Sentinel

A second year in the chair, a sword with a blade nobody cleans, and the theatre next to the pub.

Marks

Mark Grand Lodge, a street where every single kerb is marked, and a sign that outlived its shop.

A last day in London: three centuries of church, one pearly king, and marks in the kerb.

Bench marks in the wild from St James’s to Drury Lane, plus a goose with a gorget.

A hundred and fifty years of Alexandra Palace Lodge, marked in a garden off St James’s.

A day in St James’s. Three clubs before lunch, then arrows cut into the stonework.

A haircut, a G&T, and a lesson in how quickly London changes its mood.

Raiding the Pokémon pop-up at the Natural History Museum, then an Island collectors’ fair finishes the job.

The International Bankers’ annual banquet beneath the chandeliers of the Egyptian Hall, with toasts, venison, and a carpet guard from HMS Belfast.