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Kew in Colour

Towards the end of my week in London, I took the tube out to Kew Gardens. It has it’s own tube stop! I like gardens and gardening and have wanted to go for ages – but never seem to have made it until now! It was a nice sunny day, and I was ready forContinue reading “Kew in Colour”

Imperial War Museum

Many many years ago I filmed an interview for a programme with the Imperial War Museum as the back drop. Despite this I’ve never been in. Fast forward a good 20 years, and I was staying a two minute walk from it. I had decided to go to London on the National Express coach. AContinue reading “Imperial War Museum”

London Eye

I had a day in London at the start of September. At one point in my life I went a lot, but the last decade or two not so much. I’m older, and I can feel it! What I used to consider a buzz and exciting, I largely find tiring and a great effort theseContinue reading “London Eye”

Liverpool Street Station

I had a day in London at the start of September. I took my good old EOS30 with the 40mm STM lens with me. It’s become a bit of a “go to” these days. I have however been having a bit of a problem with it recently. This shot was the view from my seatContinue reading “Liverpool Street Station”

35mm: Takumar Trek Pt11

In the last part I’d just walked under the A31, a short walk on, and the Lady Wimborne Bridge (pictured above) appears . I can imagine a steam train running under it . The fact is, it never did – it ran over the top! The bridge was built to allow the path to theContinue reading “35mm: Takumar Trek Pt11”

Around Spitalfields

Spitalfields in London takes its name from a hospital and priory, St. Mary’s Spittel which was founded in 1197. The area was once pretty rural and of course there were fields next door! The market for which the area is famous, has now moved out to Leyton, and after a regeneration programme, the large buildingContinue reading “Around Spitalfields”

Leake Street Arches

I’ve just come back from a week in London! More about that in other posts, but today I wanted to share a discovery I made. Underneath Waterloo Station runs what could be called an underpass or tunnel, I think actually it’s a road and it’s known as “Leake Street Arches”. It has it’s own websiteContinue reading “Leake Street Arches”

35mm: Bank

The City of London is mostly clustered around the “Bank” tube station, and the bank of England. Standing looking at “The Bank” is much as it’s been for decades, what rises behind it has changed greatly. The “Lloyds of London” (Insurance Company) building was begun in 1978, and finally opened in 1986. Interestingly it wasContinue reading “35mm: Bank”

35mm: Takumar Trek Pt10

In the last part I’d reached the Canford Bottom Roundabout. It’s a bit of a land mark in these parts, and not always for the best reasons. Too many choices in too small a space! In the Google Earth screen grab, I’ve traced in white just under the route, the train once took. It amazesContinue reading “35mm: Takumar Trek Pt10”

A Question of Size

Having moved on from the St Pauls area, I carried on to the “City”. Most people think of London as being a huge metropolis, something just about contained by the circular M25. Most don’t know that the actual “City of London” (as opposed to Westminster or Chelsea or Hackney etc) is by far the smallestContinue reading “A Question of Size”