Street – Fixtures & Fittings

Regular follower of my London Shoes stuff, whether it be on Facebook / Website / X or this Instagram feed, will be aware that a few weeks back my London Shoes stumbled upon a very quirky London landmark……namely a ‘Post Box Eating Tree’ in Fitz-George Avenue, within the W14 post code district. Well – would ...Read more...

My London Shoes likes to throw in a cheeky short & sweet one every now and then – a sort of ‘quirky quickie’ if you like – and this one certainly fits that category. Sometimes, I stumble upon something and I think……surely, this can’t be true – and this particular subject matter just so happens ...Read more...

Last week, under a gloriously warm, sunny and clear London sky – my London Shoes set off to undertake a blog topic, slightly different from the normal type of stuff Shoes publishes. For this particular trek out, it was a pleasure to be accompanied by Karen, who I used to work with, albeit briefly, at ...Read more...

The “SNOOPY in the CITY” trail – ‘Fleet Street Quarter’ – London EC4 Here is yet another ‘seasonal’ blog article, to accompany the others that my London Shoes has knocked out this Christmas (2025). I know, at the time of this specific publication date, Christmas Day & Boxing Day have come and gone – but ...Read more...

There are a number of locations scattered across London, that – I clearly remember, especially from my younger years……could only really be describe as being a run down, dirty, no-go dump of a place, with nothing of any interest there worth seeing, or worth visiting. However – as a result of enormous financial investment and ...Read more...

Last week my London Shoes shuffled off to Victoria station and then pounded the pavements of specific streets, mainly to the north of the station – and all for the purpose of exploring and enjoying the street festival known as “Belgravia in Bloom”. Belgravia in Bloom is a free flower festival that transforms the streets ...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...

London’s “Cabman Shelters” – Re-visited (2025) This week’s London Shoes trek out was slightly different to the norm – as, for the first time that I can recall, I revisited a topic that I had previously published some 8yrs ago……also – for this jaunt out I had the pleasure of being accompanied by a long-time ...Read more...

23 Paradise Street & the St. Mary Magdalen Church ‘Watch House’ Bermondsey – London  Last week, under bitterly cold London skies – my London Shoes shuffled off down to Bermondsey on the southern banks of the River Thames – London SE16. The reason for crossing the River to the ‘dark side’ was for the purpose of ...Read more...

A couple of weeks back my London Shoes set off to explore, a specific London street that what was once, the hub of fashion for London’s wealthy and famous to be seen in. Even today, this West End street oozes class, is steeped in its own amazing history – and it is still drawing the ...Read more...