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Octavia Hill and Red Cross Gardens: Southwark’s Gift of Love Modern Image of Red Cross Garden with the Shard | Photo by Nikky Catto “A large open air sitting room […]
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The London Lives of Sir Watkin Williams-Wynn: 3rd and 4th Baronets Born in the Heart of Power: Downing Street, 1749 In April 1749, newspapers across Britain and Ireland—such as the […]
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Hazel Baker
Introduction Bram Stoker’s Dracula, first published in 1897, is rightfully considered, along with Frankenstein and The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde, to be one of the triumvirate […]
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Erica Tesaluna
Introduction: Windmills in London Something you don’t expect to see in London is a windmill! Coming across a mill while on a walk through Brixton’s busy urban streets was quite […]
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Origins of the Royal Geographical Society The Royal Geographical Society (RGS), founded on 16 July 1830 as the Geographical Society of London, was created to advance geographical science and exploration. […]
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Introduction When you spread margarine on your toast in the 1930s, you were quite literally eating whale. Most people today think of Unilever as the multinational giant behind household brands […]
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