Durham House / II

Durham House, built in the Brutalist style c.1973, replacing the previous 1722 building of the same name. 12-16 Upper Green West, Mitcham, London Borough of Merton. 

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Cricketers House / II

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

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Tate Almshouses / CR4

Architect: J C Buckler, 1829. Yellow brick, single-storey, with tall Tudor-style chimneys. Almshouses, also known as Mary Tate's Cottages after the benefactor. Grade II listed. Cricket Green, Mitcham, London Borough of Merton.

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23-33 Kenway Rd / SW5

Residential terrace originally constructed in the 1820s by Thomas Smith. Two-storeys with small paved forecourts. London stock brick, most with stucco to ground floor level. Part of Earl's Court Village Conservation Area. Beyond is a ghost sign... 

Phone Frobisher - 1155
James Rugg & Son Ltd
Builders Decorators
Sanitary & Electrical Engineers

Sign is no later than the 1960s as the telephone exchange name 'Frobisher' (FRO) is given, rather than an all-figure number. Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, London.

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Fall / Kensington Gardens

Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, London. 

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Sunroof / SW11

Park shelter. Post-and-beam construction with shingle-clad, cross-gabled roof. Built in the inter-war period. By the Duck Pond part of the boating lake, Battersea Park, London Borough of Wandsworth.

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Euphorbia / SW11

In Battersea Park, London Borough of Wandsworth. 

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Barnoon Cemetery / Chapels

Chapels of rest in Barnoon Cemetery, c.1857, overlooking Porthmeor Beach. Alfred Wallis (1855-1942), the noted Cornish fisherman-artist, is buried here. St Ives, Cornwall, UK.

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Tunnel / Smeatons Pier

Architect: John Smeaton FRS, 1770. One of three tunnels incorporated into Smeaton's Pier in the 1890 extension. These were designed to reduce sand accumulation in the harbour. St Ives, Cornwall, UK.

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Shoreline Tattoo / TR26

Chapel Street, St Ives, Cornwall, UK.

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St Ives Museum / TR26

Said to have formerly housed a pilchard curing cellar, Bible Christian Chapel, a laundry, a cinema and a pottery. Now two floors packed full of local history exhibits. Wheal Dream, St Ives, Cornwall, UK. 

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Tregenna Surf House / TR26

Architect: Casa Studio, 2019. New clubhouse at Porthmeor Beach. St Ives, Cornwall, UK.

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Tide Tunnel / St Ives

Architect: John Smeaton FRS, 1770. Harbour seen from one of the three tide-tunnels incorporated into Smeaton's Pier in the 1890 extension. These were designed to reduce sand accumulation in the harbour. St Ives, Cornwall, UK.

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'Free Spirit' / G.Scott

Sculpture by Gary Scott (b.1964 Devon), installed 2014 in entrance courtyard to St Nicholas Court. Bronze resin cast by LS Sculpture Casting. St Ives, Cornwall, UK. 

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Island Chapel / St Ives

More correctly known as St Nicholas Chapel, the present building's form is thought to be C14, although churches on this site may go back as far as C5. Granite rubble with slate roof, now a restoration. Grade II listed. 'The Island' is actually a peninsular. St Ives. Cornwall. 

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Lighthouse / Smeatons Pier

So-called "new" lighthouse built in 1890 to replace the older light, following the extension of Smeaton's Pier. Made of cast-iron, height 9m [source worldwidelighthouses.com]. St Ives, Cornwall.

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The Old Saltings / Sign

The name comes from when pilchard fishing and processing was a major industry in the town. Porthmeor Road, St Ives, Cornwall. 

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Tate St Ives / Top

Architects: Eldred Evans and David Shalev, 1993; extension by Jamie Fobert Architects, 2017. Image shows roof-lights that illuminate a new gallery sunk into the cliffs. RIBA National Award 2018. St Ives, Cornwall.

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Pedn-olva / St Ives

On the site of a former copper mine which operated in St Ives during the 1700s. The Pedn Olva Hotel now stands where the mine's engine house was demolished in 1911. The name is Cornish for 'lookout headland'. St Ives, Cornwall. [Source: www.intocornwall.com/engine/azabout.asp?guide=Pedn+Olva+Mine].

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Window Boxes / St Ives

Outside a cottage in The Warren, St Ives, Cornwall.

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St Ives / Vista

Harbour vista including Smeaton's pier. Seen from where Pednolva Walk meets The Warren. St Ives, Cornwall.

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Coffee / Doughnuts

Splendidly surreal sign on wall of the Yallah Coffee Kiosk. I believe this illustration may be by a local tattoo artist named Josh Vyvian. Wharf Road, St Ives, Cornwall. 

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St Ia / Tower

Granite tower of the Church of St Ia, consecrated in 1434, Grade I listed. This is the Parish Church of St Ives, dedicated to Saint Ia the Virgin who is said to have travelled here from Ireland in the C5 or C6. St Ives, Cornwall, UK. 

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NE Harbour / St Ives

Northeast portion of the harbour at low tide, seen from Western Pier. St Ives, Cornwall, UK. 

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Market House / St Ives

The sign indicates a Market House on this site since 1490, although this building is from 1832. Grade II listed. Market Place, St Ives, Cornwall, UK.

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259-261 Danebury Ave / SW15

Sheltered housing designed by the LCC Architects Dept., 1958, brick and concrete cross-wall construction. Grade II listed, part of the Alton Conservation Area. London Borough of Wandsworth.

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Holy Trinity / SW15

Architect: G.H.Fellowes Prynne, 1898, in a Gothic Revival style, using concrete core with Corsham Down stone cladding. Church of Holy Trinity (Roehampton) is Grade II* listed. Ponsonby Road, London Borough of Wandsworth.

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Minstead Gdns / SW15

Bungalows for the elderly, designed by the LCC Architects Dept., completed 1958, listed Grade II in 1998. Brick and concrete cross-wall construction, flat roofs with tall concrete chimney stacks. Part of the Alton Conservation Area. London Borough of Wandsworth. 

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Highcliffe / SW15

LCC Architects Dept., 1958. Showing the southwest ends of Winchfield, Charcot, Denmead and Dunbridge Houses. These Grade II* listed slab blocks were inspired by Le Corbusier’s Unité d'habitation and are part of the Alton Conservation Area. London Borough of Wandsworth. 

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Winchfield House / Pilotis

Architects: C.A.Lucas, W.G.Howell et al of the LCC, 1958, showing undercroft of Winchfield House. Grade II* listed and part of the Alton Conservation Area. Highcliffe Neighbourhood, Alton West, London Borough of Wandsworth. 

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Denmead House / SW15

Architects: C.A.Lucas, W.G.Howell et al of the LCC, 1958. One of a group of 5 residential slab blocks, each comprising 75 maisonettes. Inspired by Le Corbusier’s Unité d'habitation. Grade II* listed and part of the Alton Conservation Area. Highcliffe Neighbourhood, Alton West, London Borough of Wandsworth.

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My Nikkor 35mm 1.8G / x2

Nikon AF-S 35mm f/1.8 prime lens for FX-format sensors.

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Festival Fountains / SW11

Battersea Park, London Borough of Wandsworth.

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