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• Wonderful Wellington Arch

  

  Whenever I am at Hyde Park Corner I like to take a detour into the centre of the roundabout to see the marvellous memorials including this magnificent one to Th... Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2017 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Time for Tea at Russell Square Cabmen's Cafe

  

  The cab shelter at the north west corner of Russell Square always brings a smile to my face. I have stopped there a few times and partaken of the tea and... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2017 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Happy Birthday to Me – Memories of Edinburgh Festival 2002 and Pre-selfie Selfies

  

  Blimey doen't time fly?!someone told me recently that they were going to the Edinburgh festival this year and it reminded me that I was there 15 years ago as a... Read more

  Posted on 15 August 2017 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Dover Street Market in Burberry's, Haymarket

  

  The 3-sided clock – where did it go?In 1912 Burberry moved into its headquarters at 18-22 Haymarket. When they moved out in 2007 I was concerned what might... Read more

  Posted on 11 August 2017 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• A Lost Letterbox in Upper Holloway, and Some Other Posbos Conunundrums

  

  Last month I posted about the reveal of the Brymay ad opposite Upper Holloway Station which happened after the new bridge was finished on Holloway Road and... Read more

  Posted on 08 August 2017 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Update – the Double Clocks at 296 Holloway Road Have Been Removed

  

  Photo: Jane Amelia Parker, 13 August 2008Two years ago I write a post about the deterioration of the double clocks at 296 Holloway Road, see here. Read more

  Posted on 02 August 2017 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• John Wesley's House & Chapel, City Road, London

  

  Non-conformist John Wesley was an interesting man to say the least.His house and chapel on City Road are well worth a visit.Pic top left shows me with some... Read more

  Posted on 31 July 2017 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Boot Scrapers in Cromwell Road

  

  Spotted opposite The Natural History Museum, four doorways in a row all with stumps rather than full boot scrapers.Culled for the war effort perhaps? Or,... Read more

  Posted on 27 July 2017 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• John Maine's Sea Strata at Green Park Station, Piccadilly – Utter Filth!

  

  In 2011 a marvellous work by John Maine was opened to the public. Wonderful carvings within the rock evoke fossilised rock and the rolling sea. I was really... Read more

  Posted on 24 July 2017 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• The London Library – a Lovely Literary Labyrinth

  

  The London Library sits in the North West corner of St James's Square.It's an absolute delight; a labyrinth of rooms jam-packed with books, level upon level of... Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2017 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Exam Day Tomorrow – Soon I Will Be Leading Guided Walks of Islington

  

  For the past six months I have been doing the usual juggling – mixing a bit of graphic design with clay pipe jewellery making, card and print selling, taking... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2017 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Views from the Roof of Senate House

  

  As promised in last Tuesday's post (4th July 2017), here are some pics I took from the roof of Senate House in Bloomsbury.These views in all directions clearly... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2017 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Reformation – an Exhibition at Senate House Library

  

  If you are in Bloomsbury between now and 15th December do make a detour into the 1937 Art Deco magnificence of Senate House on Malet street to see this small bu... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2017 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• The V&A's New Sackler Courtyard and Sainsbury Gallery – I'm Not Impressed...

  

  I was invited to the press preview of these spaces and had been quite keen to go. On Wednesday morning, the day of the event, I put on the TV and saw it on BBC... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2017 DESTINATIONS

• Demise of the House of Toby

  

  Walking down Swinton Street in Kings Cross last week I noticed scaffolding up against Swintons, previously The Kings Cross Arms. Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2017 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Brymay Ghostsign Revealed at Upper Holloway

  

  Well, finally!It's been uncovered for all to see:This can be found overlooking the railway on Holloway Road opposite Upper Holloway stationBRITISH MATCHES FOR... Read more

  Posted on 25 June 2017 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• David Mach at Griffin Gallery – Ends July 7th

  

  David Mach creates wonderful impressive pieces; a coathanger gorilla, a Greek temple made from old tyres, faces from drinking straws or matches, a brick train... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2017 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Cally Festival – Sunday 18th June

  

  A section of Caledonian Road will be closed to traffic this Sunday for the yearly street festival which takes place between noon and 6pm. Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2017 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• The Banksy Job

  

  Last night I went to the preview screening of The Banksy Job, an often hilarious film about the thefts of a Banksy statue that he had based on Rodin's The... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2017 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Craft Fair at Hornsey Town Hall This Weekend

  

  A bit of self promo today...Find me selling my cards and prints within the Art Deco splendour of Hornsey Town Hall on Crouch End Broadway, 11am–4pm on Saturday... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2017 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS