Every London ... what the map looks like: Other boroughs are not quite so black and white, to chromatically mix metaphors. Westminster, say, has a penchant for both indigo and gold; Bexley vexes ...

Ever heard of the London borough of New River? It doesn't exist, but it nearly did. On 1 April 1965 the local government map of London was ... 60th birthday of Brent, Bexley, Barking, Barnet ...