Monthly Archives: March 2025

*THE NATIONAL COVID MEMORIAL WALL* This week was the 5th Anniversary of the UK’s first Covid-19 Lockdown. At 8:30pm on the 23rd March 2000 the then UK Prime Minister ‘Boris Johnson’ ordered people to “stay at home” in an attempt to contain and minimalise the further spread of the Covid Pandemic ravaging the country – ...Read more...

*”SUGAR HOUSE ISLAND”* & the *”EASTSIDE COMMUNITY HERITAGE”*   Since its creation upon my retirement, way back in 2017 – my London Shoes have taken me on some extremely interesting, enjoyable and totally unpredicted and unexpected ‘journeys’ that have had me exploring some of London’s lesser known, more unusual snippets or places of interest – ...Read more...

The “Rock n Roll Public Library” This short ‘n sweet Shoes blog, relates to an event I never knew existed until I saw something on Facebook last week – following which I decided that I just had to head off and pay it a visit the very next day – and good job I did, ...Read more...

23 Paradise Street & the St. Mary Magdalen Church ‘Watch House’ Bermondsey – London  Last week, under bitterly cold London skies – my London Shoes shuffled off down to Bermondsey on the southern banks of the River Thames – London SE16. The reason for crossing the River to the ‘dark side’ was for the purpose of ...Read more...