St Michael / Camden

Architects: G.F.Bodley & T.Garner, c.1894, in a revival of the Decorated Gothic style. Yellow stock brick with stone dressings. Here a view of the liturgical west end, with large pointed, tracery window. Grade II* listed. London Borough of Camden.

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St Pancras Gardens / Autumn

Fallen leaves in St Pancras Gardens, Somers Town, London Borough of Camden. 

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Soane Mausoleum / II

Architect: Sir John Soane, 1816, originally for his wife Eliza, now the tomb of John Soane himself, his wife and son John. Here viewed from the north. Portland stone, including a central dome said to have later influenced the design of the K2 telephone box. One of only two Grade I listed monuments in London. Old Church Gardens, St. Pancras, London Borough of Camden. 

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Dragonfly / Regent's Canal

Narrow boat on the Regent's Canal, by The Coal Office. Seen from the re-opened Camley Street Natural Park. London Borough of Camden. 

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St Pancras / Waterpoint

Architects: probably by the office of Sir George Gilbert Scott, c.1870. Iron water tank within red-brick structure originally to provide water for steam locomotives. Victorian Gothic style similar to the St Pancras terminus. Grade II listed. London Borough of Camden. 

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Canons House / 2021

Manor house built by John Odway, c.1680, brick, later stucco. Grade II* listed. Recently refurbished along with the historic Canons site. Mitcham, London Borough of Merton. 

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Pollution Pods / N1C

Installation by Michael Pinsky (b.1967 Scotland). The geodesic domes contain simulated environments of five cities worldwide to convey the “visceral experience of air pollution”. Moving on to the COP26 conference in Glasgow. Granary Square, London Borough of Camden. 

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KX Lightwall / II

Attractive 90m pedestrian tunnel between the King's Cross/St Pancras underground station and an exit at One Pancras Square. Architects: Allies & Morrison, LED lightwall concept by Speirs & Major with design and implementation by The Light Lab. London Borough of Camden. 

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Park Shelter / SW11

One of three timber shelters in Battersea Park "that may date from the interwar period" and "of historic significance to the park" (Conservation Area Appraisal). This one close to Carriage Drive South. London Borough of Wandsworth.

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Turbine Hall 2021 / III

** INTREPID EXPLORER FINDS LAIR OF THE FLOATING PODS ** 

Artist: Anicka Yi (b.1971 Seoul). Floating installation titled "In Love With The World". Tate Modern, London Borough of Southwark. 

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Turbine Hall 2021 / II

Artist: Anicka Yi (b.1971 Seoul). Floating installation titled "In Love With The World". Tate Modern, London Borough of Southwark. 

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Turbine Hall 2021 / I

Artist: Anicka Yi (b.1971 Seoul). Floating installation titled "In Love With The World". Tate Modern, London Borough of Southwark. 

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Vauxhall Bridge / 2021

Architects: The LCC's Sir Alexander Binnie and his successor Sir Maurice Fitzmaurice, 1906. Steel arch bridge on concrete piers faced with granite. With sculptures by Alfred Drury RA and Frederick Pomeroy RA. Grade II* listed. 

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Crown Reach / Panoramic

Crown Reach and Rivermill, green-glazed Panoramic tower, Riverwalk of 2016, Millbank Tower of 1963.

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Nine Elms / High Rises

High-rise regeneration of the Vauxhall Nine Elms district that includes 42 building projects. London Boroughs of Lambeth and Wandsworth.

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220 Wandsworth Rd / SW8

Built 1926 extending the Springfield Hall church (right) of 1902. In a similar Tudor-Gothic revival style as the church, using red brick with stone dressings and central pediment. The site was redeveloped - I think in the early 2000s - although the façade retained. There is still a church and nursery, with residential to rear. London Borough of Wandsworth.

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Nine Elms Station / II

Station entrance architects: Grimshaw, 2021, using concrete, stainless-steel, stone and glass. Provision has been made for residential building above. London Borough of Wandsworth. 

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Nine Elms / Station

Station entrance architects: Grimshaw, 2021, using concrete, stainless-steel, stone and glass. Provision has been made for residential building above. London Borough of Wandsworth.

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Cantilever Court / SW8

Former South Bank Polytechnic site built in the 1970s, converted c.2010 to mixed use including 244 residential flats. I believe the cantilevered lecture theatre was re-purposed as a 181 seat fringe theatre, but now sadly closed. London Borough of Wandsworth.

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Wall / Thessaly Road

Artist: Luke Warburton a.k.a. Mr Dane, 2018, part of the 'Edible Bus Stop' project. Small portion of a continuous white line drawing that traverses a long wall in Thessaly Road. The wall is the western boundary of the New Covent Garden Market for wholesale fruit, vegetables and flowers. London Borough of Wandsworth. 

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BD&CH / SW11

Premises of Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, Battersea Park Road, London Borough of Wandsworth.

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Sungate Lodge / SW11

Lodge constructed when Battersea Park's southwest gate was built, c.1891. In the picturesque Tudor-Gothic style, using stock brick and stone dressings. Formerly known as Gymnasium Lodge. Battersea Park, London Borough of Wandsworth. 

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Nine Elms Pavilion / SW8

Artist: Linda Florence, architects: Studio Weave, 2018. Raised garden with water tank, supported by steel columns clad in wooden panels designed by the print artist. In collaboration with Churchman Landscape Architects. London Borough of Wandsworth.

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US Embassy / VII

Architects: KieranTimberlake, 2018. Sculpted ETFE skin over blast-proof glazing. Nine Elms, London Borough of Wandsworth. 

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US Embassy / VI

Architects: KieranTimberlake, 2018. Sculpted ETFE skin over blast-proof glazing. Nine Elms, London Borough of Wandsworth.

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Battersea Power Station / Station

Underground station designed and built by Ferrovial Agroman and Laing O'Rourke, entrance pavilion designed by Grimshaw, 2021. London Borough of Wandsworth. 

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1 Park Drive / Sep '21

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

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Triad / Millwall Dock

Quay cranes retained as a feature during the redevelopment of the Outer Millwall Dock. According to BHO, these are Stothert & Pitt 3-ton electric cranes of the 1960s. London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

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Woman & Fish / IV

Detail of bronze sculpture of c.1950 by Frank Dobson (1886-1963). This is a reproduction of the destroyed original by Antonio Lopez-Reche and the Bronze Age foundry, c.1996. In Millwall Park, London Borough of Tower Hamlets. 

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Woman & Fish / III

Sculpture by Frank Dobson (1886-1963), c.1950, originally as a fountain. This is a reproduction of the lost original by Antonio Lopez-Reche and the Bronze Age foundry, c.1996. In Millwall Park, London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

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Island Gardens / DLR

Architects: W.S. Atkins Consultants Ltd. et al., 1999, replacing an elevated, terminus station of 1987. The DLR now continues south under the Thames and on to Lewisham. London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

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Island Gardens / Vents

Ventilation outlets northwest of the Docklands Light Railway station at Island Gardens. The station opened in 1999 (W S Atkins Consultants Ltd et al.), replacing a 1987 elevated station. The DLR now continues south under the Thames and on to Lewisham. London Borough of Tower Hamlets. 

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