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• London Street Signs – Additions to Postal Zones

  

  My last post mentioned a patch added to a sign along The Broadway in Woodford. This got me thinking about the many additions and changes to street name signage... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2024 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Chemists, Chymists, Pharmacists and Druggists – Three in One Week

  

  Last week, on Monday 17th June, I was in North West London presenting a talk for the Northwood Hills U3A group. Afterwards I went to Wembley to check on a coupl... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2024 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Big, Beautiful Boot Scrapers

  

  I've been wandering around and properly investigating the St. James's area a lot these past few years, yet until earlier this week I hadn't noticed some superb... Read more

  Posted on 15 June 2024 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Ooh Ooh – More Woodblocks Sighted in Camden Town

  

  Rushing from a bus stop opposite Sainsbury's to Camden Town tube station yesterday, I glanced down at the kerb outside the pub on the corner (these days called... Read more

  Posted on 13 June 2024 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• It's a Wrap! Marvellous Metal in Greville Street by Groupwork + Amin Taha

  

  Last week I was wandering along Leather Lane becoming a bit despondent at how the market has lost its proper 'anything and everything you need' vibe as it was... Read more

  Posted on 07 May 2024 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• The Grosvenor Cinema – Art Deco Splendour Inside The Zoroastrian Centre at...

  

  The gorgeous Grosvenor Cinema cinema opened in October 1936, as part of the Gaumont chain, situated on Alexandra Avenue, a stone's throw from Rayners Lane tube... Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2024 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• On a Few Days Left to See The Cult of Beauty at The Wellcome Collection

  

  Do go and see this – It's FREE – finishes on Sunday 28th April.You might say that you aren't interested in hair and make up and how you present yourself, but... Read more

  Posted on 23 April 2024 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Boots and Shoes – a Ghostsign in Trafalgar Road, Greenwich

  

  On the North side of Trafalgar Rd there is this a shop at No.117 painted purple (or mauve or lilac) with some faded letters on the brickwork above. Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2024 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Guinness Advertising in London

  

  My last post about the mural over the railway in Camden got me thinking about other examples of old Guinness advertising on London's streets. Read more

  Posted on 11 April 2024 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• An Elephant with a Very Long Trunk – Guinness Advertising in Camden

  

  Here's a thing. I was recently wandering around the Lismore Circus area prior to my Elephants Escape guided tour just looking at buildings, wandering down side... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2024 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• From Wapping Warehouses to Silvertown Streets, It's All About Me!

  

  I went for a wander around Wapping this weekend. Every time I revisit, I find something new to me whether repurposed warehouses, wonderful wharf walls, cobbled... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2024 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• On the Ropes – a Very Uncomfortable Sleeping Arrangement Or a Sailor's Bed?

  

  I was recently reminded of the unsubstantiated accounts of men having to resort to a night spent sleeping hung over a rope, as mentioned in this piece about... Read more

  Posted on 02 April 2024 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• The Terraces and Textures of Thamesmead

  

  Last month I ventured to Abbey Wood where I attended a guided walk in Thamesmead looking at the architecture and topography of this vast residential area as wel... Read more

  Posted on 25 March 2024 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• The Historic Topography of Royal Hill, Greenwich – Repurposed Railway Lines and...

  

  I was wandering the lovely back streets of Greenwich last week, past the theatre and the fan museum (both marvellous, and I found myself in Royal Hill. Read more

  Posted on 24 March 2024 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Gabriel Von Max and Rene Magritte – 'Jesus Christus' on My Wall and at Christie'...

  

  A couple of weeks ago I bought this old framed print “Jesus Christus” from a local second hand shop. It's behind glass and hard to photograph. Read more

  Posted on 07 March 2024 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Cobbles, Congestion and Woodblocks

  

  They are resurfacing Holloway Road at the moment. Changing junction heirarchies, altering bus lanes, installing temporary traffic lights. It’s tedious to say th... Read more

  Posted on 27 February 2024 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• R.I.P. Stamford Trading Ghostsign, Hoxton

  

  This enormous ghostsign for Stamford Veneers, high up on a Kingsland Road stables building facing the Overground Line at Hoxton has recently been overpainted. Read more

  Posted on 30 January 2024 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Youth by William Dudeney – a Lovely Statue Near Gough Square

  

  Outside the door of Pemberton House, 6 East Harding Street, between Gunpowder Square and Gough Square, there is a lovely sculptural piece of a young man casuall... Read more

  Posted on 22 December 2023 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Theobald's Road Ghostsign – a Family Business?

  

  On the East-facing wall at the corner of King's Mews on the side of No.12 Theobald's Road, there are remnants of a painted advertisement. Read more

  Posted on 20 December 2023 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• The Imperial Hotel Russell Square – James Bond-tastic

  

  There's a 1960's era hotel facing Russell Square that I absolutely Love love love. I've been concerned about it for decades now. Read more

  Posted on 15 December 2023 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS