Churches

In keeping with my London Shoes way of covering off lesser known and the more unusual aspects of London and its history – last week Shoes visited a historic, well known and much used building in Westminster – specifically for the purpose of attending a music event very different from the norm……namely:-       ...Read more...

In keeping with my London Shoes doctrine of tracking down and exploring London’s lesser known and more unusual history – this particular blog topic fits perfectly in to that category. So – the subject matter of this Shoes article is an old Church located in the City of London – namely:- ST, MARY ALDERMARY – ...Read more...

Following last week’s London Shoes blog about my visit to the Pizza Express Jazz Club here’s another short ‘n sweet ‘Christmassy’ Shoes piece – just to help keep everyone in the festive spirit. In the lead up to Christmas 2025 – my London Shoes (accompanied by Mrs Shoes) attended a Carol Service at London’s magnificent ‘SOUTHWARK CATHEDRAL’ London SE1 – right next to the ...Read more...

The other day my London Shoes visited a really unique and unusual venue located down in the Docklands district of East London, that has a really interesting history behind it :– The amazing “BRICK LANE MUSIC HALL” ……. The quest of the Brick Lane Music Hall is to keep the old music hall style of ...Read more...

In keeping with my London Shoes intention to publish a sequence of short n’ sweet/small but perfectly formed, blog articles – here’s another quick and easy read piece that Shoes followers may find interesting. The other day my London Shoes ventured out to one of London’s most recognisable tourist sites …..St. Paul’s Cathedral. The reason ...Read more...

THE GARDEN MUSEUM and the St. MARY-at-LAMBETH CHURCH   The other week my London Shoes shuffled off to ‘Sarf Landarn’ aka the ‘Dark Side’ – for the specific purpose of visiting a place that, until recently, I never knew existed, let alone ever heard of – the “Garden Museum” in Lambeth-London SE1. Opened in 1977 ...Read more...

This is just a short and sweet London Shoes blog – just to get you in the festive spirit. The other week, in the lead up to Christmas 2024  – my London Shoes (accompanied by Mrs Shoes) attended a Carol Service held at London’s magnificent ‘SOUTHWARK CATHEDRAL’ – London SE1 – right by London Bridge ...Read more...

THE WHITTINGTON STONE……………. Last week, my London Shoes undertook a ‘two-parter’ – the first trek out was conducted under grey, cloudy, rainy, cold and miserable London skies – the second part was undertaken in more decent conditions. First off, London Shoes set off to a specific location in North London for the purpose of tracking ...Read more...

Last week my London Shoes ventured off to the City’s Square Mile – for the specific purpose of tracking down and exploring “Lovat Lane” – London EC3 – and what an interesting place it was too. Lovat Lane is an old narrow and winding cobbled lane that joins Eastcheap with Lower Thames Street – it ...Read more...

  This week’s entry onto my London Shoes website also had a little touch of nostalgia in it for me – for not only was the subject matter a place that I’ve always wanted to visit and learn more about – the venue also enabled me to recollect and catch-up with 2 aspects from my ...Read more...