Monthly Archives: October 2020

* “Meard Street” -London W1 – the Soho street stuck in a time-warp
Last week’s jaunt out saw my London Shoes head ‘up west’ to the Soho district of the ‘Smoke’, for the specific purpose of exploring a famous street that is virtually next door to the Barclays Bank branch in Wardour Street, where I worked from 1974 to 1978 when I was a teenager – and yet ...Read more...

* COVID19 & its impact on the LONDON landscape – (wef July 2020)
This is a gallery of photos that I have put together, and will continually add to – that shows the impact the Covid19 Virus has had on the landscape of wonderful London

* The iconic ‘BBC – Broadcasting House’ – Portland Place-London W1
Under a rare beautifully sunny London sky for this time of year, last week, London Shoes ventured out to the far west of the west-end district – for the specific purpose of viewing a magnificent building, which in my opinion – is one of London’s most unappreciated and undervalued architectural masterpieces:- “Broadcasting House” – in ...Read more...

*London’s “Big Ben” & its young brother…..”Little Ben”
Anyone visiting the ‘Smoke’ during the past couple of years will be aware that one of the capital’s most globally recognised landmarks ‘Big Ben’ has been scaffolded and boarded up whilst it undergoes 4 years of essential repairs. In fact back in August 2017 my London Shoes website published a blog entitled “Bong-less’ Big Ben” ...Read more...

* “Leadenhall Market” – one of London’s oldest & most impressive market sites
Under a dull, grey, damp and miserable London sky last week, London Shoes took the short train journey from its base – into the City’s ‘Square Mile’, for the purpose of exploring a historic London landmark that’s been a ‘constant’ since the 1300’s and quite possibly since Roman times………..the structurally magnificent and splendid:- “Leadenhall Market”-London ...Read more...

* Beautiful “Green Park” – the smallest of London’s Royal Parks
The week before last, London Shoes took advantage of what was probably the last of the summer sunshine and warmth for this year – and ventured ‘up west’ to Piccadilly way, to explore “Green Park”………London’s smallest ‘Royal Park’. Of London’s 8 Royal Parks, Green Park is the smallest one – and it is unique in ...Read more...