I’ve just finished reading John Bennett’s excellent book, Krayology, which examines the rise and fall of the notorious 1960s London...

It is a cold wet late afternoon in January 1972 and you’re legging it down Regent Street as fast as your platform shoes will allow, your...

This is about a very bizarre one way journey that our London Ancestors could have taken during the Victorian period. By the early 1850s,...

“Oh yes she/he is one of my Heroines/Heros”. I made a list of mine the other day (Lockdown allows you to do these sorts of things). Mine...

* I should probably clarify the title of this piece for those who aren’t aware of the phrase. It is a generic name used in the UK for a...

Admiral Horatio Nelson sits atop his column 169 feet 3 inches (51.59 m) above the concourse of Trafalgar Square and has gazed down over...

Continuing on the pub theme, one of my favourites in the “Slightly Strange” category is the Seven Stars in Carey Street just behind the...

The French House, Dean Street, Soh The French House in Dean Street Soho, was formally known as the York Minster, opened in 1820s. The...

Next time you’re in the City, walk past the Gherkin along Bury Street and at the end of Holland House and you will see the relief of a...

Either too late for last Christmas, or incredibly early for this coming festive season I give you the finest portrayal of Ebenezer...

When I first started this site as a portal for A London Miscellany Tours and began to write about some of the history of London, like...

Stephen Geary? ……………………………. Anyone? No, I must admit it wasn’t a name that I was familiar with, but Mr Geary definitely left his mark on...

If today you stand on the confluence of Cannon Street, Walbrook and Bloomberg Arcade, you’d be roughly inside The Coopers Arms. In the...

The London Eye has dominated the skyline of Lambeth for over twenty years. This 135 metres (443 ft) tall wheel has a diameter of 120...

Do you ever get a feeling about a location? It doesn’t have to be something outwardly disturbing, just a vague notion that something...

Whenever I walk the streets of London I try to make the effort to look up once in a while. Sometimes you can be too focussed on what’s in...

Today, Crane Court sits unobtrusively between two fast food outlets on Fleet Street. Visitors who venture into its interior may be...

So what do you think you know about Dick Whittington, Lord Mayor of London? The story goes that an impoverished Whittington made his way...

Space where you can sit and reflect, away from the noise and commotion of the City can be hard to find. One such little oasis is Cleary...

I was prompted to take this uninspiring photograph after coming across an old image of the same location. The first picture is Gresham...