A quick welcome to those that may be coming by here due to my appearance in TIME OUT today…thanks for visiting The Cabbies Capital, I hope you find something of interest here. You can have a look at some of the language of the cab trade in the Cabbies Phrasebook, or get my tips for [...]
Archive for March, 2009
blowing my own trumpet…..
Posted in Uncategorized on March 31, 2009 | 2 Comments »
I don’t do numbers……..
Posted in Cab Rant on March 29, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Please hail my cab, get me to take you somewhere in that there London, I’ll go north, south, east or west, I’m not fussy. Tell me you what Harrods, Le Gavroche, Paddington Station, even, god forbid, Victoria Coach Station. But do make sure you actually tell me where you want to go. Be specific. “Hampstead [...]
building of the week #6, Mary Ward House, 5-7 Tavistock Place, WC1
Posted in Building of the week on March 27, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Built in the late 19th century, there are clues to the exact date in the pictures below, this marvellous building was financed by John Passmore Edwards but the inspiration behind the building and it’s use came from novelist & social reformer, Mary Ward. Only named Mary Ward House after her death in 1921 this building [...]
newman & percy passage
Posted in found down the back of London's sofa on March 25, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Regular readers of this blog will have already picked up on my penchant for a good lamppost. Combine that with a tucked away bit of London and I couldn’t walk past Newman Passage yesterday without having a nose around and taking a few piccies. I will forgive myself for never having been here before, it’s [...]
building of the week #5, Champion Hill Stadium, SE22
Posted in Building of the week on March 22, 2009 | 2 Comments »
When I lived in Camberwell from 1993-1996 (I think those dates are right, my memory of that period is somewhat hazy) I spent a lot of time at Dulwich Hamlet FC. It was a 10 minute walk from my flat and they had a decent team back then, even threatening to make it into the [...]
where the street has no name….
Posted in Loving London on March 17, 2009 | 3 Comments »
At the risk of ruining a few peoples idea that a Cabbies life is full of coppers jumping in the cab shouting “Follow that motor,” or A list slebs snorting cocaine off each others body parts, 90% of a Cabbies life is pretty mundane. Which is why I find myself taking photos of strange bits [...]
building of the week #4, Tate & Lyle Thames Refinery, E16
Posted in Building of the week on March 14, 2009 | 3 Comments »
OK pedants, this factory is a series of buildings I suppose, but I think you can forgive me for grouping them all together to bring you the 4th building of the week. Way out east in, appropriately, Factory Road, Silvertown is the Tate & Lyle Thames Refinery – to give it it’s proper name. As [...]
the mystical east
Posted in Loving London on March 11, 2009 | 1 Comment »
East London. It always seems a bit different to any other part of the capital. I can never put my finger on why it feels so different, and it certainly isn’t a negative thing. It has history of course, which part of London doesn’t? But the history of East London just seems different, almost other [...]
building of the week #3, Libeskind Building, Holloway Road
Posted in Building of the week on March 7, 2009 | 4 Comments »
I’m not intending to write too much about this building, I’m just going to present it to you as is. There it lies about halfway up Holloway Road looking like some giant space baby has dropped it’s futuristic lego on the floor. You can read more about it by following the links below, there are [...]
long roads in london with great views
Posted in Loving London, Unexpected views of London Landmarks on March 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Some time ago, back when I was a fresh faced blogger I started a series of posts; Unexpected Views of London Landmarks, with a post about Ally Pally. In it I talked about other views of London that I came across; Long Roads In London with Great Views, but have never got around to posting [...]
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