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![]() LDNnews Added: 25 Apr 2018 01:20 GMT IP: 5:1:65671 | Post by LDNnews: Piccadilly Circus Deliverymen accidentally hand over 20 US passports to London mother Nicole Mitchell, 46, could not believe her eyes when she was opened the DHL parcel, that contained confidential documents destined for the US Embassy in London, instead of shampoo. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5651371/Deliverymen-accidentally-hand-20-passports-mother-one.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490 ’ target=’new’> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5651371/Deliverymen-accidentally-hand-20-passports-mother-one.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490 |
![]() LDNnews Added: 25 Apr 2018 01:20 GMT IP: 5:2:65671 | Post by LDNnews: Russell Square Raye in racism row with London’s Ivy Chelsea Garden The musician, 20, launched a furious tirade after her black friend was refused entry because his outfit didn’t comply to their ’smart dress code’ - while her white friend was let inside in sports gear. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-5651981/Raye-racism-row-Londons-Ivy-Chelsea-Garden.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490 ’ target=’new’> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-5651981/Raye-racism-row-Londons-Ivy-Chelsea-Garden.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490 |
![]() LDNnews Added: 24 Apr 2018 12:40 GMT IP: 5:3:65671 | Post by LDNnews: Covent Garden Person taken to hospital after crash on fish roundabout in Erith A person was taken to hospital after a car crashed into a lorry on the fish roundabout in Erith. http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/16179882.Person_taken_to_hospital_after_crash_on_fish_roundabout_in_Erith/?ref=rss |
![]() LDNnews Added: 24 Apr 2018 12:40 GMT IP: 5:4:65671 | Post by LDNnews: Charing Cross St George’s Day festival to ’foster community spirit and bring people together’ A community group used the feast day of a saint to hold a street festival and bring people together. http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/16179964.St_George_s_Day_festival_to__foster_community_spirit_and_bring_people_together_/?ref=rss |
![]() LDNnews Added: 24 Apr 2018 12:40 GMT IP: 5:5:65671 | Post by LDNnews: Chancery Lane Woolwich town centre closed after teen stabbed outside station The centre of Woolwich was closed after a teenager was stabbed when a fight reportedly broke out at the station. http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/16179536.Woolwich_town_centre_closed_after_teen_stabbed_outside_station/?ref=rss |
![]() LDNnews Added: 24 Apr 2018 12:20 GMT IP: 5:6:65671 | Post by LDNnews: St. Jamess Park Arsenal must move quickly if they want Carlo Ancelotti after Italy offer top job Arsenal will be forced to move quickly if they want to appoint Carlo Ancelotti as their new manager after he was offered the Italy job on Monday night. https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/football/arsenal-must-move-quickly-if-they-want-carlo-ancelotti-after-italy-offer-top-job-a3821811.html |
![]() LDNnews Added: 24 Apr 2018 01:20 GMT IP: 5:7:65671 | Post by LDNnews: Piccadilly Circus Royal baby: Holly Willoughby ’jealous’ over Kate Middleton in labour Royal baby: Holly Willoughby ’jealous’ over Kate Middleton in labour http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-5646971/Kate-Middleton-royal-baby-Holly-Willoughby-broody-reacts-labour-news-Morning.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490 ’ target=’new’> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-5646971/Kate-Middleton-royal-baby-Holly-Willoughby-broody-reacts-labour-news-Morning.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490 |
![]() LDNnews Added: 24 Apr 2018 01:20 GMT IP: 5:8:65671 | Post by LDNnews: Russell Square Stephen Lawrence Day will be April 22 each year Stephen Lawrence Day will be April 22 each year http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5647633/Guests-arrive-service-marking-25-years-racist-murder-Stephen-Lawrence.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490 ’ target=’new’> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5647633/Guests-arrive-service-marking-25-years-racist-murder-Stephen-Lawrence.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490 |
![]() LDNnews Added: 23 Apr 2018 14:20 GMT IP: 5:9:65671 | Post by LDNnews: Covent Garden Matt Campbell death: MasterChef star dies during London Marathon 2018 amid record temperatures A MasterChef star died after collapsing during the hottest London Marathon on record. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/man-dies-during-london-marathon-amid-record-temperatures-a3820921.html |
![]() LDNnews Added: 23 Apr 2018 14:00 GMT IP: 5:10:65671 | Post by LDNnews: Charing Cross Watch Thamesmead’s KFC-loving celebrity heron Hannibal continue its quest for fast food Thamesmead’s KFC-loving celebrity heron Hannibal has been spotted continuing his quest of nabbing himself some fast food. http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/16177660.Watch_Thamesmead_s_KFC_loving_celebrity_heron_Hannibal_continue_its_quest_for_fast_food/?ref=rss |
![]() LDNnews Added: 23 Apr 2018 14:00 GMT IP: 5:11:65671 | Post by LDNnews: Chancery Lane Nursery in Wimbledon rated ’Outstanding’ at two locations It’s a double celebration for a Wimbledon nursery as both its sites have now been branded ’Outstanding’ by Ofsted. http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/16177706.Nursery_in_Wimbledon_rated___39_Outstanding__39__at_two_locations/?ref=rss |
![]() LDNnews Added: 23 Apr 2018 14:00 GMT IP: 5:12:65671 | Post by LDNnews: St. Jamess Park Wimbledon first outdoor nursery wins the Queen’s award A full-time outdoor nursery for children aged two to five has received its first Queen’s Award. http://www.thisislocallondon.co.uk/news/16177813.Wimbledon_first_outdoor_nursery_wins_the_Queen___s_award/?ref=rss |
![]() LDNnews Added: 23 Apr 2018 01:20 GMT IP: 5:13:65671 | Post by LDNnews: Piccadilly Circus Prince Charles calls The Queen ’Mummy’ at her 92nd birthday party The Prince of Wales raised three cheers at the Royal Albert Hall when he wished his mother a happy 92nd birthday as a star-studded celebration came to a close. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5642629/Queen-rolls-eyes-Prince-Charles-calls-Mummy-92nd-birthday-party.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490 ’ target=’new’> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5642629/Queen-rolls-eyes-Prince-Charles-calls-Mummy-92nd-birthday-party.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490 |
![]() LDNnews Added: 23 Apr 2018 01:20 GMT IP: 5:14:65671 | Post by LDNnews: Russell Square Sir Mo Farah comes third in London Marathon 2018 An exhausted Sir Mo Farah smashed the British marathon record today despite the searing conditions and a mix-up over water bottles. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5644095/Sir-Mo-Farah-comes-London-Marathon.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490 ’ target=’new’> http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5644095/Sir-Mo-Farah-comes-London-Marathon.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490 |
![]() LDNnews Added: 22 Apr 2018 14:40 GMT IP: 5:15:65671 | Post by LDNnews: Charing Cross Sadiq Khan warns Donald Trump ahead of London visit: 'We have got a great history in our city of protests' Sadiq Khan has told Donald Trump he should expect loud protests if he visits London this year. https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/sadiq-khan-warns-donald-trump-ahead-of-london-visit-we-have-got-a-great-history-in-our-city-of-a3820201.html |
![]() | VIEW THE ST GILES AREA IN THE 1750s The 1750 Rocque map is bounded by Sudbury (NW), Snaresbrook (NE), Eltham (SE) and Hampton Court (SW). Outside these bounds, the 1750 map does not display. |
![]() | VIEW THE ST GILES AREA IN THE 1800s The 1800 mapping is bounded by Stanmore (NW), Woodford (NE), Bromley (SE) and Hampton Court (SW). Outside these bounds, the 1800 map does not display. |
![]() | VIEW THE ST GILES AREA IN THE 1830s The 1830 mapping is bounded by West Hampstead (NW), Hackney (NE), Greenwich (SE) and Chelsea (SW). Outside these bounds, the 1830 map does not display. |
![]() | VIEW THE ST GILES AREA IN THE 1860s The 1860 mapping is bounded by Brent Cross (NW), Stratford (NE), Greenwich (SE) and Hammermith (SW). Outside these bounds, the 1860 map does not display. |
![]() | VIEW THE ST GILES AREA IN THE 1900s The 1900 mapping covers all of the London area. |
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![]() | Cruchley's New Plan of London (1848) FREE DOWNLOAD Cruchley's New Plan of London Shewing all the new and intended improvements to the Present Time. - Cruchley's Superior Map of London, with references to upwards of 500 Streets, Squares, Public Places & C. improved to 1848: with a compendium of all Place of Public Amusements also shewing the Railways & Stations. G. F. Cruchley |
![]() | Cary's map provides a detailed view of London. With print date of 1 January 1818, Cary's map has 27 panels arranged in 3 rows of 9 panels, each measuring approximately 6 1/2 by 10 5/8 inches. The complete map measures 32 1/8 by 59 1/2 inches.
Digitising this map has involved aligning the panels into one contiguous map. John Cary |
![]() | John Rocque Map of London (1762) FREE DOWNLOAD John Rocque (c. 1709–1762) was a surveyor, cartographer, engraver, map-seller and the son of Huguenot émigrés.
Roque is now mainly remembered for his maps of London. This map dates from the second edition produced in 1762. London and his other maps brought him an appointment as cartographer to the Prince of Wales in 1751. His widow continued the business after his death.
The map covers central London at a reduced level of detail compared with his 1745-6 map. John Rocque, The Strand, London |
![]() | Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (1843) FREE DOWNLOAD Engraved map. Hand coloured. Chapman and Hall, London |
![]() | Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (1836) FREE DOWNLOAD Engraved map. Hand coloured.
Insets: A view of the Tower from London Bridge -- A view of London from Copenhagen Fields. Includes views of facades of 25 structures "A comparison of the principal buildings of London." Chapman and Hall, London |
![]() | Environs of London (1832) FREE DOWNLOAD Engraved map. Hand coloured. Relief shown by hachures. A circle shows "Extent of the twopenny post delivery." Chapman and Hall, London |
![]() | London Underground Map (1921). FREE DOWNLOAD London Underground map from 1921. London Transport |
![]() | The Environs of London (1865). FREE DOWNLOAD Prime meridian replaced with "Miles from the General Post Office." Relief shown by hachures. Map printed in black and white. Published By J. H. Colton. No. 172 William St. New York |
![]() | London Underground Map (1908). FREE DOWNLOAD London Underground map from 1908. London Transport |
![]() | Ordnance Survey of the London region (1939) FREE DOWNLOAD Ordnance Survey colour map of the environs of London 1:10,560 scale Ordnance Survey. Crown Copyright 1939. |
![]() | Outer London (1901) FREE DOWNLOAD Outer London shown in red, City of London in yellow. Relief shown by hachures. Stanford's Geographical Establishment. London : Edward Stanford, 26 & 27, Cockspur St., Charing Cross, S.W. (1901) |
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