#OnThisDay 1862:The second and current Westminster Bridge was officially opened. ➡️ buff.ly/T3ojlA6

Homerton High Street - c.1905 & 2026 Looking east along Homerton High Street at the junction with Isabella Road (right). ➡️ flic.kr/p/2sev5DQ

#OnThisDay 1966: Location filming for 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘢𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 took place in Fitzrovia. ➡️ flic.kr/s/aHsiYaMt9i

#OnThisDay 1983: The Travelcard was launched by London Transport. ➡️ buff.ly/c5MdR6b

Finchley Road 1978 & Today. The redevelopment of this stretch of the road at Finchley Road and Frognal (station) has rendered it almost unrecognisable. The only things that appear the same is the building in the right of middle and the one on the very far right. 1978 image by Ben Brooksbank.

From 𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘋𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘴. The Doctor (Jon Pertwee) and Sarah Jane (Elisabeth Sladen) see a vehicle driving through the otherwise deserted streets of London. ➡️ flic.kr/s/aHsiXYhLNZ

London Transport 1582 turning round at Canons Corner to head back to Barnet via Cricklewood, Golders Green and North Finchley, June 1961. Trolleybus route 645 was replaced by bus route 245 in January 1962. ➡️ flic.kr/p/2sdku4S

Happy Middlesex Day! A map from from “The English Counties Illustrated” showing the major monuments of this historic county in times past from Tottenham in the east to Hampton in the South West

The Great Western Main Line between Paddington and Westbourne Park, 1990 & 2026 ➡️ flic.kr/p/2sdaDbF

#OnThisDay 2016: Lea Bridge station was reopened by Network Rail after being closed for 31 years. ➡️ buff.ly/zsHAfCH

#OnThisDay 1944: Passenger services at Bow station were withdrawn following bomb damage to the line. A replacement bus service ran until April 1945, when the station was permanently closed by the London, Midland & Scottish Railway. ➡️ buff.ly/Ty8gEJ6

London Transport 1048 and 1359, South Grove, Highgate – 1960. This photo was taken just a few weeks before buses replaced trolleybuses on this route. Route 611 would become route 271. ➡️ flic.kr/p/2scRQtz

The Grange Cinema on the corner of Kilburn High Road and Messina Avenue, 1951. 📸 Nicolas Pike ➡️ flic.kr/p/2s95My3

West Hampstead Underground station in the early 1970s and yesterday.

#OnThisDay 1980: Hackney Wick station was opened by British Rail. ➡️ flic.kr/p/2pvRL8F

#OnThisDay 1907: The first deep-level station at Euston was opened by the City and South London Railway. ➡️ flic.kr/p/212CRvJ

#OnThisDay 1840: Brighton station was opened by the London and Brighton Railway. ➡️ flic.kr/p/XCxF5X [Top photo - Ben Brooksbank]

#OnThisDay 1898: Lynton and Lynmouth station was opened by the Lynton and Barnstaple Railway. ➡️ buff.ly/aNZw9KJ

Clapton Common - c.1908 & 2026 Looking north-northwest along Clapton Common near the junction with Chardmore Road. ➡️ flic.kr/p/2scdLpV

#OnThisDay 1937: The Odeon cinema in Yeovil opened for the first time with 𝘒𝘦𝘦𝘱 𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘚𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘴, 𝘗𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘦 starring George Formby. ➡️ flic.kr/p/nFYhdx

#OnThisDay 1978: University station was opened by British Rail. ➡️ flic.kr/p/TYE45t [Top photo - Michael Westley]

#OnThisDay 1870: Bath Green Park station was opened by the Midland Railway. ➡️ flic.kr/p/2hLx5zq [Top photo - Ben Brooksbank]

#OnThisDay 1860: Sherborne station was opened by the Salisbury and Yeovil Railway. ➡️ buff.ly/hn1y3FH [Top photos - Richard Green]

#OnThisDay 1965: Location filming for 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘩𝘢𝘴𝘦 took place on Bayswater Road, Bayswater. ➡️ flic.kr/p/6nKRs7

#OnThisDay 1969: Manchester Central station was closed by British Rail. ➡️ flic.kr/p/289iWZt [Top photo - Peter Whatley]

Swale EU referendum results: Remain Leave 28,481 47,388

It's that day again. ➡️ buff.ly/hhMQbfI

#OnThisDay 1943: Junction Road station was closed by the London, Midland and Scottish Railway. ➡️ flic.kr/p/G4LhCw

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#OnThisDay 1870: Cricklewood station was opened by the Midland Railway. ➡️ flic.kr/p/oL9qJo

#OnThisDay 1903: Chigwell station was opened by the Great Eastern Railway. ➡️ flic.kr/p/p4mNpT

#OnThisDay 1885: Upminster station was opened by the London Tilbury and Southend Railway. ➡️ flic.kr/p/BzP8Fu [Top photo - Hugh Llewelyn]

#OnThisDay 1998: 𝘚𝘭𝘪𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘋𝘰𝘰𝘳𝘴 opened in UK cinemas. Filmed in Hammersmith and on the London Underground among other places. ➡️ flic.kr/s/aHsmLXWt21

#OnThisDay 1871: South Tottenham station was opened by the Tottenham and Hampstead Junction Railway. ➡️ flic.kr/p/BtqLk2

#OnThisDay 1938: St Mary's station was closed by London Transport. ➡️ buff.ly/4H6bKCR

#OnThisDay 1979: London Transport opened the Jubilee line to the public, a day after the official opening. This pamphlet has information about the new line and the newly severed Bakerloo line. ➡️ flic.kr/s/aHBqjBedsh

#OnThisDay 1971: The final day of location filming for 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘋æ𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘴 took place in Aldbourne, Wiltshire. ➡️ flic.kr/s/aHskont62L

#OnThisDay 1962: The interconnecting passageways between the two Northern line branches at Euston station were closed. ➡️ flic.kr/s/aHskBT76kF

#OnThisDay 1971: Location filming for 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘋æ𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘴 continued in Aldbourne, Wiltshire. ➡️ flic.kr/s/aHskont62L

#OnThisDay 1940: The new resited Loughton station was opened by London Transport. ➡️ flic.kr/p/29pZ4Vs [Top photo - Ben Brooksbank]

#OnThisDay 1971: Construction work began on the Piccadilly line extension to Heathrow Airport. ➡️ flic.kr/s/aHBqjCndvT

#OnThisDay 2010: Dalston Junction station was reopened by Transport for London. ➡️ flic.kr/p/A25N5z

#OnThisDay 1949: 𝘗𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘗𝘪𝘮𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘰 was released in UK cinemas. Location filming took place in Lambeth. ➡️ flic.kr/s/aHsjpQeDJW

#OnThisDay 1870: Hoe Street (now called Walthamstow Central) and St James Street stations were opened by the Great Eastern Railway. ➡️ buff.ly/oNeKBJE

Market Place, Kingston - 1983 & 2026 Looking north along Market Place towards Kingston Market House. ➡️ flic.kr/p/2s9pW27

Neermarkt and Cloth Hall, Ypres - 1918 & 2026 ➡️ flic.kr/p/2s9iQ5y

1 South End Road, Hampstead Heath, circa 1930s, & April 2026. Back in the 1930s, this was a secondhand bookshop run by Francis & Myfanwy Westrope, & became known as 'Booklovers' Corner'. It also happens to be where George Orwell worked between 1934 & 1935. It is now a Gail's.

#OnThisDay 1971: Location filming for 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘋æ𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘴 took place in Aldbourne, Wiltshire. ➡️ flic.kr/p/CYn39A

#OnThisDay 1865: Ongar station was opened by the Great Eastern Railway. ➡️ flic.kr/p/29tPbhG [Top photo - Albert Bridge]

#OnThisDay 1968: Somers Town Goods Yard was closed by British Rail. The site is now occupied by the British Library and the Francis Crick Institute. ➡️ flic.kr/p/2nqfQwK