Category: Outdoors
I take a look behind the Piccadilly Lights: What buildings once stood on the block they're attached to? What tales can they tell from bygone times?
For almost two hundred years the Lord Mayor of London had his own Banqueting House - but it wasn't in the City of London.
Can I find anything interesting about a 70-yard road which on the face of it has severely limited blog post potential? Read on to find out ...
A small courtyard just north of Ely Place in Holborn seems to have collected more than its fair share of fascinating myths and legends.
Tales of disaster, shootings and musical comedy - an everyday story of a London corner.
Never mind your local supermarket petrol station, London has some architectural gems created in the service of the internal combustion engine.
Who was responsible for the destruction of what was, in 1900, the third busiest rail terminus in London? I name names and point fingers.
Everything you need to know about a real Lord Mayor of London who, for some reason, is the main character in a traditional pantomime
An endless fascination with street names and their evolution has seen me reach again for my copy of Eilert Ekwall's authoritative tome.
I take a look at this once-common sight on London's streets, now endangered and particularly vulnerable in the Covid era
