Heard about our community of London history lovers?

Londonist: Time Machine's already grown to 5000+ subscribers (and we're thrilled to have just been made a Substack Bestseller, with a fancy orange tick and all!) Every week we bring you a long, in-depth rummage through corners of London history, poking at the city from unusual angles in our free newsletter. 

And there's even more to it than that... Support us with a paid subscription and you also get a behind-the-scenes pass to the Time Machine, with extra newsletters exploring historic quirks of London's neighbourhoods, chats with the pilot (Matt Brown), real-life meetups, and — coming soon — exclusive site visits.

For less than the price of a pint a month (well, a London pint...) our supporters can unlock our entire archives, including:

- This piece on subterranean London
- This series on how Londoners of past centuries thought the city would look today
- Our time-travelling walking tours through Roman London and London's history from prehistoric to present day 
- And our Neighbourhood History series, unearthing lesser-known historical spots in areas you might roam in regularly. 

There are some rather special offline perks, too. Along with subscriber meet-ups in historic pubs, we also have some exclusive events planned, starting on 23 November, when we host our very first site visit: a — drum roll, please — behind-the-scenes tour of a new archive that's not yet open to the public.

If you fancy getting in on all of that, you can see all of our subscription options here - including a free trial, which unlocks all of our archive content for seven days for you to explore. And a huge thank you to everyone who chooses, or has already chosen, to upgrade. Your support fuels the Time Machine and helps us keep the free newsletter running, so we can continue to unearth London's hidden histories.