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lovelondonscenes 171 – From Putney Bridge to Kew Bridge
It was a pleasant day yesterday – the last for a while if the forecasts are right – so I took the opportunity to have a stroll along the river. I took a train from Brentford to Putney and walked … Continue reading
lovelondonscenes 170 – Back to the heart of London
Last Monday I took a train for the first time in three months to central London, and some of my favourite locations down by the river. I stayed away from the tube and caught a near-empty train at Brentford to … Continue reading
lovelondonscenes 169 – Return to the Canal
I walked along the Grand Union Canal for the first time since lockdown today. It’s not that far away, but I have diligently been doing circuits of the local park, listening to podcasts, over the past nine weeks. I was … Continue reading
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lovelondonscenes 168 – Sunshine on the Canal – or is it the River?
A familiar scene, the Grand Union Canal – and the River Brent. The two become one on this lower stretch, which leads at Brentford into the Thames. After two days of incessant rain and most of the news being about … Continue reading
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lovelondonscenes 167 – from Canary Wharf to Islington
I went on a walk Friday before last with the main intention of doing the bit of the Regent’s Canal that I hadn’t done before, which was the stretch between Haggerston, and Limehouse basin, by the Thames. The most eastern … Continue reading
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Tagged Canary Wharf, Limehouse Basin, London, Photography, photos, Regent's Canal
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lovelondonscenes 166 – Autumn Colours, West London
Three Sundays ago the weather was good and I needed a walk. I kept it local, but managed ten miles on the way. Through Gunnersbury Park (much of which is fenced off at the moment) down to Kew Bridge; upstream … Continue reading
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Tagged Brentford, Grand Union Canal, Kew Bridge, London, Photography, photos, River Thames
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lovelondonscenes 165 – White Cube Gallery, Bermondsey
A week ago I went down to the White Cube Gallery in Bermondsey to see a few exhibitions that were about to finish. The principal one was “Remains to be Seen” by Mona Hatoum, a Lebanese/Palestinian artist. The theme of … Continue reading
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Tagged Art, London, Mona Hatoum, Photography, photos, White Cube Gallery
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lovelondonscenes 164 – Kings Cross and Camden by the Regent’s Canal
Today was autumn’s collision with winter, as the clocks went back. But it was also a lovely sunny day and not too cold. A respite after rain, rain, rain. I took the Piccadilly Line up to King’s Cross and walked … Continue reading
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Tagged Camden, Kings Cross, London, Photography, photos, Regent's Canal
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lovelondonscenes 163 – Another Hammersmith sunset
Yesterday I had a couple of beers with my friend Jon E at the Rutland Arms, on the river by Hammersmith Bridge. The sun was beginning to set as we arrived at 6.30 and had slipped behind the trees by … Continue reading
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Tagged Hammersmith, London, Photography, photos, River Thames, sunset
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lovelondonscenes 162 – the City in black and white
A week or so ago I had an afternoon stroll through the City. I got off the tube at Holborn and headed east, down High Holborn, over Holborn Viaduct, along Newgate Street and Cheapside eventually to Leadenhall Street, where most … Continue reading