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London Bridge and its Houses c. 1209-1761 by Dorian Gerhold, published by The London Topographical Society, 2019

London Bridge and its Houses c. 1209-1761 by Do...

This year's book from the London Topographical Society captures ‘the audacity of laying a ribbon of stone across such a powerful river’ – and then building on it

London Bridge and its Houses c. 1209-1761 by Do...

This year's book from the London Topographical Society captures ‘the audacity of laying a ribbon of stone across such a powerful river’ – and then building on it

Scholarly Scares: A Jamesian Salute

Scholarly Scares: A Jamesian Salute

Our friend and supernatural seasonal customer The Literate Pumpkin recommends some Hallowe'en reading.

Scholarly Scares: A Jamesian Salute

Our friend and supernatural seasonal customer The Literate Pumpkin recommends some Hallowe'en reading.

What A Relief! From Caterpillars to Contour Lines.

What A Relief! From Caterpillars to Contour Lines.

From our How To Read Maps series: how mapmakers draw hills and mountains.

What A Relief! From Caterpillars to Contour Lines.

From our How To Read Maps series: how mapmakers draw hills and mountains.

Mudlarking: Lost and Found on the River Thames, by Lara Maiklem (Bloomsbury, 2019)

Mudlarking: Lost and Found on the River Thames,...

This is a delightful book, its narrative flowing with the tidal reaches of the Thames from Teddington all the way east to Tilbury, right out on the Estuary.

Mudlarking: Lost and Found on the River Thames,...

This is a delightful book, its narrative flowing with the tidal reaches of the Thames from Teddington all the way east to Tilbury, right out on the Estuary.

A Magnificent 1 out of 7

A Magnificent 1 out of 7

We have a plan to visit all of London's 'Magnificent Seven' – the seven vast cemeteries laid out in the years on either side of 1840, around what was then...

A Magnificent 1 out of 7

We have a plan to visit all of London's 'Magnificent Seven' – the seven vast cemeteries laid out in the years on either side of 1840, around what was then...

London Nocturnes

London Nocturnes

We've been enjoying these strikingly beautiful views of London by night, produced as promotional material by paint manufacturers Pinchin, Johnson & Co. Ltd.

London Nocturnes

We've been enjoying these strikingly beautiful views of London by night, produced as promotional material by paint manufacturers Pinchin, Johnson & Co. Ltd.