Industry has thrived on the Wandle for many centuries. In 1086, 13 mills were already listed in the Domesday, and by the 19th ...

The Italian Renaissance was a pivotal moment in Western art, and the National Gallery takes us back to that time — ...

The Pan Pacific London hotel on Bishopsgate claims to have London's tallest Christmas tree right outside. We haven't measured ...

The great strength and innovation of Harry Beck's original Tube map was its schematic approach. Stations were not plotted ...

Smith opened a confectionary shop in Goswell Road sometime around 1840. During a sugary reconnaissance trip to Paris, he got ...

London does Christmas lights very well indeed, from the world-famous illuminations on Oxford Street and Regent Street, to ...

Continuing our series on London's greatest murals. One should never make assumptions, but we feel confident in declaring this ...

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This lot should liven up your commute. Here at Londonist we love a quiz. Can't get enough of them, whether it's London words shaken up in anagrams, photo rounds of the city, or general knowledge ...

Part of our Best Pubs in London microsite. See if we've included your local. The Grapes is yet another classic riverside pub in an area replete with such things, and it also has a modest pedigree ...

You could easily walk past the AITF without ever realising that you just missed one of the area's most beautiful pubs. The outside is plain in the extreme — almost studiously uninteresting.

This pub was voted one of the best in the area by Londonist readers. The Palm Tree is a remarkable survivor, standing alone in a Blitzed-out street. Inside, too, time has stopped. The same couple ...