London stories

A Gothic-style icon – built by the Victorians

How a group of rebellious, mostly London-based artists changed the 1990s art world

England's all-time top scorer is one of London's sporting heroes

Take a look back at democracy in action

In the 1970s and 1980s, London became the centre of Jamaica’s bassier, spacier sound

From Queen Victoria to Prince Harry, royal romances have been loved and loathed by Londoners

The artists who built a scene and took it worldwide

A visual Tube trip through time

The many lives of this 2000-year-old crossing

This little island had a thriving rhythm and blues scene – where the Rolling Stones were residents

All aboard for seaside shenanigans and intercontinental connections

A glorious ceiling and a visitor from Peru

A garden cemetery where artists, scientists and a Suffragette lay in peace

This Victorian necropolis now teems with wildlife

Known locally as Bow Cemetery and the last of London’s Magnificent Seven cemeteries to be built

One of south London’s Magnificent Seven – with a touch of ancient Greece

This small but mighty river was vital to life in the Roman and medieval city

This Newham cemetery is one of the country’s biggest