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Continuing our series inspired by Tate Britain’s Ruin Lust series. Rob Smith looks at industrial ruins. So far we have looked at medieval ruins in London, but our more recent past has contributed to the ruins of London too. While property values in the centre of London mean that unwanted industrial buildings tend to have…
Read moreContinuing our series inspired by Tate Britain’s Ruin Lust exhibition, Stephen Benton talks about Merton Priory When you go to Merton, there are very few signs of the mediaeval Priory that used to be on the banks of the River Wandle. Merton Priory was established in the 12th century and has several claims to fame….
Read moreKill Your Idol, by Anthony Micallef, 2014 St Marylebone Parish Church is hosting an exhibition of modern art during the 40 days of Lent (open 8am-6pm, closes 17th April). The exhibition is called Stations of the Cross – and includes 20 very powerful works exploring the Easter story by a range of artists including…
Read moreThe new exhibition at Tate Britain – Ruin Lust has set us thinking about ruins in London. Ruined buildings obviously have a fascination. They are a visible reminder of the past, an obvious sign that London was not always as it is now. Ruins also act as an urban memento mori – a thought that…
Read moreNeil Sinclair writes about a new installation at Southwark Cathedral While I was on guiding and welcomer’s duty at Southwark Cathedral today I took a few pictures of the (relatively) new Lent installation by local Southwark-based and trained artist/designer Angela Wright. Called 40 Days, it is made from spun wool and is suspended from beneath…
Read moreWith the rain stopping for at least a few hours the Footprints of London team have been relaxing at their favourite riverside pub. However everyone seems to have their own favourite! Here are our Top 10 1 The Bulls Head on Strand-on the Green in Chiswick nominated by Alan Fortune. “The Bulls Head is a…
Read moreDone the walk? Now read the book! By Tina Baxter ‘ Freedom’s Debt: The Royal African Company and the Politics of the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1672-1752’ by William A Pettigrew Available on Amazon: http://amzn.to/1fzddED William Pettigrew is more widely known amongst us for his ‘no holds barred’ Slavery Walk around the City of London. You…
Read moreWhen some of the team were walking through the old Royal Naval College Greenwich last Wednesday they spotted filming going on for the new Frankenstein film, starring Daniel Radcliffe and James McAvoy Its amazing how flexible Greenwich can be as a film location – having doubled up as everywhere from Berlin to Lilliput in recent years….
Read moreJenny Pedler has a challenge for you.. “A house of great promise (and great premium), ‘undeniable’ situation and excessive splendour…” This was how Charles Dickens described 1 Devonshire Terrace, the Marylebone house he moved into in 1839. It was possibly his favourite of his London houses and certainly the one he lived in the longest….
Read moreRichard has been doing some celebrity spotting on his recent walk! On my walk, Mr Gill’s Precious Ornament, on Thursday evening, we passed the Langham hotel just as Hayley Hasselhoff was getting out of her car to go to the “Coktails with Monroe” exhibition at the hotel, so it seems from the link here:…
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