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• A Ladbroke Grove Ghostsign – a Huge Hidden Gem That's Hard to See

  Within the entrance to Elgin Mews at the rear of The Elgin at 96 Ladbroke Grove which, btw, is an absolutely gorgeous example of a Victorian gin palace, there... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2026 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• The Conversation at St Martin's-in-the-Fields – Coming Together to Talk About th...

  St Martin’s-in-the-Fields continues to host “The Conversation”, an excellent series of interviews available in-person or from the comfort of your sofa on Tuesda... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2026 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Rotten Row's Tercentenary Bollards and Gas Lamps

  

  A one of The Royal Park's volunteer guides, I will be leading some free tours on Saturday 6th June about The Great Exhibition site in Hyde Park. This is part... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2026 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Stepney to Wapping. So Much to See.

  

  Here are some pics from a few weeks ago when I walked from Whitechapel High Street to The Prospect of Whitby pub on the Thames Path. Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2026 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Clerkenwell Observations, on the Streets and Within the Venues at CDW 2026

  

  The last three years I have visited Clerkenwell Design Week I've discovered new things and interacted with interesting people, as per my glowing reviews in... Read more

  Posted on 22 May 2026 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• A Visit to William Booth Memorial Training College, Champion Park, Denmark Hill

  

  Earlier this year I joined a group tour of the buildings and grounds that make up the Salvation Army training college opposite Denmark Hill station. Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2026 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Delightful Street Art by Max Jaz Art in Holloway Road

  

  Next time you are shopping in Holloway, look out for a series of hand-painted artworks between Boots and Lidl.I think I first spotted them in mid-2024, yet... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2026 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Braidwood Passage – Nicely Reinvented with Hand-made Tiles

  

  The scaffold has been removed and Braidwood Passage is again available as a link between Aldersgate Street and Cloth Street. It's a delight – and really... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2026 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Some Lovely Tiled Panels in Hornsey High Street Have Been Lost to Us

  

  Here we go again. As I am often to be heard saying, nobody demolishes or changes something with the intent to upset us – they really do believe they are... Read more

  Posted on 25 April 2026 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Feeling Gloomy with Stephen Fry but Uplifted by Hannah Rose Platt at The...

  

  Back in the day (as they say) I used to love popping into The Hunterian Museum at The Royal College of Surgeons in Lincoln's Inn Fields. Read more

  Posted on 24 April 2026 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Cannon Lamp Posts

  

  Earlier this month I was busy googling info about St James's Square when this image on eBay cropped up in the search results. Here's a screen shot of that page... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2026 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Sad to See The Saloon Sign in Kings Cross Road Has Been Covered Up.

  

  I recently spotted that the old carved and gilded barbershop/hairdresser sign at 205 Kings Cross Road has been replaced with a modern plastic sign. I am... Read more

  Posted on 21 April 2026 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• The Society of Portrait Scultors' Fab Selling Exhibition FACE2026 at The Garriso...

  

  The Garrison Chapel is a Grade II listed 1852 church nestled between Pimlico Road and Chelsea Barracks. No longer a working church – it has been converted into... Read more

  Posted on 20 April 2026 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Konrad Mägi's Gorgeous Paintings at Dulwich Picture Gallery

  

  Those clever curators at Dulwich PG have done it again. This time, Kathleen Soriano (yes, it's that lady from Sky's Landscape/Portrait Artist of the Year... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2026 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Camden Passage – a Filming Location for The Angel Who Pawned Her Harp (1954)

  

  Re-watching this delightful film recently on Talking Pictures, I was convinced that I recognised the location of the shop where she pawns her harp as being in... Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2026 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Updates to Previous Posts – Loss and Regeneration

  

  I have this morning added some updates to these old posts – click the links above the pics to read the articles and see the pics at larger size:Scratched... Read more

  Posted on 30 March 2026 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Surely and Quickly With Speed I Strike On Wings Of Fire

  

  On a recent visit to the Grade II listed RAF Club at 128 Piccadilly I was at first intrigued by a pair of narrow vertical windows either side of the door. Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2026 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Ally Pally's Mis-matched Floor Tiles

  

  Palm Court at Alexandra Palace exhibition halls contains two fountains around which sit Egyptian sphinxes and obelisks. I stopped to admire them when I visited... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2026 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Stratton Street Dragons

  

  Stratton Street runs round the back of Green Park Station. At the far left/northern corner, high up on the on No.15 there is a hopper that I have always... Read more

  Posted on 11 February 2026 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Park Lane and Park Street Discoveries

  

  This is about when you are looking for one thing and you happen upon other delightful stuff along the way.Wandering the streets of Mayfair, planning a route... Read more

  Posted on 10 February 2026 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS