Promenade Shelter / Weymouth

Late C19 ornamental cast-iron shelter, one of seven along the Weymouth promenade, all of which are Grade II listed. Weymouth, Dorset. 

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Tout Quarry / sculptures

Tout Quarry, on the Isle of Portland, was a source of various building grades of Portland stone from mid-C18 to early C20. Now a nature reserve and sculpture trail where free-standing rocks and outcrops have been carved by various sculptors. Isle of Portland, Dorset. 

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13 Frederick Place / Weymouth

Architect of facade: C. B. Fookes, 1834, although body of hall built 1816. In the Greek Revival style based on the Doric order of the Theseion in Athens [source: An Inventory of the Historical Monuments in Dorset, Volume 2, South east (London, 1970), pp. 330-374 BHO accessed 30 May 2015]. Grade II listed. Weymouth, Dorset. 

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"The illustrated guide to Weymouth, etc. [With steel engravings.]" 1880

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6, 7 & 8 Trinity Road / Weymouth

Attractive trio of terraced houses, early C19, facing Weymouth harbour and grade II listed. Two storeys with bow windows, plus attic in a slate mansard roof. Number 6 (red) has an added Victorian gable to its attic window. Weymouth, Dorset. 

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Weymouth Town Bridge / 2 images

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Bascule road bridge, completed in 1930 and made of steel with Portland stone abutments. Holy Trinity Church can be seen at the southern end of the bridge. The church was designed in a revival of the late Gothic style by Philip Wyatt, 1836, and is Grade II* listed.

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The bridge is hydraulically opened once every 2 hours during the working day. Grade II listed, "displaying both technological and architectural virtuosity." Weymouth, Dorset.

Jubilee Memorial Clock / Weymouth

Made in 1887 to celebrate the golden jubilee of Queen Victoria's reign. A gift of Sir Henry Edwards, installation costs were met through public subscription. Cast and wrought iron, extravagantly painted. Grade II listed for being "a florid but characteristic enrichment to the sea-front". Weymouth, Dorset. 

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Trinity House Obelisk / Portland Bill

Navigation marker built c.1844 used to warn ships of the dangerous waters off Portland Bill. Inscription on north face says "TH 1844". The 7m-tall landmark was built of Portland stone, needless to say. Grade II listed in 1978. Isle of Portland, Dorset. 

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Portland Bill / Lighthouse (2 pics)

Known as the 'modern' lighthouse, this was built by the Wakeham Brothers of Plymouth, 1906, and is still operational. Grade II listed. In foreground, some of the stone for which the Isle of Portland is famous. 

As well as its intense light, which can be seen for 25 nautical miles when clear, there is a fog horn which sounds every 30 seconds when visibility is poor. The sound blast has a range of 2 nautical miles. Dorset, England. 

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NT / from west terrace

Architect: Sir Denys Lasdun in the Brutalist style. The National Theatre opened in 1976 and is grade II* listed. At the South Bank by Waterloo Bridge, London Borough of Lambeth. 

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National Theatre / signage

Architect: Sir Denys Lasdun (1914-2001), building opened 1976. Shuttered concrete finish, grade II* listed. South Bank, London Borough of Lambeth. 

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Great Hall Lincoln's Inn / flèche

Architect: Philip Hardwick, 1843; building a.k.a New Hall. Grade II* listing includes this 2-tier glazed flèche with weathervane. Lincoln's Inn, London Borough of Camden. 

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17-19 Charterhouse St / link bridge (2 images)

Architects: Fitzroy Robinson, c.2005. Four-storey link bridge over Saffron Hill joining No.17 and No.19 Charterhouse Street.  London Borough of Camden. 

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The Seven Stars / Carey Street

The Great Fire missed this building, so it's possible that the sign's claim that the public house was established in 1602 is accurate. According to its Grade II listing, it was formerly known as The Log and Seven Stars. Another source gives the original name as The League of Seven Stars — after the seven provinces of the Netherlands — there being Dutch sailors and settlers in this area in the C17th. London Borough of Camden.

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Bell push / Lincoln's Inn

On west perimeter wall of Lincoln's Inn, near Main Gate. London Borough of Camden. 

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No. 28 / Lincoln's Inn Fields

Architect: George Vulliamy, 1863. Purpose-built as legal chambers and continues to be used in that capacity. Grade II listed. London Borough of Camden.

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Memorial Fountain / Philip Twells

Drinking fountain at SE corner of Lincoln's Inn Fields. Granite, Baroque revival, built 1880. Inscription reads: "In Memory of Philip Twells Barrister at Law of the Lincoln's Inn and sometime Member of Parliament for the City of London 8 May A.D.1880". Grade II listed. London Borough of Camden. 

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Temple Court Hotel / Parvati

Entrance to the Apex Temple Court Hotel with Parvati the Elephant sculpture. The sculpture is by Chris Groombridge, originally for the Jungle City project to raise awareness of Asia’s endangered wildlife. Fleet Street, City of London. 

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Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese / Fleet Street

Built c.1667 after the Great Fire destroyed an earlier public house on the site, remodelled in C18th and C19th. This historic City pub has a long list of famous past patrons and is grade II listed. 145 Fleet St., City of London. 

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Black Cab / Blue Ceanothus

London taxi, also known as a 'black cab', waiting for a fare in the shade of a blue flowering Ceanothus tree. Newman's Row, London Borough of Camden.

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St Etheldreda's / Ely Place

Grade I Roman Catholic chapel and crypt, built c.1290, with various restorations, including after WW2. Originally the chapel of the London residence of the Bishops of Ely and the oldest RC church in England. The east elevation shown here is of ragstone with limestone dressings. A large 5-light Geometric Decorated window has 2 smaller windows below for the crypt. London Borough of Camden.

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Telephone Boxes / Carey Street

Group of four, grade II listed telephone boxes (K2 and K6 versions). Designed by architect Sir George Gilbert Scott. The two K2s here were made in 1927 and the smaller K6s in 1935. Today it's less usual to come across the red telephone box, but it still rates high in the list of Britain's favourite design icons. By the Law Courts, City of Westminster, London. 

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Hove Lagoon / shelter

One of two shelters at the western end of Hove Lagoon, originally built in 1930 and now refurbished. City of Brighton & Hove. 

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Lawn Bowls Pavilion / exterior detail

City of Brighton & Hove. 

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Canary Wharf Station / May 2015 (2 pics)

Ventilation

Architects: Foster. Engineers: Arup. West elevation of the new Crossrail station. As well as normal air circulation, the building has to handle the air-pressure created by trains entering the enclosed platforms.

Adams Plaza

The new Crossrail station is now partially open, providing some retail, restaurants and a sky garden with a small performance space.  London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

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Canary Wharf Station / roof garden

Design architect: Foster + Partners. Landscape architect: Gillespies, opened May 2015. Rooftop park now open, although the crossrail trains are not scheduled to operate 6 floors below until 2018. London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

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Fitzroy Square / west

West side of Fitzroy Square consisting of 13 terraced town-houses of neo-classical design, built 1832-35 and the last side of the square to be completed. The design complements the earlier terraces to east and south by the Adam brothers, but used less expensive materials due to an economic depression. Grade II* listed. London Borough of Camden. 

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Naomi Blake / 'View'

Bronze resin sculpture of 1977 called 'View', by Naomi Blake (b.1924). This piece reminiscent of Barbara Hepworth's work, and nothing wrong with that! In the garden of Fitzroy Square, London Borough of Camden. 

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All Souls Langham Place / spire

Architect: John Nash, 1823. View of the church's circular peripteros and slender spire from Riding House Street. All Souls is Grade I listed. City of Westminster, London. 

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K&Q turret / BT tower

Left, the turret of the King & Queen public house, Fitzrovia. Right, the British Telecom Tower, 1964, designed by Eric Bedford, G. R. Yeats et al of the Ministry of Works. Photographed in Foley Street, City of Westminster, London. 

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Great Hall / Lincoln's Inn

Architect: Phillip Hardwick, 1843, in a Tudor Revival style. The architect's initials and date can be seen in the brickwork over the large window. Also known as the New Hall and grade II* listed. London Borough of Camden. 

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Lincoln's Inn Fields / bandstand

The bandstand is at the centre of Lincoln's Inn Fields' green space. This large garden is open to the public and is protected by a C17th undertaking to the Lincoln's Inn legal Society that it shall "for ever and hereafter be open and unbuilt". London Borough of Camden. 

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Kent House / NW1 (3 pics)

Architect: Colin Lucas with Amyas Connell and Basil Ward, 1935. Listed Grade II in 1993 with the comment: "a successful early example of Modern Movement commitment to social housing in this country and [...] Connell, Ward and Lucas's only commission of this type". Ferdinand Street, London Borough of Camden. 

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Blue door / Mr Cenz

Blue front-door at corner of Castlehaven Road and Chalk Farm Road, with swirling street art in matching hues by Mr Cenz. London Borough of Camden. 

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Boston House / Fitzroy Square

Architects: Robert and James Adam, c.1798. Part of the south-side terrace of Fitzroy Square (destroyed in WW2 and restored). Image shows entrance detail of rusticated Portland stone surrounding a pair of round-arched doorways with red panel doors and decorative radial fanlights. Grade I listed, Boston House is now the HQ of Arup in London. London Borough of Camden. 

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179 Harrow Road / W2

Architects: Bicknell & Hamilton, 1969, for British Rail. Refurbished 2001 (AHMM) and now offices. Also known as the Battleship Building. Reinforced concrete frame clad in cream tiles. This Grade II*, streamline moderne building "marks the culmination of British Railways' post-war building programme" [English Heritage}. City of Westminster, London. 

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Stone Wharf / Paddington

On the Paddington Arm of the Grand Union Canal, just beyond Little Venice. City of Westminster, London. 

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