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‘A hideous pile’ – London’s first high-rise building now lost forever

Posted on May 9, 2026 by bridget.galton@newsquest.co.uk | Bridget Galton
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London's first high-rise building - Queen Anne's Mansions - lasted just 100 years but was widely disliked, including by Queen Victoria. The Lost London book looks back at its history.
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‘A hideous pile’ – London’s first high-rise building now lost forever

Posted on May 9, 2026 by bridget.galton@newsquest.co.uk | Bridget Galton
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London's first high-rise building - Queen Anne's Mansions - lasted just 100 years but was widely disliked, including by Queen Victoria. The Lost London book looks back at its history.
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London’s lost Guinness brewery that had its own trains and pub

Posted on April 26, 2026 by bridget.galton@newsquest.co.uk | Bridget Galton
Beer giant Guinness may have just opened a central London micro brewery - but new book Lost London looks back at the huge factory that was one of the capital's lost treasures.
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London’s lost Guinness brewery that had its own trains and pub

Posted on April 26, 2026 by bridget.galton@newsquest.co.uk | Bridget Galton
Beer giant Guinness may have just opened a central London micro brewery - but new book Lost London looks back at the huge factory that was one of the capital's lost treasures.
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The little green huts that are now protected London icons

Posted on April 25, 2026 by bridget.galton@newsquest.co.uk | Bridget Galton
When a little green hut in Wellington Place, St John's Wood was granted listed status two years ago - it was the final protection for a quirky slice of London history. We explore the story of Cabmen's shelters in the capital.
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‘We’re fining riders for bad parking – but pavement cycling is hard to stop’

Posted on April 23, 2026 by bridget.galton@newsquest.co.uk | Bridget Galton
As it extends its presence in Haringey, Lime admits it is finding it hard to crackdown on pavement cycling.
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The ghost London Tube station that was Churchill’s wartime bunker

Posted on April 19, 2026 by bridget.galton@newsquest.co.uk | Bridget Galton
Down Street Tube station in Mayfair was closed to the public in 1932 but became a government wartime bunker where the cabinet met to take decisions.
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The ghost London Tube station that was Churchill’s wartime bunker

Posted on April 19, 2026 by bridget.galton@newsquest.co.uk | Bridget Galton
Down Street Tube station in Mayfair was closed to the public in 1932 but became a government wartime bunker where the cabinet met to take decisions.
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New London walking tour follows in the historic footsteps of the capital’s posties

Posted on April 18, 2026 by bridget.galton@newsquest.co.uk | Bridget Galton
The Postal Museum in Clerkenwell is starting a new walking tour to explore the people, places and post boxes from London's past.
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New London walking tour follows in the historic footsteps of the capital’s posties

Posted on April 18, 2026 by bridget.galton@newsquest.co.uk | Bridget Galton
The Postal Museum in Clerkenwell is starting a new walking tour to explore the people, places and post boxes from London's past.
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Maltese Connection

Clapham Junction is a prehistoric site on Malta near the Dingli Cliffs. It is a complex network of tracks gouged in the rock. Its age and purpose are still a mystery of Maltese history. Beside the megalithic temples it is the most mysterious artefact on Malta. It is reported that the name "Clapham Junction" was given by an Englishman, who later reported that it reminded him of the great and busy railway station Clapham Junction in London.

Platform 1

The old platform 1 has now become platform ZERO. See our main article about Platform 1 at Clapham Junction

Wheelchair users are advised that they should allow an hour for transfer between platforms at Clapham Junction.

Gay Life on TV

Clapham Junction is a 2007 British television film, written by Kevin Elyot, about the experiences of gay men during 36 hours in the Clapham area of London and the consequences when their lives collide. It was broadcast on Channel 4 in July 2007. The drama was shown as part of a short season by Channel 4 to mark the 40th anniversary of decriminalisation of homosexuality in England and Wales.
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