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Watch Amazing Video Footage of Piccadilly Circus From 50 Years Ago

In this retro film from the Rank Organisation's Look At Life series, you can see a tantalising glimpse of London from exactly 50 years ago.
This particular short shows life in and around Piccadilly Circus from 1967, ahead of planned changes to the junction.
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Europe's longest freshwater pool to be built in London's Docklands

Europe's longest freshwater pool to be built in London's Docklands | Box of delight | Scoop.it
The longest freshwater pool in Europe will be built in London's Docklands as part of a £250m campus hoping to attract the next generation of creative and tech businesses. The new workspace, dubbed Republic, will be built at East India Dock in Poplar, and work has already started on the first of four buildings.
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42 Pictures That Prove Walthamstow Is The Best Place To Live In London

42 Pictures That Prove Walthamstow Is The Best Place To Live In London | Box of delight | Scoop.it
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10 Reasons Why Bloomsbury is the Coolest Place In London

10 Reasons Why Bloomsbury is the Coolest Place In London | Box of delight | Scoop.it
Bloomsbury isn't just an intellectual's playground. Museums, nights out, art, education - find out why it might just be the coolest place in London.
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London's Little Gardens: St Vedast Alias Foster | Londonist

London's Little Gardens: St Vedast Alias Foster | Londonist | Box of delight | Scoop.it
An oasis in the City.
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Tales from the bar - a tour of London's 'great pubs' - BBC News

Tales from the bar - a tour of London's 'great pubs' - BBC News | Box of delight | Scoop.it
Giant barrels, mosaic ceilings and ghostly visions - stories from some of London's oldest and most intriguing public houses.
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The Best Restaurants For Children Near London's Museums And Attractions

So you've checked the train times, packed enough supplies for a small army and asked the children to put their shoes on at least five times. The last thing you need is to start worrying about making a packed lunch — half of which will no doubt end up squished in the bottom of your bag.
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Francis Crick Institute: cathedral of science 'looks better from 1,000 ft'

Francis Crick Institute: cathedral of science 'looks better from 1,000 ft' | Box of delight | Scoop.it
Appearing on London’s King’s Cross horizon like an upturned beetle, with its row of metal chimneys protruding like little pairs of legs from the fattened silver belly of its roof, the Francis Crick Institute cuts a strange silhouette. As its dichroic-coated glass fins shimmer with rainbow iridescence in the late summer sun, it could be one of the specimens under the electron microscope buried in the bowels of this new £700m biomedical research facility.
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ArtSlant - The Best Non-Profit Art Spaces in London

ArtSlant - The Best Non-Profit Art Spaces in London | Box of delight | Scoop.it
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Prize-Winning Animation Lets You Fly Through 17th Century London

Prize-Winning Animation Lets You Fly Through 17th Century London | Box of delight | Scoop.it
Six students from De Montfort University have created a stellar 3D representation of 17th century London, as it existed before The Great Fire of 1666. The three-minute video provides a realistic animation of Tudor London, and particularly a section called Pudding Lane where the fire started.
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