Streets

In keeping with my London Shoes doctrine of tracking down and exploring London’s lesser known and more unusual history – this particular blog topic fits perfectly in to that category. So – the subject matter of this Shoes article is an old Church located in the City of London – namely:- ST, MARY ALDERMARY – ...Read more...

The 2nd London Shoes blog of 2026 – takes the form a little nostalgic trip out. A couple of weeks back, at the beginning of the year – my former work colleague Tony, from my Canary Wharf days – text me to say that he fancied a day out-on-the-road with ‘Shoes’ – and with Tony ...Read more...

The first cab off the London Shoes rank for 2026 – on the face of it, is just a straight forward simple topic from the popular Shoes theme of London’s Mews Streets & Houses. However……in typical Shoes fashion, not all is as it may seem – because lurking in the background shadows of this particular ...Read more...

With the passing of yet another year of London Shoes activity, I always like to take a look back and reflect on what Shoes has achieved in terms of places visited / knowledge gained / people encountered / unplanned experiences etc – and reflect on the fun times I’ve had ‘on the road’ throughout the previous 12 months. When ...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...

This week’s blog article sits nicely within the London Shoes category “London’s-Historic & Notorious Alley’s & Passages” – and it’s all about a location called “GROTTO PASSAGE” – that’s just down the road from Baker Street tube station in the Marylebone district of the ‘Smoke’. As with most of London’s mysterious alleyways and passages – ...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 under an overcast but still warm London sky, my London Shoes headed off ‘up west’ for the specific purpose of tracking down some ‘Turtles’ !!!! The “LONDON-TURTLE TRAIL-2025” hit-the-streets on 16th July and comprises of 16 life size turtle sculptures that are displayed at specific locations throughout specific West End streets. This exhibition ...Read more...

My London Shoes loves the unique mews streets that are scattered around certain parts of London – so much so that, in the early days of  Shoes, I created a ‘London’s Mews Streets & Houses’ category  within the menu of the London Shoes website – within which there are currently 4 ‘mews’ blog articles, that ...Read more...

London Shoes followers may recall a few weeks ago I published a blog article that was all about ‘Ruth Ellis’ who, in 1955 – was the last woman in the Britain to be executed by hanging. The blog publication was titled “Ruth Ellis-the last woman to hang in Britain-her life & her London”. It was ...Read more...