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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…
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…
Why is there a gap between these buildings in Great Titchfield Street? On the right is the side of Audley House which spreads along the adjoined Margaret Street….
How was your week? Mine was a bit of a wash out. Not only did it seem to always be raining, or threatening to rain, or else the…
I think this might be the finest smelling shop in London. Like its neighbour I Camisa & Son it is a tiny establishment in Old Compton Street, but…
I work around the corner from Old Compton Street and am partial to a Friday portion of fish and chips from the fabulous Poppies restaurant on that street….
Is this the most bizarre shop in land-locked Central London? Arthur Beale sounds like a character from Eastenders but is in fact an ancient Ships Chandlers, located on…
My friend Lucy has moved to the Barbican, lucky her. She has a key that unlocks the gates into the private gardens and offered me a tour, lucky…
(This is another entry in my series on London’s shops.) It is an extraordinary front door. Gnarled and chipped, seemingly much-repaired, but also smartly painted in a business-like…
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…