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While the flooding along the Thames in Surrey and West London in the last few weeks has been truly awful, we can at least be thankful that the Thames Barrier has at least been earing its keep by keeping central London safe from flood tides. The barrier has been raised more times this winter than…
Read moreThis is the very mundane looking exterior to the London Silver Vaults, but as Tina explains, there is far more to see inside Visit to the Silver Vaults – 12th February 2014 by Tina Baxter Taking the No 15 bus from Whitechapel to the Fetter Lane was a very good idea as the rain poured…
Read moreStephen writes about one of Oxford Street’s most interesting buildings The Pantheon – a place for the all the gods in Oxford Street You may have noticed when walking between Oxford Circus and Tottenham Court Road that the big Marks and Spencer’s store you pass has something a little unusual at the top…
Read moreElaine Wein writes about Claudia Jones – one of the women featured in her walk Hidden Lambeth Claudia Jones lived at No. 6 Meadow Lane Lambeth between 1958 and 1960. She was a feminist, black activist and journalist. She published the West Indian Gazette, Britain’s first post-war Black newspaper but is probably more famous for…
Read moreSt John’s Gate 1801 – From The Beauties of England and Wales by John Britton. Courtesy British Library Cultural and Literary tours of St John’s Gate Clerkenwell. Your starter for ten! What do Caravaggio, Barbara Cartland and William Shakespeare have in common? If you can’t answer this potential pub quiz question then you should book…
Read moreBrian noticed that the statue of Queen Anne outside St Paul’s has acquired this rather fetching garland in the last couple of days, but he cant think what it is there for. “I suppose that anyone could have climbed over the railings with some difficulty and put it there. I’ve looked to see if…
Read moreThree of the Footprints team – Jenny Rossiter, Jenni Bowley and Elaine Wein are helping out with some walks for two new courses at Morley College. The Extraordinary Women of Southwark course was written to celebrate International Women’s Day. It investigates the lives of women who played an important role in shaping the social landscape…
Read moreA listed building, in the United Kingdom, is a building that has been placed on the Statutory List of Buildings of Special Architectural or Historic Interest maintained by English Heritage. Although most structures appearing on the lists are buildings, other structures such as monuments, sculptures, and even milestones and mileposts are listed. Owners of listed…
Read moreSaffron Hill is one of my favourite London streets, a dark narrow street winding along between Farringdon Road and Hatton Garden. Although the buildings have changed a lot, the street still has a very secretive air that reminds me of its criminal past, one of the most disreputable addresses in 18th century London. It was here…
Read moreWhy is there a second street sign on Fleet Street saying “Poetic”? Brian thinks it was part of an advertising scheme in Poetry Week magazine a few years ago. He will have plenty more Fleet Street oddities in his walk on Sunday http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fascinating-fleet-street-tickets-9620225353
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