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lovelondonscenes 131 – Brick Lane, on reflection

Posted on May 18, 2017 by John S

In April I had a walk through the City and onto Brick Lane and Spitalfields. This one I took of a building which fired the image back at me. My favourite Brick Lane moment was just off Brick Lane. The … Continue reading →

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lovelondonscenes 130 – View from Millbank Tower, 28th floor

Posted on May 13, 2017 by John S

Back here for another work team event – we are next door. The views are stunning, especially over Lambeth Bridge and into the City. The Thames, fairly low tide, looked very muddy today. Maybe it’s the perspective from this height.

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lovelondonscenes 129 – Rattus Brentfordicus

Posted on April 30, 2017 by John S

Down by the canal…

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lovelondonscenes 128 – From Flat Iron Square to Kings Cross

Posted on April 23, 2017 by John S

Yesterday Kath and I walked from Flat Iron Square, which is just down from Borough Market, through old London, to Kings Cross. Inspired in part by Peter Ackroyd’s “London – The Biography” which I’m reading at the moment. No other … Continue reading →

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lovelondonscenes 127 – View from the Photographers’ Gallery towards Oxford Street

Posted on April 17, 2017 by John S

The Photographers’ Gallery is on Ramillies Street, between Oxford and Great Marlborough Streets in Soho. These shots were taken from the fifth floor of the gallery, through a window, with some kind of covering to mitigate the light coming through. … Continue reading →

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lovelondonscenes 126 – Heron by Vauxhall Bridge

Posted on April 14, 2017 by John S

Walking to work yesterday the sun was shining and a lone heron was perched on the Thames shoreline at low tide. I couldn’t resist stopping and taking a few pictures. Shooting into the sun, the grey stones and mud, the … Continue reading →

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In Manchester

Posted on April 2, 2017 by John S

On 24 and 25 March I spent some time in Manchester, one of England’s great cities, but one I don’t know terribly well, other than for its football and music. I’ve been there quite a few times in the past, … Continue reading →

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lovelondonscenes 125 – Round Victoria way

Posted on April 1, 2017 by John S

Part of my London walk the other weekend was through the familiar territory of Westminster/Victoria, as I meandered up from the Tate Britain. Here are a few of the shots I took on the way. The first four were walking … Continue reading →

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lovelondonscenes 123 – Edgware Road, evening falls

Posted on March 7, 2017 by John S

Last Saturday, after going to see the Paul Nash exhibition at Tate Britain, I walked through London – north to Marylebone and then west to Paddington, where I caught a train home. Had my camera and took some nice shots. … Continue reading →

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Prague – the culture

Posted on March 5, 2017 by John S

In my first blog on Prague, I quoted Milan Kundera about the centrality of Czech culture to that of Western Europe. We experienced some of that in our three days in the city, focusing on the art and that historical … Continue reading →

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