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Welcome to the www.explorelondon.co.uk Tourist Information Pages. We have all the London Tourist Information information inside that you need to plan your visit to London complete with recommended places to visit, travel details and details of all London tourist attractions . Just click on the banner above. We also have links to london public transport and london car hire information to help you get around. You can find booking details of many London hotels on site but please remember we only recommend individual hotels mentioned on our hotels in London page. If you want history and culture we list the best London art galleries , theatres and museums. We can also show you London Nightlife, and top London restaurants . Dr Johnson some 300 years ago said "that anyone that tires of London is tired of life"- this is still very true today. Centuries of history mix with the culture, nightlife and hustle and bustle of a thriving city. London is still one of the World financial capitals. Landmarks such as the Tower of London, nearby Tower Bridge, the Houses of Parliament, the Great Dome of St Pauls Cathedral, and Buckingham Palace , not forgetting the more modern ones such as the London Eye and Millenium Dome make the capital unique. We provide you with all the information on London tourist attractions you need. In addition we have our own free London classifieds where you can post your ads on any theme you choose. We also have THE London Business Directory with lots of business links for london, useful for any london based business or tourist looking for a particular service. External to this site you may find the following sources of London tourist information valuable: The London Tourist Board The British Tourist Authority Towns in Britain The London Local Government Site

London suffered its first bombing raids during World War I carried out by zeppelin airships; these killed around 700 people and caused great terror, but were merely a foretaste of what was to come in the great blitz of WWII. The period between the two World Wars saw London's geographical extent growing more quickly than ever before or since. A preference for lower density suburban housing, typically semi-detached, by Londoners seeking a more "rural" lifestyle, superseded Londoners' old predilection for terraced houses. This was facilitated not only by a continuing expansion of the rail network, including the Underground, but also by slowly widening car ownership.

Like the rest of the country, London suffered severe unemployment during the Great Depression of the 1930s. The population of London reached an all time peak of 8.6 million in 1939. In the early part of the 20th century, Londoners used coal for heating their homes, which produced large amounts of smoke. In combination with climatic conditions this often caused a characteristic smog, and London became known for its typical "London Fog", also known as "Pea Soupers". London was sometimes referred to as "The Smoke" because of this. The Clean Air Act 1956 was introduced following the five-day "pea souper" of 5 December to 9 December 1952, which killed over 4,000 people, mandating the creating of "smokeless zones" where the use of "smokeless" fuels were required (this was at a time when most households still used open fires). The Act was effective, todays London being a clean and modern metropolis.

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