Welcome to a guide to the hidden corners of London. Browse randomly through these pages, clicking the links on each page, or follow one of the walks to explore Secret London.
London is an amazing city with a history that goes back more than 2,000 years. During that time it has been burnt down several times (the first in AD61), rebuilt, bombed in two world wars and rebuilt again.
These years of London history have left a surprise hidden around every corner – you just need to look around, or look up. Street furniture and London’s statues provide fascination on every corner, while its past as a great port and centre of empire has also left marks everywhere in its great buildings and public works.
The modern city is vast but its history of growth has left distinct villages that lend it a human scale. Each neighbourhood - and the City of London itself is merely one - has its own restaurants, theatres, galleries and other attractions.
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‘It is a hobby of mine to have an exact knowledge of London.’
- Sherlock Holmes
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Grave of 1888’s Jack The Ripper victim at the City of London Cemetery & Crematorium
COMING SOON: MARCH 20 IS OBSCURA DAY
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THAT’S ODD!
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The abdication of Edward VIII in 1936 left few pillar boxes in his name as most of the 116 made during his short reign were vandalised or had the cypher ground off. There are perhaps 15 left in London. This one is near East Finchley Tube.
