Tag Archives: The Shard

lovelondonscenes 156 – A walk from Greenwich to London Bridge

Posted on February 3, 2019 by

Over the past three years, Kath and I and our friends Jon and Maggie have been walking the length of the Thames. Today, in glorious winter sunshine, we filled a little London gap, which just leaves a stretch in Oxfordshire … Continue reading →

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Sportsthoughts (146) – Two great days of sport: Cheltenham, Chelsea v West Ham and England’s Grand Slam

Posted on March 22, 2016 by

Yes, two great days of sports viewing, with a decent amount of beer and wine drinking thrown in! Sometimes it just has to be done… On Friday, just gone, I took the day off work, with a few friends, to … Continue reading →

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lovelondonscenes – 68

Posted on September 23, 2014 by

The Shard lurking in the mist last week in London. Foreground is by the Thames at Lambeth Bridge.

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lovelondonscenes – 49

Posted on March 15, 2014 by

I was walking over London Bridge at 9.30 in the morning yesterday, on a day off, to meet friends for breakfast at Roast in Borough Market. The mist was rising from the Thames as the sun started to assert its … Continue reading →

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lovelondonscenes – 47

Posted on March 6, 2014 by

I took this photo with my iPhone through the window from an office on Millbank, near the Tate Britain. I like the layers: the tree, the river, Lambeth Bridge and Palace and then the towers of the City and, of … Continue reading →

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lovelondonscenes -30

Posted on November 5, 2013 by

The Shard… from Battersea. Miles away and just shows how the bends in the River Thames can be so deceptive.  

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Views from the Shard, London

Posted on March 25, 2013 by

The Shard is the latest addition to the London skyline, the tallest building by far. You can go to the top now – 72 floors at the max. Costs you £25, which is a bit steep, but it’s worth it. … Continue reading →

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