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Another great tour with Steve. We did this yesterday and while I know the area well there was plenty of interesting stuff highlighted that I was unaware of.
Brian: From Righteous to wretched
Having enjoyed the wonderful Hammersmith to Chiswick tour. I was delighted to find Steve’s tour exploring the opposite direction along the majestic River Thames. Steve is a gifted storyteller and I have learned so much about London, and the Thames’s industrial heritage. Thank you Steve and Voicemap. Now time for a beer!
Shane: Walking Wandsworth


“Bah, humbug!”
Either too late for last Christmas, or incredibly early for this coming festive season I give you the finest portrayal of Ebenezer...
Steve Matthews
Jan 22, 20213 min read


What’s it all about then?
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...
Steve Matthews
Jan 21, 20214 min read


Who?
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...
Steve Matthews
Jan 18, 20216 min read


The Downfall Of A Victorian Fraudster
If today you stand on the confluence of Cannon Street, Walbrook and Bloomberg Arcade, you’d be roughly inside The Coopers Arms. In the...
Steve Matthews
Jan 18, 20215 min read


The Wheel Turns Full Circle
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...
Steve Matthews
Jan 4, 20213 min read


Amongst these dark Satanic Mills
Do you ever get a feeling about a location? It doesn’t have to be something outwardly disturbing, just a vague notion that something...
Steve Matthews
Dec 31, 20203 min read


The Beavers Of Oxford Street
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...
Steve Matthews
Dec 31, 20202 min read


Crane Court…A Little Alley With A Lot Of History
Today, Crane Court sits unobtrusively between two fast food outlets on Fleet Street. Visitors who venture into its interior may be...
Steve Matthews
Dec 31, 20205 min read


The Cat And The Skull
So what do you think you know about Dick Whittington, Lord Mayor of London? The story goes that an impoverished Whittington made his way...
Steve Matthews
Dec 19, 20205 min read


Cleary Gardens
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...
Steve Matthews
Dec 19, 20203 min read


The Sign Of The Two Headed Swan
I was prompted to take this uninspiring photograph after coming across an old image of the same location. The first picture is Gresham...
Steve Matthews
Dec 16, 20204 min read


Ambrosia
ambrosia /amˈbrəʊzɪə/ noun 1. GREEK & ROMAN MYTHOLOGY The food of the gods, often depicted as conferring longevity or immortality upon...
Steve Matthews
Dec 15, 20204 min read


Cock And Pye
To make a Peacock Pye. Pick it, and leave the Feathers on the Neck, cut the Neck off close to the Body, skin the Neck close to the Head,...
Steve Matthews
Dec 14, 20205 min read


……..AND THE BONUS BALL IS
The Nation Lottery started in the UK on the 19th November 1994, however, this was not the first nationwide lottery to be run in Britain....
Steve Matthews
Dec 14, 20203 min read


The Yorkshire Stingo
At the Lisson Grove end of Marylebone Road, you will find Westminster Magistrates Court. What to my mind is a rather drab building has...
Steve Matthews
Dec 11, 20203 min read


Owen’s Fields
The entrance to this small park was once the entrance to a school playground that separated Dame Alice Owen’s Girls’ School and Owen’s...
Steve Matthews
Dec 9, 20202 min read


Clerkenwell
Today’s Clerkenwell is popular with creative firms and dotted with smart apartment blocks in converted warehouses, with many good...
Steve Matthews
Dec 9, 20206 min read


The Bridge of Sighs
So, you have the Bridge of Sighs in Venice, then there’s the one in Oxford and another in Cambridge. I counted another twelve in Europe...
Steve Matthews
Dec 9, 20204 min read


The Monster Of London
There have been many violent and disturbing crimes committed in the Capital over the centuries, some single incidents, and others of a...
Steve Matthews
Nov 8, 202013 min read


“We never know the worth of water till the well is dry.”-Thomas Fuller (1608-1661)
Turning on the tap and getting fresh water has to be one of the top things we take for granted, possibly up there with breathing....
Steve Matthews
Nov 8, 20201 min read
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