And September's Last Word Is…
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Deer In The City Of London…
… sort of. Golders Hill Park is owned by the Corporation of London, so, on a technicality, deer in The City of London.
Giving The People What They Want…
… makes sound business sense. Which is why this pet shop at Archway, where Dick Whittington and his cat turned back to London, is well stocked with all your cat requirements…
Buskers
… taken before the goons descended. "You can't play here!" "Why not?" "Don't verbally abuse me! You can't play here!" Yes, it would be a terrible thing to be allowed to perform music on London's largest arts complex. I wonder if they'll say, on their deathbeds, "I wish I'd spent more time being a security guard"…
Neal's Yard: The Jaffa Cake Heart of Covent Garden
Neal's Yard. The Jaffa Cake heart of Covent Garden. Plain and predictable on the outside, wildly colourful and thrilling on the inside.
Every Head He's Had The Pleasure To Have Known
Buccheris – an old school barber shop in Golders Green. Famous customers (clockwise from top left) Wilfred Bramble (Steptoe), Bruce Forsyth, Kenny Lynch and Johnny Mathis. Johnny Mathis! In Golders Green! Getting his haircut! This is where he got the inspiration for his famous hit. When A Child Is Shorn . B'boom.
Southwark Sunset
They say that if you find yourself on Southwark Bridge… then you are lost. Who, then, is this lone figure heading back toward The City at dusk? Is he the next Nick Leeson heading back to the office to try to cover his dastardly tracks?
St Giles Window
Looking through Henry Flitcroft's St Giles-in-the-Fields church (1734) to Renzo Piano's colourful Central St Giles (2011) beyond.
Radical Rethink
Following a number of complaints, it has been decided that Renzo Piano's Shard should be dismantled. Work began yesterday and should be over by Christmas.
The Bloody Blue Baron
Now that Boris has patented his flying bike, there's surely no stopping him now.
