It's our weekly London
roundup starting with a few headlines that caught the eye in London this week,
click the links for the full stories…
SOCIETY: Is This Really How North Londoners View The Rest of the UK? The Independent
TRAVEL & DESIGN:
More Changes To the Tube Map? – Londonist
ARTS: New Fringe Theatre For South London – The Stage
ENVIRONMENT: The Thames Flood Barrier & London's Future – The Guardian
SOHO: Keep An Eye Out For Colourful Pigeons – Design Week
POP CULTURE: New Romantic Soho – Financial Times
POLITICS: London MP Goes Canvassing For Votes In Wrong Constituency – Evening Standard
TRANSPORT: 24 Hour Tube Services Across The Network by 2021 – BBC
FOOD: Underground Dining! – The Guardian
On Twitter This Week
This one has been
doing the rounds, but it still makes us chuckle:
Karma - the guy who pushed past me on the tube
and then suggested I go F myself just arrived for his interview...with
me...
— Matt Buckland (@ElSatanico) February
16, 2015
The Daily Telegraph
this week presented a round-up of the funniest London travel Tweets. This was
our fave…
If we'd
have provided transport for the 3 Wise Men to get to Bethlehem, they'd
have been lucky to arrive before the Crucifixion.
— Worst
Late Western (@worstlatewstrn) December
8, 2014
Read the whole article
at The Daily Telegraph's website
For better or for
worse it's the hot topic in London and we London Walks guides are ALWAYS asked,
"How much is the property around here?"
Property, of course,
is worth whatever price people are daft enough to pay for it, but here are a
couple of wilder examples from this week's property market…
You can read the full
story of the Quarter Million Pound Shed in the Evening Standard at www.standard.co.uk
Or how about this, the
slightly more reasonable one-bed-flat in Victoria…
A pokey one bedroom
flat in central London has hit the market for more than the price of a
14-bedroom Devon mansion.
The pied-a-terre in
Rochester Row, Victoria, has just 336sq/ft of space, which is around the size
of a large master bedroom.
It was originally a
studio flat, but a screen has been installed to create a separate bedroom.
The property, less
than a mile from the House of Commons and Big Ben, has been put on the market
for a staggering £449,000 - more than double the average house price in
England.
Indeed it is £50,000
more than a Devon mansion that is also currently on the market.
The full story is in
The Daily Mail.
If You Do One OTHER Thing In London This Week…
Our weekly slot in which we point you in the direction of
other happenings and events in our great city. A new exhibition, a gig, a
museum, a pop-up-shop – the best of London within a few minutes of a London Walks walking tour.
V&A Wedding Dresses
1775-2014
3 May 2014 - 15 March
2015
Always good to get a recommendation
from a London Walker, and last Thursday on the Kensington Walk, a group of
women on a day trip from Ely advised us all to visit the Wedding Dresses
exhibition at the V&A. Thanks ladies (and thanks also for braving the
elements in Kensington!).
Our London Walkers
told us that they did manage to pick up tickets on the day, but booking is
advised.
Here's what the
V&A website has to say:
This exhibition will
trace the development of the fashionable white wedding dress and its treatment
by key fashion designers such as Charles Frederick Worth, Norman Hartnell,
Charles James, John Galliano, Christian Lacroix, Vivienne Westwood and Vera
Wang offering a panorama of fashion over the last two centuries. On display
will be the most romantic, glamorous and extravagant wedding dresses from the
V&A’s superb collection and will include some important new acquisitions as
well as loans including the purple dress worn by Dita Von Teese for her
marriage to Marilyn Manson and the outfits worn by Gwen Stefani and Gavin
Rossdale on their wedding day. The exhibition will highlight the histories of
the dresses, revealing fascinating details about the lives of the wearers and
offering an intimate insight into their circumstances and fashion choices.
Seen In London This
Week…
Our Associate Editor
Richard III got these excellent shots of the annual Pancake Race in The City last
Tuesday…
A London Walk costs £9 – £7 concession. To join a London Walk, simply meet your guide at the designated tube station at the appointed time. Details of all London Walks can be found at www.walks.com.
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