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Jane's London
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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
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A Tour of Saddlers Hall – Just Let Your Feet Go Clippity-clop
Another livery company tour organised by London Historians.Saddlery is all the equestrian bits and pieces needed to deck out a horse, hence The Saddlers' Hall... Read more
Posted on 08 March 2016 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS -
Masks and a Monkey – In Your Face – Nina Conti at Criterion Theatre
Ventriloquism ... it's moved on since the days of Lord Charles and Orville. Nina Conti, Criterion Theatre, Piccadilly Circus (right next to Eros)This week and... Read more
Posted on 01 March 2016 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS -
London's Architectural Icon
'Icon' and 'iconic' are often-repeated words these days, usually used to describe new buildings that are very tall and shouty – ooh look at me... try avoiding... Read more
Posted on 23 February 2016 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS -
Beachcombing at Blackfriars
Here are some pics from last October when I met up with a few friends under Blackfriars Bridge for what I call A Forage on the Foreshore.I particularly liked th... Read more
Posted on 16 February 2016 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS -
Holland House in The City
Continuing on from last Thursday's post...Holland House, 1-4 Bury Street, London EC3A 5AT.This was the first steel framed buildingto be constructed in in... Read more
Posted on 09 February 2016 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS -
Art In The City, St Mary Axe and The Gherkin
Last weekend I finally found time to go and see [most of] the art installations in and around The Gherkin At St Mary Axe last weekend. Read more
Posted on 04 February 2016 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS -
The Venus Fountain, Sloane Square
This is the final part of my walk along Kings RoadI bet most people walk past this beautifully understated piece and don't even notice it. But, please do stop... Read more
Posted on 26 January 2016 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS -
London Lumiere – a Review
Malcolm and I decided to spend two evenings taking in as much of this event as possible.Friday 15th JanuaryWe first went to see the installation at Oxford... Read more
Posted on 19 January 2016 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS -
Gone but Not Forgotten
This is a sad time of year and my heart goes out to any of you who have lost someone recently.So many people fade away from our lives around the Christmas perio... Read more
Posted on 15 January 2016 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS -
A Tour of Hornsey Town Hall
Hornsey Town Hall is a wonderful example of modernist architecture. It sits behind the gardens on Crouch End Broadway between the old gas and electric stores... Read more
Posted on 08 January 2016 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS -
A Walk Along Kings Road (part 5) Leapfrog and Peter Jones
Short and sweet is this section of the walk (see previous posts for parts 1-4)Walking East, Allister Botwell's "Two Pupils" (2002) can be found in a pedestrian... Read more
Posted on 04 January 2016 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS -
Jane's Advent Calendar – 25th December
A little enamel sign I spotted in Savoy Street, WC2.Ah... Oxford Street... today it will be blissfully and unusually quiet.For an alternative Christmas morning... Read more
Posted on 25 December 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS -
Jane's Advent Calendar – 20th December
A lovely doorway mosaic in Maddox Street, London W1 clearly showing No.20 on the right and No.22 on the left. I just love the numbers and the elegant shape of... Read more
Posted on 20 December 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS -
Jane's Advent Calendar – 19th December
Landseer House, 19 Charing Cross Road, London WC2.I am not sure if the name of this building relates to Edwin Landseer who painted The Monarch of the Glen and... Read more
Posted on 19 December 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS -
Jane's Advent Calendar – 16th December
Vitreous enamel hydrant maker showing distance to the access point.Dalston, London E8.Most of these are diamond-shape, except when they wrap around a corner in... Read more
Posted on 16 December 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS -
A Walk Along Kings Road (part 4) Santander Vs Modern
And so the walk continues east.See my previous posts for earlier sections of this road.These days Kings Road have devolved into just another bland high street... Read more
Posted on 15 December 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS -
Jane's Advent Calendar – 13th December
Camden High Street, 2010. I took this shot because I liked the colours and patterns; the diagonals and the yellow foam vertical, the hand-cut hole for letters... Read more
Posted on 13 December 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS -
Jane's Advent Calendar – 11th December
Hand-painted tea rooms sign at 11 Museum Street, St Giles, Bloomsbury, March 2008 October 2015 Read more
Posted on 11 December 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS -
The Old Royal Naval College and Christmas Lights at Greenwich
The Old Royal Naval College at Greenwich is a fascinating place. Lots of interesting artefacts, art and information. Be sure to check out the Painted Hall. Read more
Posted on 10 December 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS -
Jane's Advent Calendar – 10th December
Pointing the way to No.10 in West HampsteadPointing hands like these are called manicules and every time I see an old one it brings a smile to my face. See... Read more
Posted on 10 December 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS