Independently London
Our blog on London, its curiosities and its history, for independently-minded Londoners, and anyone else who might be independently interested in London.
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Lewisham
Posted on 20 January, 2021
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Lambeth
Posted on 16 January, 2021
With its bridge, its palace, and of course its Walk, Lambeth has been the Archbishop of Canterbury’s London seat since the twelfth century.
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Caribbean London (part two)
Posted on 12 January, 2021
The main contingent of London’s Caribbean community arrived here in the years following the Second World War.
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Caribbean London (part one)
Posted on 08 January, 2021
Many people think the history of London’s Caribbean community started with the arrival of the Empire Windrush in 1948, but that’s not entirely correct.
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Kensington
Posted on 04 January, 2021
Kensington is a neighbourhood of two halves: the well-heeled south and the down-at-heel north.
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Islington
Posted on 27 December, 2020
What we call Islington today stretches a lot further than it used to, and it’s the church’s fault.
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Holborn
Posted on 19 December, 2020
With a pronunciation that inevitably foxes foreigners, Holborn is the West End’s eastward extension.
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Hampstead’s three rivers
Posted on 15 December, 2020
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Hampstead
Posted on 11 December, 2020
The source of three rivers, Hampstead has long been a home to famous people and famous pubs.
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Hammersmith
Posted on 07 December, 2020
Hammersmith means exactly what you think: a place with a smithy, in this case not just one that did a bit of hammering, but one that actually made hammers.