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Jane's London
http://www.janeslondon.com/
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
LATEST ARTICLES ( 634 )
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It's Here, It's There, It's Every Bloody Where
I recently went for a walk around the Fenchurch Street area of the City, popping into churches, investigating little streets and alleys and admiring old... Read more
Posted on 11 November 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS -
A Walk Around the Cheynes
Just some pics I took in the little area of Chelsea that borders the Thames.It's a really interesting area close to the lovely Chelsea Physic Garden. Read more
Posted on 04 November 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS -
Poppies at The Tower of London – Ends 11th November
Blood Swept Lands and Seas of RedJust a reminder if you haven't been to see the expanding flood of poppies yet, they will very soon fill the whole moat and... Read more
Posted on 31 October 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS -
Islington Faces Celebrates 100 Interviews
Nicola Baird recently celebrated her 100th post by putting on a staged version at the King's Head Theatre last Saturday. In this one-off chat show called... Read more
Posted on 28 October 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS -
Trinity Buoy Wharf and East India Dock
A few weeks ago I finally found time to visit this once thriving area of London docklands.We met at East India station and walked down the meridian line to the... Read more
Posted on 14 October 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS -
The Proverbs of Hell
Earlier this year I posted about the mosaics in the National Gallery.Another major London art gallery also has a fabulous mosaic floor, and this can be found... Read more
Posted on 07 October 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS -
Walking Through the Rotherhithe Tunnel
Jen had been on about doing this for months. We finally agreed a date and met at Rotherhithe station on Sunday 14th September – a Sunday being chosen because th... Read more
Posted on 30 September 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS -
Greenwich Foot Tunnel
On Saturday 23rd August I needed to go to the Old Royal Naval College to supplement my stock at the shop and, because I'd arrange that month's forage for later... Read more
Posted on 23 September 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS -
Classic Car Boot Sale This Weekend at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park
You'd have probably thought I'd be banging on about this being Open House weekend, but I'd booked up for the Classic Car Boot Sale before I realised the clash. Read more
Posted on 19 September 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS -
Rotherhithe and Bermondsey
Following on from a post earlier this year about Surrey Docks, here are some more of my photos taken along the riverside near Rotherhithe and Bermondsey.Boats,... Read more
Posted on 16 September 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS -
Hanway Street and Oxford Street Renovation
I recently went to check out the Veno's Lightning Cough Cure ghostsign that has been revealed due to some renovations on the triangular site bordered by Hanway... Read more
Posted on 12 September 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS -
Richard's Got an Allotment
Lat month I went to East Finchley allotments.Let's keep this short....It's bloody lovely up there.We dug up things, we picked things, we raked things, we chatte... Read more
Posted on 09 September 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS -
Angel Canal Festival, Sunday 7th September
This Sunday come and find me at my stall on Danbury Road bridge at the Angel Canal Festival. The event takes place around the the local streets bordering... Read more
Posted on 05 September 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS -
The Regeneration of Finsbury Park
It has recently been reported in the Islington Gazette that the area behind Finsbury Park Station, between Fonthill Road and Wells Terrace is about to be... Read more
Posted on 02 September 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS -
Breaker's Yard at Sutton House, Clapton and Stamford Hill
Sutton House, Homerton, is North London's oldest residential house. Built in 1535 by a rich courtier of Henry VIII, it's now owned and managed by the National... Read more
Posted on 29 August 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS -
Cobblers!
I was just about to put a collection of pics together about this past weekend's walk from Greenwich to Wapping when it occurred to me that I still hadn't... Read more
Posted on 26 August 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS -
Sunshine and a Rainbow
Hard to believe it's August at the moment. It's cold and wet and windy out there.So I have put together some sunny-coloured things to remind us of that big hot... Read more
Posted on 20 August 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS -
Pretty Patterns
I had a kaleidoscope when I was young. I loved the patterns it made. I also liked colouring in graph paper to make intricate patten repeats. But that's another... Read more
Posted on 18 August 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS -
Making an Impression
I have been snapping marks made in wet cement or tarmac for years now and have collected a few of them together here.Some are accidental impressions made by... Read more
Posted on 12 August 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS -
London Shop Fronts and Their Signs
I have been taking photos of shops signs and frontages for many years now. I am drawn to old hanging signs, hand-painted lettering, curved glass and... Read more
Posted on 07 August 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS