Updated 31 December 2024

Londonist In Pictures: London's 2024

A look back on London in 2024. How many of these things did you see/go to?

January

A model of a rhino — An endangered rhino at Barbican. Image: Matt Brown/Londonist

Martin Church painting of people on the Metropolitan line, on show at Barbican Library — Martin Church's mixed media images of people on the Tube, at an exhibition at the Barbican in January 2024. Image: Martin Church

Cinema inside a ship — A couple watch a film together on new floating venue, Theatreship. Image: Theatreship

Two people in ice baths — Two people brave ice baths at a pop-up sauna in King's Cross

Sooty, Sweep and Soo puppets — Sooty, Sweep and Soo at Pollock's Toy Museum, which opened a pop-up in Croydon in January (the pop-up is still there). Image: Londonist

A young boy and mum on the font seat — DLR trains added stick on control panels for kids (and let's face it, adults) to heighten to whole 'driving the DLR' experience. Image: TfL

Animal sculptures in front of London Bridge — The animals march on London. Image: Matt Brown/Londonist

February

King Charles III bank notes — New King Charles bank notes went on display to the public for the first time in February. Image: Bank of England

Main staircase with glass art — Two Temple Place hosted a smashing exhibition about glass. Image: Matt Brown/Londonist

Two men - one dragged up and in flamboyant jumpsuit - in a construction zone — John Sizzle (left) and Jonny Woo laying the floor at new LGBTQ+ venue, The Divine

A lamp lighter up a ladder in Covent Garden lighting a gas lamp — Four Westminster gas street lamps won protected status. Image: Historic England

March

A bunch of floating unicorns — Unicorns in Barking Park. Image: Londonist

Cheesegrater bubbles — Iridescent rainbows appeared beneath the Cheesegrater.

A woman in a sleeping bag lying on the Tower Bridge walkway — Artist Anahita Harding laid on one of the glass walkways of Tower Bridge for eight and a half hours straight. Image: Tower Bridge

A wide, long set of apartment blocks — Winchfield House, Alton West Estate, taken from London Estates: Modernist Council Housing 1946-1981, by Thaddeus Zupancic, which was published in March

A jogger running past a huge Kong — King Kong (literally) popped up on the South Bank, to promote a new movie.

A multicoloured dog sculpture — Did you go and see the Guide Dog sculptures around Canary Wharf and Tower Hamlets? Image: Matt Crossick/PA wire.

April

a woman dishing up pasta bake while doing a peace sign — Yaba serves up pasta bake for Londonist, on a visit to SNCK in South Norwood. Image: Londonist

The Barbican covered in pink fabric — The Barbican went through a brief purple phase. Image: Pete Cadman/Barbican Centre

A sign: 'this is a sign to protect your balls', with penis shaped light underneath — Westminster Bridge told men to check their testicles

A sculpture at Liverpool Street of balls on string — Yayoi Kusama's Infinite Accumulation sculpture was unveiled outside Liverpool Street station. Image: Matt Brown

A runner dressed as a Christmas tree — An unseasonably dressed runner in the London Marathon. Image: Londonist

May

A semi ruined red brick church — The ruined redbrick church of Stanmore, which we visited in May. Image: Matt Brown/Londonist

A load of bunting in Greenwich — Bunting galore in Greenwich. Image: Matt Brown/Londonist

A double yellow bench — A double yellow bench in Gordon Square. Image: Matt Brown/Londonist

June

A woman in Tube themed dress holding a cup cake — Momtaz Begum-Hossain joins in with Londonist's 20th birthday celebrations

Two young women sitting on a doorstep - one with a newspaper — Chakira Alin and Rachel Andrews as Withnail and Without Nail, part of the Camden Roar festival.

A render of the 2024 Serpentine Pavilion from above — 2024's Sepentine Pavilion was designed by Seoul-based Korean architect Minsuk Cho. © Mass Studios

All the ice creams together, being hugged. — Anya Hindmarch released another series of brand name ice creams at her Belgravia boutique.

Closeup of the Taylor Swift tube map — We designed a Taylor Swift Tube map to mark the singer's London tour dates

Men in high vis fixing a clock face to a platform roof — Chadwell Heath station installed a new roundel clock. Image: CHSRA

July

An Evening Standard front cover showing Keir Starmer's victory — Image: Londonist

A beach on a Croydon rooftop — The Costa del Croydon landed on a Cronx rooftop

People diving into the docks — Swimmers jumping into the docks at Canary Wharf

A hand in blue gloves holding the hilt of a sword on a barch — Mudlarker Lara Maiklem discovering a 16th century sword on a London beach, as recounted in her diary, published in July.

Sculpture of a phone box bent at a right angle — This right-angled phone box appeared in Old Street as part of an ad campaign for a folding phone.

Sadiq Khan taking a selfie with his waxwork likeness — Sadiq Khan poses with his wax doppelganger on the London Eye

Clouds hanging from the ceiling of Covent Garden Market — The outlook was cloudy in Covent Garden. Photo: David Parry

Part of the dinosaur cast in front of the museum — The Natural History Museum opened its new 'Dinosaur Garden', complete with Diplodocus cast. © The Trustees of the Natural History Museum, London

August

Circular tube map — Max Roberts revisited and revamped his circular Tube map.

A statue of a reclining nude in a fish pond — We visited the winter garden at Avery Hill Park... on the hottest day of the year.

A DeLorean and afternoon tea — The Cumberland Hotel launched a Back to The Future The Musical Afternoon Tea.

A sculpted head with facemask — We called in at the new Moco Museum. Image: Matt Brown Londonist

Worst. Hot tub. Ever. A woman inspect a Roman kiln, as two workmen attempt to slither underneath — An ancient Roman kiln went on display in Highgate Woods

Knitted Paralympics figures — The Paralympics celebrated in crocheted form in Beckenham. Image: Londonist

Banksy monkeys on Brick Lane — Banksy is back in the news with a series of animal-themed stencils across town, including these monkeys on Brick Lane, on a spot once known as Banksy Bridge

September

Crystal Palace subway — The restored courtyard Crystal Palace Subway was unveiled. Image: Historic England

Battersea Power Station at night — Photographer Jason Hawkes shared his aerial images of London over the summer. Image: Jason Hawkes

City of London with no cranes — We captured the rare phenomenon of no cranes in the City of London

An Open House festival sign on a cinema marquee — What did you get up to for Open House this year?

A strange sculpture in a park — Frieze Sculpture Festival turned heads yet again. Image: Londonist

A colourful Camden Market mural — We went in search of the perfect day out in Camden. Image: Londonist

October

Hijinks at a Panda and Sons takeover at Archive and Myth. Image: Londonist

A giant fox scooters through central Croydon — A giant fox scooters through central Croydon, as part of its harvest celebrations. Image: Londonist

A busy bar — Staff at the Marquis in Covent Garden deal with busy crowds. Image: Londonist

A Paddington statue on a bench — Two Paddington sculptures, including this one in Westfield, showed up in London to promote Paddington in Peru

Cows in a wood — A bucolic scene in Burnham Beeches, which is actually owned by the City of London

A Double Diamond being poured — Double Diamond found itself back behind the bar in London after disappearing in the 1990s. Image: Londonist

A Chelsea Pensioners red uniform and hat — A new Chelsea Pensioners museum opened. Image: Matt Brown/Londonist

Dr.Strangelove, Steve Coogan as Dr Strangelove — Steve Coogan took on the role of Dr Strangelove (and three other characters) on the West End. Image: Manuel Harlan

Teresa Margolles's fourth plinth commission with rainbow behind — Teresa Margolles's new Fourth Plinth commission pays tribute to the Trans community. We walked past just as a rainbow formed. Image: Matt Brown/Londonist

November

Signs for the Suffragette and Mildmay lines — The Overground finally had its long-awaited rebrand. Image: Matt Brown/Londonist

Southern trains heading towards Battersea Power Station — Ebury Bridge: The best place to watch trains in London?

A snow globe on top of the O2 — A snow globe opened on top of The O2.

An empty Silvertown Tunnel — Images of the almost complete Silvertown Tunnel were released in November... along with the toll charges. mage: TfL

Wallace and Gromit projected onto Battersea Power Station — Wallace and Gromit were beamed onto the side of Battersea Power Station

December

A penguin sculpture — A colony of penguin sculptures waddled into central London. Image: Matt Brown/Londonist

Fortnum's as an advent calendar — Fortnum and Mason puts on its usual advent calendar costume. Image: Londonist

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