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Rocque's_Map_of_London_1741-5.jpg "Map accompanying 'London in the 18th Century' by Sir Walter Besant. Published by Adam and Charles Black, London....

Posted by Michael Bates on May 9, 2019 11:51 PM

How does TfL's Oyster card work? | Alphr

How does TfL's Oyster card work? | Alphr Transport for London's travel card: "The new Oyster cards still have no battery or power source, so are only powered when they're near an RFID reader, but they contain their own operating...

Posted by Michael Bates on March 7, 2019 12:42 AM

The Lost London Tube Map | Londonist

The Lost London Tube Map | Londonist "Imagine an alternative London, where you can catch a direct tube from Biscuit Town to the Leper Hospital. Where you hop on the Circle at the West London Air Terminal and change at...

Posted by Michael Bates on January 22, 2019 3:10 PM

The last days of London - in pictures | Cities | The Guardian

The last days of London - in pictures | Cities | The Guardian Eighteen images by photographer Colin O'Brien of "last days" in London -- the last day of London's double-decker trams, the last days of Covent Garden as a...

Posted by Michael Bates on August 23, 2016 10:37 PM

What do London Underground stops taste like? - Telegraph

What do London Underground stops taste like? - Telegraph Mornington Crescent tastes like fruit flan. Bond Street tastes like hairspray. Acton Town tastes like Ritz crackers. Highbury & Islington tastes like Dr. Pepper. Burnt Oak tastes like roast chestnuts. "James...

Posted by Michael Bates on October 27, 2013 1:39 PM

Memories of Cranford - Francis Frith

Memories of Cranford - Francis Frith A website devoted to geographically linked memories, maps, and photos for the United Kingdom. This particular page has to do with the village of Cranford, in Hounslow, Middlesex, just northeast of Heathrow Airport. In...

Posted by Michael Bates on December 15, 2012 1:48 PM

The Knowledge of London | The knowledge | theKnowledgeofLondon.com

The Knowledge of London Michael Overs blogs about his efforts to learn the streets of London well enough to earn the green badge of the London cabbie....

Posted by Michael Bates on January 31, 2012 9:11 AM