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Its a strange old world at the moment. The restrictions imposed on the population in response to the coronavirus have turned Central London into a ghost town. The…
I had a minor operation to fix a problem with my knee earlier this week. The injury has meant that I haven’t done much walking of late and…
There is a brooding presence just beyond the north west corner of Wandsworth Common. Gothic in temperament, constructed from cold-hearted grey brick, all towers and turrets, the Royal…
My visit to St John’s Gate, the last remaining part of the old Clerkenwell Priory.
St Martins Court is shaped like a chair knocked over and lying on its back. It helps fill the gap between Charing Cross Road, once famously home of…
I hadn’t realised the extent of the Regent’s Park scheme developed by architect John Nash under the patronage of the Prince Regent, the future George IV, at the…
I have several regular lunchtime walking routes and thought that they covered most of interesting streets in the area. Turns out I was wrong. I turned a corner…
When I heard that Fullers had sold their brewing business to Asahi, the Japanese company, earlier this year my heart sank. Youngs sold theirs a few years back…
If my dog could vote for a favourite London spot he would unhesitatingly make his mark next to Wimbledon Common on the ballot paper. If he could speak…
It’s not going to be a long post. I’m besotted with Charles Dickens at the moment, listening to his novels as audiobooks and seeking out places he describes…