Monthly Archives: June 2019
*What London cabbies call “Hot & Cold Corner” & the “Kensington Gore”
The topic for this week’s publication onto the London Shoes website, Twitter feed and Facebook page, came about as a result of a conversation with my London cabbie mate Lee, whilst he was ferrying me through a very busy Kensington the other week – when Lee suddenly pointed out a particular landmark that London ...Read more...
*The “75th Anniversary of the WW2 D-Day Operation” – & the HMS Belfast’s ‘3 Gun’ commemorative salute
Most Londoner’s and visitors to London will be aware of the HMS Belfast moored just off the Southbank between Tower Bridge & London Bridge – but today of all days, it is worth acknowledging and appreciating the massive and crucial part this grand old ship played in the D-Day Landing operation – 75 years ...Read more...
*London’s magnificent “Mews Houses & Streets” – Pt1-Kensington
One of the many interesting aspects of London is that it is crammed-full of all different styles, types and designs of architecture – whether it be old or new, commercial or residential. However, there is one specific unusual type of residential housing that has a wealth of history behind it, in terms of how it ...Read more...