Royal Oak Borough, 44 Tabard Street, SE1
Here is the Royal Oak Borough, sketched on a sunny day in August. This pub serves Harvey’s beer and is listed in the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA)…
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The Albany, Thames Ditton KT7
Walking along the Thames path, I paused to sketch The Albany, a pub on the opposite bank. It was a very hot day. The grass was dried up.…
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Arnold Circus from Leila’s shop, Calvert Avenue, E2
On a very cold day in January I stopped for lunch in Leila’s shop in Calvert Avenue. My table at the window offered a view along a tangent…
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The Royal Oak, Columbia Road, London E2
Columbia Road flower market is famous. It takes place on Sundays from 8am to 2pm “whatever the weather”. This magnificent pub, The Royal Oak, is about half way…
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61 Hackney Road, E2
Along the Hackney Road stands this building with a turret: This on the corner of Waterson Street and Hackney Road, at the western end of Columbia Road. After…
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The Perseverance, formerly The Sun, Lambs Conduit Street WC1
Here is The Perseverance, on the corner of Great Ormond Street and Lamb’s Conduit Street. This pub was formerly The Sun, and had a magnificent painting on the…
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38 Charterhouse Street, London EC1
My idea that day was to sketch some interesting corner pubs in Bloomsbury. By the time I had emerged from my flat and was on the street, the…
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The Seven Stars, Carey Street, WC2
Here is the famous “Seven Stars” on Carey Street, just to the North of the Royal Courts of Justice in London. The pub website is a great read.…
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George and Vulture, Pitfield Street, N1
Pitfield Street is a historic London street going north from Old Street. About half-way along is the George and Vulture pub. The George and Vulture describes itself as…
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The Market Café, Broadway Market, E8
Here is the Market Café, which is at the South end of Broadway Market, near the canal. I’ve sketched the Market Café before, and written about it on…
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Sketching in Switzerland November 2024
Here are postcards from Switzerland, sketched quickly on 4″ x 6″ watercolour postcards. It was foggy in the valley, and clear at 1000m. One day, starting early, my…
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Vauxhall Tea House Theatre, SE11
The Vauxhall Tea House Theatre is one on my favourite places. It is a “tea house by day, theatre by night”. Here is a sketch of the outside:…
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