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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
A Thames Journey: (2) From Cricklade, via Lechlade, to Newbridge
This stretch of the river, winding its way through Wiltshire, Gloucestershire and Oxfordshire involves a walk of just under 28 miles. We did it over three days at two different times. The walk from Cricklade to a spot between Highworth … 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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Tagged Grand Union Canal, London, Photography, photos, River Brent
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A Thames Journey: (1) From the Source to Cricklade
Sweete Themmes, runne softly, till I end my song. (Edmund Spenser, 1596) One of the things I’ve missed most in this time of lockdown is being able to walk along the banks of the River Thames. I’ve whiled away many … Continue reading
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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Tagged Grand Union Canal, London, Photography, photos, River Brent
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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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Dorset coastal skies
The sea, fresh air, bracing winds and big skies. These are some of the joys of escaping from London – much as we love it – and walking along the coasts of Britain. It works wherever you are – it … Continue reading
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Tagged Charmouth, Lyme Regis, Photography, photos, Seaton, Skies, Sunsets
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The rain forest of Lyme Regis
Between 29 December and 3 January my wife Kath, friends Jon and Maggie and I stayed in Lyme Regis, on the Dorset coast – almost but not quite Devon. Lyme itself is a lovely town and there are some great … Continue reading
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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