My 1200th London 'then and now'. Barbican station, Aldersgate Street, Farringdon Within. ➡️ flic.kr/p/2rFWKsP

#OnThisDay 1873: Chingford station was opened by the Great Eastern Railway. ➡️ flic.kr/p/uAnZa9

#OnThisDay 1873: Highams Park station was opened by the Great Eastern Railway. ➡️ flic.kr/p/xunzFG

We've all seen these awful ai-generated animations derived from genuine old photos. Here's my take on it. Local History on Social Media is Being Eroded by Ai. – Words by Mark Amies share.google/q5ITT8tJutAK...

Victory Celebrations. A 1946 leaflet advertising changes to London Transport services during the Victory Celebrations that took place on 8 June. ➡️ flickr.com/gp/tetramesh/57GGjK980Z

#OnThisDay 1940: Much of Coventry city centre was flattened by the Luftwaffe . ➡️ flic.kr/p/Zuaw7H

#OnThisDay 2007: St Pancras station was renamed St Pancras International when Eurostar services began using it as their London terminal. ➡️ flic.kr/p/2oc5x7N

Paradise Street, Birmingham ➡️ flic.kr/p/2rF4dDG

Holland Park Avenue, Holland Park ➡️ flic.kr/p/2rEPn9r

Armistice Day 2025, Ypres ➡️ flic.kr/s/aHBqjCAj7u

Menin Gate, Menenstraat, Ypres ➡️ flic.kr/p/2oVfq7X

Grote Markt, Ypres ➡️ flic.kr/p/nbikzx

#OnThisDay 1880: Bush Hill Park station was opened by the Great Eastern Railway. ➡️ flic.kr/p/zXPqLN [Top photo - Ben Brooksbank]

Princes Square, Wolverhampton ➡️ flic.kr/p/2rEATWA

London Underground pocket map No. 1, 1947. Showing the London Underground and places of interest. Issued in December 1946. ➡️ flickr.com/gp/tetramesh/uiTTGm56Tj

#OnThisDay 1943: Victoria Park station was closed by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway. ➡️ flic.kr/p/2pkE6zw

#OnThisDay 1949: Bow Road station was closed by British Railways. ➡️ flickr.com/photos/tags/bowbromleystationlblrgertn [Top right photo - Ben Brooksbank]

Roman Road, Bow ➡️ flic.kr/p/2rDG2NE

King's Cross station, Euston Road, King's Cross ➡️ flic.kr/p/2rDeKkS

#OnThisDay 1970: Location filming for 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘌𝘷𝘪𝘭 took place on Cornwall Gardens Walk, Kensington. ➡️ flic.kr/p/6Mc7jS

Oxford Road, Kilburn ➡️ flic.kr/p/2rCU7P9

T Stock, Watford station, Cassiobury Park Avenue, Watford ➡️ flic.kr/p/2rhH3rk

#OnThisDay 1970: Location filming for 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘔𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘌𝘷𝘪𝘭 took place on Cornwall Gardens, Kensington. ➡️ flic.kr/p/7AM1fv

#OnThisDay 1887: Somers Town Goods Yard was opened by the Midland Railway. ➡️ flic.kr/p/2nqfQwK

#OnThisDay 1865: Dalston Junction station was opened by the North London Railway. ➡️ flic.kr/p/A25N5z

Ealing Broadway station, The Broadway, Ealing ➡️ flic.kr/p/2rCA56e

Corner of Shirland Road and Kilburn Park Road, Maida Hill ➡️ flic.kr/p/2rCjSr5

Birmingham Moor Street station, Queensway, Birmingham ➡️ flic.kr/p/2rBSz2i

Market Place, Castleton ➡️ flic.kr/p/2rBtPLJ

Clarence Street, Kingston ➡️ flic.kr/p/2rB7VjJ

Cut travel time, Victoria line. A London Transport leaflet from September 1969 advertising fares and times of trains on the Victoria line from October. ➡️flickr.com/gp/tetramesh/s659VSmo2W

#OnThisDay 1940: Uxbridge Road station was closed by the West London Railway. ➡️ flic.kr/p/XsNuwf

#OnThisDay 1979: The final day of location filming for 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘥𝘢 took place in Cambridge. ➡️ flic.kr/s/aHskEs7dPm

Bishop's Bridge Road, Bayswater ➡️ flic.kr/p/2rA3Nb8

Liverpool Street station, Liverpool Street ➡️ flic.kr/p/2rzNNxs

#OnThisDay 1979: Location filming for 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘥𝘢 took place at Emmanuel College and on Free School Lane, Cambridge. ➡️ flic.kr/s/aHskEs7dPm

Coborn Road, Bow ➡️ flic.kr/p/2rzFpXe

#OnThisDay 1979: The first day of location filming for 𝘚𝘩𝘢𝘥𝘢 took place in Cambridge. ➡️ flic.kr/s/aHskEs7dPm

Bamford station, Station Approach, off Saltergate Lane, Bamford ➡️ flic.kr/p/2rz5eLW [Top photo - Ben Brooksbank]

The Broadway, Ealing ➡️ flic.kr/p/2ryT5WE

Hounslow West station, Bath Road ➡️ flic.kr/p/2ryEuUG

Line diagram for Bakerloo line for display in car interior, 1969. Back when the 1938 Stock ran up to Stanmore. ➡️ flic.kr/p/2ryCedB

#OnThisDay 1968: Alnwick station was permanently closed by British Rail. ➡️ flickr.com/photos/tags/ne662nptn

#OnThisDay 1884: Mark Lane station opened by the Metropolitan Railway and the Metropolitan District Railway. ➡️ flic.kr/p/2pNtu2f

#OnThisDay 1970: Mortehoe and Woolacombe station was closed by British Rail. ➡️ flickr.com/photos/tags/mortehoeandwoolacombestationtn

#OnThisDay 1964: Belmont station was closed by British Railways. ➡️ flic.kr/p/qEfetW [Top photo - Ben Brooksbank]

#OnThisDay 1970: Braunton station was closed by British Rail. ➡️ flickr.com/photos/tags/brauntonstationtn

#OnThisDay 1909: Emerson Park station was opened by the London, Tilbury and Southend Railway. ➡️ flic.kr/p/uv1xnY [Top photo - Ben Brooksbank]