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Abandoned London Underground station has been closed for nearly 100 years but you can still go in
London Underground
Apart from its brief stint as a war bunker, the Tube station in Mayfair has sat empty and idle for almost a century
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Heathrow Airport Terminal 1 does exist but you can't fly from there - here's what it's used for
Heathrow Airport
Most people won't know that it's essential to the smooth running of the airport
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Map shows incredible plan to make London more like New York after Great Fire
London History
London very nearly resembled New York
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The man who first proposed the London Underground’s original plan that everyone thought was stupid
London History
Believe it or not, congestion was a massive problem in the 1800s, as it remains today, with the caveat that it became a core inspiration to the invention of the Tube network
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Henry VIII's forgotten palace right next to what is now a London Underground station
London History
You're now more likely to find a brand meeting about soap taking place there
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The East London Victorian slum that is now a peaceful garden built from the rubble
London's hidden secrets
Arnold Circus was also one of London's first council estates
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The secret ‘party den’ bar and games room built in a former London Underground air raid shelter
London Underground
It had claim to be the UK's deepest licenced bar and games room
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The Tube station with something unique not found anywhere else on the London Underground
London Underground
It's not often a Tube station manages to break the mould
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Croydon's haunted pub where customers 'went in and never came back' and 'witch boiled bones'
London Stories
The ghost was said to have murdered travellers who visited the inn and boiled their bones in a pot
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The London Underground's first ever escalators that turned out to be a 'total disaster'
London Underground
In 1988, the crumpled rusty remains of this lost engineering experiment were found buried at the bottom of a lift shaft
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What happened to the lost orange, white and stripy lines that disappeared from the Tube map
London Underground
It's amazing to see how much our beloved map has changed in 30 years
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The 'lost' London Underground station that took commuters directly onto a golf course
London Underground
Have you ever heard of a station built so people could play golf?
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The tiny little ledge near Shakespeare's Globe that holds hundreds of years of history - and you'd probably miss it if you weren't looking
London History
It's the last remaining object of its kind in London
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The 'cursed' River Thames island that makes everything go wrong
London History
It has been plagued by disaster for decades (contains an affiliate link)
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The abandoned tunnels below Shepherds Bush where you can spy on unsuspecting commuters
London History
The tunnels were closed a century ago and are an incredible piece of London history
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A day in the life of Tower of London's Ravenmaster who's as West Ham as they come
London's hidden secrets
Michael 'Barney' Chandler runs a team of five people tasked with taking care of Jubilee, Harris, Poppy, Georgie, Edgar, Branwen and Rex - the tower's famous ravens
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The disaster that befell the original Lambeth Bridge meaning it had to be torn down
London History
The crossing has been used for nearly 700 years but the original bridge did not end well
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The history of London's 250-year-old green huts that you need to pass an exam to enter
London History
The huts, dotted across London, have now all been listed as protected buildings
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Inside beautiful hidden Victorian masterpiece of engineering that stopped London smelling like poo
London's hidden secrets
Crossness Pumping Station first opened in response to ‘The Great Stink’ of 1858
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Beautiful red London Waterloo building has a morbid past as 'gateway to the afterlife'
London's hidden secrets
It's a hidden and very human part of London's history
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The abandoned London Underground station you can still see at Westfield White City
London Underground
The remains of the long-abandoned station called Wood Lane are still visible
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London's 'Nazi dog' memorial next to famous statue that's a short walk from Buckingham Palace
London's hidden secrets
Giro the Alsatian met a tragic end at the former German embassy just off The Mall and there's still a tribute to him 90 years later
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The London train station that was once split in two and Royal Family had their own private entrance
London History
Most people don't know this about the Zone 1 station
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The mini mock-Tudor houses hidden in South London park that no one can explain
London's hidden secrets
The model village in Vauxhall Park remains mostly a mystery
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M25 closure ULEZ £180 fine warning and map showing routes you can't take
The M25 will be closed in both directions between Junctions 9 and 10 in Surrey from 9pm on Friday until 6am on Monday while concrete beams for a new bridge and a gantry are lifted into place
Heathrow Airport Terminal 1 does exist but you can't fly from there - here's what it's used for
Heathrow Airport
Most people won't know that it's essential to the smooth running of the airport
Man, 26, stabbed on Tottenham High Road in early morning 'attack' as crime scene set up
Crime
There have been no arrests yet after the man was found just before 5am
'My £900k flat is being surrounded by skyscrapers and I'll have to move out when the next one is built'
Housing
Will Ryan said when he bought his home by Leadenhall Market 10 years ago there was very little in terms of large office blocks, with even the Walkie-Talkie yet to be built
Live: Tower Hamlets murder investigation after man, 38, stabbed to death in 'fight' on quiet street
Crime
There have been no arrests and a crime scene is in place
London Underground
Every abandoned London Underground station you can actually visit and how
The London Underground has a number of abandoned stations that are no longer in use - but many of them can still be visited by the public on special tours
The 3 London Underground stations that don't have ticket barriers because there isn't the space
London Underground
There are a few Tube stations that are so physically small they don't have space for any barriers - and they're all on the fringes of London
Over a third of London repeat knife crime offenders spared jail
knife crime
The Ben Kinsella Trust, which campaigns against knife crime, said victims are left "feeling like they haven't received the justice they deserve"
Two women killed in crashes outside London Victoria station as families demand change
London Victoria Station
A third woman has been left fighting for her life after a crash in the same location last week
The 2 London train stations that are so close you can walk between them in 37 seconds
London Underground
Catford and Catford Bridge are two stations in South London that are so close to each other that you can walk between them in just 37 seconds - but the train journey between them is much longer
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M25
M25 closure ULEZ £180 fine warning and map showing routes you can't take
The M25 will be closed in both directions between Junctions 9 and 10 in Surrey from 9pm on Friday until 6am on Monday while concrete beams for a new bridge and a gantry are lifted into place
Heathrow Airport Terminal 1 does exist but you can't fly from there - here's what it's used for
Heathrow Airport
Most people won't know that it's essential to the smooth running of the airport
Man, 26, stabbed on Tottenham High Road in early morning 'attack' as crime scene set up
Crime
There have been no arrests yet after the man was found just before 5am
'My £900k flat is being surrounded by skyscrapers and I'll have to move out when the next one is built'
Housing
Will Ryan said when he bought his home by Leadenhall Market 10 years ago there was very little in terms of large office blocks, with even the Walkie-Talkie yet to be built
easyJet flight emergency landing as disruptive pair thrown off plane as passengers sing 'cheerio'
easyJet
The flight had to be diverted to Heraklion, Greece, due to the alleged behaviour last night
London Underground
Every abandoned London Underground station you can actually visit and how
The London Underground has a number of abandoned stations that are no longer in use - but many of them can still be visited by the public on special tours
The 3 London Underground stations that don't have ticket barriers because there isn't the space
London Underground
There are a few Tube stations that are so physically small they don't have space for any barriers - and they're all on the fringes of London
Over a third of London repeat knife crime offenders spared jail
knife crime
The Ben Kinsella Trust, which campaigns against knife crime, said victims are left "feeling like they haven't received the justice they deserve"
Two women killed in crashes outside London Victoria station as families demand change
London Victoria Station
A third woman has been left fighting for her life after a crash in the same location last week
New Look's £35 'very flattering' midi dress that 'looks expensive' & can be worn 'day or night'
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New Look shoppers say the piece is a great staple for spring and summer (contains affiliate links)