Mounted police
London, September 2001
Friday, January 31, 2003
Thursday, January 30, 2003
Wednesday, January 29, 2003
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Statue of Dwight D. Eisenhower by Robert Dean, 1969
Embassy of the United States of America
Grosvenor Square
Mayfair, Westminster
London, September 2001
Tuesday, January 28, 2003
Two Bears Fountain
Two Bears Fountain by Kenneth Keeble-Smith, 1939
Kensington Gardens
London, September 2001
Monday, January 27, 2003
Statue of Queen Victoria
Statue of Queen Victoria by Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll, 1893
Kensington Palace
London, September 2001
“A statue of Queen Victoria stands near Kensington Palace. It was sculpted by Victoria's fourth daughter Princess Louise, Duchess of Argyll and erected in 1893 . The statue was made from white marble on a Portland stone base. It depicts Victoria aged 18, seated in her coronation robes, resembling the painting of Victoria at her coronation by Sir George Hayter. The statue received a Grade II listing in 1969. Victoria was born in Kensington Palace in May 1819, and spent most of her early life there until she ascended to the throne in 1837. The statue was made to celebrate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria in 1887 but took some years to complete. It was commissioned by the Kensington Golden Jubilee Memorial Executive Committee, who sought design proposals. Princess Louise was reluctant to take up a commission to sculpt her mother, but was persuaded to make a model by her friend, the artist Lawrence Alma-Tadema. She submitted her entry anonymously, and it was selected by the judging panel. Princess Louise was herself resident at Kensington Palace, and she sculpted the statue at her studio there (although some press reports suggested it was made by her tutor Sir Joseph Edgar Boehm). The completed sculpture was unveiled by Queen Victoria on 28 June 1893.” (Statue of Queen Victoria, Wikipedia)
Sunday, January 26, 2003
Elfin Oak
Elfin Oak
Broad Walk
Kensington Gardens
London, September 2001
“The Elfin Oak is the stump of a 900-year-old oak tree located in Kensington Gardens, London, carved and painted to look as though elves, gnomes, fairies and small animals are living in its bark. The hollow log, donated by Lady Fortescue, originally came from Richmond Park, and was moved to Kensington Gardens in 1928 as part of George Lansbury's scheme of public improvements in London. Over the next two years the illustrator Ivor Innes carved the figures of the "Little People" into it. These included Wookey the witch, with her three jars of health, wealth and happiness, Huckleberry the gnome, carrying a bag of berries up the Gnomes' Stairway to the banquet within Bark Hall, and Grumples and Groodles the Elves, being awakened by Brownie, Dinkie, Rumplelocks and Hereandthere stealing eggs from the crows' nest.” (Elfin Oak, Wikipedia)
Saturday, January 25, 2003
Friday, January 24, 2003
Thursday, January 23, 2003
Wednesday, January 22, 2003
Bookmarks Socialist Bookshop
Bookmarks Socialist Bookshop
Bloomsbury Street, Bloomsbury
London, September 2001
Tuesday, January 21, 2003
Monday, January 20, 2003
St Giles-without-Cripplegate
St Giles-without-Cripplegate
Barbican Centre
Fore Street
London, September 2001
Sunday, January 19, 2003
Saturday, January 18, 2003
The Law Society
Law Society of England and Wales
Chancery Lane
Farringdon Without, City of London
London, September 2001
Friday, January 17, 2003
George VI postbox
George VI postbox
Crown Office Row
King's Bench Walk
Temple, City of London
London, September 2001
Thursday, January 16, 2003
Wednesday, January 15, 2003
Millennium Wheel
Millennium Wheel or London Eye
with the Hungerford Bridge in background
South Bank at County Hall
London, September 2001
“The London Eye was formally opened by the Prime Minister Tony Blair on 31 December 1999, but did not open to the paying public until 9 March 2000 because of a capsule clutch problem. The London Eye was originally intended as a temporary attraction, with a five-year lease. In December 2001, operators submitted an application to Lambeth Council to give the London Eye permanent status, and the application was granted in July 2002. On 5 June 2008 it was announced that 30 million people had ridden the London Eye since it opened.” (London Eye, Wikipedia)
Tuesday, January 14, 2003
Monday, January 13, 2003
Wobbly bridge
Fixing the ‘wobbly’ Millennium Bridge
Seen from St Paul's Cathedral
London, September 2001
“The Millennium Bridge, officially known as the London Millennium Footbridge, is a steel suspension bridge for pedestrians crossing the River Thames in London, linking Bankside with the City of London. It is owned and maintained by Bridge House Estates, a charitable trust overseen by the City of London Corporation. Construction began in 1998, and it initially opened in June 2000. Londoners nicknamed it the ‘Wobbly Bridge’ after pedestrians experienced an alarming swaying motion on its opening day. The bridge was closed later that day and, after two days of limited access, it was closed again for almost two years so that modifications and repairs could be made to keep the bridge stable and stop the swaying motion. It reopened in February 2002.” (Millennium Bridge, Wikipedia)
Sunday, January 12, 2003
Saturday, January 11, 2003
Friday, January 10, 2003
Fred
Fred, the chestnut seller
Petticoat Lane Market
Bell Lane / Wentworth Street
Spitalfields
London, September 2001
“Almost as much of a familiar landmark in Spitalfields as the church or the market, Fred has been standing in his flat cap and selling chestnuts from can of hot coals on a barrow every Sunday at the corner of Bell Lane and Wentworth St for over half a century.” (Petticoat Lane Market 1, Spitalfields Life)
Thursday, January 9, 2003
Wednesday, January 8, 2003
Tuesday, January 7, 2003
Monday, January 6, 2003
Salvation Army
Notting Hill Salvation Army Church
Portobello Road, Notting Hill
London, September 2001
Sunday, January 5, 2003
Works in Progress
City Hall by Foster and Partners
Works in progress
The Queen's Walk, Southwark
London, September 2001
Saturday, January 4, 2003
Mother and Child
Mother and Child: Hood by Henry Moore, 1983
St Paul's Cathedral
City of London
London, September 2001
Friday, January 3, 2003
Thursday, January 2, 2003
Wednesday, January 1, 2003
Manufacture
Allegory of Manufacture
Victoria Memorial by Thomas Brock, 1911
The Mall, City of Westminster
London, September 2001
“At the four corners of the monument are massive bronze figures with lions, representing Peace (a female figure holding an olive branch), Progress (a nude youth holding a flaming torch), Agriculture (a woman in peasant dress with a sickle and a sheaf of corn) and Manufacture (a blacksmith in modern costume with a hammer and a scroll).” (Victoria Memorial, Wikipedia)