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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…
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…
How have I managed to live in London for 32 years and only been to Victoria Park once before?That was in September 2000 to watch a Radiohead concert…
I went for a wander through old Chelsea yesterday, poking my nose into various nooks and crannies, taking photos and trying to imagine what Chelsea must have been…
Back from my holidays, I took the dog for an early evening, early Autumn walk on Clapham Common. Our first walk together in just under a month, we…
Have you seen the movie The Madness of King George? It’s about George III who, as it says in the title, went a bit doolally. His wife, Queen…
What’s a peckish squirrel to do on a bright spring morning other than head down to Gordon Square to share a McDonald’s with a hungover student? This one…
Not much is left of St John the Evangelist Church in Wapping. It dates from the middle of the eighteenth century but did not survive World War Two….
Sarah Siddons sits on her marble throne looking as theatrically pissed off as only a former acting superstar (missing her nose) can. Living through the heady years of…