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• 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

• The Rising Sun

  

  Continuing on from my recent post about the emporiums of Tottenham Court Road, there is another building also covered in amazing reliefs and decorations, and... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Seven Sisters Road – Holloway to Finsbury Park

  

  This past few weeks I have been preparing for a guided walk that I have been encouraged to do by the lovely people at Rowan Arts. Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Me Me Me!

  

  Nicola Baird writes Islington Faces, a blog about creative people in Islington. We met when I had a stall selling my clay pipe jewellery and Holloway photo... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• The Tottenham Court Road Emporiums

  

  More proof that you should be looking rather than just bowling along wehjn you pop out for that sandwich at lunchtime.These pics are from a short middle... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Whitecross Street Party 204

  

  The Whitecross Street Party 2014 – Rise of the Non-conformists is a fab fun colourful central London street festival for all ages. and it's happens this... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Old Salt Quay and Surrey Docks

  

  This huge, now redundant lifting mechanism, can be found on the bridge by the Old Salt Quay at Rotherhithe and marks the entrance from the River Thames into... Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• St Thomas Street – a Wind Tunnel of Change

  

  I recently met some friends for a drinks and nice food in a lovely pub in Bermondsey Street. Zig-zagging back towards London Bridge I entered St Thomas Street... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• King Brendon Burns.

  

  Back in August 2002 I was a Perrier judge at the Edinburgh Festival, having won the position through a written competition in Time Out. Read more

  Posted on 03 July 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• A Day out in Margate

  

  Two weeks ago I met my friend at London Bridge Station so that we could find and catch a train to Margate. We thought this was the most logical place to start;... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Crouch End Playing Fields and the Capital Ring

  

  Have you ever walked down those footpaths that cut between the sports fields off Park Road, between Ally Pally and Crouch End?I always feel when I am there... Read more

  Posted on 24 June 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Goodbye Georgio's, Tufnell Park Road

  

  There used to be a lovely little green-tiled convenience shop on the corner of Tufnell Park Road and Warrender Road, N19.It closed a few years back, probably du... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Something Fishy

  

  Last night I spent another great evening at The Underground Cookery School.Last time I was there we made pasta and casserole; this time we were butchering... Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Guerilla Gardening in North London

  

  The streets of Holloway are again blooming and more lovely pyramids of fiery nasturtiums can be found in Holloway, specifically Mayton Street. Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• An Art Deco Walk in Bloomsbury

  

  Here are some pictures I took whilst enjoying Art Deco In Bloomsbury (Architecture In The Machine Age) walking tour last Saturday afternoon.Yannick is a... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• St George's, Bloomsbury

  

  I hadn't noticed until April this year that the lamps at the foot of the front steps to this gorgeous church echo the design on the spire. Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Who's Giving Me the Eye?

  

  Can anyone help with this?This Eye of Horus is embedded in the pavement on Hampstead Road, outside Harrington Square's railings, directly opposite the old Art... Read more

  Posted on 30 May 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Holloway Festival – 1st–8th June

  

  This Sunday 1st June sees the start of my local arts festival in Holloway.Organised by Rowan Arts, it's jam-packed of things to do and see. Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS