St Michael, Crooked Lane was an ancient parish church dating from 1304 situated on the west side of Fish Street Hill in the City of...

It’s a pity that Town Planners can’t be in some way held responsible for the decisions that they make. There are very few instances of...

Just a quick post this morning, brought on by listening to a CD (ask your parents) in my collection of poems by John Betjeman. This one...

Apparently Milo was an ancient Greek wrestler and strongman sometimes depicted carrying a bull on his shoulders. His link with London is...

I have in my collection a picture entitled Elephant and Tram taken in 1936. It shows an elephant eating an apple from the tram driver. A...

Today in 1988 the grave of Boadicea / Boudica, the warrior queen of the Iceni tribe who fought the Romans in Britain was located by...

I threatened last week to start posting reminiscences of childhood in Metroland. Well here’s the first one and goes back to the late 60s...

Feeling a little peckish as you wander along Oxford Street (when the shops re-open) ?Forgo the delights of the numerous fast food...

Just a quick adjunct from the post of the same name posted a couple of days ago. Remember Nicholas”If-Jesus-Christ-had-not-died-for-thee-...

To finish the quote in full, “That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet”. (William Shakespear, Romeo & Juliet)....

Not a phrase you hear much nowadays, but I can remember my Grandmother using it quite often, “Oh you’ll have me at sixes and sevens if...

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...

* 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...

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...

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...

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...