Opus / One Blackfriars

• Left, Opus 50-storey residential tower designed by PLP Architecture, under construction at Bankside Yards.

• Right, One Blackfriars designed by SimpsonHaugh & Partners, 2018.

Both buildings in Southwark, but viewed from the City of London.

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120 Fleet Street / 2026

Redevelopment of the former Daily Express Building, built 1932 and the first curtain wall building in UK. Original Art Deco design by Sir Owen Williams (with Ellis, Clark et al), Grade 2* listed. The current project designed by Bjarke Ingels Group (BIG), completion estimated 2028. City of London.

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Hayward / 2026

Hayward gallery seen from Waterloo Bridge. Designed by the LCC/GLC Department of Architecture Special Works Group, opened 1968. Grade 2 listed. London Borough of Lambeth. 

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NT 2026 / IV

National theatre by architect Sir Denys Lasdun, opened 1976. Grade 2* listed theatre complex in the Brutalist style. South Bank, London Borough of Lambeth.

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NT 2026 / III

NT logo designed 1974 by Ian Dennis while working at FHK Henrion's London studio. National Theatre opened 1976. Grade 2* listed. South Bank, London Borough of Lambeth. 

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Frida Kahlo / Mural

Painted by team Anysurface on the Thames Path near Blackfriars Station. Part of the city-wide public art trail celebrating the Tate Modern's "Frida: The Making of an Icon". Mural based on her "Self-Portrait with Thorn Necklace and Hummingbird, 1940". London Borough of Southwark.

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Blackfriars Railway Bridge / Soffit

Wrought iron railway bridge designed by John Wolfe-Barry and Henry Marc Brunel, 1886. London Borough of Southwark. 

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London Belle / Richard III

London Belle at the front was built by Rowhedge Iron Works in 1948 as an excursion boat, although retired by London Party Boats last year I believe. Richard III behind is a waste pump-out barge. Dome of Wren's St Paul's Cathedral in background. Seen from the London Borough of Southwark.

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Square Mile / 20260905

View of the office towers in the City of London (plus the Millennium Bridge) from the south bank of the Thames in the London Borough of Southwark.

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Pier Clock Tower / 2026

Palace Pier clock tower of 1930, recently refurbished. Made of steel and timber cladded in zinc, painted black with gold-coloured detailing. The entire pier is Grade 2* listed. City of Brighton & Hove, UK.

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Zip Rider / BN2

Just launched from the 30m-high tower of the Brighton Zip. City of Brighton & Hove. 

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The Colonnade / BN2

Designed by borough engineer David Edwards, 1927-1929. Grade 2 listed. North side of Madeira Drive, City of Brighton & Hove. 

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Duke's Mound / Vista

Looking west towards the Palace Pier by R. St George Moore, c.1899 and, in the distance, Worthing. City of Brighton & Hove, UK. 

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Marina Way Flyover / II

Elevated approach road to the Brighton Marina, c.1976. City of Brighton & Hove, UK. 

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Lambretta / Li 150

Lambretta designed by Pierluigi Torre for Ferdinand Innocenti after WW2. One of a swarm of scooters involved in the Brighton Mod Weekender 2026. City of Brighton & Hove.

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St Mary / Kemp Town

Architect: William Emerson, 1878, in a Gothic Revival style using red brick with pink sandstone dressings. Here showing the entrance porch at the liturgical 'West Front' although actually facing south. Grade 2* listed, City of Brighton & Hove. 

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Drakes Hotel / BN2

Architects: Amon Wilds and Charles Busby, c.1825, originally as terraced houses. The complete terrace (numbers 41-45 Marine Parade) is Grade 2 listed, numbers 43 & 44 now Drakes Hotel. Kemptown, City of Brighton & Hove.

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Former Methodist Church / BN2

Architect: Thomas Lainson, 1873, using English bond brick and stone dressings. Slate roofs, tower lead clad. Style described as a High Victorian adaptation of Italian Romanesque. Grade 2 listed and now owned by Brighton College. Montague Place, City of Brighton & Hove. 

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Garnet House / BN2

Built c.1952 originally as a police accommodation block [source: www.brightonhistory.org.uk]. Now apartments and ground floor retail. St Georges Rd, Kemptown, City of Brighton & Hove.

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The Golden Cannon / BN2

Public house said to have been at this location by 1851. Archives indicate it was tied to brewers Smithers & Sons Ltd until 1929, thereafter Tamplins & Sons Ltd until 1963. St George’s Road, Kemptown, City of Brighton & Hove.

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Arch 235 / BN1

Martin Thomas Gallery, City of Brighton & Hove.

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West Pier / 20260821

Remains of the Victorian pleasure pier designed by Eugenius Birch, 1866. City of Brighton & Hove, Sussex, UK. 

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Blue Boat / III

Near the Brighton Fishing Museum, City of Brighton & Hove, UK. 

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10-12 Grand Junction Rd / BN1

Terraced houses, c.1840, 4 storeys and attic over basement. Continuous cast-iron balcony to first floor. Was Grade 2 listed as the Princes Hotel and has also been the Palace Hotel, now a hostel I believe. City of Brighton & Hove. 

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Turbo / BN2

City of Brighton & Hove. 

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Kiosk / BN2

Late C19, formerly part of the original Aquarium (by Eugenius Birch) and re-sited here c.1927. Included in the Grade 2* listing. City of Brighton & Hove, UK.

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31–34 Marine Parade / BN2

Hotel on Marine Parade, once known as the New Europe. Became Legends hotel, nightclub and bar in 1993, although there was a change of ownership in 2022. City of Brighton & Hove. 

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Spiritualist Church / BN2

Designed in the Brutalist style by Overton & Partners, 1965. Locally listed as a "good example of a modern design of place of worship". City of Brighton & Hove. 

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Pier Viewing / BN2

 City of Brighton & Hove, UK. 

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Law Courts / BN2

Borough Architect: Percy Billington, 1967, in the Brutalist style. Remodelled 1986-89. Includes Crown and Magistrates' courts. Edward Street, City of Brighton & Hove. 

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County Court / BN2

East elevation detail of Brighton County Court, opened in 1985. Located in William Street, next to the Law Courts. City of Brighton & Hove. 

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5 Market Square / II

Architects: shedkm, 2021. Tallest block of a mix of private residential, affordable and student apartments on the site of the former Circus Street Municipal Market. City of Brighton & Hove, UK.

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