Edited 13 June 2018: Please note that this blog does not endorse or promote any publications produced by the person featured in this post who has been asked repeatedly not…
Edited to add that the museum closed in 2019. Tucked away amongst the buildings housing the London Motorcycle Museum is Greenford’s Heritage Centre. Here you will find examples of the…
This looks like part of a tea set dating from the 1930’s, more conventional and classic in design than the eye catching Art Deco crockery that sometimes turns up in…
Self storage facilities like this one are a sign of the times. Many of us now have far more belongings than we have space for. I’ve heard of people using…
Advent has begun, which for some households means a colourful display. Fewer homes than usual are lit up this year, probably because of the rise in the cost of electricity.…
This little garage appears to have been built at a later date than the adjoining house, which has bay windows and an Edwardian look. I can imagine the proud owner…
This is very unusual, a door with a stained glass panel that probably dates from the 1930’s but could be slightly older as I believe this house might have been…
Whoever built this boundary wall was determined to make their home stand out. It features ornate metalwork with bars made from what appears to be rosewood and brick piers topped…
The owners of this front garden are afforded plenty of privacy by the fully grown conifers planted at the edge of their front garden. Trees of this kind have been popular for…
This fox is an occasional visitor to our garden, especially in fine weather when it curls up in roughly the same spot every time, shifting to stay in the sun.…