I was invited to the press preview of these spaces and had been quite keen to go. On Wednesday morning, the day of the event, I put on the T...

Walking down Swinton Street in Kings Cross last week I noticed scaffolding up against Swintons, previously The Kings Cross Arms. King Cr...

Well, finally! It's been uncovered for all to see: This can be found overlooking the railway on Holloway Road opposite Upper Hollow...

David Mach creates wonderful impressive pieces; a coathanger gorilla, a Greek temple made from old tyres, faces from drinking straws or matc...

A section of Caledonian Road will be closed to traffic this Sunday for the yearly street festival which takes place between noon and 6pm. ...

Last night I went to the preview screening of The Banksy Job , an often hilarious film about the thefts of a Banksy statue that he had base...

A bit of self promo today... Find me selling my cards and prints within the Art Deco splendour of Hornsey Town Hall on Crouch End Broadway ...

The homogenisation of London isn't just happening to the architecture, it's also happening to pubs as breweries rip out and refit in...

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

Most of us in north London will know of Bluston's ladies' coats and gowns with its wonderful old-style shop front and walk-in/walk-a...

I can't recommend this enough. The marvellous Painted Hall ceiling with the Old Royal Naval College buildings is being cleaned and cons...

As you enter Burlington House courtyard heading for the latest art exhibition at The Royal Academy, look left to see the doorway to The Soci...

A magnificent example of Art Deco architecture overlooks the River Thames. Built in 1936-8 on the site of Adam brothers' original Adelp...

The Archway Tavern building we see today dates from 1888. It looks down Holloway Road towards the City of London. In 1971 its interior featu...

Jeremy's not the only pavement nerd in Islington. You are probably already aware that I am partial to interesting boot scrapers, flame ...

May Day Bank Holiday Weekend again brings us this colourful event around the canals at Little Venice behind Paddington Station. I will...

I was ambling back from my sorting office yesterday pondering why there is so much bird shit splattered around lately. As I was crossing Ca...

The Police Museum is packed full of fascinating stuff. Yes, stuff. Interesting things. Gruesome things. Unusual things. And clever things. ...

This is one of those 'how did I never see this before now?" moments... Hatton Garden has for many centuries been London's ...

This rather lovely ghostsign advertisement for Trendell's can be found on the side of a red brick building on the corner of Thurlow Gard...

You may recall that last December I wrote about Kit's amazing foam sculptures in Hornsey Road . Some of them got broken and some got st...

I used to visit Ilford in the 1980s mainly for the shops, as a change from the ones in Romford. At that time traffic was already being diver...

Crossing Dickenson Road on Crouch Hill last week I noticed two dead frogs/toads about a metre apart in the road. I took some photos (like yo...

Last week I was chatting to Jason at the Oxfam Books & Music shop at Crouch End as I assessed my card stock there. As I added some more...

I have written before about The Artizans and Labourers General Dwellings Company and their establishments at Harrow Road and Noel Park . T...