Even a London walking tour guide like myself can see the benefits of sitting in a tube train and making your way from A-B, or in this...

Even a London walking tour guide like myself can see the benefits of sitting in a tube train and making your way from A-B, or in this...

Even a London walking tour guide like myself can see the benefits of sitting in a tube train and making your way from A-B, or in this...

Six word Saturday Taken during the last tour of TFL’s offices at 55 Broadway, soon to become a luxury hotel. #6WS #London #History...

Phew! Well that was a mammoth recording session. For those who haven’t read an earlier post Technotours the recording is for some self...

I must admit I don’t know Chelsea very well, it’s on my “to do” list to get more familiar with it. Recently I visited the Saatchi Gallery...

The House Fly Just a quick follow on post from Wednesday’s musing on the rat infestation around the Strand in 1903. During July 1707, the...

Rattus norvegicus Definitely my favourite and probably the best studio album by The Stranglers, released in 1977, so the copy in my...

Last week I posted about the debacle of the Marble Arch Mount, which got me thinking of a similar instance of abject failure over 125...

Once you’ve designed a tour, walked it countless times, discovered new things along the way to add in and found bits to leave out, you do...

Picture the scene, it’s March 2020 and my fledgling guided walking tour business, A London Miscellany Tours is getting up a nice head of...

One thing I’ve really missed during lockdown is riding the Tube, it’s been over a year since I last had the opportunity, so to try and...

I recently came across a 17th century location on the banks of the River Thames called Arnold’s Outlet (if you have the same puerile...

Following on from the post yesterday on touch, I’m going to try the sense of hearing. I thought this might be a tricky one, how do you...

I set myself a task today. I thought I’d try and write about London with regard to the senses. Seeing is a bit of an obvious one, but...

Let’s say you’re a subject of her majesty Queen Victoria, and are of the middle classes. You’ve travelled into the metropolis for the day...

A short walk from Temple Underground Station you’ll come across several statues of Cherubs. Nothing particularly amazing about that as...

The Albert Bridge crosses the River Thames from Battersea on the south bank to Chelsea on its north side. The Albert Bridge It was...

Should you be in the area of St James and looking for some fine wines, then you’d be likely to visit the shop of Berry Bros. & Rudd. Even...

As you may know Gin or “mothers ruin” was the scourge of the working classes in late 17th century Britain, as depicted in the famous...