London stories
Explore the stories of the world's greatest city and uncover the hidden treasures of our collections.
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London’s pie & mash shops
In the 1990s, Chris Clunn photographed a unique yet fading London food tradition
Portraits of City of London workers, 1974
John Eastcott looked beyond the bankers to document the many trades of the Square Mile
‘Munitionettes’ & women’s football in the First World War
The official sport of women factory workers in wartime
The 7/7 London bombings, 2005
On 7 July 2005, 52 people were killed by terrorists targeting London’s transport network
The First World War air raids on London
Londoners looked anxiously at the sky as zeppelins and planes brought 20th-century warfare to their doorstep
Fun at the Hampstead Heath fairs
Photographs of candyfloss and carousels in post-war London
London’s oldest & biggest sports events
Racing in the river, smashing aces at Wimbledon and netting the winner at Wembley
Preserving a London Fields squat in the 1990s
Tom Hunter’s detailed model of his Hackney neighbourhood helped save it from demolition
John Snow: Cholera & the Broad Street pump
Sure that the deadly disease spread through water, Snow traced a cholera outbreak to a Soho water pump
John Galt's photos of the East End and its poverty
Photographing in the 1900s, this Christian missionary hoped to draw attention to his local community
A panoramic history of London
These artworks stretched the limits of perspective to show London in all its glory
Hailing the history of London’s black cabs
The must-have knowledge on the city’s iconic taxis
John Davies’ photos of major London roads
John Davies’ photos of the city remind us how roads divide, define and dominate its landscape
Photos of bomb-shattered London in the Blitz
The dramatic images captured by two police officers show the effects of Nazi air raids on the City
Inside the Cutler Street Warehouses
Once a centre of London’s trade and imperial ambitions
The last galleried coaching inns left in London
These Victorian photos captured the decline of historic rest stops for travellers and their horses
A Little Italy in London
Clerkenwell and Soho were once the centres of London’s Italian community
