Canary Riverside Plaza
Limehouse, Tower Hamlets
London, September 2006
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Dundee Wharf
Dundee Wharf
Limehouse, Tower Hamlets
London, September 2006
“Dundee Wharf is a residential development in Limehouse in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in London. The modern buildings occupy the site of a former shipyard known as Limekiln Dockyard. John Graves established this shipyard in 1633 and then expanded his holdings with Dundee Wharf itself. By 1650 George Margetts developed a ropemaking yard including a ropehouse, storehouse and a ropewalk on the site. A modern wharf with electric cranes was constructed in the 1930s. This was used by the Dundee, Perth & London Shipping Company to operate a twice-weekly service between Perth, Dundee, Leith and London. The wharf was destroyed during the blitz and reconstructed in the 1950s, going out of use in 1969. After demolition for construction of the Limehouse Link the current residential development by architects CZWG was built.” (Dundee Wharf, Wikipedia)
Monday, October 29, 2007
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Surrey Basin bascule bridge
Surrey Basin bascule bridge by Rob Noble
Rotherhithe Street
Rotherhithe, Southwark
London, September 2006
Saturday, October 27, 2007
Friday, October 26, 2007
Royal Albert Bridge
Bench with Royal Albert Bridge, Saltash
Brunel Museum, Brunel Engine House
Railway Avenue
Rotherhithe, Southwark
London, September 2006
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Clifton Suspension Bridge
Bench with Clifton Suspension Bridge
Brunel Museum, Brunel Engine House
Railway Avenue
Rotherhithe, Southwark
London, September 2006
Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Monday, October 22, 2007
Tower Bridge House
Tower Bridge House (K2) by Richard Rogers Partnership, 2004
St. Katharine's Way
Tower Hamlets
London, September 2006
Sunday, October 21, 2007
Saturday, October 20, 2007
Tower Subway
Tower Subway northern entrance kiosk
Petty Wales, Tower Hill
London, September 2006
“While it is no longer used for hydraulic tubes, the tunnel still carries water mains. The hydraulic tubes, once a major source of power in the centre of London, have since been replaced by telecommunication cables. A small round entrance building survives at Tower Hill near the Tower of London's ticket office, a short distance to the west of the main entrance to the Tower. This is not the original entrance, but was built in 1926 by the London Hydraulic Power Company, with a ring of lettering giving the original date of construction and naming the LHPC. The entrance on the south bank of the Thames was demolished in the 1990s, and a new one has been built in its place. It is located just behind the Unicorn Theatre on Tooley Street, but there is no plaque to mark the site.” (Tower Subway, Wikipedia)
Friday, October 19, 2007
Thursday, October 18, 2007
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Monday, October 15, 2007
Sunday, October 14, 2007
Saturday, October 13, 2007
Friday, October 12, 2007
Crossing Upper Thames Street
Crossing Upper Thames Street
Queenhithe
City of London
London, September 2006
Thursday, October 11, 2007
St Mary Somerset
St Mary Somerset
Upper Thames Street
City of London
London, September 2006
“St. Mary Somerset was a church in the City of London first recorded in the twelfth century. Destroyed in the Great Fire of 1666, it was one of the 51 churches rebuilt by the office of Sir Christopher Wren. The tower is located in Upper Thames Street, the body of the church being demolished in 1871.” (St Mary Somerset, Wikipedia)
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
Music in Paternoster Square
Music in Paternoster Square
City of London
London, September 2006
“Paternoster Square is an urban development, owned by the Mitsubishi Estate Co., next to St Paul's Cathedral in the City of London. The area, which takes its name from Paternoster Row, once centre of the London publishing trade, was devastated by aerial bombardment in The Blitz during the Second World War. It is now the location of the London Stock Exchange which relocated there from Threadneedle Street in 2004. It is also the location of investment banks such as Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch and Nomura Securities Co., and of fund manager Fidelity Investments. The square itself, i.e. the plaza, is privately owned public space. In 2004, Christopher Wren's 1669 Temple Bar Gate was re-erected here as an entrance way to the plaza.” (Paternoster Square, Wikipedia)
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
Monday, October 8, 2007
Trellick Tower
Trellick Tower by Ernő Goldfinger, 1972
Golborne Road, Kensal Town
London, September 2006
“Trellick Tower is a Grade II* listed tower block on the Cheltenham Estate in Kensal Green, London. Opened in 1972, it had been commissioned by the Greater London Council and designed in the Brutalist style by architect Ernő Goldfinger. The tower was planned to replace outdated social accommodation, and designed as a follow up to Goldfinger's earlier Balfron Tower in East London. It was the last major project he worked on, and featured various space-saving designs, along with a separate access tower containing a plant room. High-rise apartments and Brutalist architecture were falling out of favour by the time the tower was completed, and it became a magnet for crime, vandalism, drug abuse and prostitution. Its fortunes gradually improved in the 1980s after the establishment of a residents' association. Security measures were put in place and a concierge was employed, which led to lower crime levels. By the 1990s the tower had become a desirable place to live, and although it still contains predominantly social housing, demand for private flats has remained high. A local landmark, it has been Grade II* listed since 1998, and has retained its distinctive concrete facade as a result. A fire broke out in 2017, but the concrete structure meant damage was limited, unlike the nearby Grenfell Tower. Trellick Tower has featured on film and television several times.” (Trellick Tower, Wikipedia)
