Roberts London Journal

Leather Lane Market in London filled with weekday food stalls and lunchtime visitors
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14/05/2017

Leather Lane Market: Coffee, Fish and Chips in Historic London

A Roberts London archive walk through Leather Lane Market for Prufrock coffee, traditional fish and chips, historic Holborn and Clerkenwell’s Italian quarter.

The Borough Market sign with the Shard rising behind it in 2017
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15/04/2017

Perfect Scrambled Eggs after a Morning at Borough Market

Original Hard Rock Cafe London exterior on Old Park Lane in February 2017
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26/02/2017

Hard Rock Cafe London: Inside the Memorabilia Vault

The glazed timber exterior of Ye Olde Mitre in Ely Court, Hatton Garden
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19/02/2017

Ye Olde Mitre: Hatton Garden’s Hidden Historic Pub

Hidden behind Hatton Garden, Ye Olde Mitre combines a narrow London passage, a pub tradition dating to 1546, a c.1773 listed building and a proper pint with a homemade sausage…

Red Chinese New Year lanterns above a busy street in London’s Chinatown
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28/01/2017

Chinese New Year in London’s Chinatown: Dumplings, Buns and Bubble Tea

Full English breakfast with sausage, bacon, black pudding, fried eggs, mushrooms, tomato and sourdough toast.
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08/01/2017

Borough Market Full English Breakfast: Shopping and Cooking the Ultimate Fry-Up

A Roberts London market-to-table full English breakfast: shopping Borough Market for British meat, vegetables, sourdough and dairy, then cooking the complete fry-up at home.

Big Ben and the Palace of Westminster beneath a foggy sky
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31/12/2016

Big Ben on New Year’s Eve 2016: Westminster Before Midnight

Vaulted brick interior of Café in the Crypt beneath St Martin-in-the-Fields in London
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12/12/2016

Café in the Crypt: Dining Beneath St Martin-in-the-Fields

An archive visit to Café in the Crypt, the atmospheric vaulted café beneath St Martin-in-the-Fields beside Trafalgar Square.

Oxford Street filled with pedestrians beneath the Christmas lights in 2016
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09/11/2016

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
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07/11/2016

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.