The Underground Map
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Obsessed with London history, transport and maps. Occasional posts about space science and random stuff. Based atm in Leiden, NL
Am I allowed to say ‘clickbait shite’ on here? “London set for heavy snow as huge winter storm threatens UK with 70-inch blizzard”. As pointed out by The London Minute, the Daily Mail of the capital MyLondon is running with this today. I’m not stooping to their level with a link
January 27, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Am I allowed to say ‘clickbait shite’ on here? “London set for heavy snow as huge winter storm threatens UK with 70-inch blizzard”. As pointed out by The London Minute, the Daily Mail of the capital MyLondon is running with this today. I’m not stooping to their level with a link
January 27, 2026 at 7:44 AM
The London Eats List: Discovering the best food, drinks and things to do in London
https://thelondoneatslist.com/
https://thelondoneatslist.com/
The London Eats List
Discovering the best food, drinks, and things to do in London
thelondoneatslist.com
January 26, 2026 at 11:55 AM
The London Eats List: Discovering the best food, drinks and things to do in London
https://thelondoneatslist.com/
https://thelondoneatslist.com/
The Edgware Road at Colindale, early 20th century
📷 Old London postcard
📍 www.theundergroundmap.com?id=2526
#london #colindale
📷 Old London postcard
📍 www.theundergroundmap.com?id=2526
#london #colindale
January 26, 2026 at 7:44 AM
The Edgware Road at Colindale, early 20th century
📷 Old London postcard
📍 www.theundergroundmap.com?id=2526
#london #colindale
📷 Old London postcard
📍 www.theundergroundmap.com?id=2526
#london #colindale
’True Love On The Tube’ (2011)
Gail Brodholt is an English artist known primarily for her linocut prints of British life. She lives and works in southeast London.
www.gailbrodholt.com
🎨 Gail Brodholt
#fineart #london
Gail Brodholt is an English artist known primarily for her linocut prints of British life. She lives and works in southeast London.
www.gailbrodholt.com
🎨 Gail Brodholt
#fineart #london
January 25, 2026 at 7:44 AM
’True Love On The Tube’ (2011)
Gail Brodholt is an English artist known primarily for her linocut prints of British life. She lives and works in southeast London.
www.gailbrodholt.com
🎨 Gail Brodholt
#fineart #london
Gail Brodholt is an English artist known primarily for her linocut prints of British life. She lives and works in southeast London.
www.gailbrodholt.com
🎨 Gail Brodholt
#fineart #london
Street scene in Hoxton.
The location may be Boot Street, adjacent to Hoxton Market
📷 Mary Evans Picture Library
#london #oldstreet
The location may be Boot Street, adjacent to Hoxton Market
📷 Mary Evans Picture Library
#london #oldstreet
January 23, 2026 at 7:44 AM
Street scene in Hoxton.
The location may be Boot Street, adjacent to Hoxton Market
📷 Mary Evans Picture Library
#london #oldstreet
The location may be Boot Street, adjacent to Hoxton Market
📷 Mary Evans Picture Library
#london #oldstreet
Side by side: Baker Street to Uxbridge 1910 and 2014: A driver's eye trip along the Metropolitan Railway filmed in 1910, combined with a side-by-side trip along the same tracks in the 21st century
https://youtu.be/Ehymk15gJxU
https://youtu.be/Ehymk15gJxU
Side by side: Baker Street to Uxbridge 1910 and 2014
A driver's eye trip along the Metropolitan Railway filmed in 1910, combined with a side-by-side trip along the same tracks in the 21st century.In 1910 we vis...
youtu.be
January 22, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Side by side: Baker Street to Uxbridge 1910 and 2014: A driver's eye trip along the Metropolitan Railway filmed in 1910, combined with a side-by-side trip along the same tracks in the 21st century
https://youtu.be/Ehymk15gJxU
https://youtu.be/Ehymk15gJxU
Study the almost perfect capitalization. Not written by Trump
January 21, 2026 at 10:14 PM
Study the almost perfect capitalization. Not written by Trump
Trump mixing up Iceland and Greenland in his speech was a bit of a warning
January 21, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Trump mixing up Iceland and Greenland in his speech was a bit of a warning
January 21, 2026 at 7:44 AM
Amongst the many (many, many, many) things Trump doesn’t understand is the EU Single Market. If you want to punish France - perhaps a tariff on champagne - all EU exports are affected. Italian wine, Spanish agricultural goods etc
January 20, 2026 at 11:25 AM
Amongst the many (many, many, many) things Trump doesn’t understand is the EU Single Market. If you want to punish France - perhaps a tariff on champagne - all EU exports are affected. Italian wine, Spanish agricultural goods etc
January 20, 2026 at 7:44 AM
Prewar aerial view of Hyde Park Corner
This view of Hyde Park Corner was taken well before the changes made in the early 1960s. Parts of Green Park and the gardens of Buckingham Palace were taken for the roundabout leaving the Constitution Arch marooned in a sea of traffic.
#hydeparkcorner
This view of Hyde Park Corner was taken well before the changes made in the early 1960s. Parts of Green Park and the gardens of Buckingham Palace were taken for the roundabout leaving the Constitution Arch marooned in a sea of traffic.
#hydeparkcorner
January 19, 2026 at 8:42 AM
Prewar aerial view of Hyde Park Corner
This view of Hyde Park Corner was taken well before the changes made in the early 1960s. Parts of Green Park and the gardens of Buckingham Palace were taken for the roundabout leaving the Constitution Arch marooned in a sea of traffic.
#hydeparkcorner
This view of Hyde Park Corner was taken well before the changes made in the early 1960s. Parts of Green Park and the gardens of Buckingham Palace were taken for the roundabout leaving the Constitution Arch marooned in a sea of traffic.
#hydeparkcorner
Prewar aerial view of Hyde Park Corner
This view of Hyde Park Corner was taken well before the changes made in the early 1960s. Parts of Green Park and the gardens of Buckingham Palace were taken for the roundabout leaving the Constitution Arch marooned in a sea of traffic.
#london #hydeparkcorner
This view of Hyde Park Corner was taken well before the changes made in the early 1960s. Parts of Green Park and the gardens of Buckingham Palace were taken for the roundabout leaving the Constitution Arch marooned in a sea of traffic.
#london #hydeparkcorner
January 19, 2026 at 7:44 AM
Prewar aerial view of Hyde Park Corner
This view of Hyde Park Corner was taken well before the changes made in the early 1960s. Parts of Green Park and the gardens of Buckingham Palace were taken for the roundabout leaving the Constitution Arch marooned in a sea of traffic.
#london #hydeparkcorner
This view of Hyde Park Corner was taken well before the changes made in the early 1960s. Parts of Green Park and the gardens of Buckingham Palace were taken for the roundabout leaving the Constitution Arch marooned in a sea of traffic.
#london #hydeparkcorner
Heals, 196 Tottenham Court Road (1855)
This building, which had just been completed then, has long gone. The store was rebuilt in 1916 and extended in 1937
📍 www.theundergroundmap.com?id=57477
#london #bloomsbury
This building, which had just been completed then, has long gone. The store was rebuilt in 1916 and extended in 1937
📍 www.theundergroundmap.com?id=57477
#london #bloomsbury
January 17, 2026 at 7:44 AM
Heals, 196 Tottenham Court Road (1855)
This building, which had just been completed then, has long gone. The store was rebuilt in 1916 and extended in 1937
📍 www.theundergroundmap.com?id=57477
#london #bloomsbury
This building, which had just been completed then, has long gone. The store was rebuilt in 1916 and extended in 1937
📍 www.theundergroundmap.com?id=57477
#london #bloomsbury
People line up along Raymede Street, North Kensington - occasion and date unknown
Raymede Street, after severe bomb damage in the area, disappeared from the map in 1951
📍 www.theundergroundmap.com?id=10422
#london #northkensington
Raymede Street, after severe bomb damage in the area, disappeared from the map in 1951
📍 www.theundergroundmap.com?id=10422
#london #northkensington
January 16, 2026 at 7:44 AM
People line up along Raymede Street, North Kensington - occasion and date unknown
Raymede Street, after severe bomb damage in the area, disappeared from the map in 1951
📍 www.theundergroundmap.com?id=10422
#london #northkensington
Raymede Street, after severe bomb damage in the area, disappeared from the map in 1951
📍 www.theundergroundmap.com?id=10422
#london #northkensington
Hammersmith to Barons Court walk: It's a little-known London fact that D-Day was planned in a Hammersmith school
https://youtu.be/psSw6foxrto
https://youtu.be/psSw6foxrto
Hammersmith to Barons Court: An unexpected D-Day story
Hammersmith is the west London suburb which keeps on giving.In this walk we find out that the whole of Operation Overlord was planned in a school along the H...
youtu.be
January 15, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Hammersmith to Barons Court walk: It's a little-known London fact that D-Day was planned in a Hammersmith school
https://youtu.be/psSw6foxrto
https://youtu.be/psSw6foxrto
Niche point I realise but the presidential surname Roosevelt means ‘rose field’. It has nothing to do with a kangaroo. First syllable rhymes with the flower and not the marsupial
January 15, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Niche point I realise but the presidential surname Roosevelt means ‘rose field’. It has nothing to do with a kangaroo. First syllable rhymes with the flower and not the marsupial
January 13, 2026 at 7:44 AM
Barons Court to West Kensington walk: The Queen's Club hosts an annual pre-Wimbledon Tennis Tournament. But it's not the only international sports club established exactly on the same site.
https://youtu.be/2julpevQT80
https://youtu.be/2julpevQT80
Barons Court to West Kensington (District line)
One carrot field. Two clubs, famous worldwide...It's quite a short walk between Barons Court to West Kensington stations on the District Line of the London U...
youtu.be
January 12, 2026 at 11:55 AM
Barons Court to West Kensington walk: The Queen's Club hosts an annual pre-Wimbledon Tennis Tournament. But it's not the only international sports club established exactly on the same site.
https://youtu.be/2julpevQT80
https://youtu.be/2julpevQT80
St Charles Square, W10 ready for redevelopment (1951)
This is the Ladbroke Grove corner showing the cleared ground which used to contain Rackham Street (now the location of Bruce Close). The landmark gas works can be seen.
📍 www.theundergroundmap.com?id=3172
#london #northkensington
This is the Ladbroke Grove corner showing the cleared ground which used to contain Rackham Street (now the location of Bruce Close). The landmark gas works can be seen.
📍 www.theundergroundmap.com?id=3172
#london #northkensington
January 12, 2026 at 7:44 AM
St Charles Square, W10 ready for redevelopment (1951)
This is the Ladbroke Grove corner showing the cleared ground which used to contain Rackham Street (now the location of Bruce Close). The landmark gas works can be seen.
📍 www.theundergroundmap.com?id=3172
#london #northkensington
This is the Ladbroke Grove corner showing the cleared ground which used to contain Rackham Street (now the location of Bruce Close). The landmark gas works can be seen.
📍 www.theundergroundmap.com?id=3172
#london #northkensington
"From Pentonville Road Looking West/Evening" (1884)
🎨 John O’Connor (Museum of London)
📍 www.theundergroundmap.com?id=26207
#fineart #pentonvillieroad
🎨 John O’Connor (Museum of London)
📍 www.theundergroundmap.com?id=26207
#fineart #pentonvillieroad
January 11, 2026 at 7:44 AM
"From Pentonville Road Looking West/Evening" (1884)
🎨 John O’Connor (Museum of London)
📍 www.theundergroundmap.com?id=26207
#fineart #pentonvillieroad
🎨 John O’Connor (Museum of London)
📍 www.theundergroundmap.com?id=26207
#fineart #pentonvillieroad