Monthly Archives: August 2026

Although this particular London Shoes blog article isn’t technically related to London – it’s subject matter location has a very close association with the ‘Smoke’ and Londoners – and historically, being just 40 miles from Central London, is commonly referred to as the Londoners ‘playground’. This week’s blog took my London Shoes 26 miles east ...Read more...

My London Shoes approach has always been to focus on the lesser known and perhaps more unusual aspects of London’s history (old or more recent), whether it be landmarks/places/streets/people or anything else. I’ve always deliberately steered clear of the more popular, well known tourist attraction type landmarks scattered across the capital – for no other ...Read more...

In line with the London Shoes doctrine of seeking out lesser known London landmarks – I enjoyed a really good night out last week, when I visited a relatively new London music venue – which ironically, sits on top of a very famous, London music venue. So – this is a London Shoes blog about ...Read more...

The London Shoes category about London’s unique Mews Streets and Houses always seems to generate quite a lot of interest and feedback these days, especially via the London Shoes website, where I regularly receive emails from all around the world, either enquiring about a particular mews Street blog – or – simply referencing a particular ...Read more...

The thing that often enthuses me when doing my London Shoes stuff, is when I stumble upon a topic/subject matter that I know absolutely nothing about – and then, when I do my research and physically undertake a visit to it, I find stuff that impresses me and makes the topic far more interesting and ...Read more...

Last week under a sweltering 32 degree hot and humid London sky, my London Shoes set off  to hunt down some ‘big cats’ – well, to seek out 17 Lions & Lionesses to be precise. The “PRIDE in the QUARTER” trail is a free street art exhibition comprising of 17 life sized lions & lioness ...Read more...