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Continuing London Shoes current trend of publishing short ‘n sweet articles (ie ‘quickies’) as a brief change from the norm,  the 2 topics being covered-off  here, fit perfectly within the London Shoes ethos of being lesser known aspects of London’s history, even though the site where they are both located, is probably one of London’s ...Read more...

I am aware that it’s been a few weeks now, since I last published a London Shoes blog – there’s been no specific reason for this hiatus other than the fact that sometime ‘life’ annoyingly, gets in the way of stuff we intend to do. So – it was really pleasing for my London Shoes ...Read more...

Last week London Shoes was fortunate enough to get hold of a couple of tickets to a unique sort of event being held at what is probably London’s most historic site and most popular tourist attraction – a location that is immediately recognised throughout the globe. The event was only short lived, as it was ...Read more...

It is commonly said, if you want to discover historic London, never look ahead – always look upwards and downwards – because that’s where you’ll find it – and that is certainly the case with this week’s London Shoes blog topic. Located at the end of Waterloo Place in London’s Pall Mall district, there sits ...Read more...

On Remembrance Sunday 2020 – London Shoes experienced a ‘first’, when my London cabbie mate Lee, asked me if I wanted to accompany him into London to ‘be there’ for the occasion. This year’s Remembrance Day service at the Cenotaph was a unique occasion, for 2 reasons:- 1. 2020 marks the 100th anniversary of the ...Read more...

For this week’s publication onto its website/facebook & twitter feeds, London Shoes continued to adhere to the Covid19 lockdown doctrine of non-essential travel, by selecting a ‘local’ subject matter of historic interest, to trek out to and explore. Just one & a bit miles down the road from London Shoes home base in Romford, is ...Read more...

This week ‘London Shoes’ looked back to the latter stages of WW2 and the devastating impact that one specific aspect of enemy attack had on the lives of so many Londoners. This week’s publication onto the ‘London Shoes’ Website-FB & Twitter portals is entitled “V2 Rocket attacks on London – the ‘first the worst & ...Read more...

‘London Shoes’ had to go a little bit subterranean this week in order to reach its selected destination – when it had to walk ‘under’ the River Thames to get to the subject matter in question. Everyone knows that there are numerous bridges, train tunnels and road tunnels scattered across the ‘Smoke’, that you can ...Read more...

  Most Londoner’s and visitors to London will be aware of the HMS Belfast moored just off the Southbank between Tower Bridge & London Bridge – but today of all days, it is worth acknowledging and appreciating the massive and crucial part this grand old ship played in the D-Day Landing operation – 75 years ...Read more...

  Those who follow ‘London Shoes’ will be aware that I don’t usually do the more popular of London’s historic landmarks or tourist attractions. – however, this week was an exception, as it presented an opportunity to visit a globally recognised London landmark/attraction – at just the right time, and for the right reasons. Along ...Read more...