London Archives
Places worth finding, things worth seeing, and stories worth knowing.
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Take a Ride on London’s ‘Secret Tube’
Located deep under the streets of London, a 6.5 mile train system known as ‘Mail Rail’ was once used to shuttle post between the capital’s major sorting offices. The railway tunnels have been out of service since 2003, but plans are in the works to re-open part of the network as a new London tourist…
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Is this the Bed that Launched the Tudor Dynasty?
Following being dismantled and dumped in a hotel parking lot in Chester, England, an old four-poster bed was recovered and auctioned as a ‘Victorian Bed’ for a mere £2,200 (about $3,600). Experts, however, believe that the artifact is the actual bed on which Henry VIII was conceived in 1491 making it valued at around £20…
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Which Famous Brit are You Most Like?
The new online trend of personality quizzes ask everything from “What career should you actually have?” to “Which sandwich are you?” How about joining in on the recent wave . . . 1. Which Sherlock character are you? Are you a clever sleuth, an arch-enemy, or more of a Mrs. Hudson? Sample Question: You have just woken…