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According to the London Vintage Taxi Association, the first taxicab stand was formed in 1634 outside the Maypole in the Strand, basically between where Somerset House and Mary le Strand […]
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The name cab derives from the French, cabriolet, the popular style of carriage in the early 19th century two-wheeled French-style cabriolets which had an exposed seat on the top. They […]
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When navigating London’s busy streets, you might overlook the tiny green structures scattered throughout the city. These unique installations are London’s historic cabbie shelters, established as safe havens for cab […]
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Beneath south London there are a series of tunnels. They lie directly under the Northern Line and those that used them would complain about the early morning rumble of the […]
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The cataclysmic event of the Great Fire of London in 1666 irrevocably transformed the face of the city, decimating approximately 80% of the urban area. Fanned by robust south-eastern winds, […]
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A small churchyard in a quiet corner of Clapham has a largely forgotten and sad part in Britain’s black colonial history. Zachary Macaulay was one of the leading members of […]
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