Subject Types

Central London Railway

Railway line, known as the 'Twopenny Tube', as all tickets were sold at the price of two pre-decimal pennies. It was taken over by London Underground, becoming the Central line. See Londonist for ...

Place, Transport

Bostall Estate

In 1887 Bostall Farm was bought by the Royal Arsenal Co-operative Society and run to provide vegetables for the Co-op shops and food for the Society’s horses and pigs. By 1899 it had been decided t...

Place, Architecture, Commerce, Community / Clubs

Marsham Street

Place, Transport

South Woodford copper beech tree

Located in the grounds of St Mary's Church, South Woodford. We have been unable to discover its age.

Place, Gardens / Agriculture

Crystal Palace Bowl

Entertainment venue. Initially it hosted classical music concerts, but after ten years started to include pop and rock events.

Place, Music / songs

St Katherine's Rents

Bestowed in 1370 upon the Royal Hospital at St Katharine's by the Tower. We can find no information about these properties, housing we assume, besides these two maps: 1677 (shown here) and 1792-9. ...

Place, Property

Three Colts Bridge

Grade II* listed bridge. It crosses the Hertford Union Canal, and was instigated by Sir George Duckett and constructed by Francis Giles.

Place, Transport

Woolwich Royal Arsenal

Site of armaments manufacture, ammunition proofing, and explosives research for the British armed forces. Its origins go back to the 17th century, and it continued producing armaments and associate...

Place, Engineering

University of Greenwich

Opened as the Woolwich Polytechnic; it became the Thames Polytechnic in 1970 and was granted university status in 1992. 

Place, Education

Norwood pumping station

This building provided the propulsion for the Croydon atmospheric railway. We don't know when the building was demolished. This 1868 map shows a building approximately '50m north of the bridge' whi...

Place, Engineering