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London’s street markets by László Moholy-Nagy
The influential Hungarian artist turns his attention to 1930s street life

Blitz: A revolutionary 1980s club night
How one small group of revellers shaped the style and sound of a decade

Bikers unite: Rockers & rebels at the Ace Cafe, 1963
A gathering of leather-jacket-wearing adrenaline junkies

The history of London’s mosques
Fascinating buildings that tell the stories of the capital’s Muslim communities

When London moved by tram
Powered by horses, then electricity, London’s tram network was once the largest in the world

Hop-picking: Londoners’ working holiday
Going ‘hopping’ in Kent was once a rare summertime escape from city life

A walk through 1920s London
George Davison Reid’s years-long photography project shows us London between two world wars