311 Steps

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The staircase seen from below
Monument to the Great Fire of London
Fish Street Hill, City of London
London, January 2003

See also: The Cage

Chelsea Harbour

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Chelsea Harbour
Sands End
London, January 2003

Great Court

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Queen Elizabeth II Great Court
The British Museum
Great Russell Street, Bloomsbury
London, January 2003

Trafalgar at Night

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Fountains
Trafalgar Square
London, January 2003

Michelin House

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Michelin House
81 Fulham Road, Chelsea
London, January 2003

Coach & Horses

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Coach & Horses
Wellington Street
London, January 2003

Four Horses

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“The Four Horses of Helios” by Rudy Weller, 1992
Haymarket / Picadilly Circus
London, January 2003

Mistake

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McDonald's truck at Burger King
Queensway, Bayswater
London, January 2003

The King William IV

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The King William IV
Grosvenor Road, Pimlico
London, January 2003

“The pub dates to the 1850s and was rebuilt in 1880; it has kept its striking green tiled 1880 exterior but sadly there's nothing inside to match. The building houses a Travel Joy Hostels backpackers hostel on the upper floors and the ground floor is effectively their lounge. No real ale served and only one keg beer reported at last visit. Food is Thai, sandwiches or standard pub fare. Friday is open mic night.” (King William IV, Campaign for Real Ale)

Duke of Cumberland

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Duke of Cumberland
Peterborough Road, Fulham
London, January 2003

“The Duke Of Cumberland is a Grade II listed public house at 235 New King's Road, Fulham, London. It was built in 1892, and the architect was Robert J Cruwys. It now trades as ‘The Duke on the Green’, and is part of the Young's pub chain.” (Duke of Cumberland, Fulham, Wikipedia)

Garden Design

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Garden Design - Construction
New Kings Road, Fulham
London, January 2003

The Queen of Time

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The Queen of Time by Gilbert Bayes
Selfridges
Oxford Street
London, January 2003

“In the days before mobile phones it was common practice to arrange a rendezvous beneath some well-known clock and in October 1931 Selfridges unveiled what one writer called ‘London’s newest meeting place’. Other commentators hailed it as ‘one of the sights of London’ and a ‘horological masterpiece’. Nowadays most Oxford Street shoppers barely notice it. Several reputable websites claim the clock was created as early as 1908 but even the first (the eastern) part of the building wasn’t completed until 1909 and at that time Harry Gordon Selfridge envisaged an entirely different central feature, with a large dome crowning the storefront. The western and (ultimately domeless) central sections both had to wait until after the First World War, opening in 1920 and 1926 respectively, by which time the architect Albert D Millar had conceived the idea of a clock and sculpture grouping. The statue of the Queen of Time standing on the prow of the Ship of Commerce and attended by nymphs was the work of Gilbert Bayes, a leading exponent of the New Sculpture movement, which influenced Alfred Gilbert’s statue of Eros in Piccadilly Circus. Bayes at first planned to create his 11-foot-tall queen in terracotta but he eventually chose to use bronze, decorated with gilding, blue faience and Doulton stoneware.” (The Queen of Time, Hidden London)

The Navigators

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The Navigators by David Kemp, 1987
Hay's Galleria
Battle Bridge Lane, Southwark
London, January 2003

“A rivet-covered bronze sculpture with the face of a man and the body of an industrial-age ship, The Navigators is actually an enormous kinetic machine. The 60-foot sculpture by artist David Kemp was installed in 1987 during the renovation of Hay’s Galleria, which saw the conversion of the old wharf into a shopping center. When activated, its oars move through the water at its sides. Kemp is a British artist best known for his large assemblage sculptures. He lives on the Atlantic coast of West Cornwall where he scavenges for interesting bits to make his art from. About his art he says: ‘I make things out of things, big things, little things, old things and new things. I like to recycle things, and find new uses for things that have been thrown away. Some things say something about their surroundings, and other things become something else.’ The Navigators was one of Kemp’s first major public installations. Since then, he has created a number of large works including the ‘Old Transformers,’ a pair of huge outdoor sculptures near Consett, County Durham.” (The Navigators, Atlas Obscura)

Hay's Galleria

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Hay's Galleria
Battle Bridge Lane, Southwark
London, January 2003

SS Robin

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“SS Robin”
West India Quay
Canary Wharf
London, January 2003

“SS Robin is a 350 gross registered ton (GRT) steam coaster, a class of steamship designed for carrying bulk and general cargoes in coastal waters, and the oldest complete example in the world. One of a pair of coasters built in Bow Creek, London in 1890, the ship was built for British owners, but spent most of her long working life on the Spanish coast as Maria. In 1974 she was purchased for restoration as Robin and is listed by National Historic Ships as part of the National Historic Fleet (the nautical equivalent of a Grade 1 Listed Building). She is situated in the Royal Victoria Dock in east London, opening as the SS Robin museum, theatre and educational centre in 2014.” (SS Robin, Wikipedia)

One Canada Square

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One Canada Square by César Pelli, 1991
Canary Wharf
London, January 2003

The Two Towers

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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers
Odeon Leicester Square
Leicester Square, West End
London, January 2003

St Andrew Undershaft

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St Andrew Undershaft
St Mary Axe
London, January 2003

“St Andrew Undershaft is a Church of England church in the City of London, the historic nucleus and modern financial centre of London. It is located on St Mary Axe, within the Aldgate ward, and is a rare example of a City church that survived both the Great Fire of London and the Blitz. The present building was constructed in 1532 but a church has existed on the site since the 12th century. Today, St Andrew Undershaft is administered from the nearby St Helen's Bishopsgate church.” (St Andrew Undershaft, Wikipedia)

Lloyd's building

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Lloyd's building by Richard Rogers and Partners, 1986
Lime Street, City of London
London, January 2003

“The Lloyd's building (sometimes known as the Inside-Out Building) is the home of the insurance institution Lloyd's of London. It is located on the former site of East India House in Lime Street, in London's main financial district, the City of London. The building is a leading example of radical Bowellism architecture in which the services for the building, such as ducts and lifts, are located on the exterior to maximise space in the interior. In 2011, twenty-five years after its completion in 1986 the building received Grade I listing; at this time it was the youngest structure ever to obtain this status. It is said by Historic England to be ‘universally recognised as one of the key buildings of the modern epoch’.” (Lloyd's building, Wikipedia)

Swiss Re Building

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Swiss Re Building, under construction
St Mary Axe
City of London
London, January 2003