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• Jane's Advent Calendar – 4th December

  

  A milestone marker on Haverstock Hill shows it's 4 miles to LondonMeasurements to/from London have generally been taken from Trafalgar Square. Read more

  Posted on 04 December 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Jane's Advent Calendar – 3rd December

  

  The Three Greyhounds public house, Old Compton Street, W1The name of this pub is a reference to the hunting dogs that were used to chase hares in this area of... Read more

  Posted on 03 December 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Jane's Advent Calendar – 2nd December

  

  The Two Chairman mid-18th public house, 30 Dartmouth Street SW1The sedan chair originated in the 17th Century. Wealthy people paid "chairmen to carry them over... Read more

  Posted on 02 December 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• The Foundling Museum

  

  sits tucked away on the north side of leafy Brunswick Square Gardens in Bloomsbury.Hidden within you will find many time-absorbing items of interest. Read more

  Posted on 01 December 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Kensington Palace – What a Revelation

  

  Why oh why had I never been in here before. What a lovely surprise.It's always the way, isn't it? you live in a city and take it for granted saying that next... Read more

  Posted on 27 November 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• The Worshipful Company of Skinners – a Tour of the Livery Hall

  

  Another London Historians gathering.It was sold as a tour but about half of it was spent sitting on chairs in the main hall listening to what can only be... Read more

  Posted on 24 November 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• A Walk Along Kings Road (part 3) – A Convoluted Statue and Wright's Dairy

  

  This continues on from hereHas anyone ever really taken a good look at that bizarre bit of street sculpture outside French Connection on the corner of Markham... Read more

  Posted on 17 November 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• The Monograms of 431–487 Harrow Road

  

  I am often bemused and confused as to why the owners of shops within a once beautiful terrace have felt the need to paint their half of the dividing columns. Read more

  Posted on 10 November 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• The Royal Menagerie Animals at The Tower of London

  

  Did you know they used to keep animals at The Tower of London?As you queue to pay at the kiosks you will notice animal stickers on the glass. Read more

  Posted on 06 November 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Inside the White Tower at The Tower of London

  

  Ooh I love it inside the White Tower with all the gleaming armour.The workmanship and detailing on this protective bodywear is exquisite.But it's not just the... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Friern Manor Limited, Dairy Farm Buildings, Crouch Hill

  

  This wonderfully decorated group of buildings in Stroud Green was once one of Friern Manor's farms and dates from approx 1890 (the date in the pic above refers... Read more

  Posted on 27 October 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• The Amazing World of M. C. Escher at Dulwich Picture Gallery

  

  Most of us had an Escher on our wall when we were in our teens. But we moved on to what we thought were better things.But now is the time to revisit the work... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Bloomsbury Festival, 22–25 October 2015

  

  A creative explosion of performance, arts, music and heritage events held in the streets, parks, museums, galleries, laboratories and public and private... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Accentuate the Positive – Three More Nice Things Along the No.19 Bus Route

  

  Big and beautiful x3: Clocked at Highbury Inspired in Upper Street Feeling perky in Shaftesbury AvenueThree nice things – a series by Jane's London Read more

  Posted on 13 October 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Lubetkin and Bevin Court

  

  Learn about the changes in lower Islington's landscape from boggy fields to a sea of glass and concrete on a fascinating guided walk led by Jiff Bayliss.The wal... Read more

  Posted on 02 October 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• A Wander in North London

  

  Starting from Kentish Town station, cross the junction with Fortess Road and walk north past The Bull and Gate public house and The Forum. Read more

  Posted on 29 September 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Brentford Canal

  

  An interesting guided walk following on from my visit to Boston Manor House, starting near the GlaxoSmithKline building and ending in Brentford town centre. Read more

  Posted on 22 September 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Daniel Maclise: The Waterloo Cartoon at The Royal Academy

  

  Marvellous!!!!The scale and quality of this is staggering – and it's just a sketch!Go and see this.NOW!!In the side room there are some fabulously amusing... Read more

  Posted on 18 September 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Whittington, St Mary's, Archway and Highgate Hospitals

  

  On either side of Highgate Hill, just north of Archway Station you will find a lot of hospital buildings, some pleasing, some ugly, some neglected, and some ove... Read more

  Posted on 15 September 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Brixton Windmill

  

  Did you know there is a fully-functioning windmill in the back streets of Brixton within the aptly named Windmill Park?A windmill has stood on this site since... Read more

  Posted on 11 September 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS