The Geffrye Museum

[from the archives of 2010]

Furniture museum established "for the education of craftsmen", based in ironmongers' almshouses that were built in about 1715. Over the front door is engraved Sr. Rob. Geffrves Kt. Alderman and Ironmonger. Founder of this Hospitall. The building is Grade I listed. Hoxton, London Borough of Hackney.

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Pumping Station / SW11

Architects: McAllister Co., c.2003, for the Borough Council. Public toilets and fountain pumping station. Battersea Park, London Borough of Wandsworth.

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St Mary's - Garden Hall II

[from the archives of 2010]

Architect: Terry Pawson Architects. Beautiful new hall for St Mary's Church 2003. Steel frame with pre-cast concrete roof, ashlar limestone cladding and a brilliant glass prism. Received an RIBA Award for 2005. Wimbledon, London Borough of Merton.

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ExCeL from southwest

[from the archives of 2010]

There are 100,000 sq m of covered space, alongside the north quay of the old Royal Victoria Dock. The building length visible in this image is about 384 metres. Phase I architects: Moxley Architects. Engineering: McAlpine. London Borough of Newham. 

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Turpin House / Park Court

Original architects: Emberton, Tardrew & Partners, 1967-71, for Wandsworth Borough Council, built by Laing using Jespersen large panel system. Part of the Doddington Estate development, which figured in the T Dan Smith and Sidney Sporle corruption case. Refurbished 1986-93. Battersea, London Borough of Wandsworth. 

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ExCeL

[from the archives of 2010]

ExCeL, (Exhibition Centre London), opened in 2000 and Phase II completed this year. It has become a world-class convention venue and will host seven Olympic events in 2012. There are 100,000 sq m of covered space, alongside the north quay of the old Royal Victoria Dock. It is served by 3 DLR stations and 5 on-site hotels with another in construction. Phase 1: Moxley Architects. Phase II architects: Grimshaw. Engineering: McAlpine. London Borough of Newham.

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Spring / Suns

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The Holly Bush

[from the archives of 2011]

Built c.1797, originally as stables; now a Grade II listed public house with attractive exterior canopy, in residential Hampstead, London Borough of Camden.

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Watch House, New River

[from the archives of 2011]

Late C17 circular brick building with conical roof of clay tiles and stone globe finial. Was used by a linesman whose job was to guard the New River water supply against contamination. (The New River was new in the early 1600's). Grade II listed. Canonbury Grove, London Borough of Islington.

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Derby Arms / Epsom

Victorian inn on the edge of Epsom Downs, close the the racecourse. Established 1875 according to the building inscription although directory references appear as early as 1861. Epsom, Surrey, UK.

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Indescon Court, E14

[from the archives of 2011]

The CGIs show a Starbucks nestling within the pilotis under this apartment block, and plenty of pedestrians about. But at the moment this attractive building is empty, presumably waiting for the upturn. The cladding is anodised aluminium. GRID Architects, 2010; Developers: Galliard Homes. Canary Central, London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

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Epsom / Home straight

Epsom Downs Racecourse. Duchess's Stand (Grandstand) designed by Roberts Limbrick Ltd, 2009. Queen's Stand designed by Horden Cherry Lee Architects Ltd, 1992. Epsom, Surrey, UK.

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'Shadow Play' by David King

[from the archives of 2011]

Sculptor: David King (b.1946 England), made of steel and bronze in 1992. Mulberry Place, East India Dock, London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

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Epsom Racecourse / Stands

Epsom Downs Racecourse. Duchess's Stand (Grandstand) designed by Roberts Limbrick Ltd, 2009. Queen's Stand designed by Horden Cherry Lee Architects Ltd, 1992. Epsom, Surrey, UK. 

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Barking Central: Bath House balconies II

[from the archives of 2011]

Architects: Allford Hall Monaghan Morris. Bright coloured steel balconies cantilever out of brown brickwork at the Bath House elevation overlooking Arboretum Place. London Borough of Barking & Dagenham.

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Albert Bridge / II

Road bridge designed by Rowland Mason Ordish, 1873. Strengthened 1887 by Sir Joseph Bazalgette and more recently 1973 and 2011; now a combination of suspension, cable-stayed, and beam. Grade II* listed. London Borough of Wandsworth. 

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GPK / Dom Scummings

Street art paste-up by Cruxworks, near Brick Lane. London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

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Silo D, Pontoon Dock

[From the archives of 2011]

Majestic reinforced concrete grain silo. Regarded as an example of pure Modernism arising out of industrial functionalism. Built 1920 and restored 1999. Grade II listed 1999. Located by Pontoon Dock off Royal Victoria Dock, London Borough of Newham.

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Upper Deck arcade

[from the archives of 2011]

Arcade, c.2003, outside the Upper Deck. Near Western Gateway, Royal Victoria Dock, London Borough of Newham.

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Totteridge / Pennethorne

Architect of both buildings: Howes, Jackman & Partners, c.1970, for Wandsworth Council. Pennethorne House, right, is due to be demolished. The 24-storey Totteridge House is managed as a Cooperative (TMO/RMO) since 1991. London Borough of Wandsworth.

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My AF-S Nikkor / 24-85mm

AF-S NIKKOR 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5G ED VR for Nikon FX SLRs. Lightweight and sharp, with VR to part-compensate for modest maximum aperture. 

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Pennethorne House / II

Architects: Howes, Jackman & Partners. Part of the York Road Stage I development, built by Wandsworth’s Building Works Department 1967-70. Just 50 years old, yet soon to be demolished. London Borough of Wandsworth. 

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Nazarene Church / SW11

Architects: Green, Lloyd and Adams, 1970, in the modern style. The Church of the Nazarene, 2 Grant Road, Battersea, London Borough of Wandsworth.

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Battersea Bridge / SW11

Architect: Sir Joseph Bazalgette, 1890. Wrought-iron arches supported by granite-clad piers. Fancy decorated spandrels. Grade II listed. In the background, World's End Estate by Eric Lyons, H T Cadbury-Brown et al. c.1977. Photographed from London Borough of Wandsworth.

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Albert Bridge / SW11

Road bridge designed by Rowland Mason Ordish, 1873. Strengthened 1887 by Sir Joseph Bazalgette and more recently 1973 and 2011; now a combination of suspension, cable-stayed, and beam. Grade II* listed. London Borough of Wandsworth. 

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Boathouse SW11 / II

Architects: McAllister Co., 2002, for the Borough Council. A-frame boathouse of galvanised steel, timber and long-strip copper. Beside the boating lake at Battersea Park. London Borough of Wandsworth. 

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Tea Terrace / SW11

Part of the 2004 restoration of the Festival Gardens, originally designed for the 1951 Festival of Britain by Russell Page (1906-1985). Battersea Park, London Borough of Wandsworth.

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Tea Terrace / Kiosk

Catering kiosk in the 1951 Festival of Britain idiom. Battersea Park, London Borough of Wandsworth. 

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Boat Hire Kiosk / SW11

Battersea Park, London Borough of Wandsworth.

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St Mary / Stained Glass

Depiction of the Annunciation in stained glass. Porch of the church of St Mary the Virgin, Mortlake, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. 

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St Mary / Mortlake

The present church dates from 1543, chancel 1885 and nave 1906 by Office of Sir Arthur Blomfield. Grade II* listed. Parish church of St Mary the Virgin, Mortlake, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. 

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