Schoolmaster's House / E1

Architects: James Tolley and Robert Dale, 1874, in a revival of Tudor and Gothic styles. This south wing of the Christ Church Primary School was originally the schoolmaster's house. It comprises two storeys and a roof garret, in red-brick with blue-brick and stone dressings. Grade II listed. Brick Lane, London Borough of Tower Hamlets. 

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Artista door / E1

Front door with luxuriant decoration by Artista. London Borough of Tower Hamlets. 

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37 Heneage St / E1

Johnston Architecture and Design, c.2014. Mixed-use development including residential apartments on upper floors. London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

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RIP Pace / mural

Street art tribute to poet Thomas Crosbie (1988-2016) aka Pace. Redchurch St., London Borough of Tower Hamlets. 

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'Hollow Reef' / by Gabriel Birch

Detail of sculpture 'Hollow Reef' 2015, by Gabriel Birch (British b.1983). Concrete, aluminium, wood and paint. At the reflecting pool in Bishops Square, Spitalfields, London Borough of Tower Hamlets. 

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Brockwell Hall / verandah

Ornamental cast-ironwork providing 1st floor balcony and swept lead canopy to southwest extension. This is a mid-C19 addition to the original 1813 country house designed by D.R. Roper. Grade II* listed. London Borough of Lambeth. 

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MDF&CTA / South Park Gardens

Grade II listed drinking fountain and cattle trough, with dog/sheep trough below. Made of granite, installed Sep 1879. The cattle trough is now planted with flowers. The Metropolitan Drinking Fountain & Cattle Trough Association was once:

"the ONLY AGENCY for providing FREE SUPPLIES OF WATER FOR MAN AND BEAST in the STREETS of LONDON".

London Borough of Merton. 

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Dovecote / The Canons

Early C16, possibly earlier. Chalk clunch construction with red-brick quoins and some knapped flint in the plinth. Hipped tile roof with timber louvre and metal weathervane. Thought to be the oldest building in Mitcham. Grade II listed. London Borough of Merton. 

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Brockwell Park / Oak

Ancient oak, southeast of Brockwell Hall. London Borough of Lambeth. 

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Brockwell Park / The Temple

Architect thought to be D.R.Roper, 1812. This late Georgian building, with neo-classical portico and some Gothic extras, was originally a folly within the Brockwell Estate. London Borough of Lambeth. 

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V-Logical / by "Artful Dodger"

Street art on the Railton Road by "Artful Dodger", aka A.Dee. London Borough of Lambeth. 

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Tritton Clock Tower / II

Manufactured by Gillett and Johnston, 1897, and restored by the same firm in 2014. Originally donated by Charles Ernest Tritton MP, to commemorate Queen Victoria’s Diamond Jubilee. The tower is made of cast-iron and is listed Grade II. London Borough of Lambeth. 

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Herne Hill / ⇦Walk This Way⇨

London Borough of Lambeth. 

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Brockwell Hall / SE24

Architect: D.R. Roper, c.1813. Late Georgian country house built on what was then private parkland. Extended mid-C19 — the cast-iron verandah is Victorian. Grade II* listed. Brockwell Park, London Borough of Lambeth.

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Oak / Brockwell Park

London Borough of Lambeth

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Norwood Lodge / Brockwell Park

Built c.1900, "lived in at the time by a park keeper and his wife." Vernacular style with an odd neo-classical flourish. Renovated 2012 and now used as a community centre and for hire. Near the Norwood Gate in Brockwell Park, London Borough of Lambeth. 

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St Alban Street / night

The former Milton Arms, first on the left, has late Tudor origins near the site of a medieval friary. The stone blocks are from Portland and the building is Grade II listed. St Alban Street was earlier known as Petticoat Lane or Petit Cour Lane. Weymouth, Dorset, England. 

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Bathing Machine / Brighton

[from the archives of 1971]

Brighton beach 1971. Scan of tinted print. Original FP4 negative taken with a Zenith B and 58mm f/2 Helios. No post-processing.

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Waterloo Bridge / Shell Mex House

• Waterloo Bridge designed by Giles Gilbert Scott, 1945. Ferro-concrete, haunched box-girder construction. Grade II* listed. 
• Shell Mex House (centre with clock) designed by Joseph Architects, 1931, in a stepped Deco style using steel and Portland stone. Grade II listed. 

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Garden Bridge / tree threat

Avenue of trees scheduled to be cut down to make way for the Garden Bridge vanity project. London Borough of Lambeth. 

www.tcos.org.uk/   

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The Adelphi / Offices

Architect: Stanley Hamp, 1938, in the Deco style. Steel and ferro-concrete with Portland stone cladding on the river Thames frontage. Grade II listed. 

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Square Mile / new builds

Plenty of new high-rise activity in the City of London financial district, despite the issue of Britain leaving the European Union. 

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Westminster Bridge / Elizabeth Tower

• Stone and iron, 7-arch bridge designed by Thomas Page, completed 1862. Grade II* listed.
• Limestone-over-brick clock tower designed by Charles Barry with Augustus Pugin, 1859, informally known as Big Ben. It will soon begin a 4-year conservation programme. 

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IBM South Bank / logo

Architects: Denys Lasdun et al, 1978-84, next to the NT and of complementary design, although using pre-cast concrete panels. Locally listed. South Bank, London Borough of Lambeth. 

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Gabriel's Wharf / ITV Tower

EPR Architects, 1973. The building's official name is now The London Studios and there are currently 6 TV studios operational. South Bank, London Borough of Lambeth. 

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London Eye / detail

Marks Barfield Architects, 2000. Detail of the 135m high Ferris wheel located on the South Bank. London Borough of Lambeth.

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Stamford St Estate / Block M entrance

Architect: poss. H. A. Darbyshire. Entrance to one of the blocks of flats built late C19 by the Peabody Trust, funded by the eponymous American philanthropist. The blocks were modernized in the 1970s. The estate is included in the Waterloo Conservation Area. London Borough of Lambeth. 

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Palestra / SE1

Architect: Will Alsop, 2006. London Borough of Southwark. 

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Blackfriars Railway Bridge / old and new

Old bridge (remains) designed by Joseph Cubitt, 1864. New bridge originally designed by Joseph Wolfe-Barry and Henry Marc Brunel, 1886. Recent upgrade, including over-river platforms and 4,400 PV panels on roof, designed by Will Alsop, 2013.

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