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Hace 23 horas · Now, you have to really think this whole thing through. If you were living in London during the 1830s, you would be reading newspaper reports about a strange figure attacking people, especially young women. These stories weren’t just spooky tales told around the fireplace; they were widely reported and even debated in Parliament.
Hace 2 días · Meet Sugar, a 19-year-old prostitute and protagonist of Michel Faber’s novel, The Crimson Petal and the White. Forced into prostitution at the tender age of 13, Sugar plies her trade at Mrs Castaway’s, a brothel in the St Giles area of London.
Hace 1 día · "Seen from Victoria Street," says one London topographer—though, by the bye, it is in no way visible in that direction—"it resembles a substantial fortress." The main entrance is on the Vauxhall side of the building in Francis Street, and the doorway here is formed of massive granite blocks, and immense iron gates, ornamented ...
Hace 1 día · Lost Victorian City: a London disappeared looks at the collections held at London Metropolitan Archives, providing a window into a Victorian London that has since gone from view. From photographs and records of buildings such as the Oxford Arms in Warwick Lane in 1875, the Pool of London, horse drawn transport, shopping and entertainment, these records chart a rapidly evolving city.
Hace 3 días · Immersion in London’s history and tales—including Golders Green College ‘s academic setting—gives one a deep appreciation for the language and its cultural foundations. This approach to learning is not only efficient but also motivating, providing a comprehensive way to become fluent in English while taking in the rich history of one of ...
Hace 2 días · Icons considered quintessentially British — including a telephone box, black cab and wellies — can be found as part of a new sculpture trail in central London. Dotted around the area known as ...
Hace 3 días · This introduction addresses the topography, architecture and broader history of the whole area, together with the special character of the southern district, while its counterpart in volume xlvii takes as its main theme estate development and the housing of northern Clerkenwell, private and public.
