26 Mar 2023 Londonist
 
 
By Londonist · Mar 26, 2023 at 05:00

Your weekly Londonist roundup, featuring Londony news and features from the past seven days.

TfL Is Renaming Each London Overground Line - Here's What They Should Be Called

Fancy commuting on the Transatlantic line?

An orange, blue and white Overground train

London Is Getting A Memorial To The Victims Of The Transatlantic Slave Trade

With 'satellite sites' dotted around the city.

Image: Ewan Munro via creative commons

This Man Is Drawing Every Single Building In London

Hope he's got more than one pen...

West End Gets Its First Ramadan Illuminations

30,000 LEDs give Coventry Street the glow-up.

Crafty Shortcuts: The Charing Cross Elevated Walkway

Plus: see London's longest wazzbaffles!

London's Greatest Follies

The joy of pointless buildings.

The Savvy Tourist: Visit The Elgin Marbles At The British Museum

The Parthenon Sculptures are a wonder of the world, and utterly bonkers.

Coronation-Themed Afternoon Teas: Regal Menus To Try In London

Including one in Westminster Abbey, the coronation venue.

Photo: Grosvenor House

Inside A London Repair Cafe

Bikes, electronics, textiles - they mend the lot!

How To Spend A Weekend In Boston, MA

Maximize your weekend in Beantown.

100 Actors Will Stage An Epic Retelling Of The Easter Story, In Trafalgar Square

Crowds of 20,000 expected on Good Friday.

Image: Wintershall

Thames Path: You Can Now Walk The Whole North Bank Through The City

New bit means no more detours to Thames Street.

The Shard, London, skyscraper pokes out into the skyline as viewed through a rectangular window

Unforgotten Lives: Exhibition Celebrates Remarkable Stories Of BAME Londoners

Free year-long show at London Metropolitan Archives.

Chet's, Shepherd's Bush: The Lowdown

Coming in hot.

Image by Chet's, London.

London's Dog Sculptures: A Map

A woof guide to the capital.

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