Tag: “Oxford Street”

Paxton & Whitfield

This is the first of a series of blog entries about shops. The never-ending shift to buying things online combined with the restrictions imposed by the government in…

Portland Mews, Soho

Entering from D’Arblay Street, the first thing you notice is an old “ghost” sign for R N Cattle & Son Limited. Mr Cattle and his colleagues were woodworkers. The…

Oxford Street; early on a late summer’s morning

I found myself on the pedestrian island that runs along the middle of Oxford Street this morning. Looking left and right the road was as empty as I’ve…

Never seek permission

An alley off Oxford Street before the store is opened.

Oxford Street in Autumn before the shoppers arrive

8am. The Christmas lights are up but the season is still more Summer Holiday than Christmas Holiday. It was just workers arriving at shop and studio and office….

Crane dancing on Oxford Street

Autumn 2015. More cranes across London than I can remember. This lot are dancing above a site opposite Newman Street and is probably part of the Crossrail re-development.