Tag Archives: City of London

Sally Kindberg and Smithfield Market

Posted on January 8, 2025 by SallyK

Recently I took a short cut through Smithfield Market. The gates’ colour scheme reflect the Victorian’s invention of super bright colours, especially green and purple.  The meat market has been here for over 800 years, and is currently under threat … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel writing, Visits | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Sally Kindberg looks at the Thames

Posted on December 7, 2021 by SallyK

Last saturday night’s view of Southwark Bridge and the Shard from the end of narrow Stew Lane at low tide, mudlarks with torches searching the foreshore visible below.  There would have been steps down here where you could hire a … Continue reading →

Posted in Walking | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Wildlife in London

Posted on September 5, 2021 by SallyK

Walking round London is always a delight, especially when you spot some of its wildflife … clockwork pigeons in the Museum of London shop, a flock of Elizabeth Frink sheep in Paternoster Square where real pigeons cheekily land on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Walking | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

A Visit to the City of London

Posted on December 19, 2017 by SallyK

Last week I called in at the Bank of England Museum, to check if my work all about gold was still being displayed – it was.  Still wish they’d paid me in gold though. My visit to the City of … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, Travels | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment