Tower Bridge / Sunrise

Architects: Sir Horace Jones and George Stevenson, 1894, in a Gothic Revival style. Bascule and suspension bridge constructed of concrete, steel and masonry. Grade I listed. London Borough of Southwark (south side).

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My SB-600 / Speedlights

Nikon SB-600 speedlights, which are compatible with the Nikon Creative Lighting System. CLS provides wireless triggering and through-the-lens exposure control using multiple flash units. 

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Pier Bandstand / IV

Original architect: V.J.Venning, 1939, in the Art Deco style. Regrettably, most of the structure out to sea was demolished in 1986 due to the cost of maintenance. Weymouth, Dorset. 

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White Hart Tavern / DT4

Early C17, Grade II* listed. Seen here is the rear gable of the right side range, which was previously 20 Lower Bond Street. Portland stone ashlar with 3-panel door framed by pilasters and entablature. Weymouth, Dorset. 

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Carriage House / Victoria St

Built 1856 forming the rear of the Burdon Hotel, now called the Prince Regent Hotel. Nine bay carriage-house with Portland ashlar segmental arches, rubble return, and red brick superstructure. Grade II listed. Victoria Street, Weymouth, Dorset. 

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St Andrew's / SW19

Architect: William Henry Lowdell, 1909, in a Tudor-Gothic Revival style using red brick with stone dressings. Herbert Road, Wimbledon, London Borough of Merton. 

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Groves Malthouse / SW

Architect: C.R. Crickmay & Son, 1889, for Grove's Brewery, aka Malthouse Number 4. View of the southwest return nearest to Horsford Street. Now residential and Grade II* listed. Spring Road, Weymouth, Dorset. 

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6 New St / Weymouth

Early C19 house, once part of a row. Asbestos-cement slate mansard roof, painted brick front with 2-storey bow window. Grade II listed. East side of New Street, Weymouth, Dorset.

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Sole Venture / Weymouth

8m fishing excursion vessel built 1988. Weymouth, Dorset. 

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MSCP / Weymouth

Multi-storey car park now known as Britannia Parking. Likely to have been a local authority build of the 1970s. Reinforced concrete with brown-brick plinth and circulation tower, main facades of vertical concrete fins. This view from Lower Alban Street, Weymouth, Dorset. 

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Wind Spinner / Weymouth

Wind spinner for sale on the esplanade, Weymouth, Dorset. 

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The Monkey's Fist / Sign

Painted wall-sign for The Monkey's Fist restaurant. Cove Street, near Hope Square, Weymouth, Dorset. 

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57 High St / SW19

Late C18 with stucco facade facing the High Street. Moulded-brick eves cornice on Lancaster Road return. Detracting extractor vent, aerials and ground-level decor. Grade II listed. Wimbledon Village, London Borough of Merton. 

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'Gasholders' / III

Cast-iron column base of one of the King's Cross gasholders, originally designed by John Clark and built by C.F.Clegg, c.1880. The gasholders' exterior frames now retained to surround apartments, designed by Wilkinson Eyre Architects, 2017. London Borough of Camden. 

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'Gasholders' / II

Wilkinson Eyre Architects, 2017. New apartments within the Grade II listed, cylindrical frames of 3 Victorian gasholders. The gasholders were originally designed by John Clark, 1880. At King's Cross Central, London Borough of Camden. 

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Fish & Coal Offices / x2

Fish & Coal Offices / III

Fish & Coal Offices / IV

Architect: Lewis Cubitt, 1851-1860s, to accommodate clerks monitoring freight through the goods yards. Refurbishment by David Morley Architects, 2018, providing office space, retail units and a restaurant. London Borough of Camden. 

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Porch / Darley House

Entrance porch at Darley House, built by the LCC in 1949 as a southern addition to the Vauxhall Gardens Estate. London Borough of Lambeth. 

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Old Fire Station / SW19

Built 1890, now converted into shops. The 'WLB' inscribed on the tower stands for the Wimbledon Local Board, the local authority at the time. The clock pre-dates the building, being originally on the stables at Eagle House [source: Wimbledon Society]. London Borough of Merton.

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'Peace' / Dan Kitchener

Detail of Small Geisha entitled 'Peace'. Brick Lane, London Borough of Tower Hamlets. 

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22 Parkside / SW19

Architects: Richard & Su Rogers, 1968-70, for R.Rogers' parents. Grade II* listed in 2013 for architectural and historic interest. After failing to sell on the open market it was charitably donated to Harvard GSD and renovated by Gumuchdjian Architects, 2017. Wimbledon, London Borough of Merton. 

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My Nikon / D750 x2

24.3Mpx FX DSLR with full-frame CMOS image sensor. Mounted lens is the Nikon 24-120mm f4 G AF-S ED VR. 

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My Nikon D750 / Rear

24.3Mpx FX DSLR, showing the fully-articulating LCD monitor. Mounted lens is the Nikon 24-120mm f4 G AF-S ED VR. 

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Hanbury Street / Art

Street art on Hanbury Street, London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

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Pedley Street / Art

Street art by Dan Kitchener, on side of a Korean restaurant. Pedley Street, off Brick Lane, London Borough of Tower Hamlets. 

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'Dirty House' / 2018

Architect: Sir David Adjaye, 2002. 3-storey residential/studio conversion of an old timber factory. Exterior repainted since the original which is shown below. London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

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Ebor Street / Art

Floral street-art designed by Lara at Parlour Tattoo and painted by Graffiti Life's Sophie, 2018. The street name isn't back-slang — it was originally York St., but as there were several streets bearing this name it was changed to Ebor(acum), the ancient Roman name for York. London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

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Rivington Place / 2018

Architects: Adjaye Associates, 2007. Visual arts centre. RIBA London Award 2008. London Borough of Hackney. 

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233a Old Street / EC1

Painted brick building at corner of Old Street and Vince Street. Currently the premises of Doughnut Time Shoreditch branch. London Borough of Hackney.

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White Collar Factory / EC1

Architects: Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (AHMM), 2017, for Derwent London. RIBA London Award 2018 and RIBA National Award 2018. Old Street Roundabout, London Borough of Islington. 

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Rivington Street / Art

Street art with a Picasso vibe at west end of Rivington Street. Shoreditch, London Borough of Hackney.

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St Leonard's / Steeple

Architect: George Dance the Elder, 1736, in a Palladian/English Baroque style. The steeple is made of Portland stone. Grade I listed. Long known as Shoreditch church, as in the nursery rhyme 'Oranges and Lemons'. Shoreditch High Street, London Borough of Hackney. 

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Fire Station / Shoreditch

GLC Architects Department, 1965, in the Brutalist style. Designed by the Special Works department of the Greater London Council, led by Geoffrey Horsfall. Old Street, Shoreditch, London Borough of Hackney. 

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Regent's Park Mosque / NW8 x2

Architect: Sir Frederick Gibberd, 1978. Also known as the London Central Mosque or the Islamic Cultural Centre. City of Westminster, London. 

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Veneto Villa / Entrance

Quinlan & Francis Terry Architects, c.2004, in a Neo-Palladian style. Load-bearing, stuccoed brick with stone dressings. Outer Circle, Regent's Park, City of Westminster, London.

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Michael Cliffe House / Portico

[from the archives of 2012]

Architects: Franck & Deeks, 25-storey modernist apartment block completed 1967 and sister building to Peregrine House. The underside of the curved concrete porch is clad in red mosaic tile. Finsbury Estate, London Borough of Islington.

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