You may remember in my previous post I shared a photo of a column erected in 1862 by John Mowlem in 1862, on Swanage seafront. The theatre is also known as the “Mowlem”. If you think you’ve heard the name before, it was a construction company that at one point employed over 2500 people. HisContinue reading “London-on-sea”
Category Archives: London
Single Photo: Kings Life Guard
A member of the Kings Life Guard, at Horse Guards Parade in London. I made this image with my Canon 5D MkII, I can tell from the meta data that I chose to use 400 ISO, f5.6 at 50th second. I can also tell you that the image was made at 2:42pm (but who cares!).Continue reading “Single Photo: Kings Life Guard”
Palm House, Kew
I shot two rolls of Kodak Gold on my visit to Kew Gardens, I could have easily used more! Towards the end of the day as the sun was staring to dip, I used the last exposure and rewound. Then as I started to walk back towards the entrance, out came the sun, the skyContinue reading “Palm House, Kew”
No Category
I’m coming towards the end of my stash of London images, you may be pleased to know! I have a few that I think work in their own right, that have no link they are just random images. As someone who used to make films once upon a time, that is one of the refreshingContinue reading “No Category”
Shad Thames
Shad Thames is the area just around the corner from the Tower Bridge in London. It’s an area which I’ve seen photo’s of before and wanted to visit for a while but never really had the excuse to go. This visit to London provided the opportunity. The area was once run down, I remember stickingContinue reading “Shad Thames”
Tower Bridge
Early on when I started to make super 8 films, edited and with a soundtrack for public consumption, I was offered much advice. Two nuggets that did stick with me were “Why make a film when a written paragraph will do the same job?” and “Don’t quote too many facts and figures, people won’t listenContinue reading “Tower Bridge”
Destination Docklands
I was here almost exactly 35 years ago. The Royal Victoria Docks was a very different place back then. Below is a grab from the film “Empire State” starring Martin Landau, that gives some idea. I was here for one of the “super-concerts” of the 1980’s staged by Jean Michel Jarre. Destination Docklands. I loveContinue reading “Destination Docklands”
London Cable Car
Ever since I heard of the London Cable Car, I’ve fancied a ride on it. It wasn’t here on my visit to the Millennium Dome back in the day, the only time I’ve been since was to a concert at the 02, but there was no time for exploring the area then. It’s 1km longContinue reading “London Cable Car”
Kew Palace
I was completely un-aware of Kew Palace, and it’s relevance until I visited. It was originally built for a wealthy silk merchant but came into royal hands during the rein of George II, who took out a lease on the house, and few others around. It was however the connection of George III for whichContinue reading “Kew Palace”
Olympian Way
There is an official Thames Path, it runs from the source of the river, right down to it’s mouth. A small portion of it seems to have another designation as the Olympian Way. I walked from Greenwich out to the Millennium Dome, along the south bank of the river. Give or take about 2 miles.Continue reading “Olympian Way”
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