Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Map area

Map area, lower ground floor, City Hall, The Queen's Walk, Southwark, London

Map area, lower ground floor
City Hall
The Queen's Walk
Southwark
London, September 2005

Monday, October 30, 2006

Under construction


4 and 7 More London Riverside under construction
The Queen's Walk
South Bank, Southwark
London, September 2005

Sunday, October 29, 2006

2 More London Riverside

2 More London Riverside, The Queen's Walk, Southwark, London

2 More London Riverside
The Queen's Walk
South Bank, Southwark
London, September 2005

Saturday, October 28, 2006

Potters Fields Park

Potters Fields Park, Tower Bridge Road, Southwark, London

Potters Fields Park
Tower Bridge Road
Southwark
London, September 2005

“Potters Fields Park is a small public park situated in the London Borough of Southwark in London, England. The park is located immediately south-west of Tower Bridge and immediately south-east of City Hall, London. It is frequently used for food festivals and other events. The name originates from the many potters who lived and worked in the area in the 17th and 18th centuries. The land has never been a Potter's field (a burial ground for the poor), although there were graveyards in the area.” (Potters Fields Park, Wikipedia)

Friday, October 27, 2006

Through the bridge

Looking through the Tower Bridge from the balcony of City Hall, London

Looking through the Tower Bridge
From the balcony of City Hall
Tower Hamlets / Southwark
London, September 2005

Thursday, October 26, 2006

Chorus at the Scoop

Chorus at the Scoop, The Queen's Walk, Southwark, London

Chorus at the Scoop
The Queen's Walk
Bankside, Southwark
London, September 2005

“The Scoop is an outdoor amphitheatre situated on the south side of the River Thames near Tower Bridge in London, located next to City Hall, providing seating for approximately 800 people. Designed by Townshend Landscape Architects, it is a venue used during the summer to show films, musical performances and theatre productions by such companies as The Steam Industry and The Pantaloons. In June 2008, films shown at The Scoop included The Dam Busters, Atonement and Withnail and I. The Scoop has been used as a performance venue since 2002.” (The Scoop, Wikipedia)

Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Wooden wheelbarrow planter

Wooden wheelbarrow planter, South Kensington tube station, London

Wooden wheelbarrow planter
South Kensington tube station
South Kensington
London, September 2005

Tuesday, October 24, 2006

London Fashion Week 2005

London Fashion Week 2005, BFC Tent, Natural History Museum, London

London Fashion Week 2005
BFC Tent, Natural History Museum
Cromwell Road, South Kensington
London, September 2005

Monday, October 23, 2006

V&A

Secondary gate, Victoria and Albert Museum, Exhibition Road, South Kensington, London

Secondary gate
Victoria and Albert Museum
Exhibition Road, South Kensington
London, September 2005

Sunday, October 22, 2006

Imperial College Business School

Imperial College Business School, South Kensington Campus, Exhibition Road, London

Imperial College Business School
South Kensington Campus
Exhibition Road
London, September 2005

“The business school can trace its earliest origins to 1955, when the Operational Research/Management Science (ORMS) course started at Imperial in the Production Engineering Section of the Mechanical Engineering Department. There were only 5 students enrolled when the programme commenced in October 1955 at 14 Prince's Gardens, with an arrangement in place for students to be able to attend one-day intensive economics and accounting courses for one or two terms at the London School of Economics. The agreement became a reciprocal one lasting until 1966. In the mid-1960s, there was even the idea of creating a joint School of Administration, Economics and Technology (between Imperial and LSE) but this was ultimately rejected in favour of a new graduate school of business being started in the capital. Imperial and LSE acted as co-sponsors in the establishment of this new school, named the London Graduate School of Business Studies and now known as the London Business School. Accordingly, the London Business School's first academic planning board included the heads of Imperial College and LSE.” (Imperial College Business School, Wikipedia)

Saturday, October 21, 2006

Paper cage

Paper cage, Tate Modern, Bankside, Southwark, London

Paper cage
Tate Modern
Bankside, Southwark
London, September 2005

Friday, October 20, 2006

Burton Court

Burton Court, Royal Hospital, Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea, London

Burton Court
Royal Hospital
Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea
London, September 2005

Thursday, October 19, 2006

Old pipes

Old pipes, Cheyne Place, Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea, London

Old pipes
Cheyne Place
Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea
London, September 2005

Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Iron balcony

Iron balcony, Cheyne Place, Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea, London

Iron balcony
Cheyne Place
Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea
London, September 2005

Tuesday, October 17, 2006

Cwch Bill

Cwch Bill, River Thames, London

Cwch Bill
River Thames
London, September 2005

Monday, October 16, 2006

Ransome’s Dock

Ransome’s Dock, Battersea, London

Ransome’s Dock
Battersea
London, September 2005

“This old dock is one of the surprises to be found in the river bank upriver of London Bridge. Between London Bridge and the western boundary of Inner London – at Hammersmith – there have been various creeks that have been used for purposes connected with the Thames. In addition, there have been a few docks cut into the bank of the Thames. Today all of these man-made features have been swept away and it is only Ransome’s Dock, at Battersea, that remains the same size and shape as in Victorian times.” (Ransome’s Dock, Know Your London)

Sunday, October 15, 2006

Albert Bridge

Albert Bridge, London

Albert Bridge
London, September 2005

“Albert Bridge is a road bridge over the Tideway of the River Thames connecting Chelsea in Central London on the north, left bank to Battersea on the south. Designed and built by Rowland Mason Ordish in 1873 as an Ordish–Lefeuvre system modified cable-stayed bridge, it proved to be structurally unsound, so between 1884 and 1887 Sir Joseph Bazalgette incorporated some of the design elements of a suspension bridge. In 1973 the Greater London Council added two concrete piers, which transformed the central span into a simple beam bridge. As a result, today the bridge is an unusual hybrid of three different design styles. It is an English Heritage Grade II* listed building.” (Albert Bridge, Wikipedia)

Saturday, October 14, 2006

Gary John Gray

Gary John Gray, River Thames, London

Gary John Gray
River Thames
London, September 2005

Friday, October 13, 2006

25 Cheyne Place

25 Cheyne Place, Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea, London

25 Cheyne Place
Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea
London, September 2005

Thursday, October 12, 2006

Sea Cadets

Sea Cadets, Hay's Galleria, Southwark, London

Sea Cadets
Hay's Galleria
Battle Bridge Lane, Southwark
London, September 2005

“Sea Cadets is a national youth charity, working with 15,000 young people between 10 and 18 years old across the UK. It has over 400 units across England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Malta and Bermuda all run by 9,000 volunteers. Cadets follow a similar ethos, training plan, and ranks, to the Royal Navy, and are recognised by the UK Ministry of Defence.” (Sea Cadets, Wikipedia)

Wednesday, October 11, 2006

The world under your feet

The world under your feet, The Queen's Walk, More London, Southwark, London

The world under your feet
More London
The Queen's Walk
South Bank, Southwark
London, September 2005

Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Gloucester Court

Table and chairs, Gloucester Court, City of London

Table and chairs
Gloucester Court
City of London
London, September 2005

Monday, October 9, 2006

The Minster Building

The Minster Building, Mincing Lane, Billingsgate, City of London, London

The Minster Building, seen from Byward Street
Mincing Lane, Billingsgate
City of London
London, September 2005

Sunday, October 8, 2006

Cornhill Fountain

Cornhill Fountain, Royal Exchange, Cornhill, City of London, London

Cornhill Fountain, 1911
Royal Exchange, Cornhill
City of London
London, September 2005

Saturday, October 7, 2006

One Threadneedle Street

One Threadneedle Street, Threadneedle Street, Cornhill, City of London, London

One Threadneedle Street
Threadneedle Street, Cornhill
City of London
London, September 2005

Friday, October 6, 2006

Façade of Guildhall

Façade of Guildhall, Guildhall Yard, City of London, London

Façade of Guildhall
Guildhall Yard, City of London
London, September 2005

Thursday, October 5, 2006

St Lawrence Jewry

St Lawrence Jewry, Guildhall Yard, City of London, London

St Lawrence Jewry
Guildhall Yard, City of London
London, September 2005

Wednesday, October 4, 2006

Postman's Park

 Postman's Park, King Edward Street, City of London, London

Postman's Park
King Edward Street, City of London
London, September 2005

“Postman's Park is a public garden in central London, a short distance north of St Paul's Cathedral. Bordered by Little Britain, Aldersgate Street, St. Martin's Le Grand, King Edward Street, and the site of the former headquarters of the General Post Office (GPO), it is one of the largest open spaces in the City of London. Postman's Park opened in 1880 on the site of the former churchyard and burial ground of St Botolph's Aldersgate church and expanded over the next 20 years to incorporate the adjacent burial grounds of Christ Church Greyfriars and St Leonard, Foster Lane, together with the site of housing demolished during the widening of Little Britain in 1880; the ownership of the last location became the subject of a lengthy dispute between the church authorities, the General Post Office, the Treasury, and the City Parochial Foundation. A shortage of space for burials in London meant that corpses were often laid on the ground and covered over with soil, thus elevating the park above the streets which surround it.” (Postman's Park, Wikipedia)

Tuesday, October 3, 2006

Alice Ayres

Alice Ayres, Memorial to Heroic Self-Sacrifice, Postman's Park, King Edward Street, City of London, London

Alice Ayres
Memorial to Heroic Self-Sacrifice
Postman's Park
King Edward Street, City of London
London, September 2005

“Alice Ayres (12 September 1859 – 26 April 1885) was an English nursemaid honoured for her bravery in rescuing the children in her care from a house fire. Ayres was a household assistant and nursemaid to the family of her brother-in-law and sister, Henry and Mary Ann Chandler. The Chandlers owned an oil and paint shop in Union Street, Southwark, then just south of London, and Ayres lived with the family above the shop. In 1885 fire broke out in the shop, and Ayres rescued three of her nieces from the burning building, before falling from a window and suffering fatal injury.” (Alice Ayres, Wikipedia)

Monday, October 2, 2006

Paternoster Square Column

Paternoster Square Column, Paternoster Square, City of London

Paternoster Square Column
Paternoster Square
City of London
London, September 2005

Sunday, October 1, 2006

Cornish Bakehouse

Cornish Bakehouse, Strand, Temple, London

Cornish Bakehouse
Strand, Temple
London, September 2005