The Real Mr. Gruber’s Antique Shop: A Paddington Bear Treasure in Notting Hill If you’ve ever watched Paddington (2014) or its equally delightful sequel, Paddington 2 (2017), you’ll remember Mr. Gruber’s Antique Shop—the charming, wood-panelled haven of trinkets, teapots, and treasures, where the…

The Counting House: Where the City’s Fortunes Still Flow If you were to design a pub to impress a Victorian banker, it might look something like The Counting House on Cornhill — only you’d probably tone it down a little for fear of gilding the lily. This is a place that doesn’t just whisper “old…

#OnThisDay in London's legal history: Robert Nixon jailed for 5 years, 1737, for planting a bomb in parliament wp.me/p74yfw-im

Crouch End: A Quick Guide Imagine, if you will, a “village” nestled within London’s broader tapestry—less overtly trendy than Shoreditch, more mysteriously magnetic.

Crouch End: A Quick Guide Imagine, if you will, a “village” nestled within London’s broader tapestry—less overtly trendy than Shoreditch, more mysteriously magnetic.

londonopia.co.uk/the-canal-aq... You might not expect to find a serene waterway serenely floating above the traffic of the North Circular. Yet, that’s exactly what happens at the Stonebridge Park Aqueduct, where a branch of the Grand Union Canal crosses over this major road. #London #UKCanals

On a patch of land off the Old Kent Road once stood a Soviet tank that had lost its war but not its attitude. South Londoners called it Stompie, and for nearly three decades it was the most delightfully absurd monument to bureaucratic spite in the capital. londonopia.co.uk/the-soviet-t...

When will it stop raining?

Hans Town: London’s Elegant Ghost Town That Isn’t a Town If you stroll out of Sloane Square, past the neat garden squares and the Georgian terraces that never seem to gather dust, you are entering Hans Town — a name that sounds like Monopoly kitsch but actually hides one of London’s strangest…

The Fireplace That Survived The Blitz: London’s Hidden War Memorial There’s a fireplace on Vincent Street, Westminster that shouldn’t exist. It stands, brick-red and defiant, half-swallowed by ivy and railings, like the exposed rib of a house that forgot to die. You’ll find it tucked behind modern…

Stench by G.M. Barden: Book Review South East London at the end of the 1980s was a place where money moved faster than truth. Stench, G.M. Barden’s ferocious debut, returns to that moment with a cold eye and a clenched fist, charting a city sliding into moral freefall. Set between the dying embers…

Tube rant on Reddit. What are your experiences? #tfl #london

Beautiful photo. #lovelondon

Wowsers look at what happened to posts on Twitter/X about London crime after monetisation of posts was introduced… economist.com/britain/2026...

#StreetArt by #ZABOU in #London

Canary Wharf: London Goes Vertical For all its centuries of low-rise sprawl and horizontal charm, London has always flirted with the idea of going up. Canary Wharf is where that flirtation became a commitment. Rising from a bend in the Thames on the Isle of Dogs, Canary Wharf is London’s most…

Deptford Flea Market: A Quick Guide If you ever want to know what London’s really thinking — not what it’s posting, but what it’s hiding — go to Deptford Flea Market. Forget your polished pop-ups and your artisan olive tapenade; this is where the city’s unconscious mind spills out onto the…

Bus driver sacked after chasing and punching thief www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Is a hero or did he deserve to be sacked? What are your thoughts?

The Isle of Dogs: A Short History Stand on the river wall at Island Gardens and the Thames curves round you like a sly grin. The Isle of Dogs isn’t actually an island —it’s a peninsula pretending, a little oxbow of ambition and mud. A place that’s been marsh, machine, wasteland, and skyline; a…

Early 70s London. #london

London’s wild side is returning to life. Proud to see Barking & Dagenham approve plans to reintroduce storks and beavers 🦫 Former landfill sites at Eastbrookend Country Park and The Chase Nature Reserve will soon be home to these incredible species - a real win for nature and for every Londoner.

Hardboiled crime novel STENCH: The Axe in The Head Murder. Out now. #Noir #CrimeThriller #CrimeFiction #NoirFiction #LiteraryThriller #WritingCommunity #BritishCrime #London #LondonFiction #UKCrime #UKCrimeFiction #BookSky

The Spanish Community of London In London a city of haste and hard edges, one might not immediately think of flamenco guitars, seaside siestas or midday “café con leche”. And yet: the Spanish community—those with roots in Spain, those from Spanish-speaking lands more broadly, and those drawn to…

Duck Island Cottage, St James’ Park: London’s Fairytale House If you’ve ever walked through St James's Park paused on the Blue Bridge and clocked the gingerbread house on the far shore — bargeboards like lace, vegetable beds like a Beatrix Potter set — you’ve probably asked the obvious question:…

Gravesend: Is it Really That Bad? Nestled on the south bank of the River Thames, just east of London at the last reliable stop before the river becomes fully tidal and unruly, lies Gravesend. With its Victorian houses and riverside location it could be a charming place to live, but few people…

Sorry all you far right agitators but London is safer than ever.

BREAKING: Hundreds gathered at San Francisco’s Ocean Beach to form a human banner reading “It Was Murder 🇺🇸 ICE Out,

Good news for London’s open water swimmers - a new floating lido is coming to Canary Wharf’s Eden Dock. Great to see more opportunities to enjoy London’s blue spaces. And it looks spectacular ⬇️

The False Wolf Spider: London’s Most Misunderstood Flatmate London is a city that prides itself on tolerance. We welcome foxes into Zone 2 gardens, parakeets onto suburban bird feeders, and the occasional American tourist into Pret. Yet one recent arrival continues to cause disproportionate alarm:…

Turnham Green Nestled in that ambiguous but deeply aspirational slice between Chiswick and Acton lies Turnham Green—part park, part battleground, part misunderstood transit stop. It’s the sort of place you pass through without quite knowing you’ve arrived, and yet somehow it lingers: in memory, in…

Deptford Flea Market: A Quick Guide If you ever want to know what London’s really thinking — not what it’s posting, but what it’s hiding — go to Deptford Flea Market. Forget your polished pop-ups and your artisan olive tapenade; this is where the city’s unconscious mind spills out onto the…

Stench by G.M. Barden: Book Review South East London at the end of the 1980s was a place where money moved faster than truth. Stench, G.M. Barden’s ferocious debut, returns to that moment with a cold eye and a clenched fist, charting a city sliding into moral freefall. Set between the dying embers…

The Fireplace That Survived The Blitz: London’s Hidden War Memorial There’s a fireplace on Vincent Street, Westminster that shouldn’t exist. It stands, brick-red and defiant, half-swallowed by ivy and railings, like the exposed rib of a house that forgot to die. You’ll find it tucked behind modern…

Driverless cars coming to London. Can’t help thinking it’s not going to go well. What do you lot think?

Manor House: The London District That Refuses to Be Defined Between Hackney, Haringey and Islington lies Manor House — a North London neighbourhood of contradictions. Once a rural tavern stop, now a mix of wetlands, estates, and high-gloss towers, it’s a district that quietly captures the story of…

londonopia.co.uk/illicit-airw... For decades, pirate radio stations in London have defied the authorities, pushing the boundaries of music, culture, and broadcasting laws.

Elizabeth “Madam” Cresswell: London’s Bawd Queen She slips through the misty alleys of London’s memory like a whispered scandal — Elizabeth Cresswell, known in her time as Madam Cresswell, courtesan-entrepreneur, political underworld broker, and lightning rod for moral outrage. To call her merely…

Have you heard of 764? It's an online cult targeting kids. Essential listening for all parents. youtu.be/53uQji5M2GY?...

On the sixth anniversary of the Fishmongers’ Hall terror attack, we remember Saskia Jones & Jack Merritt who tragically lost their lives. They will remain in our thoughts, as will our emergency services & the Londoners who bravely put themselves in danger that day to help others.

Mercato Mayfair: Where the Sacred Meets the Sourdough In the heart of Mayfair, amid the Bentley dealerships and discreet old money, stands St. Mark’s Church, a Greek Revival masterpiece turned gastronomic temple. Now known as Mercato Mayfair, it’s a place where sanctity has been swapped for street…

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London’s Covid Memorial Wall Becomes Official On the south bank of the Thames, opposite the smug limestone grin of Westminster, there stretches a wall of hearts. Thousands upon thousands of them — crimson, fading, repainted, imperfect. Each one stands for a life lost to Covid-19 in the UK. For…

Murder, Media, and Met Misconduct: The Daniel Morgan Mystery South London, 1987. A pub car park. A man with an axe in his head. No, this isn’t a pitch for a gritty Netflix miniseries—it’s the tragic and still unsolved murder of private investigator Daniel Morgan. Over three decades later, his…