The arch above is by Sir Henry Moore and stands in Hyde Park. From this view it looks across to Kensington Gardens. You might just make out Kensington Palace in the far distance. The Italian Gardens below are in Kensington Gardens, but the boundary between them and Hyde Park seems invisible, maybe divided by theContinue reading “Two parks in one!”
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The Queen’s House, Greenwich
Designed by Indigo Jones, the great architect of the day, and a royal residence between 1616 and 1635, the Queens House in Greenwich now houses a magnificent art collection. Truth be told, it’s the type of art that I’m not much interested in, but still it was good to see. My main reason to visitContinue reading “The Queen’s House, Greenwich”
Princess of Wales Conservatory, Kew
“With ten computer-controlled climate zones, the Princess of Wales Conservatory is a glassy labyrinth leading you through a series of fascinating ecosystems”. What more could I want to know. Apart from the really steamy part I could live somewhere like this! It was beautiful and fascinating! My scanning output has been mostly black and whiteContinue reading “Princess of Wales Conservatory, Kew”
Greenwich Maritime Museum
A few yards away from the subject of my last post stands the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich. It’s free entry, so I had a little wander. I guess this post could be entitled 5 from…. It seems strange to see a Kodak 127 Brownie, is a museum setting, temperature controlled et al. It wasContinue reading “Greenwich Maritime Museum”
Uber to Greenwich
In London it’s possible to buy a rover ticket for unlimited travel on the tube for the day. It’s also possible to buy a similar ticket for the “Uber Boats” that travel up and down the Thames. I haven’t been on the Thames for decades, so decided to have a day out on the water!Continue reading “Uber to Greenwich”
35mm: North Bank
It’s been a few years since I walked along the north bank of the Thames in central London. Apart from “the embankment”, it used to be quite fragmented and the stretch from Blackfriars bridge to, give or take, Tower Bridge, involved quite a bit of street walking away from the river. Now that stretch hasContinue reading “35mm: North Bank”
Tate Modern
I always enjoy wandering around Tate Modern, rarely do I made any images of the art, rather the building and people in it. The art also spurs me on – I think “I really must do….” although it never happens! This visit coincided with an installation of film projection. A bit of a rarity theseContinue reading “Tate Modern”
Southwark Cathedral
As I’ve written before, I’m slowly trying to visit all of the Anglican Cathedrals in the UK, and expose a roll of XP2 in each! As Southwark Cathedral was a short walk from my hotel in London, I couldn’t not visit! I did indeed get through a roll of XP2 in the Canon EOS 30,Continue reading “Southwark Cathedral”
London South Bank (again)
I guess a lot of visitors first impressions of London’s South Bank start with their arrival at Waterloo Station. It’s a place of both my present and my past. Many trains come and go from this station of course, one of them travels up and down to Dorset, my home county, several times a day.Continue reading “London South Bank (again)”
Canary Wharf
On the last day of my London break, I took the Jubilee Line out to Canary Wharf. I remember back in the late 80’s, taking the then, new, Docklands Light Railway through the site on my way to Greenwich. The railway it’s self was only a year or two old at the time, and IContinue reading “Canary Wharf”
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