The “Iron Duke” steps
The “Iron Duke”, Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington, National Hero, Soldier, Politician and Prime Minister, what a guy! Its only...
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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
May 17, 20212 min read
A souvenir from starving Germany
You may have read my post last Friday regarding the Elizabethan building that was discovered when a bomb exploded near to it during a...
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Steve Matthews
May 15, 20211 min read
Then suddenly out of the blue
City of London Police Box For someone who spends a lot of time walking the streets of the City of London in search of interesting and...
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Steve Matthews
May 14, 20211 min read
The best seats in the house
St Bartholomew’s Gatehouse in Cloth Fair is definitely a fine old Elizabethan building. Well that’s not strictly true. It is and it...
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May 12, 20213 min read
Behind Closed doors
The Egyptian styled Art Deco temple to journalism that was once the former home of the Daily Telegraph is located on Fleet Street, and...
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Steve Matthews
May 10, 20212 min read
On Broadway
Going through my photo collection the other day, I came across a visit I made a couple of years ago to 55 Broadway. The building was...
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May 8, 20214 min read
Technotours
No history in today’s post, just a blatant piece of self promotion. As some of you who read my ramblings may know, I run a guided walking...
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Steve Matthews
May 8, 20212 min read
A dog licking a cooking pot
This fine piece of street art stands just yards away from Southwark underground station in south London, but what does it mean? It is a...
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Steve Matthews
May 6, 20211 min read
Fake News
A little late I know but in true Trumpian style here’s a couple of fanciful facts bandied around as the truth. Fact: There is only one...
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Steve Matthews
May 4, 20213 min read
A Room With A View
Who lives in the tallest house in the City of London? The answer to that is I don’t know, but it matters little who lives there, the more...
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Steve Matthews
May 3, 20213 min read
Paul Pindar, a thoroughly good bloke
Paul Pindar was born in 1565 the second son of Thomas Pindar of Wellingborough, Northamptonshire. He was educated at Wellingborough...
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Steve Matthews
May 1, 20211 min read
A Bedouin and his three camels
looking slightly incongruous on the old City of London thoroughfare, Eastcheap, a Bedouin and his camel train head eastward presumably...
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Steve Matthews
Apr 28, 20212 min read
Eastcheap, the road to the pyramids
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...
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Steve Matthews
Apr 27, 20212 min read
Watch your step!
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....
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Steve Matthews
Apr 26, 20213 min read
Being for the benefit of Mr Kite
One of the most visited performance venues of the late eighteenth century was Astley’s Amphitheatre. It was situated close to Westminster...
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Steve Matthews
Apr 24, 20211 min read
The Giant Grasshopper Of Lombard Street
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...
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Steve Matthews
Apr 23, 20213 min read
“The Corrector”
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...
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Steve Matthews
Apr 22, 20212 min read
When truth becomes stranger than fiction
A rainy evening in 1960s London, the pavement glistens with the reflection of the lights on Park Lane as Harry Palmer skirts round the...
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Steve Matthews
Apr 21, 20211 min read
Hiding in plain sight
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...
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Steve Matthews
Apr 20, 20212 min read
Under the Greenwood Tree
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...
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