Wednesday, March 31, 2004
Tuesday, March 30, 2004
Monday, March 29, 2004
Sunday, March 28, 2004
Saturday, March 27, 2004
Dieu et mon droit
“Dieu et mon droit” (God and my right)
Portobello Road Market
Portobello Road, Notting Hill
London, January 2003
“Dieu et mon droit (Old French), meaning ‘God and my right’, is the motto of the Monarch of the United Kingdom outside Scotland. It appears on a scroll beneath the shield of the version of the coat of arms of the United Kingdom. The motto is said to have first been used by Richard I (1157–1199) as a battle cry and presumed to be a reference to his French ancestry (indeed he spoke French and Occitan but knew only basic English) and the concept of the divine right of the Monarch to govern. It was adopted as the royal motto of England by King Henry V (1386–1422) with the phrase ‘and my right’ referring to his claim by descent to the French crown.” (Dieu et mon droit, Wikipedia)
Friday, March 26, 2004
Thursday, March 25, 2004
Wednesday, March 24, 2004
John Everett Millais
John Everett Millais by Thomas Brock, 1904
Rear of Tate Britain
John Islip Street
London, January 2003
Tuesday, March 23, 2004
Monday, March 22, 2004
Sunday, March 21, 2004
Saturday, March 20, 2004
Friday, March 19, 2004
Thursday, March 18, 2004
Thomas More
Statue of Sir Thomas More by L. Cubitt Bevis, 1969
Chelsea Old Church
Old Church Street, Chelsea
London, January 2003
Wednesday, March 17, 2004
Lots Road Power Station
Chelsea Harbour and the chimneys of Lots Road Power Station
Seen from the Battersea bridge
London, January 2003
Tuesday, March 16, 2004
Monday, March 15, 2004
St Mary's Church
St Mary's Church
Battersea Church Road, Battersea
London, January 2003
“St Mary's Church, Battersea, is the oldest of the churches in Battersea in the London Borough of Wandsworth, in the inner south-west of the UK's capital city. Its parish shared by three Anglican churches is in the diocese of Southwark. Christians have worshipped at the site continuously since around 800 AD. It is a Grade I listed building for its combined heritage and architectural merit.” (St Mary's Church, Wikipedia)
Sunday, March 14, 2004
Montevetro
Montevetro by Richard Rogers, 1999
St Mary's Church
Battersea Church Road, Battersea
London, January 2003
Saturday, March 13, 2004
Friday, March 12, 2004
Thursday, March 11, 2004
Wednesday, March 10, 2004
Tuesday, March 9, 2004
All Saints Church
All Saints Church
Pryors Bank
Bishops Park, Fulham
London, January 2003
“The church was featured in the film The Omen, in a scene which begins in Bishop's Park, and ends with a bizarre accident where a priest (played by Patrick Troughton) is impaled by a lightning conductor on the top of the tower that is dislodged when it is hit by lightning.” (All Saints Church, Wikipedia)
Monday, March 8, 2004
Putney Wharf Tower
Putney Wharf Tower
Putney Wharf
Brewhouse Lane, Putney
London, January 2003
“Putney Wharf Tower is a tall apartment building at Putney Wharf, Putney, London SW15 2JX, on the river Thames, close to Putney Bridge. It was originally a 1960s office block for International Computers Limited (ICL), until it was reclad in 2003 and redeveloped for residential use by Patel Taylor. It was built with a restaurant/bar, The Rocket on the ground floor, which was later taken over by the Wetherspoons pub chain. A curved riverside extension, terracotta cladding and an extra four floors were added to the 1960s block to create a block of 67 two and three bed apartments.” (Putney Wharf Tower, Wikipedia)
Sunday, March 7, 2004
Fulham Pottery
Fulham Pottery
Burlington Road, Fulham
London, January 2003
“The Fulham Pottery was founded in Fulham, London, by John Dwight in 1672, at the junction of New King's Road and Burlington Road, Fulham, not far from Putney Bridge. Dwight is the earliest clearly documented maker of stoneware in England, although immigrant Dutch or German potters were probably active several decades before. By 1690 there was a rival stoneware operation in Fulham, run by the Dutch Elers brothers, who after a few years went off to become important early figures in transforming the Staffordshire pottery industry. In its first years it was a pioneering force in English pottery in several respects, in particular salt-glazed wares and figures. After Dwight's death in 1703 the pottery made less ambitious stonewares until a revival in the later 19th century. It operated on the same site until 1956, and then until at least the 1980s as a base for studio pottery to be fired. Today, all that remains of the original pottery is one large bottle kiln, "probably 19th-century", which is now a Grade II listed building.” (Fulham Pottery, Wikipedia)
Saturday, March 6, 2004
Friday, March 5, 2004
Thursday, March 4, 2004
An der Hauptwache
Katharinenkirche (St. Catherine's Church) and Commerzbank Tower
An der Hauptwache
Frankfurt, October 2002
Wednesday, March 3, 2004
Tuesday, March 2, 2004
Katharinenkirche
Katharinenkirche (St. Catherine's Church)
An der Hauptwache
Frankfurt, October 2002
“St. Catherine's Church (Katharinenkirche) is the largest Protestant church in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. It is a parish church in the old city centre near one of the most famous city squares, the Hauptwache. The church is dedicated to the martyred early Christian saint Catherine of Alexandria. The building was completed in 1681 in a Baroque style. After being heavily damaged in 1944 during allied air raids in World War II, the church was rebuilt in the 1950s in a simpler style. More detailed restorations of the exterior and interior, including original baroque paintings that survived the war, were completed between 1978 and 2005. The steeple and roof were fully restored in 2011. St. Catherine's has a long tradition as a centre of church music, starting from the days when Georg Philipp Telemann was director of the city's music. It hosts a regular concert series around the Rieger organ, installed in 1990. (St. Catherine's Church, Wikipedia)
Monday, March 1, 2004
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