Emergency Services – Police/Fire/Ambulance

On the 16th of May in few days time, it will be the 53rd anniversary of a terrible tragedy that rocked London’s east-end – a disaster that influenced major changes in the construction industry and in particular, building regulations and standards. Last week London Shoes set out to track down (as near as possible) the ...Read more...

As with most of the topics covered-off by London Shoes, the subject matter is generally considerably historic in terms of its occurrence – however, although last week’s topic happened some 44 years ago, it is one of the rare occasions where I can clearly remember the incident, and the impact that it had on everyday ...Read more...

  For my culture day out this week, my London Shoes had me seeking out a topic that I knew very little about, but a subject that played a massive part in the mechanics around how the City was policed, in times gone by……….the subject matter being “Police-Call Posts”!!!! I personally had no idea of ...Read more...

Watching the heroics of the London Fire Brigade at the Grenfel Tower tragedy the other week, got me thinking about the big old fire stations that used to be around in London when I was a kid. These majestic Victorian/Edwardian buildings were a noticeable landmark in most towns, but particularly in the City of London ...Read more...