This photo was taken in 2008 from the spot that is now the top of King's Boulevard. Reader, I touched the sign. Image: Matt Brown The old railway lands behind King's Cross have changed almost ...

The City of London is set to get another huge tower, as plans for 99 Bishopsgate are approved. The new office-led tower will stand on the busy crossroads where Bishopsgate meets Wormwood Street ...

In a new book — London's Lost Pubs — Sam Cullen goes on a epic crawl of over 200 of the most interesting erstwhile boozers, discovering swimming pools, skulls and the Sex Pistols along the way.

Continuing our beastly series of animals in London. Snakes don't always get the best press. As a consequence, we don't see them celebrated or commemorated much around town. But there are exceptions.

TfL has launched a public consultation into a planned 'Bakerloop' express bus route. Hot on the (w)heels of the initial Superloop launch, the Bakerloop route would run between Waterloo, Elephant ...

This feature first appeared in April 2024 on Londonist: Time Machine, our much-praised history newsletter. To be the first to read new history features like this, sign up for free here. Walk ...

An array of comedians including Rosie Jones, Larry Dean, Olga Koch, Desiree Burch, Phil Wang and Catherine Bohart will be among the first to try out Soho Theatre Walthamstow, when it opens later ...

The climax of the tour is this behemoth of a ventilation shaft. The angle has to be seen to be believed. Savvy Londoners know about Down Street Tube station — and every tourist and his dog knows ...

The Prince Charles Cinema (PCC) in Leicester Square could be forced to close. The independent cinema is locked in a dispute with its landlords Zedwell LSQ Ltd and their parent company Criterion ...

Judging from the recent reaction of Londonist readers to a post about West End pedicabs — or rickshaws as many know them — there are robust feelings about this particular form of transport.

Bangladeshi architect Marina Tabassum will build a curving, lozenge-like structure for Kensington Gardens. Every year, Serpentine Galleries unveil a summer pavilion designed by an international ...

A brief skit about London and its rules. Stand on the right. It's the most famous of London rules. Anyone with the temerity or ignorance to stand on the left of an escalator invites disapproval.