Streets

Earlier this week, under a gloriously hot sunny London sky, my London Shoes set-off to the Westminster district of old London town, for the specific purpose of locating a relatively new and quite unusual (for its surroundings) place that I’d recently been made aware of – and here’s how my day unfolded. The ‘Onion Garden’ ...Read more...

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...

Of the hundreds of blog articles I’ve published on my London Shoes website, this particular one, without a doubt, has taken the longest time to research/draft and eventually publish. It actually started life a few months ago, when the subject matter was a specific London pub situated in Hampstead-London NW3 – that had a bit ...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...

**THE ROYAL EXCHANGE** As a Londoner, me and countless millions of others are guilty of taking for granted the many magnificent historic buildings that exist in our amazing capital city. Where a tourist or visitor would probably stop and take note of a building, its architecture and its place in history – a Londoner would ...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...

“THE FRENCH HOUSE” 49 Dean Street – London W1 ************************* Pubs have never been a main theme for my London Shoes blog topic criteria – even though Shoes followers will be fully aware that I always attempt to conclude each blog publication with a visit to a pub in close proximity to the subject matter ...Read more...

*”SUGAR HOUSE ISLAND”* & the *”EASTSIDE COMMUNITY HERITAGE”*   Since its creation upon my retirement, way back in 2017 – my London Shoes have taken me on some extremely interesting, enjoyable and totally unpredicted and unexpected ‘journeys’ that have had me exploring some of London’s lesser known, more unusual snippets or places of interest – ...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...

Last week, under miserable dark damp gloomy and bitterly cold London skies – my London Shoes ventured over to a north western area of London – for the specific purpose of visiting THE actual SWISS COTTAGE. On Saturday 1st February 2025 ‘last orders’ were called for the very last time at the “Ye Old Swiss ...Read more...