Insider London
Six Local Neighborhoods that Showcase the Real London
Slide 1 of 15: London presents a rare case. The touristy stuff is, of course, fantastic but the real London, the everyday world of local hangouts, is exceptional. We enlisted photographer Sue Parkhill to journey a little off the beaten path to uncover London's secret pl
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Slide 2 of 15: Outside the Rookery hotel, on Peter's Lane, in Clerkenwell
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Slide 3 of 15: Chiswick's Winnie Buswell, the go-to shop for '50s textiles, vintage glass, and retro wares
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Slide 4 of 15: Typical Regency drawing room at the Geffrye Museum in Shoreditch
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Slide 5 of 15: Pool table at Chiswick's High Road House hotel
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Slide 6 of 15: Inside Southwark Cathedral
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Slide 7 of 15: "Daffs" for sale at Columbia Road's flower market, Shoreditch
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Slide 8 of 15: Phone booths near Smithfield Meat Market, in Clerkenwell
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Slide 9 of 15: A chocolate shoe at Theobrama Cacao, in Chiswick, which sells beautiful handmade chocolates
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Slide 10 of 15: Picture and furniture for sale on a Shoreditch street
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Slide 11 of 15: Pig's Ear, a Chelsea gastropub with a rollicking atmosphere and prices lower than the neighborhood norm
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Slide 12 of 15: White Cube art gallery, Hoxton
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Slide 13 of 15: Fresh bread at Borough Market, in Southwark
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Slide 14 of 15: View of St Paul's across the Millennium Bridge, as seen from the Southwark side
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Slide 15 of 15: Alice's Antiques on Portobello Road, in Notting Hill
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