The iconic antiques market in a lost department store that’s loved by celebrities
A department store in Marylebone was turned into Alfie's Antiques Market 50 years ago and is now a London institution.
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The iconic antiques market in a lost department store that’s loved by celebrities
A department store in Marylebone was turned into Alfie's Antiques Market 50 years ago and is now a London institution.
The lost London cafe chain that had iconic waiting staff called ‘nippies’
Long before Gail's took over London's high streets the Lyon's Corner House cafes were the first mass catering chain with iconic waitresses called Nippies.
The lost London cafe chain that had iconic waiting staff called ‘nippies’
Long before Gail's took over London's high streets the Lyon's Corner House cafes were the first mass catering chain with iconic waitresses called Nippies.
Meet the woman who started ‘extraordinarily popular’ Tube tradition 40 years ago
Judith Chernaik will be at Keats Library in Hampstead to explain how she and her neighbours dreamed up the Poems on the Underground series 40 years ago.
Meet the woman who started ‘extraordinarily popular’ Tube tradition 40 years ago
Judith Chernaik will be at Keats Library in Hampstead to explain how she and her neighbours dreamed up the Poems on the Underground series 40 years ago.
‘A hideous pile’ – London’s first high-rise building now lost forever
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.
‘A hideous pile’ – London’s first high-rise building now lost forever
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.
London’s lost Guinness brewery that had its own trains and pub
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.
London’s lost Guinness brewery that had its own trains and pub
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.