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Because of the Covid19 virus lockdown situation, London Shoes has obviously had to temporarily suspend the weekly jaunts out to the big ‘Smoke’. Fortunately, during this current ‘lockdown’ period, ‘Shoes’ has still been able to post regular articles to its Website-Facebook & Twitter portals, by utilising material that had been collated but had not yet ...Read more...

During these strange Covid19 lockdown times, London Shoes has clearly had to curtail its weekly jaunts out to the ‘Smoke’ for obvious reasons. Fortunately ‘Shoes’ has still been able to continue posting material regularly on to its website–facebook & twitter portals, by utilising material in storage, but not yet published. This specific article is a ...Read more...

In these unprecedented times and because of social distancing and the understandable travel restrictions, London Shoes has obviously had to considerably re-invent itself and its activities. No longer can I just trot off into the ‘Smoke’ and do what I’ve been doing for the past 3 years. However, all is not lost in terms of ...Read more...

This is a blog that is all about a good old friend of mine ‘Derek Sparrow’. In this blog Derek tells us all about his life-story from his birth in 1939 right up until 1973, when I first met Derek – and is titled – “The real Del Boy’s London”  Hello there – let me ...Read more...

Friday was the only decent day of weather here in the ‘Smoke’ last week, and so ‘London Shoes’ took advantage of the sunshine and ventured off ‘up-west’ to Leicester Square, to check out a brand new London attraction, which was only introduced a week ago. Then following that – for the customary ‘cheeky’ beer, ‘Shoes’ ...Read more...

Last week was quite a unique one for ‘London Shoes’, when I received an invitation from 2 highly acclaimed ‘London Walking Tour’ guides, asking me if I would like to accompany them on a ‘new’ tour they’ve designed – as they would value my feedback of the tour, its content and its delivery – before ...Read more...

Last Saturday (8th Feb 2020) saw a ‘first’ for my ‘London Shoes’ – as it was the very first time I had ever undertaken a blog on a football club. The subject matter was East London’s “Leyton Orient FC”. Another ‘first’ fore this particular blog, was that I had 3 people accompanying me for the ...Read more...

The most regular type of feedback London Shoes receives every week, is from people who express their surprise and concern that they have walked past a certain historic landmark that ‘Shoes’ has covered-off – hundreds/thousands of times in their lives, and yet never noticed something or never knew what it was or the history behind ...Read more...

For a bit of ‘post’ Xmas –‘walking off the booze & other excesses’ activity this week, London Shoes headed off to the Marble Arch and the beautiful Hyde Park area of the ‘Smoke’, on what was a gloriously sunny winter’s day – for the specific purpose of seeing a newly exhibited work of ‘sculptured’ art, ...Read more...

Sometimes us Londoner’s tend to take for granted the time, effort & finance that often goes in to making the ‘Smoke’, just that little bit more pleasant and enjoyable to wander around – especially at this festive time of year. London’s magnificent ‘Christmas Lights’ display is a seasonal tradition that began way back in 1954 ...Read more...