I’ve always liked the novels of Thomas Hardy, simple tales of simple country folk. Dig deeper however and you’ll see that Hardy’s writing...

Take a stroll along the Strand and you’ll be confronted by Arundel Great Court, described in some architectural journals as a “Brutalist...

There are several roof gardens in London. The most stunning is probably in Kensington on the top of what was once the Derry & Toms...

Where would you find the only Neon light in the City of London? London nerds will already have tutted and muttered under their breath...

Nowadays “Doing a tour” seems to consist of looking and photographing memorable structures or places within the city. You might (if...

I must admit I’m not strong on the Metaphysical poets, but when I came across the statue of John Donne on the south side of St Paul’s...

In a recent post I looked at the ingenious ways that designers used to provide ventilation solutions. A Greathead Shield used during the...

Should you be in the vicinity of St James’s Park take a walk along Horse Guards Road, enter the park opposite King Charles Street and...

Although the river is a lot cleaner today than in previous years, the stretch that flows through the environs of Central London is not...

Easter as we now know starts around the 26th December when that staple of the period, the Hot Cross Bun appears on supermarket shelves....

Easter Sunday dawned overcast and a little chilly, ideal weather for the great British picnic. As we cast around for a collection of...

Following yesterday’s post I’d looked up the Kentish Drovers Public House in the Old Bailey database. In all there were six cases...

….due to an incident. Next there are around 20 minute delays on the A2 Old Kent Road in both directions due to a large volume of cattle,...

I like oddities. I like finding out why they are odd, perhaps that makes me a little odd too? There’s this lamp post that’s sort of...

As a small child, no trip into central London would be complete without a visit to what for me at the time was the most magical place on...

Phillip Lindsay-Clark I’d never come across the sculptor Phillip Lindsay-Clark before, not until I found his signature on a great piece...

At a time when we are rightfully lauding the efforts of all NHS staff for their work during the pandemic I’d like to take you back to a...

Its funny how when you start to research a subject some fact or unknown story gets thrown into the mix worthy of further investigation....

Thought I’d take a quick look at three London urban myths. Whilst writing this I started to feel a bit bad about dispelling these myths...

Continuing with the toponyms while travelling the Northern Line eastern section. Stockwell: Recorded as Stokewell in 1188. The name can...