Dan Synge

You cannot argue with London’s sporting pedigree. After all, London is home to over a dozen world-famous football clubs and it hosts a dazzling line up of top tier sporting events including the FA Cup Final, the Wimbledon Tennis Championships, the London Marathon and the Boat Race. Besides, no other city except Paris has put on as many as three Olympic Games. The first was in 1908, taking place at the newly built White City Stadium . Then came the so-called ‘Austerity Games’ of 1948 which...

The idea behind bringing out a range of Curious London  guides appeared earlier this year when, one drab February afternoon I went to meet some friends at a restaurant in Bloomsbury. The street I was looking for was a turning off the Tottenham Court Road. Not the most interesting or attractive of London districts, to be frank, but then I found myself in Store Street gazing up at a colourful mural depicting a timeless automotive scene at the old Bloomsbury Service Station, a filling station...

A new illustrated guide examines the glamorous and free spirited legacy of pre-war motoring. So how have we got stuck in the slow lane?...