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• Flipped Pedim Ghostsign in Upper Holloway

  

  This has intrigued me for years:In Tollington Way, Upper Holloway, N19, on the corner of Cornwallis Road, there was up until about ten years ago a fish and... Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2019 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Bothways Oneword Hollowayroad

  

  At the pedestrian crossing that links Islington Central Library and At Mary Magdalene church on Holloway Road there are road markings. Read more

  Posted on 23 February 2019 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Flippin Letters!!

  

  Across Islington, though I have seen it elsewhere too in the UK, there are metal signs created using single letters mostly arranged in an arch or spaced across ... Read more

  Posted on 19 February 2019 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• City Road Basin Looking North and South

  

  This sign is opposite the end of City Road Basin and it bugs me every time I look at it because photographic devices like this are usually employed to... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2019 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Primrose Hill Beaches

  

  Last month I put together a collection of coal hole cover plates that I'd snapped in Primrose Hill. I mentioned that one name was the most common here. Read more

  Posted on 12 February 2019 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Marks and Spencer Holloway – Update

  

  Pic: January 2019Last week I was really glad to find that my local M S in Holloway is still open and trading despite reports last year saying it would close in... Read more

  Posted on 05 February 2019 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Primrose Hill Coal Hole Cover Plates

  

  Out wandering about in Primrose Hill the other week I noticed quite a few unusual names and designs on the coal hole cover plates embedded in the pavements... Read more

  Posted on 29 January 2019 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Winter Lights at Canary Wharf Until Saturday

  

  Wrap up warm and get over to Canary Wharf to see the fabulous light installations dotted all around the area, both outdoors and in.More info here. Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2019 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Wassail... Wassail... Here's to 2019...!!

  

  This basically means drink a bowl or cup of mulled wine whilst cheering in the new year.It's an old pagan festival thing.My friend and I were luck to happen upo... Read more

  Posted on 08 January 2019 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• K2 and K6 Phone Boxes – Conservation Or Derelction?

  

  Happy new year people ... here's to a marvellous 2019!........................................................................................Tourists love 'em... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2019 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Brushfield Street, Spitalfields. A Large Lamp Post and a Pastiche Pub.

  

  Seasons greetings people... I am back in the room having let this slip for a while. I hope you've had /are still having, a nice Christmas.This was just going... Read more

  Posted on 28 December 2018 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• This is Not Bog Standard

  

  A while back I made mention of the marvellous ladies' toilet interior at The Duke Of Sussex pub near Lower Marsh (which I am pretty sure have since been... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2018 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Thomas Judd, Monumental Mason, 123 Holloway Road

  

  Some people read chick-lit, others read crime thrillers. Well I read a lot of old street directories to see how our streets have changed over the decades. It's ... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2018 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Black Friday? Black Friday Weekend? Black November?

  

  Black Black Black!! I see black!In the past few years a relatively new shopping period has taken over our high streets. It's called Black Friday and as far as... Read more

  Posted on 21 November 2018 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Archway Christmas Spectacular – Sunday 2nd December

  

  Find me this Sunday 2nd December at my stall on Navigator Square adjacent to Archway tube station where I will be selling my cards and prints including... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2018 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Camden Ghostsigns – a Walking Tour – Saturday 17th November

  

  This Saturday I will be leading a walk around Camden Town, its High Street and the area around Hampstead Lock, following a trail of ghostsigns that are still... Read more

  Posted on 14 November 2018 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• A Hallowe'en Spooktacular – FREE Guided Walks in N19

  

  Here's one for your diary...Hallowe'en usually finds me behind locked doors with the TV cranked up loud to cover the noise of the doorbell and the whining from... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2018 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Walk This Way in Smithfield Poultry Market

  

  Whilst having a wander about the old markets on Sunday afternoon I noticed these painted fellas on the pavement and felt the urge to share them.See here for som... Read more

  Posted on 09 October 2018 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Drunken Barnaby's Journal by Richard Brathwait

  

  Last Saturday I spent a very pleasant afternoon leading short tours around N19 as part of Archway With Words 2018.Whilst talking about The Mother Redcap public... Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2018 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Guided Walks – Local History, Literary Themes and Commemoration

  

  The weather at this time of year is perfect for going on a guided tour and learning more about the area you live in. Or, perhaps, you'd like to find out about... Read more

  Posted on 28 September 2018 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS