Monthly Archives: January 2019

“Three Mills” E3 – London’s oldest ‘industrial’ area
This weeks ‘London Shoes’ expedition had me heading off to the good old east end of London, to seek out a little known ‘gem’ of a place that is steeped in history, and known as “Three Mills”…….. The “Three Mills” site is located beside the River Lea, accessible by transport between Bromley-by-Bow and Stratford tube ...Read more...

London’s historically significant – Pillar/Post Boxes
The ‘London Shoes’ blog this week focused on a topic that has been on my ‘To Do List’ for some time now – but one that I was a little bit self-conscious of doing, for fear of it making me look like the Nerdiest Nerd of Geeksville. However, when researching the subject I was surprised ...Read more...

all about “Vauxhall” – London SE 11
For the second ‘London Shoes’ escapade of 2019 – the ‘shoes’ took me ‘darn-sarf’ of the River Thames to the district with the strange named of “Vauxhall”. For this jaunt I had the pleasure of being accompanied by my old mate Les Bannell – who I first met way back in 1974, some 45 years ...Read more...

Video Blog of “Southwark Bridge & it’s nearby historic landmarks”
A ‘Video Blog’ of:- Southwark Bridge – ‘Seedy’ Southwark & it’s nearby historic landmarks