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Paul Pindar was born in 1565 the second son of Thomas Pindar of Wellingborough, Northamptonshire. He was educated at Wellingborough...

looking slightly incongruous on the old City of London thoroughfare, Eastcheap, a Bedouin and his camel train head eastward presumably...

I was standing on the corner of Eastcheap and Lovat Lane the other day, when I happened to see a Bedouin tribesman and his three camels...

I recently wrote a piece titled Left High & Dry on how the River Thames has been restricted over the years by the widening of its banks....

One of the most visited performance venues of the late eighteenth century was Astley’s Amphitheatre. It was situated close to Westminster...

Thought I’d have a go at Six Word Saturday Lombard Street was known for its signs as well as its financial institutions. There were 138...

Sounds a bit like a 70s TV crime drama, starring Edward Woodward, but this is no self styled vigilante. I had never heard of the person...

A rainy evening in 1960s London, the pavement glistens with the reflection of the lights on Park Lane as Harry Palmer skirts round the...

Things of interest don’t always come with a label or a sign saying “Look at me”. I’m not sure how many times I’ve walked past this...

I’ve always liked the novels of Thomas Hardy, simple tales of simple country folk. Dig deeper however and you’ll see that Hardy’s writing...

Take a stroll along the Strand and you’ll be confronted by Arundel Great Court, described in some architectural journals as a “Brutalist...

There are several roof gardens in London. The most stunning is probably in Kensington on the top of what was once the Derry & Toms...

Where would you find the only Neon light in the City of London? London nerds will already have tutted and muttered under their breath...

Nowadays “Doing a tour” seems to consist of looking and photographing memorable structures or places within the city. You might (if...

I must admit I’m not strong on the Metaphysical poets, but when I came across the statue of John Donne on the south side of St Paul’s...

In a recent post I looked at the ingenious ways that designers used to provide ventilation solutions. A Greathead Shield used during the...

Should you be in the vicinity of St James’s Park take a walk along Horse Guards Road, enter the park opposite King Charles Street and...

Although the river is a lot cleaner today than in previous years, the stretch that flows through the environs of Central London is not...

Easter as we now know starts around the 26th December when that staple of the period, the Hot Cross Bun appears on supermarket shelves....

Easter Sunday dawned overcast and a little chilly, ideal weather for the great British picnic. As we cast around for a collection of...