The Courthauld Gallery closed its doors in Autumn 2018 for a refit and rehang that took three years , reopening in November 202. As one of m...

When I first moved to the Holloway area back in 1988 I lived at the eastern end of Marborough Road, near its junction with Hornsey and Hanle...

In January 1988 I moved from Romford/HaroldWood into a flat in Marlborough Rd, N19, keen to be living in area that ticked all my boxes – ea...

Wandering through Whittington Park yesterday morning on my way home from my osteopath I popped into the Whittington Community Centre on Yerb...

The cab shelter at the north west corner of Russell Square always brings a smile to my face. I have stopped there a few times and partaken o...

This is a mixed bag abou the northern end of Eversholt Street, NW1, near Mornington Crescent Station. Working along and down row by row...

After visiting the National Gallery (see my last post) I walked up Whitcomb Street to the library on Orange street where I was verbally abus...

Today I bring you some lovely old shop signs, most of which have since been removed. Row by row: Soho, Holloway, Barnsbury, Clapton, Smi...

What is the word for destroying and 'modernising' something and replacing all that was historical, handmade and interesting with not...

Last Monday, prior to the RA Summer Show, I spent a lovely birthday day in glorious sunshine Kensington Gardens and Hyde Park and got to see...

Hand-painted tea rooms sign at 11 Museum Street, St Giles, Bloomsbury, March 2008   October 2015

I was walking down Canonbury Road last week and I spotted this food trailer parked up on the pavement: It reminded me of this lovely gh...

After our foreshore forage we stood a while in the garden of St Mary's Church. We admired the building and I noticed and liked how ...

There are some great views across this fair city from high points such as Crystal Palace, Ally Pally and Richmond Park. Plus some fantasti...

We are awash with branded coffee shops offering all sorts of different types from skinny latte decaf to double espresso. Yet the staff in th...

Earlier this year I heard that there a new Saturday market was planned for Lower Marsh . I was under the impression that there was a market ...

For those of you who like a guided walking tour with a twist, I'd recommend Liars' Tours . Actual facts and are mixed up with total...

The King's Road is so named because it was Charles II's private road between his palaces in London and Kew. Subsequently large expen...

I was recently asked by an online shopping site about my worst ever Christmas present.  Nothing immediately came to mind until I remembe...

I have had my eye on this particular shop sign for years... Though it's not Edwardian, gold leaf or 3D it's still hand-painted and ...