Living London History https://livinglondonhistory.com/ A blog sharing London's curiosities, hidden gems and historical walks Thu, 20 Aug 2026 13:54:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://i0.wp.com/livinglondonhistory.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-Living-London-HIstory-3.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Living London History https://livinglondonhistory.com/ 32 32 181957101 A Closer Look At The Fabulous Spirit Of Soho Mural https://livinglondonhistory.com/a-closer-look-at-the-fabulous-spirit-of-soho-mural/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-closer-look-at-the-fabulous-spirit-of-soho-mural https://livinglondonhistory.com/a-closer-look-at-the-fabulous-spirit-of-soho-mural/#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:13:07 +0000 https://livinglondonhistory.com/?p=255543 On the corner of Broadwick Street and Carnaby Street you will find a brilliant burst of colour in the form of the Spirit of Soho Mural.  Completed in 1991, the mural was originally designed and executed by Diane England and a team of artists from Free Form Arts Trust. True to the spirit of the area, it is […]

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]]> https://livinglondonhistory.com/a-closer-look-at-the-fabulous-spirit-of-soho-mural/feed/ 1 255543 A Hidden Museum Dedicated To The History Of Anaesthesia https://livinglondonhistory.com/a-hidden-museum-dedicated-to-the-history-of-anaesthesia/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-hidden-museum-dedicated-to-the-history-of-anaesthesia https://livinglondonhistory.com/a-hidden-museum-dedicated-to-the-history-of-anaesthesia/#respond Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:19:23 +0000 https://livinglondonhistory.com/?p=255480 There are so many small and wonderfully niche museums tucked away around London, covering subjects you would probably never expect an entire museum dedicated to. And, best of all, of course, many of them are completely free to visit. One such place is the Anaesthesia Heritage Centre, hidden away in the basement of a Georgian […]

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]]> https://livinglondonhistory.com/a-hidden-museum-dedicated-to-the-history-of-anaesthesia/feed/ 0 255480 A Visit To London’s Oldest Cheese Shop, Oldest Pharmacy And The King’s Tailors https://livinglondonhistory.com/a-visit-to-londons-oldest-cheese-shop-oldest-pharmacy-and-the-kings-tailors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-visit-to-londons-oldest-cheese-shop-oldest-pharmacy-and-the-kings-tailors https://livinglondonhistory.com/a-visit-to-londons-oldest-cheese-shop-oldest-pharmacy-and-the-kings-tailors/#comments Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:38:25 +0000 https://livinglondonhistory.com/?p=255386 I recently spent a fascinating morning paying a visit to London’s oldest cheese shop, oldest pharmacy and the tailors to the King. They are all within a few minutes walk of each other in St James’s and they have something else in common: a Royal Warrant. There is something pretty remarkable about St James’s. It […]

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]]> https://livinglondonhistory.com/a-visit-to-londons-oldest-cheese-shop-oldest-pharmacy-and-the-kings-tailors/feed/ 2 255386 The Story Of Grosvenor Square: Three Centuries Of Change https://livinglondonhistory.com/the-story-of-grosvenor-square-three-centuries-of-change/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-story-of-grosvenor-square-three-centuries-of-change https://livinglondonhistory.com/the-story-of-grosvenor-square-three-centuries-of-change/#comments Wed, 29 Jul 2026 10:10:08 +0000 https://livinglondonhistory.com/?p=255293 Last week, on 20th July 2026, a newly restored Grosvenor Square, one of London’s largest and most historic squares, was unveiled to the public. I was invited to meet with heritage consultant Cordula Zeidler, who advised on the project, and Fay Rajaratnam from the Grosvenor Estate, who showed me around. It was great to hear […]

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]]> https://livinglondonhistory.com/the-story-of-grosvenor-square-three-centuries-of-change/feed/ 2 255293 A Visit To The ‘Plague Village’ Of Eyam https://livinglondonhistory.com/a-visit-to-the-plague-village-of-eyam/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-visit-to-the-plague-village-of-eyam https://livinglondonhistory.com/a-visit-to-the-plague-village-of-eyam/#comments Wed, 22 Jul 2026 19:49:27 +0000 https://livinglondonhistory.com/?p=255208 The Great Plague of 1665 was the last major outbreak of bubonic plague in Britain. London suffered the worst of it in terms of sheer numbers, where an estimated 100,000 people, around 15–20% of the city’s population, lost their lives. However one of the most remarkable stories of the epidemic took place, not in the […]

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