maflingDec 15, 20202 minHIDDEN LONDON [21]: Lost Tube StationsWe often take the Tube for granted in London, or at least we do in normal times, rushing on and shuffling off, but in these quieter...
maflingDec 7, 20203 minGregg’s Blog (7): London has Reopened. Hurrah!If there was ever a time to get out and discover the city it is now. In fact it is tempting to go to shops just for the novelty of seeing...
maflingNov 25, 20202 minHIDDEN LONDON [18]: Hidden Gems Bollinger Jewellery Gallery at the V&A Room 47 British Museum, Hall Grundy Collection at Kenwood House. This week, I thought I would...
maflingNov 18, 20202 minHIDDEN LONDON [17]: Fortnum & Masons Food HallIn these times of Lockdown 2, it can become quite easy to slip into sadness and lose yourself in the cycle of eat work, sleep and repeat....
maflingNov 9, 20202 minHIDDEN LONDON [16]: Rotten Row, London's first Kings Road During our new lockdown, here is a place you can visit safely, not only does it have history, it is open air and you will be following in...
maflingNov 3, 20202 minHIDDEN LONDON [15]: "The Skinners" and "Merchant Taylors" Livery Guilds of LondonMany people do not realise that in the square mile of the city which seems to be all tall glass building of commerce and money at the...
maflingNov 2, 20202 minGregg’s Blog (4): A City of Ghosts It’s almost All Hallow’s Eve, the night when the thin veil between the living and spirit world becomes more gossamer, and London you’ll...
maflingNov 2, 20202 minHIDDEN LONDON [14]: The Fake Houses of Leinster Gardens.There are many anomalies in London, people who claim to be Cockneys are supposed to be born within the sound of Bow Bells, though I’m...
Gregg MaflinOct 19, 20202 minGregg's Blog (3): Palaces of the MindLondon is a great place for dreamers, and why not? People have always come here and hoped to find a city they see in their imagination....
Gregg MaflinOct 14, 20202 minHidden London [13]: Discover one of the great developments by mankind in the C20th - The PenicillinThe Alexander Fleming Laboratory Museum. Today pricking your finger on a rose thorn or a getting a splinter might be irritating but in...
Gregg MaflinOct 13, 20203 minGregg's Blog (2): Silent Spaces & Inspiring Places!I get it! You're in London and you thought it would be all Go Go Go! But for the moment and, let's hope it's brief, we are working in...
Gregg MaflinOct 5, 20202 minHIDDEN LONDON [12] “Cockney Cashpoints of Olde London Town!“To the uninitiated “Cockney Rhyming Slang ” could be seen as a problem and without knowing those who use it are often being profoundly...
Gregg MaflinSep 21, 20202 minHIDDEN LONDON [11] “The London Stone". Discover the history and legends behind this hidden monument.Located at 11 Cannon St., almost opposite Cannon Street station, sits a small lump of old limestone set into the wall on a Portland stone...
Gregg MaflinSep 3, 20201 minHIDDEN LONDON [10] Are you a fan of the Harry Potter films? You cannot miss “The House of Mina Lima"Mina-Lima - Creators of the Harry Potter films' graphic art and props. When watching a movie , rarely does anyone have the time to take...
Gregg MaflinAug 21, 20202 minHidden London [9] "Shaken Not Stirred" Where to get the James Bond's famous Vesper Martini.The writer Ian Fleming, creator of the iconic James Bond novels, was a man of refined style and taste, and many of his ideas about Bond’s...
Gregg MaflinAug 11, 20202 minHIDDEN LONDON [8] “The Oldest Tree in London”- The Totteridge and Whetstone Yew. 2000 years oldIn these strange times, I thought I would write and tell you a little of the nature of " Hidden London" there are great monuments all...
Gregg MaflinAug 5, 20202 minHIDDEN LONDON [7] “A Cut Above “ TRUEFITT & HILL, the oldest barber shop in the world.The area of St James’s in central London slightly off the West End, has age old history, the historic palace with its Tudor gatehouse,...
Gregg MaflinJul 22, 20202 minHIDDEN LONDON [6] The Art Deco Ballroom Foyer of the Sheraton Grand. -London Park Lane Hotel-This hidden Art Deco wonder from the Jazz age was built in 1920’s. If you ever wanted to step into a B&W Hollywood movie from the period...
Gregg MaflinJul 15, 20202 minHIDDEN LONDON [5] “The Old Curiosity Shop”. Discover the oldest surviving shop in London.A wonderfully ancient, small shop still survives just off Holborn Kingsway surround by high rise blocks of the LSE , bearing the date...
Gregg MaflinJul 8, 20202 minHIDDEN LONDON [4] Georgian Deptford & Albury Street.There are many elegant Georgian buildings north of the river, but in South London close to the Thames few survived the horrors of the...