Subject Types

Jubilee Greenway

A 60km / 37 mile walking and cycling route in London. It was completed in 2012 to mark the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II. It starts at Buckingham Palace and goes via 2012 Olympic and Paralympic v...

Place, Tourism / Traditions

Lillington Gardens Estate

Housing estate in Pimlico. Designed by the architects John Darbourne and Geoffrey Darke, it was constructed in phases 1961-80 and has received many commendations, including a Housing Design Award, ...

Place, Architecture

Roxy Club

Nightclub in which the British punk music scene flourished. Groups such as The Stranglers, The Buzzcocks and Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Clash, The Damned, Generation X, The Slits, Adam & th...

Place, Music / songs

Central London Railway

Railway line, known as the 'Twopenny Tube', as all tickets were sold at the price of two pre-decimal pennies. It was taken over by London Underground, becoming the Central line. See Londonist for ...

Place, Transport

Bostall Estate

In 1887 Bostall Farm was bought by the Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society and run to provide vegetables for the Co-op shops and food for the Society’s horses and pigs. By 1899 it had been decided t...

Place, Architecture, Commerce, Community / Clubs

Marsham Street

Place, Transport

South Woodford copper beech tree

Located in the grounds of St Mary's Church, South Woodford. We have been unable to discover its age.

Place, Gardens / Agriculture

Crystal Palace Bowl

Entertainment venue. Initially it hosted classical music concerts, but after ten years started to include pop and rock events.

Place, Music / songs

St Katherine's Rents

Bestowed in 1370 upon the Royal Hospital at St Katharine's by the Tower. We can find no information about these properties, housing we assume, besides these two maps: 1677 (shown here) and 1792-9. ...

Place, Property

Three Colts Bridge

Grade II* listed bridge. It crosses the Hertford Union Canal, and was instigated by Sir George Duckett and constructed by Francis Giles.

Place, Transport