Tag: Poland Street

London juxtapositions…

I’ve been re-reading Mark Lewisohn’s majestic biography of the Beatles (or at least the first volume thereof; we fans are still waiting for him to release the second…

Adverts Restored!

After my despondent post about the destruction of the old ads in the Poland Street garage by graffiti, I was delighted to walk past Q-Park this morning and…

So long then, to the lovely old ads in the Soho Car Park

I walk past the entrance of the Soho Car Park in Poland Street on most days. Although quite a nondescript opening, it deserves some celebrity as this was…

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…