Monthly Archives: October 2017

London’s – lost Cockfighting Pits
For my culture gig this week, my London Shoes led me to explore London’s historic lost ‘Cock Fighting Pits’. The origins of this barbaric, cruel sport, dates back from across the globe, some 6000 years – but it wasn’t until the Tudor period that it came to prominence in the UK and in particular ...Read more...

The Savoy Hotel – and its surrounding history
My little culture gig for this week (in my London Shoes) surprisingly took in a lot more than I had originally planned – and in doing so, I unexpectedly unfathomed some really historically interesting facts that I previously knew nothing about. My initial theme for the week was originally musically orientated, as my intention was ...Read more...

The peace & tranquility of – “St. Dunstan’s-in-the-East
For my ‘culture’ gig this week my London shoes took me to a location that could be described as an ‘oasis of tranquility in a desert storm’ (very much like me, I guess ) – and that is “St. Dunstan-in-the East” – a small church site tucked away down a little side street, about 5mins ...Read more...

The “7 Noses of Soho”
My ‘culture’ gig for this week was an extremely unusual one, which was to see if I could locate, what have legendary become known as the “7 Noses of Soho”!!!! In 1997 an artist by the name of ‘Rick Buckley’ so aggrieved at the continuous implementation of CCTV surveillance cameras on almost every street ...Read more...

London’s – Water Pumps, Drinking Fountains & Horse Troughs
My little ‘culture’ venture out for this week focussed on a particular aspect of London landmark, that we have all probably passed by on many occasions but never really noticed or given too much thought about – however, these particular landmarks have been around a long time and have certainly seen a bit of life ...Read more...