Roberts London Journal

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.

Masquerade performer in a vivid green and blue feathered costume at Notting Hill Carnival

Notting Hill Carnival: A London History in Colour and Sound

The London story behind Notting Hill Carnival: Claudia Jones, Rhaune Laslett, Russell Henderson, steelpan, sound systems, mas and the streets of Notting Hill.

Philly cheesesteak with chopped beef, onions and melted cheese at Camden Market in April 2016.

Camden Market Street Food: A 2016 Cheesesteak and Pub Crawl

A Roberts London archive visit to Camden Market in 2016, from the former Global Kitchen and a Philly cheesesteak to the Hawley Arms and BrewDog Camden.

Poppies of Spitalfields fish-and-chips menu on a restaurant table in the 2016 Roberts London film.

Poppies Fish and Chips Spitalfields: A London Archive Visit

A Roberts London archive visit to Poppies Fish and Chips in Spitalfields, from a cold January evening outside the market to cod, chips and a proper chip butty.

Cordings of Piccadilly shopfront at Denman House on a wet London evening

Cordings of Piccadilly: Shopping for a British Tweed Cap

A winter search for a properly fitted British tweed cap leads inside Cordings of Piccadilly, a London outfitter whose country instincts have endured since 1839.