Stumbling across a Lost River in the Lea Valley London
A sunny Bank Holiday walk from Blackhorse Lane Walthamstow beside the Banbury Reservoir then onto the Lea Navigation at the North Circular. We then follow the Lea through Enfield until we pick up the...
View ArticleWalking the Churches of the City of London
The City of London once had 108 churches – today only 39 of them remain. In 2021, I embarked on a YouTube series to walk between these remaining churches and pick up traces of the numerous lost...
View ArticlePreview of my next video
My next YouTube video will be a special episode to celebrate London Rivers Week which runs from 29th May – 4th June. The post Preview of my next video appeared first on the lost byway.
View ArticleGiorgio Morandi at the Estorick Collection
We managed to catch the last day of the Giorgio Morandi exhibition at the brilliant Estorick Collection in Canonbury, Islington. Giorgio Morandi: Masterpieces from the Magnani-Rocca Foundation “For...
View ArticleWalking the Beverley Brook for London Rivers Week
The Beverley Brook has been on my list of walks for a number of years now. I’d passed its confluence with the Thames near Putney on at least two occasions. Then I looked across its valley when seeking...
View ArticleExploring the History of Shoreditch and Hoxton:
A couple of weekends ago I was joined by my wife Heidi on a fantastic stroll through the History of Shoreditch and Hoxton. Elizabethan Theatres around Curtain RoadOur journey begins at Curtain Road,...
View ArticleWalking the River Brent
“And so it was that we returned to the valley of the River Brent” Patrick Keiller, London (1994) Brent Cross tube station is a place that holds a deep sense of nostalgia for me. It links me back to...
View ArticleDrifting up the River Roding in a Coracle livestream
View this post on Instagram A post shared by John Rogers (@thelostbyway) Here I am livestreaming from Ryan Powell’s amazing Coracle drifting up the River Roding in the driving rain this afternoon....
View ArticleA walk around Norwich – the city of stories
Join me on a walking tour of the medieval city of Norwich guided by a group of students from UEA. The walk starts on St Andrew’s Hill and continues past Norwich Halls and the University of the Arts...
View ArticleThe Bloomsbury Comedy Connection
Bloomsbury is of course best known for its literary associations. And rightly so. But its comedy heritage is less celebrated. In this video I set out with a very simple goal – to visit the site used...
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