Category: London History
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A history of London Underground seat patterns
Reading Time: 3 minutes You might have noticed that rough, patterned fabric your bottom graces if you’re lucky enough to nab the last seat on the London Underground. But did you know that this fabric is called ‘moquette’, and that it has an entire history…
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Lost buildings: Henry VIII’s Palace of Nonsuch
Reading Time: 2 minutes Once considered to be one of the finest architectural wonders of the world, this lost Tudor palace near Cheam, Surrey (11 miles from Charing Cross, London) stood for 150 years until it was demolished to pay off the gambling debts of…
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The Bear Gardens: a gruesome history of London’s Southbank
Reading Time: 2 minutes Londoners who flocked to see plays during Shakespeare’s time might also have found themselves at the nearby Bear Gardens, where bears, dogs, bulls, rats and even chimps were routinely fought to the death.
