London stories
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London’s lidos are swimming in history
Packed days at the lido have been a London summer staple for nearly 100 years
Painting London’s traffic jams
Artist Oliver Bevan captures a quintessential London experience
Richmond Park: London's biggest park
Richmond Park has been a wild haven for over 700 years
Big Topshop was Oxford Street’s fashion fortress
Topshop’s massive flagship was a department store, hangout spot and tourist attraction rolled into one
Who were the Bloomsbury Group?
These free-thinking artists and intellectuals gathered in a Bloomsbury townhouse in the early 1900s
The wild 700-year-long history of Bartholomew Fair
How a yearly cloth fair transformed into a contentious riot of revelry
What was the temperance movement?
How this anti-alcohol campaign shaped Victorian London and its drinking habits
Why does London have so many squares?
Squares aren’t unique to London, but London is uniquely a square city
London’s postmodern buildings
More is more with this fun and experimental style of architecture
Mary I & the Smithfield martyrs
This Tudor queen burned Protestants at the stake for their religious beliefs
The 900-year history of St Bartholomew’s Hospital
Caring for London on the same Smithfield spot since 1123
A history of Regent’s Park & Primrose Hill
Home to London’s oldest scientific zoo and outdoor theatre
