Archived Blogs

• *”London’s-Lost Recording Studios” – Pt1 – (1. 304 Holloway Rd – 2. Wessex Sound Studios – 3. Britannia Row)
• *The “Huguenots of Spitalfields”
• *London’s very first “Pavements & Kerbs”
• * the “Ronan Point”-Tower Block Disaster of 1968-Canning Town-E16
• *”Pelican Cottage”-Fairfield Road-Bow E3….”Marion’s Story”
• *The ‘Horse Hospital’-Bloomsbury-WC1 – London’s only surviving ‘double-decker inner city stable’
• * the “Olympic Park” – Stratford-London E20
• *all about the:- “Romford Greyhound Stadium”
• *London’s “Lost Music Venues”-Part 6-the ‘Hinds Head’ – Chadwell Heath
• *London Street Art-Pt3 – The “Bow Bells Pub-Mural”-Bow Rd-London E3
• *London Street Art-Pt2 – the ‘Tower Hamlets-Landmarks’ mural-Aberavon Road-Bow-London E3
• End of Year 2020-Review – looking back at ‘London Shoe’s’ activities throughout 2020
• *London Street Art-Pt 1 the “Mile End-Mural”
• * The “Upminster Windmill” – its renovation and the lifting & fitting of its 4 newly restored ‘Sails’
• *London’s “Lost Music Venues”-Part 5-the Vortex & the Roxy ‘Punk’ Clubs of Soho
• * Remembrance Sunday 2020 & the amazing “Poppy Cabs”
• * “Meard Street” -London W1 – the Soho street stuck in a time-warp
• * COVID19 & its impact on the LONDON landscape – (wef July 2020)
• * The iconic ‘BBC – Broadcasting House’ – Portland Place-London W1
• *London’s “Big Ben” & its young brother…..”Little Ben”
• * “Leadenhall Market” – one of London’s oldest & most impressive market sites
• * Beautiful “Green Park” – the smallest of London’s Royal Parks
• *”Finsbury Circus” EC2 – the City of London’s oldest & largest public park
• *all about London’s magnificent “Albert Bridge”
• *London’s “Most Used & Least Used Stations”
• *The “Great London Beer Flood” of 1814 – that occurred in the notorious “St. Giles-Rookery” district of London
• * The majestic “Thames Lions”
• *The beautiful “City of London Cemetery”-Manor Park-E12 – one of the largest municipal Cemeteries in Europe
• *London’s “Lost Music Venues”-Part 4-the “Ruskin Arms”-East Ham and its Mod & Metal connections
• *Poplar-London E14 & the ‘Upper North Street School’ bombing tragedy of WW1 – London’s first ever day-time air attack
• *the legacy of “Thomas Barnardo” – his ‘Barnardo Village-Girls Home’ & the ‘Ragged School’
• *Dame Vera Lynn – a tribute to one of East London’s finest
• *London’s “Lost Music Venues” – Part 3-the Chalk Farm Roundhouse & the Dagenham Roundhouse
• *all about the old “Hornchurch Airfield”
• * The “Romford Brewery”-its history & legacy
• London’s “Ghost Signs” – Part 2
• *London’s “Lost Music Venues” – Part 2
• *London’s “Lost Music Venues” – Part 1
• *The real “Del-Boy’s”-London
• *The birth of Glam?-“HOLY HOLY” at the 50th Anniversary of David Bowie playing the legendary “Roundhouse” venue-Chalk Farm-London-NW3
• *the “Scenes in the Square” sculptures-Leicester Square & the old “Flamingo Club” in Soho
• *The “London Police & Crime”-Walking Tour – with ‘The Laughing Policemen’
• * ‘A Brief History of Jazz’ gig – on board the ‘Tereza-Joanne’-King George V Dock-E16
• *Leyton Orient FC – its history & historic landmarks
• *The “Crazy Coqs”club-Piccadilly & “The Jazz of Judy Garland” with Sara Dowling & the Chris Ingham Trio
• * the history of the “Tate & Lyle” Sugar Refinery-at Silvertown-London-E16
• * The ‘Stone-Alcoves’ of old London Bridge
• *“V2 Rocket attacks on London-in WW2″-the ‘first’ the ‘worst’ & the ‘last’
• * The Elephants of Marble Arch – have you ‘herd’ about them?
• *London’s “Christmas Lights” – 2019
• *The Woolwich-“Thames-Foot Tunnel” & the Woolwich “Royal Arsenal”
• * “The Music of Gil Evans” – Jazz at St.John’s-Smith Square-Westminster
• * “Celebrating Stan Getz” – at Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club-Soho- LondonW1
• *”Pimlico”-London SW1V……weird name-interesting place
• *The 1975 “Moorgate Tube Disaster”-‘the worst peacetime accident on the Underground’
• *The amazing history of “The Spotted Dog” Pub-Forest Gate-E7-and its sad demise
• *The unique splendour of “Dulwich Village” – London SE21
• * “Harry Beck” – the man who drew London
• *The “50th Anniversary” of the ‘Beatles’ -“Abbey Road” album
• *The history of the “Trebor” sweet factory – Forest Gate-London-E7
• *”World Car Free Day”-London 22/09/2019
• *’Proms-in-the-Park’ – Hyde Park-London-Aug 2019
• *A “Boxing Day” out-(but nothing to do with Christmas)
• *The quirky “Thames Tide Recorder” & a beer in “The Two Chairman”
• *the epitome of being “Up to your ears in work”
• *The unique “Elms Lesters Painting Rooms” building & it’s big front door-WC2
• *The history of “Kensington Palace” – one of London’s most magnificent Royal residencies
• *The fabulous “Pizza Express Jazz Club”-Soho-W1 & the entertaining Chris Ingham Quintet gig
• *A celebratory lunch at the world famous “Groucho Club”-Dean Street-Soho-W1
• *The historic “Coldharbour” & the “Blackwall Basin”-London E14
• *The “606 Club”- Chelsea-SW11 & and an evening of jazz from John Ethgeridge’s Blue Spirit Trio with special guest Art Themen
• *”Bow-London-London E3 – its amazing history & historic landmarks”
• *What London cabbies call “Hot & Cold Corner” & the “Kensington Gore”
• *The “75th Anniversary of the WW2 D-Day Operation” – & the HMS Belfast’s ‘3 Gun’ commemorative salute
• *London’s magnificent “Mews Houses & Streets” – Pt1-Kensington
• *The Victorian “Gin Palaces” of old London town !!!
• *The legendary “Bud Flanagan” – from ‘cradle-to-grave’ – (an east-end boy done good)
• *The spectacular “Sky Garden” & the “Garden at 120” – of Fenchurch Street EC3
• *Happy 40th Birthday – to London’s “Jubilee Tube Line”
• *Legal London – & the splendours of “Lincoln’s Inn”-“Middle Temple” & “Inner Temple”
• *Dagenham’s “Dudley Moore” – his early life & all his “Jazz”
• *”Come on you Irons” – An ‘Evening with Pellegrini & Noble’ – 17/04/2019
• *”The Dagenham Roundhouse” & the “Village Blues Club’s” 13th Reunion
• * “The ‘Other’ Palace Theatre” & a bit of “Jazz At The Movies”
• * “Seven Dials”-London WC2…..it’s rise & fall & rise again !!
• * “Charles Holden” – legendary tube station architect
• * The Victorian “Bath House” in Bishopsgate & a London Walking Tour experience !!
• *the Victorian “Stink-Pipes” – of old London town
• *the wonders of “Notting Hill”- London W11
• * “Billy Bonds – Claret & Blue Army” – the London Stadium’s official naming of the ‘Billy Bonds Stand’
• “Happy 150th Birthday” – to the “District Line” tube network
• “Holy Holy” perform “The Man Who Sold the World” & “Ziggy Stardust” – ‘live’ at the “London Palladium”
• The “Polo Bar” – Bishopsgate-EC2 – London’s Classic Cafes – Pt2
• “Ronnie Scott’s Club”-Soho W1 – one of the world’s most famous Jazz clubs
• “Captain Matthew Flinders” – the first man to circumnavigate Australia – & then name it !!
• “Three Mills” E3 – London’s oldest ‘industrial’ area
• London’s historically significant – Pillar/Post Boxes
• all about “Vauxhall” – London SE 11
• Video Blog of “Southwark Bridge & it’s nearby historic landmarks”
• The “Royal Albert Hall” & Jazz in its “Elgar Room” – Xmas 2018
• London’s “Christmas Lights” 2018
• *“Historic & Notorious Alleys & Passages” – Pt 1 “London-E1”
• *The ‘Link Boys’ & ‘Snuffers’ of old London town!!
• The ‘Fake Houses’ of Leinster Gardens, Bayswater-W2
• “Beyond the Deepening Shadow” – the Tower of London’s tribute to the fallen heroes of WW1
• Shadwell-London E1 – inc The ‘Battle of Cable Street’ & ‘Shadwell Basin’
• “Pellicci’s” – Bethnal Green-E2 – London’s Classic Cafe’s – Pt 1
• Video Blog of – “The history of Narrow Street and Limehouse” – London E14
• Video Blog of :- “Pickering Place SW1 – London’s Smallest Public Square”
• “Greenland Dock”-Rotherhithe-London SE16 – then & now
• The life & times of “Daniel Mendoza” (1764-1836) – possibly the ‘father’ of Boxing technique
• The “Painted Hall” Greenwich – Britain’s very own ‘Sistine Chapel’!!
• London Underground – Some Fascinating Facts – Pt1
• The unique “Shell Huts” of Victoria SW1
• “Zeppelins” – & the first ever aerial attacks on London – 1915
• All aboard the “Epping-Ongar Heritage Railway”
• The magnificent “St. Martin-in-the-Fields Church” – & some afternoon Jazz
• The “Cross Bones” Graveyard-Southwark-SE1 – & the ‘Winchester Geese’
• *The “Oranges & Lemons” – nursery rhyme
• The ‘Churchill Arms’ Pub – Kensington-W8 – possibly London’s most colourful pub
• *The ‘Bryant & May Match Factory’ in Bow & the ‘Match Girl’ strike of 1888
• The Royal Air Force’s – 100th Birthday celebrations, in the skies above London
• Sir Alexander Fleming – the founder of penicillin
• 22 Frith Street, Soho – & the birth of Television
• *”Cheyne Walk”-London SW3-and its interesting past residents
• *Brunel’s “SS Great Eastern” & the Millwall Ironworks Shipyard
• Alexandra Palace (known as the ‘Ally Pally’)
• “Kenwood House” & “The Spaniards Inn” – Hampstead
• The “Roundhouse”-Chalk Farm & the beauty of “Primrose Hill”
• all about…..”Liverpool Street Station”
• the history of – “Postman’s Park”
• Hammersmith Bridge – & its nearby historic landmarks
• The Jewel Tower & Chapter House – lesser known landmarks of Westminster
• *The “East London Cemetery” – & its links to historic events
• *(Sir) Ray Davies – musically…..possibly the greatest living Londoner!!
• *London’s – Oldest Curry Houses
• *All about…”Smithfield Market”
• *”Holland Park”-London W11- it’s history, and it’s surrounding streets
• all about “Wardrobe Place” & “St.Andrews-by-the-Wardrobe”
• Southwark Bridge – & its nearby historic landmarks
• London – Album Covers (revisited & reconstructed)
• The “Ghost” Stations – of London
• *The history of – Narrow Street & Limehouse, London E14
• The history of – St. James’s Park
• “Blackwall Point” & “Cuckolds Point” – & (the Thames) River Pirates
• London’s – Oldest Shops/Shop Fronts
• London’s – Oldest Street Name Signs
• The Bethnal Green Tube Disaster – 3rd March 1943
• London’s “Christmas Lights” 2017 – & the history of the displays
• London’s – Historic “Police-Call Posts”
• London’s – Iconic Red Telephone Boxes
• *London’s – Forgotten Workhouses
• Pickering Place SW1 – London’s Smallest Public Square
• “God’s Own Junkyard” – Walthamstow E17
• London’s – lost Cockfighting Pits
• The Savoy Hotel – and its surrounding history
• The peace & tranquility of – “St. Dunstan’s-in-the-East
• The “7 Noses of Soho”
• London’s – Water Pumps, Drinking Fountains & Horse Troughs
• London’s – Cabman Shelters
• Nostalgia & Hitchcock
• Survivors of the Great Fire of London
• Bong-less Big Ben
• Scottish London
• Trinity Buoy Wharf & London’s only Lighthouse
• Joseph Bazalgette & the construction of London’s Sewers
• All about – Brick Lane
• Marc Bolan’s London – from cradle to grave
• The Time Benches – of Euston Station
• London’s – Oldest Tree
• London Tube – ‘Roundels’
• London’s ‘Necropolis Railway’
• London’s – old Fire Stations
• The Houndsditch Murders and the Sidney Street Siege of 1911
• Chiswick House & Gardens
• David Bowie’s – London
• London’s – Gates
• London’s – Notorious ‘Execution Sites’
• A “Toilet Tour” of London
• Apsley House – No.1 London!!
• All about – “Highgate Cemetery”
• London’s strange street names – and their origins
• London’s “Ghost Signs” – Pt 1
• Jimi Hendrix & the Hard Rock Cafe
• The Beatles – London
• London’s – “Tiny Tour”