Mike Hall

@thisismikehall.com

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Award-winning mapmaker and illustrator in Valencia, Spain | My first book THE BOROUGHS OF LONDON is now available! https://www.batsfordbooks.com/book/the-boroughs-of-london | More info: linktr.ee/thisismikehall

Statistical map of Greater London showing the percentage of residents born outside the UK in each borough, designed by Mike Hall for the 2025 book The Boroughs of London. Using data from the Office for National Statistics, the map compares the proportion of foreign-born residents across London's boroughs. Brent has the highest percentage at 56.1%, while Havering has the lowest at 19.4%.
Mike Hall’s table place at the BBD&P Awards dinner
Photograph of a spread from the new DK book Atlas of Botany, with a vintaage-style map of the world designed by Mike Hall
Tweet by mtobey, text reads: “Anybody here named Jeff?” Jeff: “Yes” Geoff: “Yeos”
Tweet by Jack Regent (date unknown), text reads: honestly who the fuck actually likes sparkling water that shit taste like tv static
Homer Simpson pointing at Uruguay on a globe and saying “Look at this country, U R Gay”
Screenshot from a page on ConceptDraw.com Text reads: Example 3. Map of the British Isles Counties The United Kingdom map samples you see on this page were created in ConceptDraw DIAGRAM software using the drawing tools of the Map of UK solution. An experienced user spent 10-15 minutes creating each of these samples. Use the Map of UK solution for ConceptDraw DIAGRAM Solution Park to develop your own United Kingdom map and various UK related thematic maps quick, easy and effective.
Screenshot of a map of England’s regions available from ConceptDraw.com. Where do we start. Although the regions themselves are broadly correct, the boundaries are a mess. They largely follow the historic counties of England, which were abolished in the early 1970s. These have been mixed with some newer boundaries: part of the line between the Yorkshire and the Humber region and the East Midlands region follows the southern boundary of the former county of Humberside (abolished 1996). While the actual Yorkshire and the Humber region does follow this boundary, it is anachronistic with the other boundaries shown. Similarly, the London region is shown as a combination of Middlesex (abolished 1965) and the southern half of Greater London, with its boundary running through Surrey and Kent; east London meanwhile is incorrectly shown as part of Essex (as it once was). All in all, it's a dog's dinner.
Tube Map from 2006 in which all of the station names are replaced by anagrams. Highlights include Pig Pen (Epping), Swearword & Ethanol (Harrow & Wealdstone), Burst Raccoon (Barons Court) and Queer Spank (Queen's Park).
Screenshot of Wes Streeting being interviewed on BBC News in summer 2020, with a framed copy of Mike Hall's London Borough of Redbridge map in the background behind him
Cover of the book The Boroughs of London by Mike Hall and Matt Brown, published by Batsford Books
A list of representatives from each country who appeared on stage alongside Chump at the Board of Peace launch at Davos today, from the Guardian news website. The list reads as follows: Sheikh Isa of Bahrain Morocco’s foreign minister The president of Argentina Prime minister of Armenia President of Azerbaijan Prime minister of Bulgaria Prime minsiter of Hungary President of Indonesia Deputy prime minister of Jordon president of Kosovo prime minister of Pakistan President of Paraguay prime minister of Qatar foreign affair minister from Saudi Arabia foreign affairs minister of Turkey A representative from the UAE The president of Uzbekistan Prime minister of Mongolia
A list of representatives from each country who appeared on stage alongside Chump at the Board of Peace launch at Davos today, from the Guardian news website. The list reads as follows: Sheikh Isa of Bahrain Morocco’s foreign minister The president of Argentina Prime minister of Armenia President of Azerbaijan Prime minister of Bulgaria Prime minsiter of Hungary President of Indonesia Deputy prime minister of Jordon president of Kosovo prime minister of Pakistan President of Paraguay prime minister of Qatar foreign affair minister from Saudi Arabia foreign affairs minister of Turkey A representative from the UAE The president of Uzbekistan Prime minister of Mongolia
The logo for President Chump’s so-called “Board of Peace,” which appears to have been hastily assembled in MS Paint. Its dominant colour is, predictably, gold. At the centre is a basic outline of a shield bearing a globe depicting North America, along with parts of South America and Greenland. The map commits a fundamental cartographic error, awkwardly mixing a cylindrical projection with curved lines of longitude and latitude. The entire composition is encircled by garish golden olive branches.
View of a statue and buildings in Bridgwater, Somerset
A screenshot of the basic message you see when you deactivate your X account: "Deactivated Your account is deactivated Sorry to see you go. #GoodBye"
Poster for the movie The Holiday (2006)
Cover of the book The Boroughs of London by Mike Hall and Matt Brown
Edited Ealing borough logo, with the name changed to Rani
Edited Lambeth borough logo, with the name changed to Mutton
Edited Tower Hamlets borough logo, with the name changed to Lansbury
Edited Haringey borough logo, with the name changed to Ally Pally Valley
Edited Islington borough logo, with the name changed to Arsenham
Edited Hounslow borough logo, with the name changed to Cheesedog
Edited City of Westminster logo, with the name changed to Yeswestminster
Edited Havering borough logo, with the name changed to Exessex
Edited Ealing borough logo, with the name changed to Acton Junction
Edited Lewisham borough logo, with the name changed to CatLady Park
Detail of a map from the book ‘The Boroughs of London’
Cover of the book The Boroughs of London by Mike Hall and Matt Brown
Cover of the book The Boroughs of London by Mike Hall and Matt Brown
Platform at Hackbridge station
The BedZED estate, Hackbridge
Carew Manor
Information board about Croydon Airport in Roundshaw, Beddington
Exterior of Little Holland House, Carshalton Beeches
Welcome cup of tea at Spilt Milk, Carshalton
All Saints Church, Carshalton
View of Carshalton Ponds and the Honeywood Museum, and lots of ducks, pigeons and seagulls
Thomas Wall Centre, Sutton
The Boroughs of London among other books on a bookstore shelf
Elaborate vintage signpost in Sutton town centre, with an image of a cockerel
Mike Hall outside Trinity Church, Sutton
Lumley Chapel, Cheam
Whitehall, Cheam
Cover of the book The Boroughs of London by Mike Hall and Matt Brown
Image of the book The Boroughs of London by Mike Hall and Matt Brown
Text reads: COMPETITION: RENAME A LONDON BOROUGH! We're inviting entrants to take an existing London Borough and give it a fresh, new name. Think bold, witty or surprising. The best ten will each win: - A signed limited edition 70 x 50 cm map of Greater London by Mike Hall - A copy of Mike Hall and Matt Brown’s new book The Boroughs of London Email your new borough name idea to: mike@thisismikehall.com Subject line: Rename a Borough More info: bit.ly/BorosComp Entries close at midnight (GMT) on 1st December 2025. One idea allowed per entrant. UK residents only.
A decorative map of Spain by Mike Hall inspired by the book As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning
Figurine of a demon with a beak, red cloak and tin funnel hat from a Hieronymus Bosch painting
Some of the creepy characters that appear in the illustrated maps in the books Atlas of Imagined Places and Atlas of Imagined Cities by Matt Brown, Rhys Davies and Mike Hall. Clockwise from top left: Count Orlok from Nosferatu; Chucky from Child's Play; Godzilla or Gojira; a zombie; a tentacled sea monster; a coffin with a hand emerging from within opening the lid; a burning effigy from The Wicker Man; a tombstone; another tentacled monster emerging from beneath the ice of Antarctica; and Count Dracula, about to bite the neck of a sleeping woman.
Video clip of a hand leafing through the pages of the book The Boroughs of London by Mike Hall and Matt Brown, published in 2025 by Batsford Books
Two speculative maps from The Boroughs of London, imagining possible futures for the city’s administrative boundaries. The map on the left envisions a streamlined London with just 16 boroughs, created by merging existing ones. On the right, the opposite: a sprawling metropolis of over 50 boroughs, extending Greater London’s reach into neighbouring counties by incorporating surrounding districts.
List of famous people born within the area of the present-day London Borough of Hackney. Text reads: FAMOUS PEOPLE Edmond Halley Astronomer, born in Haggerston, 1656 Marie Lloyd Music-hall entertainer, born in Hoxton, 1870 Harold Pinter Playwright, born in Hackney, 1930 Ronald and Reginald Kray (The Kray Twins) Criminals, born in Hoxton, 1933 Barbara Windsor Actress, born in Shoreditch, 1937 Alan Sugar Businessman, born in Hackney, 1947 Marc Bolan Rock singer and musician, born in Homerton, 1947 Marina Sirtis Star Trek actress, born in Hackney, 1955 Ray Winstone Actor, born in Homerton, 1957 Idris Elba Actor, born in Hackney, 1972