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• Clean up of Hanley Road HOVIS Ghostsign

  

  Another ghost sign demise.An old faded hand-painted HOVIS advertisement sits above The Old Dairy public house at the end of Hanley Road in Stroud Green. Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• St James's Market, Piccadilly, SW1

  

  Last week I was wandering down towards Waterloo Place from Piccadilly and noticed that the area that once was St James's Market is surrounded by hoardings and i... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Junction Road Ghostsign Repainted. Grunt.

  

  Every now and then some ill-advised or mis-guided muppet with a vague idea that he/she is preserving history sets to with brush and paint and has a half-arsed... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• The Walthamstow Fragment – an Ionic Conundrum

  

  Outside Vestry House Museum in Walthamstow Village there sits a short column with an Ionic capital.Its irregular shape kept me intrigued for quite some time... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Accentuate the Positive – Three Rather Nice Places to Get off the No.19 Bus

  

  Fancy a pint?Theobalds Road St John StreetHighbury and IslingtonThree nice things – a series by Jane's Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Holloway Hullabaloo and The Big Day out in Whittington Park

  

  My local arts festival is now in full swing.On Sunday, 7th June, there will be a vibrant street party called The Holloway Hullabaloo (try saying that when you'r... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Centrepoint

  

  I have always liked Centrepoint. In comparison to all the plain sheets of glass to be found everywhere else (or Renzo Piano's hideous hi-rise Toytown just aroun... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• The Golden Jubilee Bridges

  

  If you are planning to go to the Southbank or come to the market in Embankment Gardens this weekend (see my last post below) you may need to cross the Thames... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• CityShowcase Market at Embankment Gardens

  

  Warning!!! This is a blatant plug!!!Those of you who have followed my clay pipe creations will be aware that I have been promising to produce a range of London... Read more

  Posted on 27 May 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Boston Manor House

  

  Earlier this month I went on a tour of the lovely Boston Manor House with a group from London Historians.It's hard to believe that I had never visited this... Read more

  Posted on 25 May 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Tree Carving in Kentish Town

  

  I spotted this tree stump carving in Islip Street, Kentish Town, last June and forgot all about it until now. I am nor even sure if it's still there.It resemble... Read more

  Posted on 21 May 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Archway Blues and Greens

  

  Archway has suffered from bad press. And more here.A couple of weeks ago I took a couple of colourful snapsArchway Tower... under renovationThe Co-operative... Read more

  Posted on 18 May 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Off The Cally – Barnsbury Wood and Bingfield Park

  

  A couple of months ago Jen and I went to investigate Barnsbury Wood, London's smallest local nature reserve, hidden behind a triangle of houses just a few... Read more

  Posted on 15 May 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Free Walking Tours This Month

  

  Earlier this year I wrote about Walk London's free winter walks.Well, they have recently announced that Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st May will be SPRING INTO... Read more

  Posted on 13 May 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Foraging and Dangling... and a Free Potato

  

  I have been out and about a lot this weekend.On Saturday I visited Boston Manor and Brentford which I will write about soon.And then yesterday I met up with a... Read more

  Posted on 11 May 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• In and out the Dusty Bluebells

  

  Sitting on my back step admiring the lovely bluebells in my garden I was reminded of a game I used to play in the Infants' school playground back in the 1960s. Read more

  Posted on 08 May 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Knightsbridge Observations

  

  Just east of Harvey Nicks and the Park Tower Knightsbridge Hotel, occupying a prime bit of real estate facing Hyde Park, is an ornate Victorian parade that... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Hawley Road Villa Demolition Update

  

  Update to post from last monthHere are some pics I took last week which show that the villa on the end is still standing but most of the others have been... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Canalway Cavalcade 2015 – Little Venice, May Bank Holiday Weekend

  

  Three days of colourful boats, stalls, music, demonstrations, food, dancing and lots more this weekend 2nd, 3rd and 4th May at the canal basin at Little... Read more

  Posted on 01 May 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Squid Beaks and The Cephalopod Molluscs at The Grant Museum of Zoology

  

  This is one of London's charming hidden gems – step back in time to a room packed full of interesting and intriguing specimens. Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2015 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS