Holy Trinity Clapham / III

Architect: Kenton Couse, 1776; Doric porch by Francis Hurlbatt, 1812. The stone cross is a Second World War memorial. Grade II* listed parish church on Clapham Common, London Borough of Lambeth.

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Single Form / Mar 2019

Bronze, 1961-2 (Edition of 2) by Dame Barbara Hepworth (1903-75). Dedicated by the sculptor to Dag Hammarskjöld of the UN. Battersea Park, London Borough of Wandsworth. 

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Old Fire Station / Mitcham

Locally-listed former fire station, built in the 1920s. Red brick and sandstone with a slate roof; diamond window in pediment. London Road, Mitcham, London Borough of Merton.

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Prospect House / Mitcham

Late C18 detached house in brown brick. Wing to LHS is C20. Grade II listed. Now occupied by an independent school. London Borough of Merton.

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'Three Kings' / Mitcham

This 1928 mock-Tudor public house ceased trading in 2004 and is now residential and offices.  A previous inn on the site dated from the C18. London Borough of Merton.

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Cricketers House / Mitcham

Stephen Bradbury Architects for Guildmore, 2018. Ten apartments constructed on the site of the erstwhile Cricketers Inn. Next to the Vestry Hall designed by Robert Masters Chart, 1887. London Borough of Merton.

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Canons House / Rear

Manor house built by John Odway, c.1680, brick, later stucco. Grade II* listed. This image shows the garden elevation. The name originates from an Augustinian priory that was on this site from C12 until the dissolution. Mitcham, London Borough of Merton. 

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13 Park Sq West / NW1

Lodge in the style of the work of John Nash, who designed the grand terraced houses facing each other across these gardens. However, this park lodge was built in the C20 and appears to now be used as offices of the Crown Estate Paving Commission. [Info: Historic England; Westminster Planning]. City of Westminster, London. 

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Stone Vase / Regent's Park

Stone vase on pedestal. One of several vases and tazze in the Avenue Gardens section of Regent's Park. City of Westminster, London. 

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Feng Shang Princess / NW1

Pagoda-style floating Chinese restaurant in Cumberland Basin. Regent's Canal, London Borough of Camden.

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Street Art / Camden Lock

Paste-up montage including a fragment of a 1950s D'Roja brilliantine advertisement. Along the Regent's Canal towpath near Camden Lock. London Borough of Camden. 

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Street Art / Hawley Mews

Part of a mural by Paula Plim (b.1983 Brazil) and The Real Art of Street Art. London Borough of Camden.

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55 Upper Green East / Mitcham

Late C18 house, originally detached. Shop-front added in C19. Casement windows added in C20. Roof was slate when this building was Grade II listed in 1988. Mitcham, London Borough of Merton. 

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5 Commonside East / Mitcham

Late C18 or early C19, once known as Chart's House and home to builder John Chart and his architect-surveyor son Edwin. Later, known as Clarendon House (or Works), part of the premises of a mechanical engineering business run by Alfred & Charles Jenner, which continued trading until at least the 1970s. Locally listed. Mitcham, London Borough of Merton. 

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13 Commonside East / Mitcham

LB Merton Heritage Map: "ROSE COTTAGE – 13 Commonside East (entrance Esher Mews) – substantially rebuilt in 1977 and now virtually identical to its original Georgian form". Locally listed. Mitcham, London Borough of Merton. 

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Aske's Hoxton / Portico

The original 1695 Robert Aske building was re-built in 1826, designed by architect D.R.Roper with this Doric portico. In recent years, the building has been converted into 38 residential apartments. Hoxton, London Borough of Hackney. 

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St John's Hoxton / II

Architect: Francis Edwards, 1826, in Greek Revival style. Stock brick with limestone dressings. Listed Grade II*. London Borough of Hackney. 

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Aviary / Cannizaro Park

Timber, Gothic-style aviary, built 1976. A rescue home for birds bred in captivity that wouldn't survive in the wild. In Grade II*-listed Cannizaro Park, Wimbledon, London Borough of Merton. 

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Palumbo Shipyard / Malta

Palumbo Shipyard in Cospicua, seen from Valletta at nightfall. Malta. 

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Terrazzo / Valletta

Terrazzo floor surface in an arcade opposite St John's Co-Cathedral, Triq San Gwann, Il-Belt Valletta, Malta. 
Street view: goo.gl/maps/M49YDxr7Kfk 

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City Gate / Valletta

Architects: Renzo Piano Building Workshop with AP Valletta, part of the Valletta City Gate project 2009-15. Showing south-west elevation of Parliament House, Valletta, Malta. 

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Ħal Far / Radar Tower

Malta Air Traffic Services radar tower built 2012. Height approx. 40 metres. Part of a radar chain serving Luqa operating centre. Ħal Far, Malta. 

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Malta / Freeport

Established in 1988 and the third largest container transshipment hub in the Mediterranean. Kalafrana, Malta.

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Terrone / Marsaxlokk

Restaurant in the fishing village of Marsaxlokk. 1 Wilga Street, Marsaxlokk, Malta.

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Marina / Vittoriosa

Yacht marina in Vittoriosa (Birgu), one of the Three Cities. Behind, jackup oil platforms being refitted in the shipyards. Malta. 

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AUM / Cospicua

Renovation architects: EMA (Edwin Mintoff Architects), 2018. The left half, "British Building", originally by William Scamp, 1844. The right half, "Knight's Building", commissioned by GM Adrien Wignacourt in 1689. Although a handsome restoration, the American University of Malta itself seems to be mired in controversy. Cospicua, Three Cities, Malta. 

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Magazino / Valletta

Waterfront venue under the bastions, with original parts dating back to 1727. Plus this modern concrete and limestone facade. Valletta, Malta. 

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Taraġ San Ġorġ Preca / Valletta

Architects: RPBW with AP Valletta, part of the Valletta City Gate project 2009-15. St George Preca Stairs, Valletta, Malta. 

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Taraġ San Papa Piju V / Valletta

Architects: RPBW with AP Valletta, part of the Valletta City Gate project 2009-15. Pope St Pius V Stairs, Valletta, Malta.

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Custom Freight / ⟵

Liesse, Il-Belt Valletta, Malta. 

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Dock No.1 / Cottonera

Dock dating back to 1848, recently restored and redeveloped (architects: AP Valletta 2009-15). The area is part of Malta's "Three Cities" — Vittoriosa, Senglea and Cospicua — enclosed by the Cottonera line of fortifications. 

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Ceramic / Maltese Cross

Made by, and displayed outside, Mediterranean Ceramics. Probably to be used as a table-top. Pinto Wharf, Valletta Waterfront, Floriana, Malta.

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Triton Fountain / Malta

Designed by Vincent Apap (1909-2003) and Victor Anastasi (1913-1992). Completed in 1959 using concrete, travertine and bronze. Recently restored. Triton Square, Valletta, Malta. 

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Barrakka Lift / Malta

Architects: AP Valletta, 2012. Public elevator comprising a 58m (190ft) concrete shaft enveloped in aluminium mesh. Two cabins, free to use, connecting the Grand Harbour waterfront with Upper Barrakka Gardens. Valletta, Malta.

Previous lift, built 1905

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Valletta / World Heritage

Monument commemorating Valletta's World Heritage status. Commissioned by Rotary Club La Vallette at the cost of €6,000. [Source: Times Malta, February 16, 2018]. Triton Square, Valletta, Malta.

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St Paul's Valletta / Font

Canopied font of St Paul's Anglican Pro-Cathedral, Valletta. Architect: William Scamp, 1844, in a neo-classical style. Canopy believed to be a post-WW2 addition. West Street, Valletta, Malta. 

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St Paul's Valletta / Portico

Ionic portico of St Paul's Anglican Pro-Cathedral, Valletta. Architects: William Scamp adapting a design by Richard Lankasheer, consecrated 1844. Misrah L-Indipendenza, Il-Belt Valletta, Malta. 

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St Paul's Valletta / Spire

Spire of St Paul's Anglican Pro-Cathedral, Valletta. Architects: William Scamp adapting a design by Richard Lankasheer, consecrated 1844. The limestone spire is over 60m (200ft) high. West Street, Il-Belt Valletta, Malta.

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'The Knot' / Valletta

Sculptor: Vince Biffra using Carrara marble on Corten plinth. Commemorating the city's Migration Summit of 2015. The carved shape represents the link between the continents of Europe and Africa and Malta's own geographical position. Castille Square, Valletta, Malta.

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Watchtower / Valletta

One of many built into the bastions of the fortified City of Valletta, originally constructed by the Order of St John (Knights Hospitaller) when they received ownership of Malta. Valletta's fortification commenced in 1566 and the city is a prime example of Baroque architecture. This at St Barbara Bastion, Valletta, Malta. 

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Sir Alexander Ball / Monument

Sir Alexander Ball / Monument

Ball Monument / II

Architect: Giorgio Pullicino (attributed), 1810. In Greek Revival style with allusions to the Temple of Hephaestus. Lower Barrakka Gardens, Valletta, Malta.

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St Elmo Bridge / Malta

Architects: Arenas & Asociados, 2011. A single-span replacement for the original Fort St Elmo breakwater bridge of 1910, which was destroyed in WW2. Valletta, Malta. 

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Siege Bell / Valletta

Detail of the Bourdon bell housed in the WW2 Siege Memorial. Cast in 1992 by John Taylor & Co of Loughborough. Bronze, 10 tonnes. Memorial designed by Michael Sandle RA (b.1936 England). Valletta, Malta. 

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Bell Tower / Valletta

Officially known as the Second World War Siege Memorial. Designed in a neo-classical style by Michael Sandle RA (b.1936 England). Unveiled in 1992, overlooking the Grand Harbour, Valletta, Malta.

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