Quirky Topics

In keeping with the London Shoes ethos of lesser know and the more unusual aspects of London – the other day my London Shoes trotted off to the Waterloo Station area of South East London (ie the ‘dark side’) for the specific purpose of visiting a certain location with an interesting visual bit of recent ...Read more...

“THE IDEAL HOME SHOW-2025” – & a brief past history I’m a little bit late in publishing this particular London Shoes article as the topic it relates to, actually ends today (Sun 6th April) – but as it’s a subject matter that a lot of people will be familiar with – I wanted to cover-off ...Read more...

The “Rock n Roll Public Library” This short ‘n sweet Shoes blog, relates to an event I never knew existed until I saw something on Facebook last week – following which I decided that I just had to head off and pay it a visit the very next day – and good job I did, ...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...

The – “REGENCY CAFÉ” – Pimlico – London SW1 Last week, under a bitterly cold but gloriously sunny, blue London sky, my London Shoes headed off to the district of Pimlico situated down on the northern shores of the River Thames in SW London – the reason for going there was for the specific purpose ...Read more...

The Mary Poppins Mural: For those living in the ‘Smoke’ or its ‘burbs’ – then last week you may have viewed a piece on the local News that related to a mural of the legendary fictional character “MARY POPPINS” – that had appeared on a rooftop down in Earls Court – an occurrence that has ...Read more...

As another year of my London Shoes activity comes to an end, I always like to take a look back to reflect on what Shoes has achieved in terms of experiences / places visited / knowledge gained and above all the fun times I’ve had had. 2024 started off on the wrong foot, well – ...Read more...

The is the last in my London Shoes trilogy of ‘Festive’ blogs for Christmas 2024 – which found ‘Shoes’ in its beloved Hackney London E8, an area where I worked throughout the entire 1990’s – and as a result, a place that holds a special place in my heart. My workplace (ie Barclays Bank-Mare Street ...Read more...

The subject matter of this week’s London Shoes publication is somewhat different from the sort of topics I usually publish – as this blog article is actually all about what is a relatively new, and very interesting business venture. In terms of the London Shoes criteria – this particular topic has a strong London connection ...Read more...

In an effort to get into the festive spirit this year, my London Shoes did a bit of ‘tube-hopping’ the other night to check out just some of the wonderfully decorated Christmas Trees scattered throughout the ‘Smoke’ this year – and very enjoyable they are too. I’ve done something a little bit different with the ...Read more...