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lovelondonscenes 153 – London at nightfall from the Millenium Bridge
Yesterday I spent a few hours at the Tate Modern working on the follow up novel to “The Decision”. Afterwards, around 4.30, I walked over the Millenium Bridge en route to Mansion House tube station. The views of the City … Continue reading
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lovelondonscenes 152 – From Albert Bridge to Hammersmith along the Thames
Last Sunday was a beautiful, crisp, sunny day, and I took the opportunity for a stroll along the river from Albert Bridge near Battersea Park to my old favourite, Hammersmith. I wanted to time it so I caught the sunset … Continue reading
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Tagged Battersea, Fulham, Hammersmith, London, Photography, photos, Putney, River Thames, Wandsworth
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lovelondonscenes 149 – Battersea Power Station re-emerges
On Sunday I walked along the Thames from Wandsworth Bridge to London Bridge. I was pleased to see that part of the route by Battersea Power Station is now open, so you don’t have to divert along the roads quite … Continue reading
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lovelondonscenes 146 – Down by Vauxhall Bridge
I had a little bit of time to kill between going to the Tate and seeing some friends on the evening, so I wandered down to a favourite location, the Riverside pub by Vauxhall Bridge. It’s a good place to … Continue reading
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lovelondonscenes 145 – Fish eye fun from Southwark Bridge to Vauxhall
Yesterday I went for a stroll along the Thames, partly to clear out the cobwebs after an awesome leaving party (mine!) and to try out a couple of little lenses that you attach to your iPhone camera. A gift from … Continue reading
lovelondonscenes 144 – The London Eye from the Tattershall Castle
Like the proverbial London bus, you wait for ages for a lovelondonscenes – I’m sure you’ve been getting desperate – and then two turn up at once. This one is from Thursday evening. Taken through a window at the Tattershall … Continue reading
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Tagged London, London Eye, Photography, photos, River Thames, Tattershall Castle pub
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lovelondonscenes 142 – A walk along the Thames from Battersea to Hammersmith
As we freeze in the UK in temperatures and snowy conditions we’re just not used to – Canadians or Scandinavians would scoff at our woes – it’s nice to look back to a walk I did a couple of weekends … Continue reading
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Tagged Battersea, Fulham, Hammersmith, London, Photography, photos, Putney, River Thames, Wandsworth
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lovelondonscenes 138 – Canary Wharf from the Cutty Sark pub, Greenwich
This is a bit of a companion piece to my last blog on the Prince exhibition at the Dome. After that, my mates Dave, Jon and Tony and I wandered down to Greenwich to the Cutty Sark pub for a … Continue reading
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Tagged Canary Wharf, London, Photography, photos, River Thames
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lovelondonscenes 137 – The City aglow
From our office on Millbank we have a great view of the river at Lambeth Bridge and the City beyond. As the sun goes down at the moment, it reflects in the glass of a couple of the buildings and … Continue reading
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Tagged City of London, City skyline, Lambeth Bridge, London, Photography, photos, River Thames
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lovelondonscenes 136 – Heavy skies in central London – the Ophelia effect
The British Isles caught the late throes of Hurricane Ophelia today. Ireland got the full force. London, tucked away in England’s south east corner, escaped the worst, but still had a very windy day and some strange skies. They’ve been … Continue reading
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