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Jane's London
http://www.janeslondon.com/
The things I like, love and dislike about London featuring my photo montages of the little details that often go unnoticed – boot scrapers, coal holes, doorway mosics, architectural oddities, weathervanes and more
LATEST ARTICLES ( 640 )
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Fashion City at Museum of London Docklands – How Jewish Londoners Shaped Global...
A new exhibition opens this week at MoLD about the world of fashion and tailoring, couture and the Swinging Sixties. This marvellous museum, within an old... Read more
Posted on 12 October 2023 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS -
George Carter & Sons of Maida Hill – Glovers, Hosiers and Shirtmakers
A few months ago, within a post about bygone company names that display ' Sons' I included a business by the name of Carter, based in Old Kent Road, with many... Read more
Posted on 02 October 2023 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS -
Update on the Three Wood-filled LCC Tramways Access Plates in Angel, Islington
Here is an update on the manhole covers in Islington, all a short walk from Angel tube station. From the station, heading north, keep to the right hand side... Read more
Posted on 18 September 2023 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS -
Keeping It in the Family
This is just a nice little collection of independent shop signs across London that feature " Sons" within them. Some businesses are still trading, some are lon... Read more
Posted on 12 September 2023 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS -
More Manholes with Woodblock Infills, Hiding in Plain View on London's Main Roads
This latest collection of manhole covers with remnants of wood blocks within them are specifically grouped together because they are all on streets I know... Read more
Posted on 10 September 2023 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS -
Baker Street Station Hidden London Tour into the Non-public Areas
Earlier this week I was lucky to be part of one of the test runs for one of the new tours run by Hidden London for London Transport Museum which took us into th... Read more
Posted on 07 September 2023 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS -
More Wood Blocks – Side Streets and Access Roads
Here's the latest update on woodblock sightings. These are all in side streets or back alleys.Find the current list here.First, here's one I spotted and... Read more
Posted on 01 September 2023 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS -
Marvellous Marquetry at The Royal George, Euston
I do love an 1930's pub. By which I mean one of those Tudor Revival or Neo Georgian houses built by the big breweries such in an effort to keep up with new... Read more
Posted on 27 August 2023 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS -
Bermondsey Beach – Little Things Mean a Lot
I was recently in Bermondsey for a River Thames event and, as mudlarking guide, I was there to share a bit of local history and provide a kind of Show Tell... Read more
Posted on 24 August 2023 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS -
The London A-Z Directory of Old Wood Block Surfaces
As I mentioned on my @janeslondon Instagram feed recently, there turns out to be many more remnants of wood block surfaces than I'd expected when I first wrote... Read more
Posted on 21 August 2023 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS -
Kensington Coal Holes in the Rain
I was out for a wander on Saturday and happened to be following the Long Water from the Italian Gardens to the Serpentine Gallery via the Peter Pan statue. Read more
Posted on 26 July 2023 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS -
Th Crucible at The Gielgud Theatre: Numbing Not Electrifying
Arthur Miller’s ‘The Crucible’ is one of those classics on my list of never read or seen. It was on the curriculum at school but not for my stream. Read more
Posted on 07 July 2023 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS -
Remnants of Rachel Whiteread's 'House' on Wennington Green, Grove Road, East...
Wandering westwards along Roman Road recently from its welcoming arch at the Parnell Road seeing how the road has evolved from the wonderfully scuzzy and divers... Read more
Posted on 04 July 2023 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS -
After Impressionism: Inventing Modern Art at The National Gallery – Ooh Lovely!!
Oh my, this is good. What a lovely surprise – an absolute delight.Just like my last post about the Ai WeiWei show, I had no idea about the content here until I... Read more
Posted on 30 June 2023 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS -
Making Sense of Ai Weiwei at The Design Museum – Wonderfully Evocative
I went to see this show on a whim, it was a sort of an unplanned visit being as the Design Museum was a convenient place to meet my friend. Immediately as we... Read more
Posted on 29 June 2023 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS -
Gas Lamps, Wood Blocks and Coal Holes in St James's Place
I popped in to St James's Hotel and Club yesterday afternoon to have a chat with Graham, the head concierge. We swopped stories and observations about London's... Read more
Posted on 16 June 2023 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS -
A Large Hayward Brothers Coal Hole Cover – Size Really Does Matter
There are lots of coal hole cover plates embedded into the streets of Marylebone. A large percentage show they were manufactured by Hayward Brothers of Union... Read more
Posted on 12 June 2023 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS -
Hidden London Tours of Kingsway Tram Tunnel
Two weeks ago I finally visited the disused tram tunnel underneath Holborn Kingsway, a subterranean passage that was built for public transport just below stree... Read more
Posted on 01 June 2023 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS -
Adamant in Redbridge, Haringey and Aberdeen
I recently revisited lovely Valentine's Park, just north of Ilford's shopping centre, on the east side of Cranbrook Road. Adjacent to the park's junction with... Read more
Posted on 31 May 2023 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS -
I Finally Made It to Clerkenwell Design Week – CDW2023
This year I finally made it to Clerkenwell Design Week. A silly name seeing as it’s only three days Tues-Thurs, but hey. I’ve missed it many times in the past... Read more
Posted on 26 May 2023 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS