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2026

A ‘country estate’ and Frieze 2026.original ↗
24 Sept 2026
A stroll around St Paul’s, a new memorial at Smithfield, a party and an angry Coot.original ↗
17 Sept 2026
‘The Bloody Code – Capital Punishment in Law and Art’ – an exhibition at the Barbican Library. And Lucien Freud’s dogs.original ↗
10 Sept 2026
Back at Hampstead Cemetery. A poem to make you smile, the lovely Marie Lloyd and some surprises.original ↗
3 Sept 2026
Hampstead Cemetery Residents.original ↗
27 Aug 2026
What’s the point? The spike on London Bridge and other miscellany.original ↗
20 Aug 2026
A visit to the roof at New Change (and what I saw on the way home).original ↗
13 Aug 2026
Making new friends at the Guildhall Art Gallery (plus plants and cacti update).original ↗
6 Aug 2026
Behind the scenes at London Glassblowing.original ↗
30 Jul 2026
Visiting old friendsoriginal ↗
23 Jul 2026
It’s cool in the Barbican Centre in more ways than one …original ↗
16 Jul 2026
A stroll from Barbican to King’s Cross (and more ducks).original ↗
9 Jul 2026
A Hawksmoor Church and a riverside walk.original ↗
2 Jul 2026
‘Project a Black Planet’ at the Barbican.original ↗
25 Jun 2026
Queen Elizabeth the First at the Philip Mould Gallery, including the tragic story of Mary Queen of Scots.original ↗
18 Jun 2026
‘Broadsides’ at the Guildhall Library, and other news.original ↗
11 Jun 2026
It’s Gilbert & George time again!original ↗
4 Jun 2026
‘Origo’ and ‘In Other Worlds’ at the Barbicanoriginal ↗
28 May 2026
More Fitzrovia! Including a vampiric Council leader and a freed slave who became a best-selling author.original ↗
21 May 2026
The extraordinary Fitzrovia Chapel.original ↗
14 May 2026
Happy Anniversary America!original ↗
7 May 2026
Sculpture selection (plus some birds, a weird brand name and a sad sight in the recycling corner).original ↗
30 Apr 2026
Wow, is it really 30 years?original ↗
23 Apr 2026
Plaques, plants and pigeons.original ↗
16 Apr 2026
Post-it Man, tube moquettes, amazing murals and more …original ↗
9 Apr 2026
Mudlarking at the wonderful Watermen’s Hall.original ↗
2 Apr 2026
Some brilliant AI along with old City images and Spring flowers.original ↗
26 Mar 2026
Finsbury Circus Reborn!original ↗
19 Mar 2026
Two new fun exhibitions.original ↗
12 Mar 2026
Beatriz González at the Barbican plus some recent images from me.original ↗
5 Mar 2026
Stunning City views and quirky machines. I head (a little bit) west.original ↗
26 Feb 2026
Giacometti Encounters Lynda Benglis, the Broadgate Hare and ‘This Grief Thing’.original ↗
19 Feb 2026
The Mysterious London Stone.original ↗
12 Feb 2026
Julia Phillips at The Curve: Inside, Before They Speak. Plus some waterfowl activity for light relief.original ↗
5 Feb 2026
Wanderings at dusk, and something to look forward to tonight if you’re in the area.original ↗
29 Jan 2026
Sculpture at the Guildhall Art Gallery.original ↗
22 Jan 2026
‘The Tides We Share’ at the Barbican Library.original ↗
15 Jan 2026
Snoopy Snaps, Street Food and Winter wildlife.original ↗
8 Jan 2026
Highlights from last year’s Blogs and Instagram posts!original ↗
1 Jan 2026

2025

Christmas Decorations Special Edition!original ↗
25 Dec 2025
The Christmas Quiz!original ↗
18 Dec 2025
Delights of the London Canal Museum.original ↗
11 Dec 2025
‘Secret Maps’ at the British Library.original ↗
4 Dec 2025
Epping Forest at the Guildhall Heritage Gallery. And some very sad news regarding the author Gillian Tindall.original ↗
27 Nov 2025
Some colour to cheer us up!original ↗
20 Nov 2025
Rediscovering the Monument in detail – Part 2, including a terrible slander and a disgraced Lord Mayor.original ↗
13 Nov 2025
Rediscovering the Monument in detail – Part 1original ↗
6 Nov 2025
The Darbar Festival at the Barbican and Lucy Raven at The Curve.original ↗
30 Oct 2025
Hooray! The Hogarth Stair and the Great Hall are now open to the public.original ↗
23 Oct 2025
Mudlarking, a canal walk, local wildlife and other miscellany.original ↗
16 Oct 2025
Two sets of photographic treats at the Barbican Library.original ↗
9 Oct 2025
Dirty Looks at the Barbican – Desire and Decay in Fashion.original ↗
2 Oct 2025
Some things that interested and amused me over the last week.original ↗
25 Sept 2025
Looking for Will Shakespeare in the City.original ↗
18 Sept 2025
Giacometti Encounters Mona Hatoum at the Barbican (and me at Daunt Books and the Guildhall Gallery!)original ↗
11 Sept 2025
Wonderful London!original ↗
4 Sept 2025
Sculpture in the City is back!original ↗
28 Aug 2025
A good time to visit St Paul’s Cathedral.original ↗
21 Aug 2025
Alison Aye and Kemi Athene Pennicott at the Barbican Library.original ↗
14 Aug 2025
‘Dick Whittington: The Man, The Myth and The Cat’ at the Guildhall Library. Plus a few river views and a cute chick.original ↗
7 Aug 2025
Daft pigeons, Queen Victoria’s waiting room and other miscellany.original ↗
31 Jul 2025
Grayson Perry and the Golden Lane Art Class.original ↗
24 Jul 2025
The Whitecross Street Party 2025!original ↗
17 Jul 2025
My visit to Cutlers’ Hall – swords, stained glass and much more.original ↗
10 Jul 2025
The delightful Cartier Exhibition at the V & A. Plus last chance to object to the awful redevelopment of Liverpool Street Station.original ↗
3 Jul 2025
Mudlarking! A treasure of an exhibition at the London Museum Docklands.original ↗
26 Jun 2025
The King’s Birthday flypast and a new exhibition at the Guildhall Heritage Gallery.original ↗
19 Jun 2025
Gilbert & George, Dylan Thomas and some holiday pics.original ↗
12 Jun 2025
A visit to Dr Johnson’s House.original ↗
5 Jun 2025
Seafarers and a boy soldier at Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park.original ↗
29 May 2025
Giacometti and Huma Bhabha at the Barbican.original ↗
22 May 2025
‘Home’ in the Barbican Centre and ‘Echoes of Identity’ in the Library.original ↗
15 May 2025
Some things that caught my eye recently – including the D-Day flypast.original ↗
8 May 2025
Mosaic Magic … bringing beauty to new places.original ↗
1 May 2025
‘To take a leaf out a book’ at the Barbican Library (plus, coming up, Huma Bhabha encounters Giacometti).original ↗
24 Apr 2025
Evelyn De Morgan at the Guildhall Art Gallery.original ↗
17 Apr 2025
Special Spring edition – a visit to the Barbican Conservatory (and a few images of local flowers).original ↗
10 Apr 2025
The Lloyd’s Register of Shipping and its maidens.original ↗
3 Apr 2025
Trees, flowers and a Bunhill resident pictured on the £5 note.original ↗
27 Mar 2025
St Benet Paul’s Wharf. Get a sense of what the geniuses Wren and Hooke wanted a church to look like .original ↗
20 Mar 2025
Things that cheered me up!original ↗
13 Mar 2025
Noah Davis at the Barbican (plus Spring is on its way).original ↗
6 Mar 2025
‘Elvis put his hand on my shoulder’ – My visit to Abney Park Cemetery.original ↗
27 Feb 2025
Highlights of my Madeira holiday.original ↗
20 Feb 2025
Citra Sasmita at the Barbican Curve.original ↗
13 Feb 2025
A fab frieze at Cutlers’ Hall.original ↗
6 Feb 2025
A terracotta treat.original ↗
30 Jan 2025
The Port of London Authority building (plus a classic 1970s TV adventure series).original ↗
23 Jan 2025
Experiment in Black and White.original ↗
16 Jan 2025
The extraordinary Illustrated Police News.original ↗
9 Jan 2025
The Imaginary Institution of India – Art 1975-1998 – Barbican Art Gallery – Closes Sunday 5th January.original ↗
2 Jan 2025

2024

Things that made me smile – a lighthearted year end blog.original ↗
26 Dec 2024
The Christmas Quiz!original ↗
19 Dec 2024
It’s Christmas Decoration time!original ↗
12 Dec 2024
‘Money Talks’ at the Ashmolean Museum.original ↗
5 Dec 2024
Goodbye Smithfield Market! Special edition.original ↗
28 Nov 2024
‘Waddle into wonder’ with Penguins plus the Blitz and other observations from my recent walks.original ↗
21 Nov 2024
The brilliant, beautiful Blackfriar pub – an Art Nouveau masterpiece.original ↗
14 Nov 2024
Heading east again – London City Island and Trinity Buoy Wharf.original ↗
7 Nov 2024
A suprising bonus of being treated by the NHS (and other images I hope you will like) …original ↗
31 Oct 2024
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