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...

Thought I’d share a picture that hangs in my hallway which I received as a birthday present some years ago. It was taken by photographer...

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

The City of London, the mile square area that roughly constitutes the Roman settlement of Londinium in the 1st century AD and is commonly...

Born into 1960s “Metroland” as I was, its not difficult to see why the love of Art Deco and the 1930s has stayed with me. By the time I...

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-...

Possibly John Rivet was a 17th century example of nominative determinism, that is when your surname influences you to gravitate towards a...

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...

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...