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Introduction London’s historic squares are woven into the city’s fabric – Leicester Square, Trafalgar Square and Sloane Square are some of the most recognised. However, one square that may not […]
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Introduction Southwark holds literary connections to three of England’s most celebrated writers: Geoffrey Chaucer, William Shakespeare, and Charles Dickens. Of these, Dickens captured the grim realities of 19th-century life with […]
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The English Heritage plaque at 12 St James’s Square, Westminster | Photo by Kirstie Shedden When we picture the dawn of computing, most of us think of whirring machines in […]
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In a city famed for its glass towers and fast-paced financial markets, it is easy to forget that time was once told by shadows. Yet, across the City of London, […]
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In a quiet corner of Westminster, just off the bustling thoroughfares of Victoria Street, stands a memorial that is easy to miss but impossible to forget once seen. The Suffragette […]
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What Was Jacob’s Island? Jacob’s Island, Photo by Hazel Baker Tucked away on the south bank of the Thames in Bermondsey lies a place that once held a grim reputation […]
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