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
London’s artists, illustrators & makers
The talent fueling the fire of this creative capital
Euston: London's most divisive station
A grand Victorian terminus turned spacious 1960s rectangle
What were ‘flag days’ in the First World War?
How badges and tiny flags contributed to Britain’s war effort
Ready Steady Go!: The Swinging Sixties music show
On set at the short-lived show that captured 1960s mod mania
Ozwald Boateng: A star of Savile Row
The designer who helped make bespoke suits cool again
Alexander McQueen: London’s fashion groundbreaker
The east Londoner who found inspiration in the history of his home city
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
London’s pie & mash shops
In the 1990s, Chris Clunn photographed a unique yet fading London food tradition
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
