Nice story, but….
Today in 1988 the grave of Boadicea / Boudica, the warrior queen of the Iceni tribe who fought the Romans in Britain was located by...
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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 21, 20216 min read
STAAAAAANDAAAAART!
I threatened last week to start posting reminiscences of childhood in Metroland. Well here’s the first one and goes back to the late 60s...
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Steve Matthews
Feb 19, 20211 min read
A Good Book
Thought I’d share a picture that hangs in my hallway which I received as a birthday present some years ago. It was taken by photographer...
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Steve Matthews
Feb 18, 20214 min read
The Winter Garden of Oxford Street
Feeling a little peckish as you wander along Oxford Street (when the shops re-open) ?Forgo the delights of the numerous fast food...
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Steve Matthews
Feb 15, 20212 min read
Here Be Dragons
The City of London, the mile square area that roughly constitutes the Roman settlement of Londinium in the 1st century AD and is commonly...
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Steve Matthews
Feb 12, 20212 min read
A Suburban Boy
Born into 1960s “Metroland” as I was, its not difficult to see why the love of Art Deco and the 1930s has stayed with me. By the time I...
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Steve Matthews
Feb 11, 20212 min read
What’s in a name? (part 2)
Just a quick adjunct from the post of the same name posted a couple of days ago. Remember Nicholas”If-Jesus-Christ-had-not-died-for-thee-...
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Steve Matthews
Feb 10, 20213 min read
Brass in pocket
Possibly John Rivet was a 17th century example of nominative determinism, that is when your surname influences you to gravitate towards a...
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Steve Matthews
Feb 9, 20213 min read
What’s in a name?
To finish the quote in full, “That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet”. (William Shakespear, Romeo & Juliet)....
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Steve Matthews
Feb 8, 20212 min read
At Sixes and Sevens
Not a phrase you hear much nowadays, but I can remember my Grandmother using it quite often, “Oh you’ll have me at sixes and sevens if...
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Steve Matthews
Feb 5, 20212 min read
As Grave As The Grave
I’ve just finished reading John Bennett’s excellent book, Krayology, which examines the rise and fall of the notorious 1960s London...
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Steve Matthews
Feb 2, 20213 min read
Ziggy played guitar….
It is a cold wet late afternoon in January 1972 and you’re legging it down Regent Street as fast as your platform shoes will allow, your...
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Steve Matthews
Feb 1, 20213 min read
“Just a single please”
This is about a very bizarre one way journey that our London Ancestors could have taken during the Victorian period. By the early 1850s,...
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Steve Matthews
Jan 31, 20213 min read
My Hero
“Oh yes she/he is one of my Heroines/Heros”. I made a list of mine the other day (Lockdown allows you to do these sorts of things). Mine...
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Steve Matthews
Jan 29, 20214 min read
Disgusted of Tunbridge Wells*
* I should probably clarify the title of this piece for those who aren’t aware of the phrase. It is a generic name used in the UK for a...
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Steve Matthews
Jan 28, 20213 min read
Nelson and a bowl of porridge
Admiral Horatio Nelson sits atop his column 169 feet 3 inches (51.59 m) above the concourse of Trafalgar Square and has gazed down over...
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Steve Matthews
Jan 27, 20212 min read
Seeing Stars
Continuing on the pub theme, one of my favourites in the “Slightly Strange” category is the Seven Stars in Carey Street just behind the...
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Steve Matthews
Jan 26, 20211 min read
Vive la différence
The French House, Dean Street, Soh The French House in Dean Street Soho, was formally known as the York Minster, opened in 1820s. The...
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Steve Matthews
Jan 24, 20213 min read
Burye, Berry, Bury
Next time you’re in the City, walk past the Gherkin along Bury Street and at the end of Holland House and you will see the relief of a...
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Steve Matthews
Jan 22, 20213 min read
“Bah, humbug!”
Either too late for last Christmas, or incredibly early for this coming festive season I give you the finest portrayal of Ebenezer...
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