Parks & Public Squares

Earlier this week, the temperature rose a little bit and a glimmer of sun broke through the grey miserable clouds that seem to have engulfed London for so long this winter. So – with a (metaphorical) spring in my step, my London Shoes decided to take advantage of improved weather and get out on-the-road to ...Read more...

As regular ‘London Shoes followers will know – I love a bit of the old “Then & Now” photographs….. THEN:- A 1953 view from the top of Greenwich Park hill – looking down on the Queens House/The Royal Naval College, and beyond…… NOW:- Some 70yrs later in 2023 – the very same view………. And that’s ...Read more...

This is a short and sweet Shoes blog – totally unplanned with no pre-visit research, but in my opinion the subject matter is worthy of publication on my London Shoes social media feeds. Earlier this week I visited The Cutty Sark with my 2 daughters and 3 grandkids – and a very enjoyable day it ...Read more...

 London’s “SKY POOL” This particular London Shoes blog most definitely sits within the ‘quirky’ category of London’s history – even though it is very much indeed – recent history. Last week ‘Shoes’ trekked off down to deepest South West London and in particular its southern banks of the River Thames – the destination being the ...Read more...

This particular blog is just a simple short and sweet one, unlike most of my other 500+ blogs (thank gawd for that, I hear people say). But – just because its a short one, it doesn’t mean to say its not interesting and enjoyable (as the actress said to the Bishop). The subject matter is ...Read more...

London Shoes loves doing a bit of the old “Then & Now” themed blogs, especially when they relate to London streets – as it always fascinates me to see the changes and differences of the background views and scenery. Shoes’ also gets a buzz attempting to identify the exact spot a ‘Then’ photo was taken ...Read more...

Last week London Shoes braved the sub-zero temperatures of the ‘Smoke’ to undertake a blog that totally mullered the life out of my newly acquired Freedom Pass (one of the benefits of officially becoming a Pensioner) by travelling far and wide on the London Underground network – all for the purpose of tracking down a ...Read more...

This week my London Shoes ventured off ‘up west’ to the posher end of London’s–Oxford Street – for the purpose of tracking down an unusual street area, that has an interesting history behind it. The subject matter of this blog feature is “Brown Hart Gardens” “Brown Hart Gardens” is a street area of Mayfair that ...Read more...

Of London’s 8 Royal Parks, the 40 acre Green Park is the smallest one. It was opened as a public park by King Charles II – and is stuck in between the much larger Hyde Park and St. James’s Park – and it is unique in that it has no lakes – no flower beds – no buildings in it grounds – ...Read more...

Last week, before the current ridiculously hot spell kicked in- my London Shoes ventured out to one of the capital’s most popular historic landmarks – the ‘Tower of London’ – but not to visit the Tower, as that would not be within the remit of Shoes ethos of only covering off the lesser known and ...Read more...