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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...

Sometimes us Londoner’s tend to take for granted the time, effort & finance that often goes in to making the ‘Smoke’, just that little bit more pleasant and enjoyable to wander around – especially at this festive time of year. London’s magnificent ‘Christmas Lights’ display is a seasonal tradition that began way back in 1954 ...Read more...

Last week ‘London Shoes’ ventured out south west to a specific area of the ‘smoke’ that has one of the weirdest of names…..”Pimlico”!!! The name Pimlico had always intrigued me as its always sounded a bit weird and mystical to me and so different from other place names. And I guess Pimlico is a bit ...Read more...

  It’s hard to believe it today but just a couple of hundred years ago, most of the areas located just outside of the City of London, were completely rural. Prior to the onset of the industrial revolution, most of the London ‘burbs’ we know today, were just countryside littered with small villages. Some ‘village’ ...Read more...

Thursday 26th September 2019, saw the 50th anniversary of the release of the iconic Beatles album “Abbey Road” – and, with it being an album that was named after a London street, London Shoes felt it only right to cover-off its own tribute to commemorate this musically famous piece of recorded work. Abbey Road itself ...Read more...

Today (Sunday 22nd Sept 2019) – London held its first ever “World Car Free Day” – an event commissioned by the Mayor of London –Sadiq Khan, to promote the tackling climate change, and to encourage Londoners to cycle, walk and use public transport to improve air pollution and cut down on car emissions. Statistically, more ...Read more...

This week’s ‘London Shoes’ escapade had a touch of irony about it as the actual location visited is only a few hundred yards away from where I used to work in Canary Wharf – and yet, in all the 15 or so years that I worked there, I had never ever ventured anywhere near the ...Read more...

Last week, ‘London Shoes’ didn’t have to venture too far from home, only a 20min train journey to the east-end for the purpose of exploring a specific area, where literally every street appears to have some sort of history behind it and its own fascinating story to tell. So – the latest article to be ...Read more...

  The topic for this week’s publication onto the London Shoes website, Twitter feed and Facebook page, came about as a result of a conversation with my London cabbie mate Lee, whilst he was ferrying me through a very busy Kensington the other week – when Lee suddenly pointed out a particular landmark that London ...Read more...

One of the many interesting aspects of London is that it is crammed-full of all different styles, types and designs of architecture – whether it be old or new, commercial or residential. However, there is one specific unusual type of residential housing that has a wealth of history behind it, in terms of how it ...Read more...