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• 218 Upper Street – What's Next for Bank Building?

  

  I just noticed this weekend that the NatWest Bank have moved out of 218 Upper Street and the site is empty.There's been a bank on this site for over 140 years... Read more

  Posted on 10 April 2018 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• I'm in the News Again

  

  Oops, this is over a week old now...Last week I was featured in the Islington TribuneAlso see this great article on Islington Now.Find all my guided walks on... Read more

  Posted on 06 April 2018 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• North East London NE Street Signs

  

  Many moons ago, back in 2008, I wrote a post about old metal street names which also included some of the now defunct mid-19th century N.E. Read more

  Posted on 03 April 2018 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Can You Decipher This Hand-painted Ghostsign in Bride Street?

  

  From Google StreetviewOut doing a recce for a new walk idea earlier this month I happened upon the remnants of a hand-painted sign across 83-87 Bride Street, N7. Read more

  Posted on 23 March 2018 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• London Tramways – Posters and Artworks at the London Metropolitan Archives

  

  Another day, another archive, another subject.And equally as marvellous, but for different reasons.The London Metropolitan Archives recently held an open day... Read more

  Posted on 16 March 2018 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• A Visit to the Parliamentary Archives

  

  Last week I was lucky enough to be able go on one of the last tours* of The Parliamentary Archives within the Palace of Westminster. Read more

  Posted on 12 March 2018 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Bygone Brands and Businesses – a Compact Jane's London in 90 Minutes

  

  As you know by the strapline under the header on this site shows that I am all about little historical details still visible on today's streets. Read more

  Posted on 05 March 2018 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Oh the Weater Outside is Frightful...

  

  ...but inside it's so delightful.I love that song.But I don't want to let it snow let it snow let it snow because this weather is stopping people from bookings... Read more

  Posted on 02 March 2018 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Ocean Liners: Speed and Style at the V&A

  

  Last Friday evening I meet my friend and fellow CIGA guide at the V A to see the exhibiton about the golden age of sea... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2018 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Clapham Junction Area – Observations in Wandsworth Rd, Northcote Rd, Battersea...

  

  One Sunday a few weeks back I met up with a small group of London Historians for a tour of HMP Wandsworth. The pic shows us standing outside its small but... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2018 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• A Blue-tiled Laundry in Northcote Rd, Battersea

  

  Northcote Road is just south of Clapham Junction on the other side of Lavender Hill. At No.138, now Head South Hair Beauty Salon, I spotted a fabulous... Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2018 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Jane's London Guided Walking Tours

  My walking tours in North London are friendly and inclusive gatherings of like-minded souls keen to learn more about this history-rich area. Read more

  Posted on 07 February 2018 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Islington on Canvas – Art from the Archives

  

  There is a wonderful exhibition on at Islington Museum at the moment – a gallery of paintings of locations throughout my borough. Read more

  Posted on 02 February 2018 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Susan Hiller at Tate Modern and Postman's Park

  

  In a ground floor Tank gallery at Tate Modern I noticed a montage of photographed wall tiles. Recognising them I stopped to read the info board:"... Victorian... Read more

  Posted on 10 January 2018 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Update on the Old Whittington Park Mural

  

  A couple of years ago I took my friend Jen, to Whittington Park to show her an old mural that had become obscured by plants. Read about that here. Read more

  Posted on 05 January 2018 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Puzzled by a London Puzzle at Christmas

  

  Last week, on Christmas Day afternoon, I cleared the table, poured the wine, and got to work on a PuzzleMap jigsaw of London that I'd found whilst rummaging at ... Read more

  Posted on 02 January 2018 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• More Seasonal Stuff

  

  Last night I went to see Cinderella at Hackney Empire.Well... what can I say... but WOW! What an absolute delight. A joy.It's on until 31st December and I urge... Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2017 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Festive Events South, North and East

  

  I should've written about the first two of these before they happened, not after. Then again, you wouldn't get to see the photos. Read more

  Posted on 13 December 2017 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Christmas Lights in London

  

  'Tis the season to be jolly and all thatLast week I posted about the Archway switch on, one of many local events that took place last weekend. Read more

  Posted on 11 December 2017 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• North London Polytechnic, Holloway Road – Compare and Contrast

  

  I was just tidying up my photo archive and rediscovered a folder called Holloway Road Then and Now from when I was taking comparison pics and writing about... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2017 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS