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Royal Commission on Local Government in Greater London 1957-60

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Published: September 1, 2024 06:30

The Royal Commission on Local Government in Greater London, 1957-60 was a significant investigation into the governance of London, with a target of recommending whether any, and if so what, changes in the local government structure and distribution of…

King’s Road, St. Pancras Power Station

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Published: August 25, 2024 06:30

Walk around London today, and for a major city, the air is generally good to breath. Much of this improvement has been down to the move away from coal as a fuel for heating homes. The change has also been due to the loss of industry from the city, much of…

Soho Pubs – Part 1

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Published: August 18, 2024 06:30

There are two areas of London that probably have the highest concentration of pubs in the whole city – the City of London and Soho. Much of the wider London area once had a far higher number of pubs than now. You only have to look at old OS maps from the…

Late Victorian London in Photos

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Published: August 11, 2024 06:30

One ticket has just become free for my walk next Sunday, the 18th of August, exploring the Lost Landscape and Transformation of Puddle Dock and Thames Street, an area that could soon change dramatically. Click here for booking and details. Four years ago,…

Greater London 1937 Highway Development Survey

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Published: August 4, 2024 06:30

The 1937 Highway Development Survey of Greater London (published in 1938), was an attempt to address the rising level of road traffic and congestion in the Greater London area. It was commissioned by the Minister of Transport and was the work of Sir…

St. Olave’s, Hart Street

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Published: July 28, 2024 06:30

St. Olave, on the corner of Hart Street and Seething Lane is a wonderful City church. One of the few medieval churches that survived the Great Fire of 1666, it was badly bombed in the last war with only the tower and walls surviving. Wonderfully restored…

Whittington’s Stone and Whittington Park

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Published: July 21, 2024 06:30

There is an area around Archway underground station where the name Whittington, and the symbol of a cat features prominently, and this area is the subject of today’s post, to track down the location of some 1980’s photos, the first of which is of the…

The Standard, Cornhill

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Published: July 14, 2024 06:30

Before today’s post, I have just added a couple of new dates for my walks. Dates and links for booking are as follows: A few week’s ago, my post was about London Maps, and I included one of the strip maps by John Ogilby, who had the impressive title of His…

Centuries of Change in Farringdon Street

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Published: July 7, 2024 06:30

Today’s post was not on my list of posts to write. Last Sunday, I was in the City to explore a site for a future post. It was a grey, overcast morning, and at one point there was a fine, wind driven drizzle, so I decided to head back home (I should have…

King’s Cross and the Lighthouse

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Published: June 30, 2024 06:30

The following photo is of a rather strange feature on the top of a building looking towards King’s Cross Station. The photo is one of my father’s from 40 years ago in 1984: I was in the King’s Cross area last week, it was a sunny day, and the sun was in…