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Latest news articles about London’s long history.

Crossness Pumping Station saved — reopens in 2019
Crossness Pumping Station saved — reopens in 2019

Crossness Pumping Station saved — reopens in 2019

Dec
22
Support a new steam railway for South-East London
Support a new steam railway for South-East London

Support a new steam railway for South-East London

Dec
19
London Bridge’s railway signal box restored in York
London Bridge’s railway signal box restored in York

London Bridge’s railway signal box restored in York

Dec
19
The sign of a knight on Warwick Lane
The sign of a knight on Warwick Lane

The sign of a knight on Warwick Lane

Dec
16
Crystal Palace dinosaurs supported by top hat from Guns N’ Roses Slash
Crystal Palace dinosaurs supported by top hat from Guns N’ Roses Slash

Crystal Palace dinosaurs supported by top hat from Guns N’ Roses Slash

Dec
15
Report claims young people don’t visit museums
Report claims young people don’t visit museums

Report claims young people don’t visit museums

Dec
12
London’s lost church of the 11,000 virgins
London’s lost church of the 11,000 virgins

London’s lost church of the 11,000 virgins

Dec
12
Tomb of a Roman girl at The Gherkin
Tomb of a Roman girl at The Gherkin

Tomb of a Roman girl at The Gherkin

Dec
10
150th anniversary of the first traffic lights
150th anniversary of the first traffic lights

150th anniversary of the first traffic lights

Dec
09
An oral history of the London Mithraeum
An oral history of the London Mithraeum

An oral history of the London Mithraeum

Dec
08
The mystery of the London skeleton still wearing his boots
The mystery of the London skeleton still wearing his boots

The mystery of the London skeleton still wearing his boots

Dec
04
The day German U-Boats passed under Tower Bridge
The day German U-Boats passed under Tower Bridge

The day German U-Boats passed under Tower Bridge

Dec
03
Tower of London’s execution site
Tower of London’s execution site

Tower of London’s execution site

Nov
25
The restoration of the London Stone
The restoration of the London Stone

The restoration of the London Stone

Nov
25
Big step forward for a bridge to the Crystal Palace dinosaurs
Big step forward for a bridge to the Crystal Palace dinosaurs

Big step forward for a bridge to the Crystal Palace dinosaurs

Nov
02
Teeth of the parasitic Lamprey fish found in central London
Teeth of the parasitic Lamprey fish found in central London

Teeth of the parasitic Lamprey fish found in central London

Nov
02
The tube station with a piece of Roman Wall in it
The tube station with a piece of Roman Wall in it

The tube station with a piece of Roman Wall in it

Oct
31
The Crockett’s Leathercloth Works War Memorial
The Crockett’s Leathercloth Works War Memorial

The Crockett’s Leathercloth Works War Memorial

Oct
28
The memorial to a failed North-East Passage
The memorial to a failed North-East Passage

The memorial to a failed North-East Passage

Oct
18
Photos of the disused King William Street tube station
Photos of the disused King William Street tube station

Photos of the disused King William Street tube station

Oct
17
Climb to the top of Severndroog Castle
Climb to the top of Severndroog Castle

Climb to the top of Severndroog Castle

Oct
07
Shrewsbury Tumulus – the Bronze Age burial site in the middle of a housing estate
Shrewsbury Tumulus – the Bronze Age burial site in the middle of a housing estate

Shrewsbury Tumulus – the Bronze Age burial site in the middle of a housing estate

Oct
02
See inside the refurbished Toynbee Hall
See inside the refurbished Toynbee Hall

See inside the refurbished Toynbee Hall

Oct
02
Immortalized forever – a temporary exhibition
Immortalized forever – a temporary exhibition

Immortalized forever – a temporary exhibition

Sep
05