London Places

Two centuries of Britain’s best bespoke clothing has centred around this Mayfair street

From humble beginnings to one of the biggest emporiums in Europe

Don’t let the name fool you – this major transport hub isn’t in Clapham

London’s oldest surviving Thames bridge

Their boutique at 430 King’s Road brought creativity – and controversy – to 1970s fashion

A pioneering LGBTQ+ ultradisco and a home of UK queer rave subculture

The west London crossing opened twice by George III

Sometimes called the “ladies’ bridge”, this is a crossing that’s inspired Monet and The Kinks

The only Magnificent Seven cemetery that doubles as a tree garden

A crossing to the heart of government

London’s most famous graveyard, where the tomb of Karl Marx attracts fans, critics and the curious

How a prince made this graveyard a desirable resting place for the Victorian dead

It’s survived three bombs – and a struggle to keep it standing

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 Newham cemetery is one of the country’s biggest