Category Archives: Blitz

A visual history of the London Skyline

Posted on May 31, 2013 by londoninsight

1550 [Anton van den Wyngaerde] 1569 [Joris Hoefnagel] 1616 [Claes van Visscher] 1650 [Mattheus Merian] 1647-77 [Wenceslaus Hollar] 1700 [Frederick de Wit] 1774 [Samuel & Nathaniel Buck] 1806-7 [The Rhinebeck’ Panorama – artist unknown]   1865 1877 [Henry Dawson] 1900 … Continue reading →

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PADDOCK: Cabinet War Room 2

Posted on February 27, 2013 by londoninsight

A rare and extensive glimpse inside the Paddock Cabinet War Room 2, Dollis Hill, London. Continue reading →

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The Cabinet War Rooms

Posted on April 8, 2011 by londoninsight

A look inside the Cabinet War Rooms of Whitehall and how Churchill roused the hearts of a nation. Continue reading →

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Aldwych Station: the lost and found.

Posted on October 13, 2010 by londoninsight

Taking a look at the birth and the rebirth of Aldwych, one of london’s disused underground stations. Continue reading →

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