Grant Museum of Zoology
A natural history museum that is part of University College London. It was established by Robert Edmond Grant (1793 – 1874, anatomist and zoologist) as a teaching collection of zoological specimens...
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Dulwich Picture Gallery
The oldest public art gallery in England, designed by Sir John Soane. Its acquisitions over the years have resulted in it becoming one of the country's finest collections of old masters, especially...
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Stamford Bridge Stadium
Venue which was used by the London Athletic Club until 1905, when its new owner Gus Mears founded Chelsea Football Club. This photograph shows the stadium in its early days.
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Jones's butcher's shop
Family business that survived until the 1970s. This photograph was taken in 1932.
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Queen's Park
An information board in the Park gives "The area that is now Queen's Park was part of the site of the 1879 Royal Kilburn Agricultural Show, which had been attended by Queen Victoria, after which th...
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City of London Cemetery Heritage Trail
A walk commemorating people buried in the cemetery.
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Ypres Salient
In military terms, a salient is is a battlefield  that is surrounded on several sides by enemy territory.  There were five battles of Ypres. The first was in December 1914. The second ran from Apri...
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London and Croydon Railway
The London and Croydon Railway ran from London Bridge to central Croydon, partly following the route of the defunct Croydon Canal. It eventually merged with other railways to form the London, Brigh...
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Croydon atmospheric railway
An experiment by the London and Croydon Railway. Pumping stations were built which created a vacuum in a pipe laid between the rails. Each carriage had a piston that entered a slot in the tube, sea...
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Croydon Canal
It ran from a junction with the Grand Surrey Canal near New Cross Gate to a basin on a site now occupied by West Croydon station. With 28 locks grouped into two flights, and numerous swing bridges,...
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