Thursday, November 29, 2007
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Monday, November 26, 2007
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Saturday, November 24, 2007
Friday, November 23, 2007
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Carmarthen Place
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, 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
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, 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
London, September 2006
“Children of Men is a 2006 science fiction action-thriller film co-written and directed by Alfonso CuarĂ³n. 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, 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, 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
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
Monday, November 12, 2007
Standing Man and Walking Man
Standing Man and Walking Man by Sean Henry, 1998-2000
Paddington Central
Paddington
London, September 2006
Sunday, November 11, 2007
St John's Wood Church
St John's Wood Church
Lord's Roundabout
St John's Wood
City of Westminster
London, September 2006
“St John's Wood Church is a Church of England parish church in St John's Wood, London. The church is located on Lord's Roundabout, between Lord's Cricket Ground and Regent's Park, and has a Grade II* listing. The parish is in the Archdeaconry of Charing Cross, in the deanery of Westminster St Marylebone.” (St John's Wood Church, Wikipedia)
Saturday, November 10, 2007
Friday, November 9, 2007
Thursday, November 8, 2007
Wednesday, November 7, 2007
Bishops Park
Ornamental lake
Bishops Park, Fulham
London, September 2006
“Bishops Park is a park in Fulham, West London. The park was opened by the London County Council in 1893, on land given by the Ecclesiastical Commissioners. It is listed Grade II on the register of parks and gardens of special historic interest maintained by English Heritage. The park runs north of the River Thames from All Saints church along a broad tree-lined avenue and an embankment path along the river, and ends at Bishop's Park Road. It contains tennis courts and bowling greens, with another small park area fronting Fulham Palace Road. It is adjacent to Fulham Palace and Fulham Football club. A memorial to members of the International Brigade who volunteered to fight in the Spanish Civil War has been located within the park since 1997. The park has a poolside beach and facilities for basketball, tennis, table tennis, lawn bowling and skating, and hosts a farmers' market.” (Bishops Park, Wikipedia)
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
Monday, November 5, 2007
Sunday, November 4, 2007
Harrods Furniture Depository
Harrods Furniture Depository
Somerville Avenue
Barnes
London, September 2006
“The Harrods Furniture Depository buildings flank the south bank of the River Thames near Hammersmith Bridge in Barnes, London SW13. The Harrods Depository was built on the site of an old soap factory in 1894 as a storage centre for the larger items that could not be taken into Knightsbridge to the world-famous Harrods department store. The present salmon-pink terracotta-clad buildings date from 1914. The architect was W. G. Hunt. The buildings, which are Grade II listed, are no longer owned by Harrods but retain many of its original external features. In 2000 the conversion to a residential estate was completed, consisting of 250 townhouses and penthouse suites known as "Harrods Village". William Hunt Mansions, the main riverfront building, is a key marker post on the annual Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race between Putney Bridge and Chiswick Bridge.” (Harrods Furniture Depository, Wikipedia)
Saturday, November 3, 2007
Friday, November 2, 2007
Hammersmith Bridge
Hammersmith Bridge
Hammersmith
London, September 2006
“Hammersmith Bridge is a suspension bridge that crosses the River Thames in west London. It links the southern part of Hammersmith in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham, on the north side of the river, and Barnes in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames, on the south side of the river. The current bridge, which is Grade II* listed and was designed by civil engineer Sir Joseph Bazalgette, is the second permanent bridge on the site, and has been attacked three times by Irish republicans. It was closed indefinitely to all motor traffic in April 2019 after cracks were discovered in the bridge's pedestals. The closure was extended to pedestrians and cyclists in August 2020.” (Hammersmith Bridge, Wikipedia)
Thursday, November 1, 2007
Hammersmith Broadway
Underground and buses
Hammersmith Broadway
Hammersmith
London, September 2006
“The complex includes a large, modern bus station, spread across two levels. The upper bus station is located directly above the shopping centre, whereas the lower bus station is located at ground level adjacent to the centre. It is also served by two London Underground stations named Hammersmith: The District and Piccadilly lines station is located directly below the shopping centre, with entrances at either end of the centre, while the Circle and Hammersmith & City lines station is located a short distance north of the centre at Beadon Road.” (Hammersmith Broadway, Wikipedia)
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