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That Banksy piece behind the Royal Courts of Justice (1) when first done. (2) Hastily covered and guarded. (3) Half-scrubbed away. (4) Now with its own shed and front door (padlocked).
December 13, 2025 at 11:00 AM
That Banksy piece behind the Royal Courts of Justice (1) when first done. (2) Hastily covered and guarded. (3) Half-scrubbed away. (4) Now with its own shed and front door (padlocked).
The view from the rooftop of Kitty Hawk 😍
December 10, 2025 at 9:51 AM
The view from the rooftop of Kitty Hawk 😍
This is a German tank captured in WW1 and displayed on Horse Guards Parade in 1919. The tank was left open for anybody to climb inside. A police guard had to be posted, after reports of young couples getting up to a bit of tanky-panky. "Darling, when you said we should use protection..."
December 8, 2025 at 11:31 AM
This is a German tank captured in WW1 and displayed on Horse Guards Parade in 1919. The tank was left open for anybody to climb inside. A police guard had to be posted, after reports of young couples getting up to a bit of tanky-panky. "Darling, when you said we should use protection..."
We've been enjoying a 1970s Christmas at the glorious Museum of the Home in Hoxton. Its period rooms are currently decked out to show what Christmas looked like in various decades and centuries. And it's FREE to visit, right next to Hoxton station
December 6, 2025 at 12:41 PM
We've been enjoying a 1970s Christmas at the glorious Museum of the Home in Hoxton. Its period rooms are currently decked out to show what Christmas looked like in various decades and centuries. And it's FREE to visit, right next to Hoxton station
46 years ago today... Spandau Ballet played their first public gig. True!
December 5, 2025 at 8:11 AM
46 years ago today... Spandau Ballet played their first public gig. True!
London looks a right old dump in this new trailer for Doctor Who spin-off The War Between the Land and the Sea. Some serious litter-picking and cathedral repair needed www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLZ7...
December 3, 2025 at 8:04 PM
London looks a right old dump in this new trailer for Doctor Who spin-off The War Between the Land and the Sea. Some serious litter-picking and cathedral repair needed www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLZ7...
London looks a right old dump in this new trailer for Doctor Who spin-off The War Between the Land and the Sea. Some serious litter-picking and cathedral repair needed www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLZ7...
December 3, 2025 at 8:03 PM
London looks a right old dump in this new trailer for Doctor Who spin-off The War Between the Land and the Sea. Some serious litter-picking and cathedral repair needed www.youtube.com/watch?v=RLZ7...
Who else insists on some London-themed bauble action on their Christmas tree?
December 3, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Who else insists on some London-themed bauble action on their Christmas tree?
This year's Gingerbread City exhibition is ready for its grand opening this weekend 😍
Full info on this year's exhibition here: londonist.com/london/chris...
Full info on this year's exhibition here: londonist.com/london/chris...
November 27, 2025 at 2:11 PM
This year's Gingerbread City exhibition is ready for its grand opening this weekend 😍
Full info on this year's exhibition here: londonist.com/london/chris...
Full info on this year's exhibition here: londonist.com/london/chris...
Fire in Holborn. Avoid any roads/buses going through the area north of Holborn Tube (Southampton Row/Theobalds junction). An underground fire in utility tunnels has the whole area cordoned off, with 10 fire engines on site
November 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Fire in Holborn. Avoid any roads/buses going through the area north of Holborn Tube (Southampton Row/Theobalds junction). An underground fire in utility tunnels has the whole area cordoned off, with 10 fire engines on site
The London skyline's had a glow up in the new Neverland light trail at Kenwood House 😍💡
November 24, 2025 at 5:13 PM
The London skyline's had a glow up in the new Neverland light trail at Kenwood House 😍💡
On Southwark Street, this pavement advert has been hanging around for more than quarter of a century.
November 24, 2025 at 10:35 AM
On Southwark Street, this pavement advert has been hanging around for more than quarter of a century.
Did you know that if you go to the eastern end of the platforms at Tower Hill, you can see a fragment of Roman wall embedded in the tunnel? It's not the most impressive fragment, but the fact it's in a Tube station makes it that bit more magical
November 21, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Did you know that if you go to the eastern end of the platforms at Tower Hill, you can see a fragment of Roman wall embedded in the tunnel? It's not the most impressive fragment, but the fact it's in a Tube station makes it that bit more magical
This street sign in Fitzrovia seems to be gradually sliding down the wall 🐌
November 20, 2025 at 5:06 PM
This street sign in Fitzrovia seems to be gradually sliding down the wall 🐌
A trail of Snoopy sculptures is now dotted around Fleet Street.
You've got until 16 January to find all 12. (We've included a map here)
Images: Fleet Street Quarter
You've got until 16 January to find all 12. (We've included a map here)
Images: Fleet Street Quarter
November 20, 2025 at 11:23 AM
A trail of Snoopy sculptures is now dotted around Fleet Street.
You've got until 16 January to find all 12. (We've included a map here)
Images: Fleet Street Quarter
You've got until 16 January to find all 12. (We've included a map here)
Images: Fleet Street Quarter
Following the news that amphibious 'Duck' tours will return to London - which other lost experiences would you like to see resurrected?
November 19, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Following the news that amphibious 'Duck' tours will return to London - which other lost experiences would you like to see resurrected?
Fans of Wes Anderson will want to book tickets to the Design Museum's new exhibition, Wes Anderson: The Archives - featuring over 700 items from the filmmaker's many projects. We expect this one to be VERY popular. It opens on Friday.
Image: Matt Alexander/PA Media Assignments.
Image: Matt Alexander/PA Media Assignments.
November 19, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Fans of Wes Anderson will want to book tickets to the Design Museum's new exhibition, Wes Anderson: The Archives - featuring over 700 items from the filmmaker's many projects. We expect this one to be VERY popular. It opens on Friday.
Image: Matt Alexander/PA Media Assignments.
Image: Matt Alexander/PA Media Assignments.
A statue of Bridget Jones has been unveiled in Leicester Square. Creator Helen Fielding was there to see it, along with stars from the franchise including Sally Phillips.
Now how long until someone adorns it with a pair of big pants...
Now how long until someone adorns it with a pair of big pants...
November 18, 2025 at 9:53 AM
A statue of Bridget Jones has been unveiled in Leicester Square. Creator Helen Fielding was there to see it, along with stars from the franchise including Sally Phillips.
Now how long until someone adorns it with a pair of big pants...
Now how long until someone adorns it with a pair of big pants...
Apparently, Tower Bridge has a 'hidden setting' that allows the bascules to dip down into the water. It was installed during the 1960s when it briefly looked like hovercraft would become popular. 🤪
November 17, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Apparently, Tower Bridge has a 'hidden setting' that allows the bascules to dip down into the water. It was installed during the 1960s when it briefly looked like hovercraft would become popular. 🤪
File these under 'you had one job'. Goswell Road and Baker Street
November 15, 2025 at 4:34 PM
File these under 'you had one job'. Goswell Road and Baker Street
Most of us go over, under, or even on it regularly, but how many Londoners have ever actually touched the Thames?
November 14, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Most of us go over, under, or even on it regularly, but how many Londoners have ever actually touched the Thames?
In Clerkenwell and wondering… would you get TWO parking tickets?
November 13, 2025 at 3:45 PM
In Clerkenwell and wondering… would you get TWO parking tickets?
Another glitch in the matrix...
November 11, 2025 at 11:27 AM
Another glitch in the matrix...
Mattress graffiti... springing up all over London
November 9, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Mattress graffiti... springing up all over London