East Dulwich Tavern, Lordship Lane, South London

Catching the low winter sunshine, the East Dulwich Tavern is a charismatic landmark overlooking a frequently congested roundabout in the heart of this eponymous South London suburb.  

Winter in Emmetts Garden, Kent

On a chilly and becalmed Sunday afternoon in January, Emmetts Garden takes on a reflective mood. With few flowers and even fewer visitors in the National Trust's hillside garden, you can focus on the alluring vistas across the Weald.

Christmas vibes at the Courthouse Hotel, Great Marlborough Street, Central London

 

The five star Courthouse Hotel is housed in a Grade II-Listed former Magistrates Court.

Soho Hostelries at Christmas, Central London

Close to the Christmas shopping frenzy on Regent Street, the timeworn boozers on and around Carnaby Street are spruced up for the festive season.

Christmas in Covent Garden, Central London

Buskers entertain the festive shoppers and tourists visiting Covent Garden's cobbled and pedestranised plaza.

Christmas Tree at Battersea Power Station, Central London

The towering 40 foot Christmas tree in Malaysia Square at the entrance to Battersea Power Station.

Addington Square, Camberwell, South London

Near Burgess Park, well preserved Addington Square dates from the early nineteenth century.  Developed between 1810 and 1850, the square fell into decline and was close to being demolished in the 1970s. Number 33 (shown above) was occupied in the 1960s by South London gangsters the Richardson brothers, Charlie and Eddie, according to Bridge to Nowhere. 

The Bridge, Shoreham, Kent

In the Kent Downs, the historic village of Shoreham is home to a dozen of so listed buildings, including the nineteenth century bridge, which has three low brick arches with stone buttressing and solid balustrade of red brick and flint rubble. On nearby Darenth Way, the Grade II-listed Waterhouse was built during the reign of Queen Anne (1702-1714).  About a century later, the painter Samuel Palmer stayed here, before the present grand Georgian facade was added. It must be one of Shoreham's grandest houses.