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One word Sunday Leake Street Tunnel, Waterloo #London #OWS #Underground #Walking

Six word Saturday The hazards of walking London’s streets. If it’s not bumping into fellow pedestrians, lamp posts, tripping up kerbs and...

While poking around Smithfield recently I had occasion to take a break in a local hostelry and over a pint started reading an old...

In my last post I related the tale of a less that virtuous parson who apparently haunted an hotel in Covent Garden. As Christmas is...

On the south east corner of Covent garden was an area in the 17th century that was known as the “Hummums“ The Humumm’s (Far Left) 1770...

One word Sunday #London #OWS #Walking

Six word Saturday #6WS #London

Aberdeen Place, St Johns Wood Ok, so not the most inspiring photo, but as they say, “Every picture tells a story”. What you’re looking at...

Bonnington Square in Vauxhall was built during the 1870s. Only a “six” away from the Oval cricket ground it comprised compact neat rows...

One of my favourite blogs is the photographer Debbie Smyth’s Travel With Intent. She recently posted a great photograph of the Daily...

One word Sunday The chimney on the former Bankside power station (Now the Tate Modern) My partners Mum & Dad had their first date at the...

Six word Saturday #6WS #History #London

Had the luxury of travelling on a bus a few weeks ago from Victoria to Charing Cross. I call it a luxury because it give a different...

“Mr Walker, a convert to the Brick Lane branch of the United Grand Junction Ebenezer Temperance Association, thought that tasting Dog’s...

I was unaware of the game Blind Chivvy or psychogeography* as it is sometimes known. That was until I started to read a book called ...

One Word Sunday Cromwell Road SW7 + a few beers + some banging tunes #London #OWS

Six word Saturday St Brides church, Fleet Street It is said that St Brides was the inspiration for the first ever tiered wedding cake....

Sometimes I stand at a location and think how far away even recent history can feel. Some places have been so changed that without some...

When I have a few minutes to spare I do like to just stand (or sit with a pint) in a location, let my mind wander and try to imagine what...

One Word Sunday Samuel Pepys 1633-1703 Statue in Seething Lane EC3 “Up betimes and hence to the work machine to create the one word...