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End of Year 2020-Review – looking back at ‘London Shoe’s’ activities throughout 2020

At the end of any year, it’s often customary to take a look back of where you’ve come from and where you’ve got to – and my little  ‘London Shoes’ initiative is no exception to that approach. It goes without saying that 2020 has most probably been the most challenging year ever for everyone – ...Read more...

* The “Upminster Windmill” – its renovation and the lifting & fitting of its 4 newly restored ‘Sails’

Not essential travel I know, but this week London Shoes decided to take a short 10min bus ride from its Romford base to the neighbouring town of Upminster, for the purpose of witnessing a unique event, that you certainly don’t see happen everyday on a street of a London borough. The town of Upminster is ...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

*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...

*London’s “Most Used & Least Used Stations”

For this week’s activity, my London Shoes took advantage of a glorious day of weather, and with my 60+Oyster-Free Travel Card in my hand, I travelled across the ‘Smoke’ to track down:- London’s ‘Most Used’ & ‘Least Used’ Stations – and this is the result >Roding Valley: London Underground’s quietest, least used tube station is ...Read more...

*The “Great London Beer Flood” of 1814 – that occurred in the notorious “St. Giles-Rookery” district of London

This particular London Shoes topic is definitely one of the lesser known historic incidents that has happened on London’s streets – I had certainly never heard of it before, and I’m guessing that many others haven’t either – it certainly is an interestingly weird story. So – this week’s article published on Shoe’s website/facebook/twitter feeds, ...Read more...

* The majestic “Thames Lions”

This week’s London Shoes venture out took me into central London for the first time in quite a few months – and its true to say that things have changed somewhat since those halcyon days way back in March when I was last in the heart of the ‘Smoke’. Anyway – this little blog topic ...Read more...

* The “Romford Brewery”-its history & legacy

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...

London’s “Ghost Signs” – Part 2

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...

*London’s “Lost Music Venues” – Part 1

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...

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