#Walking 5/7

Dec 27, 20213 min read

He’s behind you!

“Oh no he isn’t, oh yes he is”. Sorry but I couldn’t pass up an opportunity to slip in a pantomime reference considering the time of...

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Steve Matthews

Dec 20, 20214 min read

The “To Do” List

I suppose I’m lucky, I take a very laid back approach to Christmas, that is it’s all done by the end of August! So the “To do” list in...

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Steve Matthews

Dec 19, 20211 min read

Fantastic

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

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Steve Matthews

Dec 18, 20211 min read

All is not as it seems

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

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Steve Matthews

Dec 17, 20213 min read

Milestones

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

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Steve Matthews

Dec 12, 20211 min read

Rush

One word Sunday #London #OWS #Walking

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Steve Matthews

Dec 8, 20214 min read

Bucolic Bonnington Square

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

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Steve Matthews

Nov 29, 20212 min read

Let’s play “Blind Chivvy”

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 ...

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Steve Matthews

Nov 25, 20214 min read

A Jack of all trades and a savage bell

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...

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Steve Matthews

Nov 22, 20213 min read

Evocative

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...

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Steve Matthews

Nov 13, 20211 min read

In a bit of a tangle

Six Word Saturday Window Cleaner Arundel Street WC2 #6WS #London #Walking

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Steve Matthews

Nov 12, 20213 min read

Fit for a King

If you walk along the south side of Cheapside heading towards the Bank of England, a little way beyond Bow Church is a narrow opening...

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Steve Matthews

Oct 31, 20211 min read

Dark

One word Sunday Wine Office Court, Fleet Street, London #History #London #OWS #Walking

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Steve Matthews

Oct 30, 20211 min read

Low tide beneath the Millennium Bridge

Six word Saturday #6WS #History #London #Walking

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Steve Matthews

Oct 29, 20215 min read

Let’s talk about Hex

With Halloween only a couple of days away, I thought I’d try to come up with a relevant post. Do you recall the 2008 EU Consumer...

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Steve Matthews

Oct 25, 20214 min read

“A days doings”

The Victorians have always fascinated me. Such drive and inquisitiveness they moved the country forward with their technological...

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Steve Matthews

Oct 22, 20213 min read

A sweet tooth

In a previous life I was involved in the processing and sale of sugar and associated products and so I’m always interested in sticky...

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Steve Matthews

Oct 20, 20212 min read

Not a spelling mistake

Browsing through a volume on London history I came across a word “Cnihtengild“, a typo obviously, but no just my ignorance. King Edgar...

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Steve Matthews

Oct 18, 20214 min read

A short cut

Today the bridge officially known as the London Millennium Footbridge, which is a steel suspension bridge for pedestrians crosses...

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Steve Matthews

Oct 13, 20212 min read

A trip to Paradise

A sun kissed tropical white sandy beach, a hammock strung between two coconut palms and a large iced rum and coke in hand? No. Lambeth...

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