London's Historic Shops and Markets

Think of the City, the 1980s and Tory politicians, and there doesn't seem much worth celebrating. But Old Billingsgate is an exception –...

Wandering through Mayfair the other day, I snapped a quick couple of pictures showing the location of the first WHSmith store, back in 1792....

Good late-1920s and 1930s shop fronts are few and far between in London. It's not that there weren't many of them - the big shopfitt...

Marriage plans have taken over my life these last few weeks.... I will start posting again soon!

The Burberry building at 18-22 Haymarket is, like so many grandiose stores of the Victorian era, a testament to one man's commercial suc...