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• 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

• Jane's Advent Calendar – 9th December

  

  Green door, what's that secret you're keeping?9 Roupell Street, London SE1A stone's throw from Waterloo Station are some lovely old streets. Read more

  Posted on 09 December 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Cards Cards Cards

  

  I am really pleased that greeting cards featuring my photos of places of interest in north London have been selling well.A selection is shown here:Greeting card... Read more

  Posted on 08 December 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Jane's Advent Calendar – 7th December

  

  The Seven Stars public house, 243 Goldhawk Road, London W12The name Seven Stars may be a reference to the seven stars of Ursa Major (The Great Bear) commonly... Read more

  Posted on 07 December 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• A Mystery Tour in Holborn – Incredible Midtown: The Game‏ – Until Friday Dec 11th

  

  I just found this is a fun way to explore what I still prefer to call the Holborn area.Bloomsbury detailsUntil this Friday 11th Dec... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Jane's Advent Calendar – 6th December

  

  Dingley Road, London EC1Ten fags for sixpence!!This sign must have been very vibrant 70 years ago.At the bottom right the signwriter has left his mark: "HARRIS... Read more

  Posted on 06 December 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Jane's Advent Calendar – 5th December

  

  Great St James Street, Bloomsbury, London WC1Fanlights (glass windows split into sections forming a open fan design, hence the name) were installed in the 18th... Read more

  Posted on 05 December 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Oddities at The Tower of London

  

  This continues from my posts about the animals at the Royal Menagerie and horses and armour in The White Tower.There are lots of other interesting things in... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Follow the Angel Trail at the National Gallery

  

  Clockwise from top left: Lambeth, The Mall (x2), Highgate, Shaftesbury Ave, Sloane SquareThis December, the National Gallery is celebrating the festive season b... Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS