London Locations Mentioned in Carte Blanche
There are quite a few London locations mentioned in Jeffrey Deaver's continuation novel Carte Blanche. On page 8 Bond goes to an unnamed "exclusive restaurant off Charing Cross Road with a beautiful woman." There are [...]
212 New Kings Road – Ex H.J Mulliner & Co | Bond’s Coachbuilder
212 New Kings Road near Parsons Green. The old premises for H.J Mulliner & Co automobile body maker who Bond refers to in Chapter 7 of Thunderball. Bond commissioned Mulliner's to saw off the cramped [...]
The Original Ivy Where Fleming Meets his Editor
It's here at The Original Ivy where Fleming took his friend (and later editor) William Plomer to lunch in May 12th 1952, confiding in him that he had written a book, but was too ashamed [...]
The Bond River Chase
This article is for the benefit of those that have purchased the Bond River Chase Map. Underneath each description will be a link to What3Words, a useful APP that will help you pin point the [...]
Is London Still an Attractive Investment?
London’s property market once felt like a guaranteed win. Prices moved steadily upwards, demand far outstripped supply, and global investors saw the capital as both a safe haven and a growth engine. But the market [...]
The Royal Horseguards Hotel – The Original MI6 Headquarters
The Connection: Sir Mansfield Cumming was a founding father of MI6 and established the service right here in the Royal Horseguards Hotel on Whitehall Court. Sir Cumming wrote all his correspondences in green ink. This [...]