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Monthly Archives: February 2019

“Happy 150th Birthday” – to the “District Line” tube network

2019 sees the 150th Birthday of London’s ‘District Line’ tube network – and “London Shoes” took this occasion as an opportunity to take a closer look at this particular underground line in celebration of its longevity, by looking back at its history and how it has evolved to the present day – and also ‘stopping ...Read more...

“Holy Holy” perform “The Man Who Sold the World” & “Ziggy Stardust” – ‘live’ at the “London Palladium”

When putting together this post for the “London Shoes” website – I wasn’t too sure whether the topic in question was ‘technically’ correct for the ‘Shoes’ doctrine of “London’s lesser known and more unusual historical aspects” – However, upon further consideration I believe that it does as 2 of the principal personalities of the topic, ...Read more...

The “Polo Bar” – Bishopsgate-EC2 – London’s Classic Cafes – Pt2

Although this week’s publication onto the ‘London Shoes’ website is brief in its content in comparison to the usual postings – the subject matter in question proudly has its own little niche in post-war history, in terms of its service to Londoners. This week’s blog is the 2nd posting in the London Shoes category of ...Read more...

“Ronnie Scott’s Club”-Soho W1 – one of the world’s most famous Jazz clubs

  This week’s ‘London Shoes’ topic was a bit special for me, as the visit in question enabled me to tick-off one of the “must do” activities on my personal ‘bucket-list’. Also – it just so happened that I visited the subject matter in question at a special time in its history…its 60th anniversary year ...Read more...

“Captain Matthew Flinders” – the first man to circumnavigate Australia – & then name it !!

The subject matter for this week’s publication onto the London Shoes website – was influenced by a particular topic that made the national news last week – not just here in the UK, but also on the other side of the world. One of the news headlines from last week covered an archeological discovery in ...Read more...

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