Category: Victorian London
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The Day a Tiger Roamed London: The Legend of Jamrach’s Tiger
Imagine walking down a cobbled street in Victorian London, the fog hanging thick, gas lamps casting an eerie glow, and then—just in front of you—a tiger, roaming freely, prowling through the East End like it owns the place. This isn’t the plot of a gothic novel but a true story from 1857, when one of…
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Dr Hunter’s Menagerie of Exotic Animals
In the heart of 18th-century London, a remarkable figure with a taste for the unconventional was turning his garden into something like a cross between Noah’s Ark and a surgical experiment.
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The Cat Meat Men of London
In the bustling streets of Victorian London, amid the clatter of carriages and the shouts of street vendors, you might have spotted one of the city’s most curious tradespeople: the cat’s meat man. No, this wasn’t some Dickensian character with a sinister twist; he was a legitimate vendor, a friend to the city’s four-legged residents,…
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The Opium Dens of London’s East End
In the heart of London’s East End during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the dimly lit, smoke-filled opium dens became notorious symbols of the city’s underworld.
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London’s Hidden Rivers
Every Londoner knows the River Thames, London’s most iconic river but beneath its modern streets lies a hidden world of forgotten rivers, streams, and waterways. These forgotten watercourses, once the lifeblood of the city, have been buried, paved over, or redirected to accommodate the city’s growth and development. Here Londonopia delve into the history of…
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The locations of the Jack the Ripper murders
Jack the Ripper is one of London’s most infamous serial killer. Jack the Ripper spread a rein of terror through London’s East End in Victorian London between 1888 and 1891. His victims were mostly prostitutes, who had their throats slashed and their bodies mutilated.Although many books have been written on him, nobody knows his true…
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Old Operating Theatre Museum
Visiting the Old Operating Theatre Museum in London is a journey back in time, a glimpse into the fascinating and sometimes gruesome history of medicine. Tucked away in the heart of the city, this unique museum transports visitors to a bygone era of surgical practices and medical innovations. The Old Operating Theatre Museum is one…
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The Sherlocks of Baker Street
Baker Street tube station, the closest tube station to the home of Sherlock Holmes, has a fantastic Sherlock Holmes mural. The tiled mural shows an iconic image of the great fictional detective, made up of hundreds of mini- Sherlock Holmes’.
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London’s Scariest Tourist Attractions
London is one often greatest cities to live and visit but with over 2000 years of history it has also born witness to a lot of horror.If you like your tourist attractions to be scary then here are our favourites. The London Dungeon The London Dungeon is London’s scariest tourist attraction. At the London Dungeon…
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London’s Ratcatchers
Back in Victorian times rats were a huge problem for Londoners. Rats could be found everywhere: in streets, homes, gardens, sewers. Londoners trained dogs and cats to catch them but still they kept coming so the job of Ratcatcher was introduced. Victorian ratcatchers was a recognised profession with its own trades guild. And they caught…
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Sherlock Holmes Museum
With the BBC series starring Benedict Cumberbatch as Sherlock Holmes, the Hollywood Blockbusters with Robert Downey as Sherlock and the American series that moves Sherlock to New York and has Lucy Liu as a female Dr Watson, Sherlock Holmes has never been so popular, so why not visit his original home? Sherlock Holmes, the worlds…