West Knighton / DT2

Row of four cottages named Smithy, Middle, Angel & Steps. Thatch roof with gable ends, built mid-C18. Grade II listed. West Knighton, Dorset, UK. 

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Poundbury / Handelsbanken

Handelsbanken branch in Poundbury, a traditionalist mixed-use development (1993-2025) masterplanned by Leon Krier. Duchy of Cornwall land west of Dorchester, Dorset, UK.

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26 Peverell Ave W / DT1

Landmark corner building in Poundbury, a traditionalist mixed-use development (1993-2025) masterplanned by Leon Krier. Duchy of Cornwall land west of Dorchester, Dorset, UK. 

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St Nicholas / Abbotsbury

Grade I listed parish church, built late C14 - early C15. Restorations in the C19. Ruins of the Benedictine Abbey of St Peter are nearby. Abbotsbury, Dorset, UK.

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Deheers / 2021

Grade II listed warehouse built C19, recently restored and converted to 5 apartments with commercial space on ground floor (RBstudio architects, 2020). Previously occupied by Sharkey's children's indoor activity centre. Listed in 1970 when known as John Deheer's Warehouse. As the ghost sign reveals, it has also been known as Hanney Bros. Fish Merchants. 9 Custom House Quay, Weymouth, Dorset.

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Locked Down / Hyde Park

City of Westminster, London. 

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'Isis' / Simon Gudgeon

Bronze sculpture of an ibis by Simon Gudgeon (b.1958 Yorkshire), installed 2009 in Hyde Park. A.k.a. Serenity. Over 10ft tall, limited edition of 9. City of Westminster, London.

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Serpentine Pavilion 2021 / VI

This year's architects: Counterspace Studio of Johannesburg, led by Sumayya Vally (b.1990 South Africa). Materials include reclaimed steel, cork and timber covered in micro-cement. By the Serpentine Gallery, City of Westminster, London.

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Serpentine Pavilion 2021 / V

This year's architects: Counterspace Studio of Johannesburg, led by Sumayya Vally (b.1990 South Africa). Materials include reclaimed steel, cork and timber covered in micro-cement. By the Serpentine Gallery, City of Westminster, London.

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Serpentine Pavilion 2021 / IV

This year's architects: Counterspace Studio of Johannesburg, led by Sumayya Vally (b.1990 South Africa). Materials include reclaimed steel, cork and timber covered in micro-cement. By the Serpentine Gallery, City of Westminster, London. 

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Serpentine Pavilion 2021 / III

This year's architects: Counterspace Studio of Johannesburg, led by Sumayya Vally (b.1990 South Africa). Materials include reclaimed steel, cork and timber covered in micro-cement. By the Serpentine Gallery, City of Westminster, London.

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Serpentine Pavilion 2021 / II

This year's architects: Counterspace Studio of Johannesburg, led by Sumayya Vally (b.1990 South Africa). Materials include reclaimed steel, cork and timber covered in micro-cement. By the Serpentine Gallery, City of Westminster, London.

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Serpentine Pavilion 2021 / I

This year's architects: Counterspace Studio of Johannesburg, led by Sumayya Vally (b.1990 South Africa). Materials include reclaimed steel, cork and timber covered in micro-cement. By the Serpentine Gallery, City of Westminster, London.

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Jamestown Road / Sign

Street sign with mural in Camden Town, London Borough of Camden. 

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St Pancras / Old Church

One of the oldest churches in London (C11 core), although much altered over the ages, especially by the Victorians including A.W.Blomfield who remodelled in 'Norman' style. Info source: Grade II* listing. London Borough of Camden.

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St Pancras / Public Mortuary

A.k.a. the Dennis Geffen Health Annex. Built in the 1950s in a Modern style, upgraded and extended to a design by Paul Murphy Architects, 2015. London Borough of Camden. 

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Portrait / by Irony

Street portraiture c.2019 at corner of Castlehaven Rd and Chalk Farm Rd by self-taught artist known as Irony. Camden Town, London Borough of Camden. 

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121 / 123 Pancras Road

Detail of the pointed-arched workshops on the west side of Pancras Road, built 1895-1898. Architect was possibly John Underwood, engineer to the Midland Railway Company. Originally as coal trading offices. Grade II listed. London Borough of Camden.

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Sun Pavilion / Morag Myerscough

‘Sun Pavilion’ by Morag Myerscough (b.1963 Holloway, London). Public sculpture of 2021 in Montgomery Square, Canary Wharf, London Borough of Tower Hamlets. 

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Wardian / Jun '21

Glenn Howells Architects for EcoWorld Ballymore, 2021. Two residential towers of 55 and 50 storeys above podium. London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

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Ballymore / Mill Harbour

Floating, green-glazed marketing pavilion. North end of Millwall Inner Dock. London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

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Massey Shaw / London

• Former London fireboat, launched 1935 and restored c.2013. Saw service in the Dunkirk evacuation and firefighting during the Blitz. 
• Also a good view of the recently completed One Park Drive residential tower, designed by Herzog & de Meuron. South Dock, London Borough of Tower Hamlets. 

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Landmark Pinnacle / Jun '21

Architects: Squire and Partners, 2020, at this time the tallest residential tower in the UK and western Europe (239m AOD and 75-storeys). Viewed from the other end of South Dock, London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

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One Park Drive / Jun '21

Architects: Herzog & de Meuron, 2021. 58-storey residential tower viewed from Crossharbour. London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

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Fairley House / SE1

Neo-Gothic house with round turret and conical roof, built 1880. Grade II listed. Attached to the former Holy Trinity Primary School. London Borough of Lambeth. 

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Walcot Stores / SE11

Former grocery shop built mid-C19, still retaining part of its painted brick sign. It looks like much of the top storey has been rebuilt, possibly as a result of a bomb that was dropped near this location in WW2. At corner of Sullivan Rd and Walcot Square, London Borough of Lambeth. 

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Castle Centre / SE1

Leisure Centre, including a 25-metre six-lane pool, viewed from St Mary's Churchyard. Designed for Southwark Council by S&P Architects working in partnership with John McAslan & Partners, 2016. Nr. Elephant & Castle, London Borough of Southwark.

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