Monday, December 31, 2007

Six bicycles

Six bicycles, Foubert's Place, Soho, City of Westminster, London

Six bicycles
Foubert's Place, Soho
City of Westminster
London, September 2006

Sunday, December 30, 2007

Ganton Street

Street sign, Ganton Street, City of Westminster, London

Street sign
Ganton Street
City of Westminster
London, September 2006

Saturday, December 29, 2007

Hanover Square Cabmen's Shelter

Cabmen's Shelter, Hanover Square, Mayfair, London

Cabmen's Shelter
Hanover Square, Mayfair
London, September 2006

Friday, December 28, 2007

When man obeys

When man obeys without being presumed good there is neither liberty nor a native land, Davies Street, Mayfair, London

“When man obeys without being presumed good there is neither liberty nor a native land”
- Louis Antoine de Saint-Just (1767-1794)
By Ian Hamilton Finlay, 1983
Davies Street, Mayfair
London, September 2006

Thursday, December 27, 2007

Choir window

Choir window, church of the Immaculate Conception, seen from Mount Street Gardens, Mount Street, Mayfair, London

Choir window
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Seen from Mount Street Gardens
Mount Street, Mayfair
London, September 2006

Wednesday, December 26, 2007

Grosvenor Chapel

Grosvenor Chapel, South Audley Street, Mayfair, London

Grosvenor Chapel
South Audley Street, Mayfair
London, September 2006

Tuesday, December 25, 2007

The Leopard

The Leopard by Jonathan Kenworthy, Friday Street, City of London

The Leopard by Jonathan Kenworthy, 1984
Friday Street / Cannon Street
City of London
London, September 2006

Monday, December 24, 2007

30 Cannon Street

30 Cannon Street, City of London, London

30 Cannon Street
City of London
London, September 2006

“30 Cannon Street is a modern office building on Cannon Street in the City of London, close to Mansion House underground station. It was designed by Whinney, Son & Austen Hall as an office building for Crédit Lyonnais and built between 1974 and 1977. It became a Grade II listed building in 2015. The location was formerly the site of the city church of St Mildred, Bread Street, designed by Christopher Wren after the medieval church was destroyed in the Great Fire of London; the Wren church was bombed and destroyed in the Second World War. The site was one of the last bomb sites in London to be redeveloped. The building has six storeys with a raised basement. Its height was limited due to its proximity to St Paul's Cathedral to the north-west, and the high water table prevented a sub-basement. Its shape was constrained by its triangular island site, east of Bread Street, west of the junction where Cannon Street crosses Queen Victoria Street. It originally had an entrance on each façade (the western one on Bread Street has been removed) and a large central circular banking hall (also now removed). Although built for Crédit Lyonnais, it was designed so it could occupied by three separate banks, one in each corner of the building, but the interior has been significantly altered.” (30 Cannon Street, Wikipedia)

Sunday, December 23, 2007

Albert Buildings

Albert Buildings, Queen Victoria Street, City of London, London,

Albert Buildings
Queen Victoria Street
City of London
London, September 2006

Saturday, December 22, 2007

Shakespeare Tower

Shakespeare Tower, Barbican Estate, City of London, London

Shakespeare Tower
Barbican Estate
City of London
London, September 2006

Friday, December 21, 2007

140 London Wall

140 London Wall, City of London, London

140 London Wall
City of London
London, September 2006

Thursday, December 20, 2007

Moor House & Citypoint

Moor House, London Wall, Citypoint, Ropemaker Street, Moorgate, City of London

Moor House, London Wall
Citypoint, Ropemaker Street
Moorgate, City of London
London, September 2006

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

Britannia

Britannia by Francis Derwent Wood, Britannic House, Moorgate, London

Britannia by Francis Derwent Wood, 1924
Britannic House
Moorgate
City of London
London, September 2006

Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Double life

Double life of evil architect, Finsbury Pavement, Islington, London

Evening Standard: “Double life of evil architect”
Finsbury Pavement
Islington
London, September 2006

Monday, December 17, 2007

The Moorgate Lighthouse

The Moorgate Lighthouse, Moorgate, City of London, London

The Moorgate Lighthouse
42 Moorgate
City of London
London, September 2006

Sunday, December 16, 2007

Poplar DLR footbridge

DLR footbridge, Aspen Way, Poplar, Tower Hamlets, London

DLR footbridge
Aspen Way, Poplar
Tower Hamlets
London, September 2006

Saturday, December 15, 2007

Blackwall Basin Moorings

Blackwall Basin Moorings, Myers Walk, Canary Wharf, Tower Hamlets, London

Blackwall Basin Moorings
Myers Walk
Canary Wharf
Tower Hamlets
London, September 2006

Friday, December 14, 2007

Billingsgate Market

Billingsgate Market, Trafalgar Way, Canary Wharf, Tower Hamlets, London

Billingsgate Market
Trafalgar Way
Canary Wharf
Tower Hamlets
London, September 2006

“Billingsgate Fish Market is located in Canary Wharf in London. It is the United Kingdom's largest inland fish market. It takes its name from Billingsgate, a ward in the south-east corner of the City of London, where the riverside market was originally established. In its original location in the 19th century, Billingsgate was the largest fish market in the world.” (Billingsgate Fish Market, Wikipedia)

Thursday, December 13, 2007

Boardwalk Place

Boardwalk Place, Canary Wharf, Tower Hamlets, London

Boardwalk Place
Canary Wharf
Tower Hamlets
London, September 2006

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Fishermans Walk

Fishermans Walk, Canary Wharf, Tower Hamlets, London

Fishermans Walk
Canary Wharf
Tower Hamlets
London, September 2006

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

HQTS Lord Amory

HQTS Lord Amory, Manchester Road, Dollar Bay, Isle of Dogs, Tower Hamlets, London

HQTS Lord Amory
Manchester Road
Dollar Bay
Isle of Dogs, Tower Hamlets
London, September 2006

Monday, December 10, 2007

West India Docks

View from the Blackwall basin toward West India Docks, Canary Wharf, Isle of Dogs, Tower Hamlets, London

View from the Blackwall basin toward West India Docks
Canary Wharf
Isle of Dogs, Tower Hamlets
London, September 2006

Sunday, December 9, 2007

Millennium Dome

Millennium Dome by Richard Rogers, Millennium Way, North Greenwich, London

Millennium Dome by Richard Rogers, 1999
Millennium Way
North Greenwich
London, September 2006

Saturday, December 8, 2007

Temple of Storms

Storm Water Pumping Station by John Outram, Isle of Dogs, Tower Hamlets, London

“Temple of Storms”
Storm Water Pumping Station by John Outram, 1988
Isle of Dogs
Tower Hamlets
London, September 2006

Friday, December 7, 2007

New Providence Wharf

New Providence Wharf, Fairmont Avenue, Blackwall, Tower Hamlets, London

New Providence Wharf
Fairmont Avenue, Blackwall
Tower Hamlets
London, September 2006

Thursday, December 6, 2007

Heron Quays

Heron Quays, Canary Wharf, Isle of Dogs, Tower Hamlets, London

Heron Quays
Canary Wharf
Isle of Dogs, Tower Hamlets
London, September 2006

Wednesday, December 5, 2007

Cascades

Cascades by Rex Wilkinson, Westferry Road, Isle of Dogs, London

Cascades by Rex Wilkinson, 1987
Westferry Road
Isle of Dogs
London, September 2006

Tuesday, December 4, 2007

Mackenzie Walk

Mackenzie Walk, Canary Wharf, Isle of Dogs, Tower Hamlets, London

Mackenzie Walk
Canary Wharf
Isle of Dogs, Tower Hamlets
London, September 2006

Monday, December 3, 2007

Middle Dock

Middle Dock, Canary Wharf, Isle of Dogs, Tower Hamlets, London

Middle Dock
Canary Wharf
Isle of Dogs, Tower Hamlets
London, September 2006

Sunday, December 2, 2007

Necklaces

Necklaces, Speakers' Corner, Hyde Park, London

Necklaces
Speakers' Corner
Hyde Park
London, September 2006

Saturday, December 1, 2007

Horse and Rider

Horse and Rider by Elisabeth Frink, Dover Street, Mayfair, London

Horse and Rider by Elisabeth Frink, 1974
Dover Street, Mayfair
London, September 2006

“Horse and Rider (FCR 242) is a 1974 bronze equestrian sculpture by Elisabeth Frink. The work was commissioned for a site in Mayfair; another cast is in Winchester. It was described by Frink as ‘an ageless symbol of man and horse’. One of Frink's earliest sculptures from 1950 was also titled Horse and Rider, and she returned to this subject over decades. A series of Frink prints from the early 1970s held by the Tate Gallery depict a horse and rider. Frink lived in southern France in 1967 to 1970, near the Camargue. She was inspired to create more works portraying horses; an example of a similar horse sculpture from the early 1970s is at the Cass Sculpture Foundation. The work was commissioned in 1974 by Trafalgar House for its development at the southern end of Dover Street, London, near the junction with Piccadilly, opposite The Ritz. It was modelled in plaster at Frink's studio in Southwark then cast in bronze in 1975 at Meridian Bronze Foundry in Peckham. It measures 244 centimetres (96 in) high. Frink also cast a small version 34.3 centimetres (13.5 in), in an edition of nine in 1974.” (Horse and Rider, Wikipedia)

Friday, November 30, 2007

Reds

Reds, More London, Southwark, London

Reds
More London
Southwark
London, September 2006

Thursday, November 29, 2007

Greens and Yellows

Greens and Yellows, More London, Southwark, London

Greens and Yellows
More London
Southwark
London, September 2006

Wednesday, November 28, 2007

Dying for the loo?

Dying for the loo, More London, Southwark, London

Dying for the loo?
More London
The Queen's Walk
South Bank, Southwark
London, September 2006

Tuesday, November 27, 2007

View on the City

View on the City, More London, Southwark, London

View on the City
More London
The Queen's Walk
South Bank, Southwark
London, September 2006

Monday, November 26, 2007

View on the Tower Bridge

Tower Bridge from City Hall, London Inner Ring Road, Tower Hamlets, Southwark, London

Tower Bridge from City Hall
London Inner Ring Road
Tower Hamlets / Southwark
London, September 2006

Sunday, November 25, 2007

Weston Williamson Architects

Weston Williamson Architects Offices, Tanner Street, Southwark, London

Weston Williamson Architects Offices
Tanner Street
Southwark
London, September 2006

Saturday, November 24, 2007

171 Tower Bridge Road

171 Tower Bridge Road, Southwark, London

171 Tower Bridge Road
Southwark
London, September 2006

Friday, November 23, 2007

The Morocco Store

The Morocco Store, Morocco Street, Leathermarket Street, London

The Morocco Store
Morocco Street / Leathermarket Street
Southwark
London, September 2006

Thursday, November 22, 2007

Carmarthen Place

Wooden houses by Emma Doherty, Amanda Menage, Kate Cheyne, Carmarthen Place, Bermondsey, Southwark, London

Wooden houses by Emma Doherty, Amanda Menage, Kate Cheyne
Carmarthen Place
Bermondsey, Southwark
London, September 2006

Wednesday, November 21, 2007

London Stone

London Stone, Cannon Street, City of London

London Stone
Cannon Street
City of London
London, September 2006

“London Stone is a historic landmark housed at 111 Cannon Street in the City of London. It is an irregular block of oolitic limestone measuring 53 × 43 × 30 cm (21 × 17 × 12"), the remnant of a once much larger object that had stood for many centuries on the south side of the street. The name ‘London Stone’ was first recorded around the year 1100. The date and original purpose of the Stone are unknown, although it is possibly of Roman origin. There has been interest and speculation about it since the medieval period, but modern claims that it was formerly an object of veneration, or has some occult significance, are unsubstantiated.” (London Stone, Wikipedia)

Tuesday, November 20, 2007

St Mary Woolnoth

St Mary Woolnoth, King William Street, City of London

St Mary Woolnoth
King William Street
City of London
London, September 2006

“St Mary Woolnoth is an Anglican church in the City of London, located on the corner of Lombard Street and King William Street near Bank junction. The present building is one of the Queen Anne Churches, designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor. The parish church continues to be actively used for services, with Holy Communion every Tuesday. St Mary Woolnoth lies in the ward of Langbourn.” (St Mary Woolnoth, Wikipedia)

Monday, November 19, 2007

Chimera, Fire, and Sea

Chimera with Personifications of Fire and the Sea by Francis William Doyle-Jones, Lombard Street

Chimera with Personifications of Fire and the Sea by Francis William Doyle-Jones, 1914
24–28 Lombard Street
City of London
London, September 2006

Sunday, November 18, 2007

Children of Men

Children of Men ad on a double-decker bus, Bishopsgate, City of London

“Children of Men” ad on a double-decker bus
Bishopsgate
City of London
London, September 2006

“Children of Men is a 2006 science fiction action-thriller film co-written and directed by Alfonso Cuarón. The screenplay, based on P. D. James' 1992 novel The Children of Men, was credited to five writers, with Clive Owen making uncredited contributions. The film takes place in 2027, when two decades of human infertility have left society on the brink of collapse. Asylum seekers seek sanctuary in the United Kingdom, where they are subjected to detention and refoulement by the government. Owen plays civil servant Theo Faron, who must help refugee Kee (Clare-Hope Ashitey) escape the chaos. Children of Men also stars Julianne Moore, Michael Caine, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Pam Ferris, and Charlie Hunnam.” (Children of Men, Wikipedia)

Saturday, November 17, 2007

Bishopsgate Hall

Bishopsgate Hall, Bishopsgate Institute, Bishopsgate, City of London, London

Bishopsgate Hall
Bishopsgate Institute
Bishopsgate
City of London
London, September 2006

“Bishopsgate Institute is a cultural institute in the Bishopsgate Without area of the City of London, located near Liverpool Street station and Spitalfields market. The institute was established in 1895. It offers a cultural events programme, courses for adults, historic library and archive collections and community programme.” (Bishopsgate Institute, Wikipedia)

Friday, November 16, 2007

Bishopsgate Institute

Bishopsgate Institute, Bishopsgate, City of London, London

Bishopsgate Institute
Bishopsgate
City of London
London, September 2006

“The Grade II* listed building was the first of the three major buildings designed by architect Charles Harrison Townsend (1851–1928). The other two are the nearby Whitechapel Gallery and the Horniman Museum in south London. His work combined elements of the Arts and Crafts movement and Modern Style (British Art Nouveau style), along with the typically Victorian.” (Bishopsgate Institute, Wikipedia)

Thursday, November 15, 2007

Sheltered benches

Sheltered benches, Bishopsgate, City of London, London

Sheltered benches
Bishopsgate
City of London
London, September 2006

Wednesday, November 14, 2007

Gloucester Terrace

Perspective, Gloucester Terrace, Paddington, London

Perspective
Gloucester Terrace
Paddington
London, September 2006

Tuesday, November 13, 2007

Paddington Central

Sheldon Square, Paddington Central, Paddington, London

Sheldon Square
Paddington Central
Paddington
London, September 2006

Monday, November 12, 2007

Standing Man and Walking Man

Standing Man and Walking Man by Sean Henry, Paddington Central, Paddington, London

Standing Man and Walking Man by Sean Henry, 1998-2000
Paddington Central
Paddington
London, September 2006