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• Keeping It in the Family

  

  This is just a nice little collection of independent shop signs across London that feature " Sons" within them. Some businesses are still trading, some are lon... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2023 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• More Manholes with Woodblock Infills, Hiding in Plain View on London's Main Roads

  

  This latest collection of manhole covers with remnants of wood blocks within them are specifically grouped together because they are all on streets I know... Read more

  Posted on 10 September 2023 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Baker Street Station Hidden London Tour into the Non-public Areas

  

  Earlier this week I was lucky to be part of one of the test runs for one of the new tours run by Hidden London for London Transport Museum which took us into th... Read more

  Posted on 07 September 2023 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• More Wood Blocks – Side Streets and Access Roads

  

  Here's the latest update on woodblock sightings. These are all in side streets or back alleys.Find the current list here.First, here's one I spotted and... Read more

  Posted on 01 September 2023 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Marvellous Marquetry at The Royal George, Euston

  

  I do love an 1930's pub. By which I mean one of those Tudor Revival or Neo Georgian houses built by the big breweries such in an effort to keep up with new... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2023 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Bermondsey Beach – Little Things Mean a Lot

  

  I was recently in Bermondsey for a River Thames event and, as mudlarking guide, I was there to share a bit of local history and provide a kind of Show Tell... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2023 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• The London A-Z Directory of Old Wood Block Surfaces

  

  As I mentioned on my @janeslondon Instagram feed recently, there turns out to be many more remnants of wood block surfaces than I'd expected when I first wrote... Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2023 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Kensington Coal Holes in the Rain

  

  I was out for a wander on Saturday and happened to be following the Long Water from the Italian Gardens to the Serpentine Gallery via the Peter Pan statue. Read more

  Posted on 26 July 2023 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Th Crucible at The Gielgud Theatre: Numbing Not Electrifying

  

  Arthur Miller’s ‘The Crucible’ is one of those classics on my list of never read or seen. It was on the curriculum at school but not for my stream. Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2023 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Remnants of Rachel Whiteread's 'House' on Wennington Green, Grove Road, East...

  

  Wandering westwards along Roman Road recently from its welcoming arch at the Parnell Road seeing how the road has evolved from the wonderfully scuzzy and divers... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2023 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• After Impressionism: Inventing Modern Art at The National Gallery – Ooh Lovely!!

  

  Oh my, this is good. What a lovely surprise – an absolute delight.Just like my last post about the Ai WeiWei show, I had no idea about the content here until I... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2023 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Making Sense of Ai Weiwei at The Design Museum – Wonderfully Evocative

  

  I went to see this show on a whim, it was a sort of an unplanned visit being as the Design Museum was a convenient place to meet my friend. Immediately as we... Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2023 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Gas Lamps, Wood Blocks and Coal Holes in St James's Place

  

  I popped in to St James's Hotel and Club yesterday afternoon to have a chat with Graham, the head concierge. We swopped stories and observations about London's... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2023 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• A Large Hayward Brothers Coal Hole Cover – Size Really Does Matter

  

  There are lots of coal hole cover plates embedded into the streets of Marylebone. A large percentage show they were manufactured by Hayward Brothers of Union... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2023 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Hidden London Tours of Kingsway Tram Tunnel

  

  Two weeks ago I finally visited the disused tram tunnel underneath Holborn Kingsway, a subterranean passage that was built for public transport just below stree... Read more

  Posted on 01 June 2023 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Adamant in Redbridge, Haringey and Aberdeen

  

  I recently revisited lovely Valentine's Park, just north of Ilford's shopping centre, on the east side of Cranbrook Road. Adjacent to the park's junction with... Read more

  Posted on 31 May 2023 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• I Finally Made It to Clerkenwell Design Week – CDW2023

  

  This year I finally made it to Clerkenwell Design Week. A silly name seeing as it’s only three days Tues-Thurs, but hey. I’ve missed it many times in the past... Read more

  Posted on 26 May 2023 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Remembering Andreas Michli & Son

  

  I was out and about wandering* along and through the back streets of Harringay/Haringey recently. After delivering a framed print to an address in the Hornsey... Read more

  Posted on 10 May 2023 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• William Leonard Jordan's Department Store and Alfie's Antiques

  

  Last Thursday I had an idea to go and see the Julian Opie show at The Lisson Gallery. I peeked in through the window and decided to return later in the afternoo... Read more

  Posted on 16 April 2023 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Berthe Morisot: Shaping Impressionism at Dulwich Picture Gallery

  

  Dulwich Picture Gallery has done it again, as I don't think I have ever been to one of their shows and thought 'so what?' The latest show is a fabulously curate... Read more

  Posted on 09 April 2023 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS