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  • *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”

 

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