Trinity Court / WC1X

Architects: Taperell and Haase, 1935. Modernist/Deco apartment block finished in white render and sky blue metalwork. At 254 Gray's Inn Road, London Borough of Camden. 

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Euterpe / St George's Gardens

Euterpe the Muse of Instrumental Music. Terracotta figure, one of the nine Muses which decorated the façade of the Apollo Inn (1898) on the corner of Tottenham Court Road and Torrington Place. On its demolition in 1961, Anthony Heal presented this statue to St Pancras (Parish) [source: park notice]. London Borough of Camden. 

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238 Gray's Inn Rd / WC1X

Dilapidated, but Grade II listed, single-storey building at 238 Gray's Inn Road. With round-arched door and windows, channelled stucco, vermiculated voussoirs. Built c.1820-1826 by N Stallwood. I presume the cast-iron canopy is a later addition. Most recently occupied by Occupy London, from 1976 to 2005 by a bed makers and cafe, used by a hospital before that. Now vacant, owned by London Borough of Camden. 

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78 Portobello Road / W11

Victorian semi-detached house with Palladian window. Likely to have been built under a lease from the executors of W. K. Jenkins to William or Henry Cullingford, builders, 1854–8 [source: British History on-line]. Part of the Pembridge Conservation Area. Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, London. 

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Portobello Rd sign / + shadow

Street sign with lamp shadow. The road was once a track leading to Porto Bello Farm and is now the location of the popular street market. Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, London. 

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18 Portobello Road / W11

Victorian terraced house, likely to have been built under a lease from the executors of W. K. Jenkins to William or Henry Cullingford, builders, 1854–8 [source: British History on-line]. Part of the Pembridge Conservation Area. Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, London. 

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House number / 57

On the gate of 57 Melbury Road, a Grade II* listed house designed by Halsey Ricardo in the late C19th. Now divided into flats. Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea. 

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No 1A / Doughty Mews

Contemporary addition to the south-east end of Doughty Mews. A.k.a. Levring House, designed by Jamie Fobert Architects, c.2013. A central light-well transmits natural light as far as a marble-lined pool in the basement. London Borough of Camden. 

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Mazzini plaque / Laystall Street

Commemorative plaque to Mazzini outside premises where La Società per il Progresso degli Operai Italiani in Londra (The Society for the Advancement of Italian Workers in London) would meet from 1877 to 1930. London Borough of Camden. 

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200 Gray's Inn Road / WC1X

Architects: Foster & Partners, 1990. Foster's first building in London; refurbishment by Ian McArdle Architects, 2011. London Borough of Camden.

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Ngon Ngon / EC1R

Vietnamese restaurant occupying the corner of Albion Buildings at 144 Clerkenwell Road. I read that yellow can signify prosperity, patriotism and happiness to people from Vietnam culture. London Borough of Camden. 

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Petersham House / stair tower

Sleek stair-tower of a light-industrial and office building at 57A Hatton Garden, in the London Borough of Camden. 

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Ice House / Holland Park

Thought to have been built c.1770 as an ice house for Holland House mansion. Now renovated and used as an art gallery for temporary exhibitions. Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea. 

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4 Northington St / corner

Looking up at the Deco detailing on the corner of 4-6 Northington Street, London Borough of Camden. 

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7-11 Herbrand St / WC1N

Architect: Wallis Gilbert & Partners, 1931, in the Art Deco style, originally as the HQ of the Daimler Car Hire Co. Grade II listed. Renovation to office space by PKS architects. In 2000 the McCann advertising agency moved into the building. Bloomsbury, London Borough of Camden. 

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Hammersmith Town Hall / W6

Architect: E. Berry Webber, 1939, of brick and Portland stone with Crittall windows. A modern hybrid of C20th Scandinavian and classical styles once described as 'Swedish Georgian' ! Grade II listed. Great West Road, London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham. 

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4 Northington St / WC1N

Presumed 1930s light industrial building, in a Deco/Modernist style, now studios and offices. At 4-6 Northington Street, London Borough of Camden. 

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Harrods Furniture Depository / William Hunt Mansions

The terracotta-clad building is more usually known as the Harrods Furniture Depository, although it has now been converted to residential apartments. Designed by W G Hunt, 1914, using a reinforced concrete frame (Kahn system), with this baroque facade facing the river Thames. Grade II listed. Photographed from the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham.

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Hammersmith Bridge / north

Ornate suspension bridge designed and engineered by Sir Joseph Bazalgette, 1887. Utilizing stone piers of an earlier bridge and built of cast and wrought iron. The wrought iron is used in tension and cast iron for compression and casting. Grade II* listed. Taken from north bank of the Thames, London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham. 

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'Figurehead' / by Rick Kirby

Figurative piece made of welded steel plonked in front of a new residential development at Fulham Reach, Hammersmith. Sculptor: Rick Kirby (b.1952), commissioned by St George PLC, 2014. London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham.

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Warner House / EC1R

Warner House was originally built in 1937-8 to a design by Waite & Waite to be occupied by printers, a lens manufacturer and stores for the Post Office. In 1993-6 the building was converted to apartments  by Eastglen Property Services Ltd, in conjunction with GJP Practice and Vincent Grant Partnership [info source: British History Online]. The conversion included an additional double-height penthouse floor with its distinctive Modernist take on flying buttresses. Warner Street, London Borough of Islington.

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Doughty Mews / west

West side of Doughty Mews including numbers 23 to 29. Originally built in the C19th to accommodate horse-drawn carriages and staff serving the grand houses nearby. Now desirable and expensive residences in their own right. Part of the Bloomsbury Conservation Area. London Borough of Camden. 

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Excalibur Estate Catford / pre-fabs

(from the archives of 2011)

Many pre-fabricated dwellings were put up in the UK after WW2, as a temporary measure to deal with a housing crisis caused by enemy bombing of civilian homes. Despite a planned 10-year lifespan, some pre-fabs are still with us, and are even getting listed status due to their historical significance. There were several different designs meeting Government specification and the Excalibur Estate in Catford has examples of the Uni-Seco (Selection Engineering Company Ltd.) designs. London Borough of Lewisham

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Mytre Court / II

Architect: Denis Edmund Harrington, 1938. Development of flats, along with a public house and offices, in the Deco/Streamline Moderne style. Grade II listed. John's Mews, London Borough of Camden. 

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Doors / John's Mews

A couple of rather appealing doors along John's Mews, in a secluded part of WC1. Mytre Court is a Grade II listed building designed by D.E. Harrington, 1938. London Borough of Camden. 

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Mytre Court / WC1

Architect: D.E. Harrington, 1938. Flats in the Deco/Streamline Moderne style. Listed Grade II in 2010 along with the pub and offices forming the complete development. John's Mews, Bloomsbury, London Borough of Camden. 

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The Duke (of York) / 7 Roger St

Architect: D.E. Harrington, 1938, in the Art Deco style. Grade II listed in 2010 and retaining many original interior fixtures and fittings. Corner of Roger Street & John Mews, Bloomsbury, London Borough of Camden. 

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Doughty Mews / Nos 10 to 14, Nos 4 to 9

A 'mews' in the UK is a narrow street of houses converted from stables with accommodation above. No. 10/11 to the right was updated to designs by Piers Ford Architects, using galvanized steel frames and lintels, and a sliding glass roof over a roof terrace. London Borough of Camden.

Doughty Mews / Nos 4 to 9

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All Saints / Fulham

Parish church in Fulham with parts of tower dating from late C14th - early C15th. Remainder was rebuilt 1880-1 to a neo-Gothic design by Sir Arthur Blomfield, using coursed rubble-stone. Grade II* listed. The tower featured in an eerie scene of The Omen movie. All Saints Church Fulham, Bishops Park, London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham. 

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J M Hansen / Elektrisk

One of the many wooden 'Empire style' buildings in central Tromso, typical of construction in the late C18th and C19th. Building codes now prohibit new timber structures. Tromso City, Norway.

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Arctic Cathedral / triptych

Architect: Jan Inge Hovig, 1965. Showing the 'east' stained-glass window by Victor Sparre; the front in snowstorm; the front at night. Tromsdalen, 9020 Tromsø, Norway.

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Arctic Cathedral / Ishavskatedralen

Architect: Jan Inge Hovig, 1965, made of in-situ cast concrete panels and glass. Actually a parish church and not a cathedral, but a very famous Modernist landmark of the area. Tromsdalen, 9020 Tromsø, Norway. 

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