Serial killer Jack the Ripper identified after 130 years—how a shawl led to the breakthrough
The brutal murders by Jack the Ripper had terrorised the murky slums of the Whitechapel district in east London in the autumn ...
England’s smallest town has riverfront pubs, man-made beach and its own train station
A TOWN in Essex has been dubbed the smallest in the country, and it has both amazing pubs and even a beach. Manningtree, on the River Stour, is said to be the smallest town in England by area.
Archaeologists unearth the remains of a Roman basilica on the site of a new London skyscraper
Archaeologists exploring the site of a planned 32-story office tower announced Thursday that they have unearthed the remains ...
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London is ageing twice as quickly as the rest of England
A report published last month by the Resolution Foundation, a think-tank, suggests that three changes are responsible for ...
Sadler's Wells East: the insider story behind London's new dance mecca
Sadler's Wells East: the insider story behind London's new dance mecca - Sadler’s Wells East has finally opened on the new ...
Londonist1d
Mapping The London Of Sherlock Holmes
So states Sherlock Holmes in The Red-Headed League. The Master Detective claims to be an accomplished orienteer, able to ...
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From the archives: The collapse of Olympia & York, 1992
In August 1991, Canary Wharf’s One Canada Square was officially opened by the Duke of Edinburgh in a grand ceremony attended ...
London’s ‘ugliest’ tall buildings where flats can cost £1million
Use precise geolocation data and actively scan device characteristics for identification. This is done to store and access ...