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I recently undertook a mini tour of mini museums. The use of the word mini is in no way derogatory, its just that in comparison to say...
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A really excellent tour. I’ve taken loads of walking tours in London but I learnt many new things from this one. Highly recommended.
LUCY : There's More To Moorgate
Two New Tours published in October, check out the tours page
Just taken the tour during a short break in London. I was amazed that there was so much more to the area of Westminster than parliament. The commentary and directions were easy to understand and there were a lot of interesting facts and story's.
John : The Power and The Glory
Steve Matthews
Feb 28, 20223 min read
Ossulston Street (continued)
Ossulston Street continues it’s life connected to Wilsted Street until the mid 1860s and would probably have stayed that way if it hadn’t...
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Steve Matthews
Feb 18, 20222 min read
Pavements in the sky (Part 3)
The continuing hunt for the remainder of London’s abandoned pedway system. If you’ve made your way here via part one and part two, thanks...
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Steve Matthews
Feb 14, 20223 min read
Pavements in the sky (Part 2)
So, hopefully you’ve arrived here from the first part of Pavements in the sky and have watched the video? If not, part two isn’t going to...
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Steve Matthews
Feb 10, 20222 min read
“Pssst, do ya fancy a freebie?”
“There ain’t no such thing as a free lunch”. A little misleading perhaps, as lunches free or otherwise are not contained in this post,...
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Steve Matthews
Feb 5, 20221 min read
Brutalism and nature hand in hand
Six Word Saturday Barbican, February 2022 #6WS #architecture #London #Walking
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Steve Matthews
Jan 24, 20224 min read
Climbing the greasy pole
History will have many instances of people who possibly from birth have been groomed to hold a lofty position within society. They go to...
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Steve Matthews
Jan 23, 20221 min read
Heritage
One Word Sunday There has been a pub at this location since 1538, which burnt down during the Great Fire in 1666. It was one of the first...
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Steve Matthews
Jan 22, 20221 min read
Not a curve to be seen
Six Word Saturday Hanging Sword Alley, London #6WS #London #Walking
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Steve Matthews
Jan 21, 20222 min read
Off with his head!
A phrase usually attributed the Queen Elizabeth I, but whether she actually said it is anyone’s guess. As far as public beheadings in the...
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Steve Matthews
Jan 19, 20222 min read
Not a Scooby
Any Ideas? Errr….No Last week I went for a wander along the Thames Path from Westferry DLR station to Tower Bridge. This took me through...
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Steve Matthews
Jan 16, 20221 min read
ACTION
One Word Sunday Alfred Hitchcock Statue of the rather Buddha like Alfred Hitchcock in what was the Gainsborough film studios in...
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Steve Matthews
Jan 15, 20221 min read
One day when I grow up
Six Word Saturday #6WS #History #London #Walking
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Steve Matthews
Jan 14, 20223 min read
Getting it right
Pedant: (noun) A person who is excessively concerned with minor details and rules. I’m afraid I’m one of those people who shouts at the...
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Steve Matthews
Jan 10, 20223 min read
Do two Doves make a Dule?
Dule: Collective noun for a group of Doves. It’s funny how things creep up on you. I’d finished writing my last post about the book...
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Steve Matthews
Jan 6, 20225 min read
In the beginning was the word
And the word was “Doves“. I was skimming through a book that I was given for Christmas, the excellent A Field Guide to Larking by Lara...
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Steve Matthews
Jan 3, 20226 min read
ABC of City of London Wards
This is the fifth post about the wards that make up the the City of London. These links will take you to the post about Aldersgate,...
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Steve Matthews
Jan 1, 20221 min read
An inspirational place for a fag
Six Word Saturday On a recent wandering I was walking along a small street called Whetstone Park which runs parallel between Lincoln’s...
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Steve Matthews
Dec 31, 20214 min read
What did you get for Christmas Sam?
Samuel Pepys The Sam in question being Samuel Pepys, the answer is obviously a new diary. I decided that this year I’ll try and read each...
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Steve Matthews
Dec 29, 20214 min read
PC49 was ‘ere
Graffiti is part of everyday life it seems. It annoys some and delights others. It can we witty and insightful or plainly banal and...
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