Something a little different today! After exploring street art around Shoreditch and Brick Lane, I bring you highlights in the form of curated videos. East London – Street Art Canvas A lot of big cities have a neighbourhood like the one we will see today. It’s cool, full of hipsters and street food and art […]
An illustrated walk along the rivers and canals which intersect in London’s Olympic Park. A beautiful sunny day is the perfect chance to explore this ever-changing landscape. A Modern Olympic Park Incorporating Historic Waterways As I was on this walk, I was trying to think of the last time I was at the Olympic Park […]
An illustrated walk around Mayfair, once notorious for ‘wantonness’ but now a model of respectability. Walking from Green Park Station to Grosvenor Square, we will encounter peaceful parks, historic shops and touches of luxury. Mayfair? We Are Pretty Far From The Docklands Now! Yes we are, aren’t we? Both geographically, and in terms of the […]
An illustrated walk around the nooks and crannies of St James’s, including Piccadilly and Green Park. If this doesn’t whet your appetite for seeking out London’s hidden sights, then nothing will! St James’s – Where Is That Again? St James’s is an area of London which many may pass through without a second thought. Unless […]
An interesting walk full of new historic facts and sights. All contained within an easy walking distance of St Paul’s Cathedral! Still Uncovering London’s Secrets This is what I love about London. I’ve lived here for over a decade. During all that time, I have loved history and have sought out new corners of the […]
An illustrated walk around the City of London. With a new book of London walks in hand, we retrace the first 24 hours of the 1666 Great Fire, and see what remains of pre-Fire London and the subsequent rebuild. New Book, New Walks I think I’ve been fairly transparent with my readers. I had done […]
In this walk I investigate the history of my own neighbourhood. Wapping has plenty of sights and points of interest, where Georgian docks, maritime history and modern regeneration combine. Welcome To My Neighbourhood! By now, I hope you are familiar with our walks around London’s Docklands, following Gilly Cameron-Cooper’s Walking London’s Waterways. With the help […]
A walk through Spitalfields, exploring the ever-changing nature of this London neighbourhood. Along the way we will see traces of its Jewish, Bangladeshi, Huguenot and weaving populations. Another Walk Courtesy of Tower Hamlets Council Like our recent Black History Walk in Tower Hamlets, the inspiration for today’s post came from this page of local history […]
A walk from Bethnal Green Station to the Limehouse Basin, along the Regent’s Canal. A good way to explore the area, with options to stop off in some city parks. Through Urban East London to a Green Space A lot of the land around East London has long been densely urban. As well as all […]
An illustrated walk along the Thames, taking in many of London’s historic curiosities. Theatres and sewers and docks, oh my! Picking Up Where We Left Off Today’s walk is a continuation of this earlier walk which started in Chelsea and ended in Westminster. The walk comes from John Wittich’s 1973 book Discovering London’s Curiosities. As […]
