Monthly Archives: September 2019

Thursday 26th September 2019, saw the 50th anniversary of the release of the iconic Beatles album “Abbey Road” – and, with it being an album that was named after a London street, London Shoes felt it only right to cover-off its own tribute to commemorate this musically famous piece of recorded work. Abbey Road itself ...Read more...

  London Shoes received an e-mail last week from one of its followers in Australia, who enquired as to whether I knew anything about the old sweet factory that used to be located in Forest Gate–London E7 – as his grandfather had once worked there, and as a child, he remembers his grandad telling him ...Read more...

Today (Sunday 22nd Sept 2019) – London held its first ever “World Car Free Day” – an event commissioned by the Mayor of London –Sadiq Khan, to promote the tackling climate change, and to encourage Londoners to cycle, walk and use public transport to improve air pollution and cut down on car emissions. Statistically, more ...Read more...

  Last Saturday the 14th September, I had the pleasure of experiencing my very first ‘Proms-in-the-Park’ event at Hyde Park here in London – and I have to say that surprisingly, I found myself enjoying it much more than I had initially expected. The ‘Proms’ event itself is a globally recognised annual musical event, that ...Read more...