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)