Footprints of London

Day 5 and we’re taking you to church, but one with an unusual feature. When is a church door not a door? When it’s been bricked in, but where and why? Knowing the area covered by the infamous Mr Harris’s List will at least lead you to the correct part of town. Click the pic…

Day 4 and a shout out to London’s wonderful and brave emergency services, but do you know where London’s first ambulance station was? Your clue is that it is in an area more renowned for its literary than its medical connections. This is its door, but where is it? Click the pic to reveal the…

Day three and we’re heading east for our next door. Looks like it’s built to protect something, doesn’t it? That is because in the nineteenth century some of the greatest treasures of the Orient were to be found beyond this door. “East” is also a good clue as to who and what was behind it….

Day 2 and already one which will be a little more of a tester. A door through which a famous 19th century artist passed when he arrived home at the end of his daily trudge from work at a West End art dealer. Any idea who and where this door is? Click the pic to…

Your clue to our first door is that Lord Mayors are sworn into office here… So what door is this? Click the pic to reveal the answer! Features on Jen Pedler’s tour The Real Dick Whittington. Remember we’ll be publishing one a day on our blog right up until 24th December so look out for…