Even a London walking tour guide like myself can see the benefits of sitting in a tube train and making your way from A-B, or in this case A-B-A as you go full circle on the aptly named Circle Line. If you were to just sit on the train and do the loop it would… Continue reading Spend the day…..on the Circle Line (Part 2)
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Spend the day…..on the Circle Line (Part 1)
Even a London walking tour guide like myself can see the benefits of sitting in a tube train and making your way from A-B, or in this case A-B-A as you go full circle on the aptly named Circle Line. If you were to just sit on the train and do the loop it would… Continue reading Spend the day…..on the Circle Line (Part 1)
To trains for Harrow and Uxbridge
Six word Saturday Taken during the last tour of TFL’s offices at 55 Broadway, soon to become a luxury hotel.
Doing the talking while you’re walking
Phew! Well that was a mammoth recording session. For those who haven’t read an earlier post Technotours the recording is for some self guided walking tours of London that I’ve recorded. The previous post highlighted the difficulties of putting my words into speech both from a technical basis and also in the narration. Happily since… Continue reading Doing the talking while you’re walking
Dark times in the Kings Road
I must admit I don’t know Chelsea very well, it’s on my “to do” list to get more familiar with it. Recently I visited the Saatchi Gallery just off Sloane Square and was vaguely aware that some of the buildings that the gallery inhabits used to be the Duke of Yorks Royal Military School. The… Continue reading Dark times in the Kings Road
Streets, Stories and a Soft Shoe Shuffle
Now and again A London Miscellany Tour goes so well that it calls for a little celebration. After a faultless tour yesterday, where I remembered all the names and dates without reference to my notes (it was a new tour) I felt the urge to break out into a little jig.
How Curious
There is a small area of central London crammed in between Lincoln’s Inn Fields, the Strand and Aldwych. The area is known as Clare Market and is taken up in the most part by the London School of Economics (LSE). The area of Clare Market was originally centred on a small market building constructed by… Continue reading How Curious
Shoe Leather
A while ago I posted a piece about a London guidebook that was published in 1937. In Quantity, not quality I shared an itinerary that was in the guidebook for the visitor to London that has a day to take in the sights. The amount of places and distance travelled were quite staggering and I… Continue reading Shoe Leather
Doh!
I had a Homer Simpson realisation today. A few weeks ago I wrote about my surprise at finding Bull Inn Court on the north side of the Strand, because I never walk on that side of the street. During my perusal of the court I discovered another alley about 30 yards back down the Strand… Continue reading Doh!
Pond
One Word Sunday I had just finished taking a tour round Pimlico yesterday afternoon. Walking through Victoria station I was going to make my way to Kensington Gardens to take some photos of the Round Pond. It was a very hot day and my feet hurt, so I took the easier option and then caught… Continue reading Pond
A LONDON MISCELLANY 