2016

Fortnum & Mason Piccadilly façade illuminated for Christmas in 2016

Fortnum & Mason at Christmas 2016: Gifts, Windows and the Christmas Shop

A 2016 Christmas visit to Fortnum & Mason in Piccadilly, exploring the Christmas Shop, gift displays and whimsical windows themed around togetherness.

Illuminated Rekorderlig Cider Lodge beside Southbank Centre in 2016

Southbank Christmas Market 2016 and the Rekorderlig Cider Lodge

A 2016 evening at Southbank Christmas Market, exploring riverside food chalets, festive lights and the two-storey Rekorderlig Cider Lodge.

Spirit of Christmas angel lights glowing above Regent Street in November 2016

Regent Street Christmas Lights 2016: The Spirit of Christmas Switch-On

Regent Street’s 2016 Christmas lights switch-on introduced the Spirit of Christmas angels above London’s West End.

Skaters on the illuminated Broadskate ice rink at Broadgate Circle in London

Broadskate 2016: Ice Skating at Broadgate Circle

Return to Broadskate at Broadgate Circle in 2016, with ice skating, music, street food and a vanished City winter scene.

Wide night view across Hyde Park Winter Wonderland in 2016

Hyde Park Winter Wonderland 2016: Rides, Markets and Ice Skating

A night walk through Hyde Park Winter Wonderland’s tenth-anniversary season, with the Munich Looping, Bavarian Village, Giant Wheel, Christmas market and bandstand ice rink.

Oxford Street filled with pedestrians beneath the Christmas lights in 2016

Oxford Street Christmas Lights in 2016: The Switch-On Night

A Roberts London archive film follows the journey from the Thames to Oxford Street on 9 November 2016, stopping for seasonal food in Soho before joining the crowds beneath the…

Full English breakfast with egg, bacon, sausage, beans, tomatoes, hash brown and toast at the Stockpot

A Full English Breakfast at the Stockpot on King’s Road

A rainy November 2016 visit to the Stockpot in Chelsea for an affordable full English breakfast, recorded shortly before the King’s Road restaurant closed.

Historic communal dining room inside Simpson’s Tavern in the City of London

Simpson’s Tavern: Inside London’s Historic City Chophouse

A 2016 Roberts London visit to Simpson’s Tavern, recording the hidden Cornhill entrance, communal chophouse dining room and a traditional City roast lunch.

Tree-lined Cheyne Walk with red-brick Chelsea townhouses

Cheyne Walk, Chelsea: Historic Houses and Rolling Stones History

A Roberts London archive walk along Cheyne Walk in Chelsea, exploring Georgian houses, Thames-side architecture and the street's Rolling Stones, literary and artistic history.

Black-tiled Regency Café exterior with white lettering and gingham curtains on Regency Street, Westminster.

Regency Café London: Full English Breakfast, History and Films

A 2016 Roberts London visit to the Regency Café in Westminster, revisited with current information about the historic caff, its full English breakfast and its film appearances.