Sites About London

The pick of the Web's large crop of London websites.

Maps, guides and galleries

A guide to the alleys, courts, passages and yards of central London
Explore London has panoramic views of various parts of Central London.
VR London does much the same thing, but you need a browser plugin.
The London Map - another site with panoramic views. This uses a Java applet which is free to use and embed in other sites.

Derelict London - urban decay in pictures.
Blue Plaque Project - Blue (and other colour) plaques commemorate places where noteworthy people were born, lived and died. This project aims to collect information about all of the plaques in London. **DEADLINK?
Street Sensation Pictures and information on major shopping streets in London.
London Theatre Guide
Virtual London - tourist guide website
Shady Old Lady's Guide to Hidden London - create your own tours of places off the beaten track in London
London Online "The original lifestyle guide for the more discerning young(ish!) Londoner, or like minded visitor."
LaCartes Restaurants Guide

News

Always Touch Out, run by our very own Dave Arquati, has all the latest news on transport projects in the capital.

London social clubs

thesocialservice.com - "a social club for London professionals who are keen to meet and socialise with new people and make new friends in the Capital";

Free classified advertisements

The Gum Tree - "designed to connect people who were either planning to move, or had just arrived in the city, and needed help getting started with accommodation, employment and social opportunities... [and] now London's largest flat share and job site."; mostly used by Austrialians and New Zealanders
CraigsList London - part of the international craigslist network of classified ad sites.

Weblogs

The London Bloggers Tube Map presents you with a clickable index.cgi?Tube_Map tube map that allows you to find on-line diaries local to you.
London and the North
Going Underground

Miscellany

London by London - questions posed and answers posted by Londoners
Traffic Island Discs - a streamed radio show with interviews and recordings of londoner's personal stereos.
London-RIP - site celebrating aspects of the city - shops, bars, restaurants, people - that we've lost.
http://www.untoldlondon.org.uk http://www.untoldlondon.org.uk - culturally diverse histories in London

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