WW1

On Remembrance Sunday 2020 – London Shoes experienced a ‘first’, when my London cabbie mate Lee, asked me if I wanted to accompany him into London to ‘be there’ for the occasion. This year’s Remembrance Day service at the Cenotaph was a unique occasion, for 2 reasons:- 1. 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the ...Read more...

For this week’s publication onto its website/facebook & twitter feeds, London Shoes continued to adhere to the Covid19 lockdown doctrine of non-essential travel, by selecting a ‘local’ subject matter of historic interest, to trek out to and explore. Just one & a bit miles down the road from London Shoes home base in Romford, is ...Read more...

  Those who follow ‘London Shoes’ will be aware that I don’t usually do the more popular of London’s historic landmarks or tourist attractions. – however, this week was an exception, as it presented an opportunity to visit a globally recognised London landmark/attraction – at just the right time, and for the right reasons. Along ...Read more...

  The topic for publication on the London Shoes website this week, is an unusual one, as it focusses on a series of events of a particular time in London’s history, that are probably overshadowed by similar events that occurred some 25 years later. London’s war time history always, and quite understandably, references the ‘Blitz’ ...Read more...