Waterloo book market

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Waterloo book market
Waterloo Bridge, South Bank
London, January 2003

Overhead footbridge

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Overhead footbridge
Villiers Street, Charing Cross
London, January 2003

“The footbridge pictured above stretches over Villiers Street between Embankment and Strand. It was built in 1878 to join the extension of the Charing Cross Hotel (now the Amba Hotel Charing Cross) on the eastern side of Villiers Street to the original building on the western side, but there's little information available about the bridge today. From the outside, it's not even clear whether the hotel still owns the extension on the other side of the street. The bridge exterior is decorated in the same manner as the hotel's conservatory-style restaurant which can be seen from Strand, but lacking any other evidence, we did the only sensible thing and went into the hotel for a nose around. We're pleased to confirm that the bridge is indeed still functioning.” (Where Do London's Mysterious Overhead Footbridges Go?, Londonist)

Thistle Charing Cross

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Thistle Charing Cross Hotel
Strand, Charing Cross
London, January 2003

A Conversation with Oscar Wilde

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“A conversation with Oscar Wilde” by Maggi Hambling, 1998
Adelaide Street
London, January 2003

“A Conversation with Oscar Wilde is an outdoor sculpture by Maggi Hambling in central London dedicated to Oscar Wilde. Unveiled in 1998, it takes the form of a bench-like green granite sarcophagus, with a bust of Wilde emerging from the upper end, with a hand clasping a cigarette.” (A Conversation with Oscar Wilde, Wikipedia)

Waterloo Bridge

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Waterloo Bridge with the City in background
Seen from Victoria Embankment
London, January 2003

“Waterloo Bridge is a road and foot traffic bridge crossing the River Thames in London, between Blackfriars Bridge and Hungerford Bridge. Its name commemorates the victory of the British, Dutch and Prussians at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. Thanks to its location at a strategic bend in the river, the views from the bridge (of Westminster, the South Bank and the London Eye to the west, and of the City of London and Canary Wharf to the east) are widely held to be the finest from any spot in London at ground level.” (Waterloo Bridge, Wikipedia)

Millennium Bridge & Tate Modern

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Millennium Bridge
Tate Modern
Bankside
London, January 2003

National Firefighters Memorial

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National Firefighters Memorial by John W. Mills, 1991
Carter Lane Gardens
St. Paul's Churchyard
London, January 2003

“The National Firefighters Memorial is a memorial composed of three bronze statues depicting firefighters in action at the height of the Blitz. It is located on the Jubilee Walkway to the south of St Paul's Cathedral in the City of London, and it is approachable from the south bank of the River Thames via the Millennium Footbridge. The monument, originally the concept of Cyril Demarne, was commissioned by the Firefighters Memorial Charitable Trust set up in 1990. It was sculpted by John W. Mills. Initially, the structure was intended as a tribute to those men and women who fought so gallantly against fire on the streets of London during the Blitz of World War II, when the city was struck by bombs on 57 consecutive nights in a sustained campaign of bombing. It also served as a monument to commemorate the service of firefighters throughout the war. Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother unveiled the memorial on 4 May 1991. It was decided in 1998 to make the memorial a national monument that would commemorate not just the firefighters who died in World War II, but the lives of all firefighters throughout the United Kingdom who were killed in the line of duty. The National Firefighters Memorial was moved from its original site in Old Change Court, the plinth was elevated by a little over 1 m, and the names of all those killed in peacetime were added.” (National Firefighters Memorial, Wikipedia)