Tag Archives: St Paul’s cathedral

A Thames Journey: (10) From Westminster Bridge to London Bridge

Posted on January 28, 2023 by John S

For this, the tenth stage of our Thames journey, we travel quite a short distance – 2.3 miles along the north side – but one that takes us through the heart of London, old and new. We ended last time … Continue reading →

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lovelondonscenes 170 – Back to the heart of London

Posted on June 22, 2020 by John S

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 →

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lovelondonscenes 157 – Under the Bridge, the City

Posted on February 8, 2019 by John S

Just walking up to the Tate Modern, to do a bit of writing, I stopped under the Blackfriars railway bridge and took a few shots. I liked the way the underside of the bridge framed St Paul’s and the City … Continue reading →

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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 121 – Tate Modern

Posted on February 13, 2017 by John S

Went to the Tate Modern yesterday to see The “Radical Eye” (Elton John’s early C20 collection of modernist photos) and Rauschenberg exhibitions. Liked the photos – Man Ray the highlight. Rauschenberg a mixed bag – liked the collages; the rest … Continue reading →

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lovelondonscenes – 84

Posted on January 9, 2015 by John S

I went to the Sigmar Polke exhibition to the Tate Modern yesterday. Took this shot out of one of the windows on a gloomy, rainy morning. The Millenium Bridge and St Paul’s centre ground. Treated a bit on iPhotos for … Continue reading →

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lovelondonscenes – 67

Posted on September 10, 2014 by John S

The City from the Tate Modern. Two Saturdays ago, when we saw the Malevich exhibition. First up the Cheese Grater and Walkie Talkie. The Gherkin is obscured from this angle by the Cheese Grater. Love how all these tall buildings … Continue reading →

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iphonelondonscenes -13

Posted on October 12, 2013 by John S

A rainy day in the City. St Paul’s from Watling Street. (The start of the old Roman road, I think). With a bit of my umbrella in top left corner. Ooops!

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Views from the Tate Modern

Posted on August 25, 2012 by John S

Yesterday, after I’d been to the Damien Hirst and Edvard Munch exhibitions I took a few photos of the striking architecture in the area. Full works are on my Flickr – see Blogroll, on toolbar to the right. You’ve got … Continue reading →

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