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The Secrets Of London’s Oldest Streets’ In this video History Hit presenter Alice Loxton takes us on a tour of some of London’s oldest and most fascinating history. From the grisly association between ...
A n Essex town which in modern day is so bustling with a huge population nearly got completely wiped out from a notorious disease. After the Black Death in the medieval era, the most notorious plague ...
His murals led to a gallery show, where he sold the hand-drawn maps on a pay-as-you-wish basis. Lines were out the door. His next cartographical challenge was London, where he used the “wiggly bends ...
To prove that the city is reconsidering its very controversial annexation proposal, Ukiah City Council member Mari Rodin this week suggested that the map showing the city essentially tripling in si… ...
Here is the short but fascinating history of TfL's newest railway route - the Elizabeth line.
UK authorities seize cocaine worth more than $130 million from a ship at London port Shipping containers wait to be processed at London Gateway port, in Stanford-le-Hope, on the Thames estuary east of ...
RAGBRAI released its final set of daily route maps and downloadable GPX maps before the bike tour starts July 20.
Yesterday lunchtime, amid all the full pomp and ceremony that the City of London can muster, two new Sheriffs were elected to cries of God Save the King.
The Old Spotted Dog pub in Forest Gate has plans for its restoration expected to be brought to Newham Council's planning committee in the summer or… ...
On this anniversary, I have posted two new articles related to one of the Supreme Court's most controversial decisions.
Scattered in pieces, the city's largest area of painted Roman plaster was found amid the rubble, dating back at least 1,800 years.
The fascinating history of the London Overground which stretches back further than you would think.