London stories
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Lifestyle & Leisure

War & Weapons

War & Weapons
London’s Blitz: A city at war
The German bombing campaign which rained down death and destruction on London
Art & Design

Art & Design
The vivid photography of Bill Brandt
An influential photographer whose work spanned documentary images and Surrealist portraits
Games & Sports

Games & Sports
London 1948 Olympics: The ‘Austerity Games’
Held in the struggling post-war years, these frugal Games were celebrated as a harmonious success
Architecture & Home

Architecture & Home
The Festival of Britain 1951
A nation-wide event with London at its heart, the Festival aimed to boost Britain’s post-war blues
Art & Design

Art & Design
Graham Sutherland’s eerie Blitz drawings
This south London-born artist recorded the carnage of the Second World War