Parks & Public Squares

Having been on the-Queen’s Platinum Jubilee “Corgi Trail” the other week, this week my London Shoes focused its attention on yet another animal trail – but this time the animal trail in question was nothing to do with the Queen and her Corgi’s – this trail was all about “Chimpanzee’s”…. The “Chimps are Family” exhibition consists ...Read more...

Last week, under a gloriously sunny London sky – London Shoes ventured off to deepest Hackney-London E8 – an area I know very well, having worked there throughout the entire 1990’s. The purpose of my visit was to seek out a particular location – a location that is the subject matter for this quirky ‘Shoes’ ...Read more...

A few days ago my London Shoes journeyed down to the Victoria Embankment on the northern banks of the River Thames – for the specific purpose of locating one of London’s lesser known ‘jewel in the crown’ historic landmarks…..namely the “York Watergate” situated inside ‘Victoria Embankment Gardens’–London EC2. The ‘York Watergate’ is a 400 year ...Read more...

One of the very first blogs my London Shoes published, way back in  May 2017– was all about  “David Bowie’s – London”  Bowie, being one of my music idols, had only passed away almost a year to the day, when I published this blog that I had dedicated to him, and the London he had ...Read more...

Last week, under a beautifully sunny and blue London sky –  my ‘London Shoes’ set off for Waterloo station, because a few of yards down the road from there is Waterloo’s-‘Millennium Green’ – currently the site of an unusual but interesting exhibition….”Born Free Forever” ‘Born Free Forever’ is an exhibition of 25 life sized bronze ...Read more...

The subject matter for this week’s London Shoes blog has become one of London’s most controversial ‘scenery’ topics in recent times – in respect of what it is – where it is – and how it actually got to its construction stage. The topic in question is the newly constructed “Marble Arch Mound” . The Marble ...Read more...

Over the centuries London has often witnessed some strange sights on its streets, but up there with the weirdest and most unusual, must be the herd of Elephants that descended on the capital throughout mid-May to the 23rd July. On the 14th May, a herd of 100 elephant sculptures took up residence in London’s Royal ...Read more...

It’s fair to say that, because of the Covid19 restrictions throughout the past 12 months, London Shoes hasn’t always been able to keep up its usual strike-rate of undertaking and publishing 1 new blog per week, as it has done since Feb 2017 – however, with the forthcoming potential relaxation of Covid restrictions throughout this ...Read more...

The week before last, London Shoes took advantage of what was probably the last of the summer sunshine and warmth for this year – and ventured ‘up west’ to Piccadilly way, to explore “Green Park”………London’s smallest ‘Royal Park’. Of London’s 8 Royal Parks, Green Park is the smallest one – and it is unique in ...Read more...

Throughout its 3.5yrs existence, there have been a number of instances where ‘London Shoes’ has (totally unintentionally) just happened to be in the right place at the right time – when something unusual, newsworthy or historically interesting has happened. Such an occasion happened last week, when ‘Shoes’ visited a long standing and notable London landmark ...Read more...