Hacker News with Generative AI: London

Railings Made from WWII Stretchers (wikipedia.org)
Stretcher railings are railings or fences which enclose some buildings in London, England, that were made of repurposed medical stretchers left over from the Blitz during World War II.
History, Architecture, London, Recycling
11 points by lqet 3 hours ago | 1 comments
Top London restaurants adopt minimum spend to deter bots and influencers (ft.com)
Restaurants, London, Influencers, Business, Technology
10 points by mmarian 9 hours ago | 3 comments
Edgware 1924: The Making of a Suburb (modernism-in-metroland.co.uk)
One hundred years ago, the new Edgware Underground station was opened. It marked the completion of the tube extension from Golders Green, on the line we now call the Northern, but what was then the Charing Cross. Euston & Hampstead Railway, owned by the Underground Electric Railways Company of London, the forerunner to London Transport.
History, London, Transportation, Suburbs
16 points by benbreen 7 days ago | 4 comments
Traces of London's first Roman basilica found beneath office basement (heritagedaily.com)
Archaeologists from the Museum of London Archaeology (MOLA) have discovered traces of London’s first Roman basilica, dating back nearly 2,000-years.
Archaeology, History, London, Ancient Rome
25 points by janpot 8 days ago | 3 comments
Beginnings of Roman London discovered in office basement (bbc.com)
A discovery underneath the basement of an office block has been described as one of the most important pieces of Roman history unearthed in the city of London.
Archaeology, History, London, Roman Empire
140 points by petethomas 9 days ago | 32 comments
Age of Invention: How Coal Won (ageofinvention.xyz)
Over the course of 1570-1600, people all along the eastern coast of England, and especially in the rapidly-expanding city of London, stopped using wood to heat their homes. They instead began to burn an especially crumbly, sulphurous coal from near Newcastle in Northumberland — a fuel whose thick, heavy smoke reeked, stinging their eyes, making them wheeze and cough, and tarnishing their clothes, furnishings, and skin.
History, Energy, England, Pollution, London
10 points by Khaine 9 days ago | 1 comments
Show HN: Built a site to find London's best art exhibitions (happenz.org)
Indonesian artist explores ancestral memory and gender through paintings, installations and scent, reclaiming traditionally male Balinese art forms.
Art, London, Exhibitions, Culture, Indonesia
22 points by bozkan 10 days ago | 10 comments
London Street Views (1840) (davidrumsey.com)
History, London, Photography
172 points by jfil 19 days ago | 23 comments
Where is London's most central sheep? (blogspot.com)
It's time to tackle one of London's great unanswered questions.
London, Geography, Humor, Trivia
247 points by GeoAtreides 29 days ago | 161 comments
The Curious Gems of the River Thames (atlasobscura.com)
On the banks of the River Thames, when the tide is low, a person walking along the shore can see all kinds of things. With a keen eye, you can spot blue-and-white shards of 19th-century pottery, delicate stems of 18th-century clay pipes, brass buttons from coats, and coins dating back to the Romans.
History, Archaeology, London, River Thames
74 points by alt227 39 days ago | 24 comments
Elon Musk's xAI starts hiring in London after setting up shop (uktech.news)
Elon Musk’s xAI has begun hiring for roles in London as the firm sets up shop in the UK amid the billionaire’s new-found interest in the country’s politics.
Artificial Intelligence, Business, London, Elon Musk
5 points by dukeyukey 42 days ago | 0 comments
The Curious Gems of the River Thames (atlasobscura.com)
On the banks of the River Thames, when the tide is low, a person walking along the shore can see all kinds of things. With a keen eye, you can spot blue-and-white shards of 19th-century pottery, delicate stems of 18th-century clay pipes, brass buttons from coats, and coins dating back to the Romans.
History, Archaeology, London, River Thames
5 points by geox 44 days ago | 1 comments
Signalling chaos: Inside the Elizabeth line's two-day breakdown (ianvisits.co.uk)
Last month, the Elizabeth line suffered two days of problems when the signalling system broke down, and now a clearer timeline of what happened is emerging.
Transportation, London, Technology, Infrastructure
28 points by edward 52 days ago | 11 comments
London Transport Explained in Nine Graphs (londoncentric.media)
How the ability to travel around the city shapes the capital, its residents, and the lives we lead.
London, Transportation, Data Visualization, Urban Planning, Demographics
26 points by bookofjoe 59 days ago | 0 comments
In pictures: Learning the Knowledge (2016) (bbc.com)
Tucked away inside the nondescript walls of a multi-storey car park between Caledonian Road and King's Cross, the family-run Taxi Trade Promotions, better known as Knowledge Point, continues to provide prospective black-cab drivers in London with an education in what is named - quite simply, yet somewhat ominously - the Knowledge.
London, Transportation, Education
14 points by thunderbong 70 days ago | 1 comments
Now Boarding: The Story of Airport (revolvertype.com)
On 13 November 1961, the Oceanic building at London Airport opened to handle long-haul flight departure. In 1979, German publisher Ravensburger brought out a game designed to help children learn to count. Around Christmas 2023, I stumbled across a copy of that vintage game. The type on the box caught my eye, and that’s where this story began.
Games, History, London
58 points by epaga 76 days ago | 22 comments
TfL abandons plans for driverless tube trains (ianvisits.co.uk)
Transport for London (TfL) has dropped its investigation into how it could introduce driverless trains on the London Underground.
Transportation, London, Public Transit
29 points by edward 84 days ago | 74 comments
London's 850-year-old food markets to close (bbc.co.uk)
The oldest meat and fish markets in London, which date back 850 years, are facing permanent closure from 2028.
London, Food Markets, History, Closure
317 points by kepler471 86 days ago | 278 comments
Remembering Cyberia, the first ever cyber cafe (vice.com)
It’s early on a Sunday morning in late 1994, and you’re shuffling your way through Fitzrovia in Central London, bloodstream still rushing after a long night at Bagley’s. The sun comes up as you come down. You navigate side streets that you know like the back of your hand. But your hand’s stamped with a party logo. And your brain’s kaput.Coffee… yes, coffee. Good idea. Suddenly, you find yourself outside a teal blue cafe.
History, Internet Culture, London, Technology, Cafes
150 points by DamnInteresting 91 days ago | 92 comments
Tokyo Metro's overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal (japantimes.co.jp)
A consortium that includes Tokyo Metro will be awarded a contract to operate London’s Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the country’s capital city and environs.
Transportation, London, International Business, Japan
4 points by mikhael 92 days ago | 0 comments
NHS using drones to fly blood tests between Southwark hospitals (ianvisits.co.uk)
Healthcare, Technology, Drones, London
5 points by johneth 100 days ago | 3 comments
Cheaper to rent in Barcelona and commute to London (2013) (wordpress.com)
I think many people thought I was joking when I boldly declared it would be cheaper for me to rent a two bed flat in Barcelona and commute to London every day than get a one bed flat here. Turns out I was – I could in fact get a three bed flat.
Real Estate, London, Spain
54 points by sebg 101 days ago | 105 comments
Ask HN: Recommendations for London founder / startup meetups? (ycombinator.com)
Does anyone have recommendations for in-person founder / startup meetups within London which they have found worthwhile?
London, Startups, Founder Meetups
8 points by tmitchel2 106 days ago | 9 comments
Inside the Transport for London cyberattack (londoncentric.media)
It’s almost two months since Transport for London’s systems were hacked and many Londoners are still experiencing major disruption to their lives as a result. Although operational systems were largely unaffected by the cyberattack, meaning tube and bus services have continued to run, one senior TfL executive told London Centric that behind the scenes it has been “an utter shitshow”.
Cybersecurity, London, Transportation
101 points by alexbilbie 117 days ago | 85 comments
A day and night running round a track (bbc.co.uk)
It is midnight in central London and the rain is bouncing off the ground.
Sports, Running, London
32 points by HansardExpert 117 days ago | 13 comments
Why the First Pet Cemetery Was Revolutionary (smithsonianmag.com)
In the late 19th century, bereaved and yard-less pet owners began showing up at Hyde Park in London, imploring the groundskeeper to allow them to lay their dog or cat to rest there.
Pets, History, London, Cemeteries
21 points by gmays 138 days ago | 16 comments
The Architecture of London Pubs (1966) (thelondonmagazine.org)
What’s happened to the pub, that most personal piece of English belongings? The place where you stand up and drink, where there are scrubbed oak benches to sit on, partitions to conceal private conversations, men with pipes and caps, and there is sawdust and beer on wooden floors?
Architecture, History, Culture, London, Pubs
136 points by youbet 147 days ago | 51 comments
London saw a surprising benefit to ultra-low emissions zone: More active kids (grist.org)
Restricting the volume of high-emitting vehicles roaming city streets carries many benefits, from clearing the air to quieting the urban din and beyond.
London, Transportation, Health, Environment, Children
332 points by colinprince 152 days ago | 308 comments
Londoners will soon see drones ferrying blood between hospitals (techcrunch.com)
As part of a new, joint pilot program by U.K. startup Apian, Alphabet’s drone company Wing, and the U.K.’s National Health Service, drones will soon be used to fly urgent blood samples between two hospitals in London.
Healthcare, Drones, Technology, London
14 points by bookofjoe 157 days ago | 5 comments
London NHS Drone Delivery (apian.aero)
Apian and Wing are working together with healthcare partner Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust to create a rapid pathology delivery service in London.
Healthcare, Drones, London, Delivery
8 points by xnx 158 days ago | 1 comments