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Portrait of a Cake

I spend a lot of time working near Trafalgar Square, but the menu where I work is boring.  So the other day (a dull, grey one as is the norm at the […]

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T is for… the Thames

The Thames is vital to London’s beauty, vitality and variety.  You can travel on it, cross over or under it, walk alongside it, eat beside (or on) it and look […]

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Workshop Coffee Co, Marylebone

I came across this charming, compact coffee shop last weekend as I left a workshop at VV Rouleaux on Marylebone Lane, heading to Selfridges.  I was in need of caffeine after an […]

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The Royal Arcade, Mayfair

The orange tones in this Victorian shopping arcade are a joy.  London has many beautiful, ornate and sophisticated arcades, but the Royal Arcade takes some beating.  It connects Bond Street to Albermarle Street, and […]

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Hotel Windows

The intensely bright flower boxes outside the windows of this famous hotel were in full bloom when I wandered past last week: . Posted as part of the Thursday Lingering Look at […]

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An Alien has Landed in London

A strange being made a grand appearance in Grosvenor Gardens, just outside Victoria Station, in May 2013. Unusual he may be, but the locals are taking it in their stride.  Walking, resting […]

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Londoners by Craig Taylor

Here London is a patchwork quilt laid out before in this tremendous book. The 80 voices of this book are the different colours, patterns and textures of the quilt. Sympathise with the terrified […]

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Chatham House

There’s an interesting story behind this door: Named after this house is the Chatham House Rule, used around the world to ensure free and open debate.  The rule reads as follows: When a meeting, […]

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Roses are Red

Roses are red Violets are blue Look what a window I’ve found for you… …the Rose Window from the west gable of the Great Hall of Winchester Palace. This palace […]