by Joanna | Jul 26, 2009 | cemetery tour London
Following on from my visit to Kensal Green Cemetery in February I went on a tour of the City of London Cemetery in Manor Park yesterday. I had stopped at the lovely café by the gatehouse as part of a Ramblers walk last year but had no idea of the extent of the burial... by Joanna | Jul 26, 2009 | cinema London
I discovered a forgotten gem in London last night. The Rialto Cinema in Coventry Street (near Leicester Square) was described by Nikolaus Pevsner as having “the finest early cinema interior in London, worthy of a full-scale theatre”. Built in 1912-13 it is... by Joanna | Jul 19, 2009 | garden BookCrossing picnic hidden
London is full of secret places and I am enjoying searching them out. Hill House Garden is a little known part of Hampstead Heath. It would be hard to come across this garden by accident as it is really tucked away off North End Way close to the former pub Jack... by Joanna | Jul 16, 2009 | London Bridge, race, running
Tonight I watched a great event – the annual City of London Road Race. However I wasn’t joined on the streets by hundreds of people. In fact I was the only person in my stretch of the course near to Liverpool Street station. The race sponsored by Standard... by Joanna | Jul 15, 2009 | London Bridge, pubs, Wellcome
Despite studying to become a London guide I haven’t been enjoying London as much as I should have over the past few months as have been cooped up at home revising. However last weekend I got right back into the thick of it and have been celebrating living in...
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