Images George Rex: July 2023

Monday 31 July 2023

Shelter / Brockwell Park

Park shelter near the tennis courts. Brockwell Park, London Borough of Lambeth.

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Sunday 30 July 2023

The Hot Border / x2

Hot border plants in Brockwell Park's walled garden. London Borough of Lambeth.

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Sign in the walled garden of Brockwell Park. It says: "These plants wouldn't have been happy here 100 years ago. But we've warmed up Lambeth a lot since then. Enjoy it while you still can..." London Borough of Lambeth.

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Saturday 29 July 2023

Chelsea Bridge / 2023

Architects G.Topham Forrest et al of the LCC., 1937, Grade II listed in 2008. Self-anchored suspension bridge, here viewed from the London Borough of Wandsworth.

Friday 28 July 2023

Switch House / East

Entrances to Switch House East, one of the apartment complexes within the re-purposed, Grade II* listed Battersea Power Station. London Borough of Wandsworth.

Thursday 27 July 2023

Chimney Segment / Battersea

Concrete segment from Battersea Power Station's 1933, north-west chimney. During the recent restoration, new chimneys were built using the same jump-shuttering method as the originals. Battersea Power Station, London Borough of Wandsworth.

Wednesday 26 July 2023

Prospect Place / II

Architects: Gehry Partners, 2022. White-finished residential development alongside the re-purposed Battersea Power Station. London Borough of Wandsworth.

Tuesday 25 July 2023

80-82 West St / Farnham

Timber-framed cottages comprising 80, 81 and 82 West Street. All Grade II listed, thought to have been refronted in late C18 or early C19. All now the premises of Guitar Village. Farnham, Surrey. UK.

Monday 24 July 2023

83-85 West St / Farnham

Nos. 83 and 84 are timber-framed, refronted late C18 or early C19. No. 83 was once the Fox Public House. No. 84 was the Old Mitre Restaurant when listed in 1974. The 3-storey no. 85 is C18 and forms an attractive Grade II listed group with 83 and 84. Farnham, Surrey, UK.

Sunday 23 July 2023

87 West St / Farnham

Early C19 building, actually comprising 3 dwellings, numbers 86 and 86A doors on left return. 2 storeys plus cellar, Doric pilaster doorcase with pediment. Grade II listed. Farnham, Surrey, UK.

Saturday 22 July 2023

90 West St / Farnham

Grade II* listed, C18 residence. Two storeys plus cellar, red-brick construction, central front door with Ionic pilasters and open pediment. West Street, Farnham, Surrey, UK.

Friday 21 July 2023

91 & 92 West St / Farnham

Grade II* listed pair of houses built late C18. Three storeys plus basement, red brick with tiled hip roof. Door cases with pilasters and pediments. West Street, Farnham, Surrey, UK.

Thursday 20 July 2023

Baptist Church / Farnham

Exterior detail of rotunda, which I think accommodates the sanctuary of the church. The Hart, Farnham, Surrey, UK.

Wednesday 19 July 2023

N&S Building / EC3R

Blue-glazed building of 1985 at 10 Lower Thames Street. Originally for Samuel Montagu & Co., now partly occupied by Northern & Shell and partly rented out as serviced offices. City of London.

Tuesday 18 July 2023

Borough Yards / Arches

New passageway recently opened between Bankside and the redeveloped Borough Yards. The passage runs beneath the railway lines approaching Cannon Street. London Borough of Southwark.

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Monday 17 July 2023

City of London / Bankside Pier

July 2023 view of the Square Mile with Bankside Pier in foreground. Progress on the core of One Leadenhall is apparent.

Sunday 16 July 2023

LCC Tower / 2023

Architects: London County Council, 1964; exterior refurbishment: BPA Architecture, 2021. London College of Communication, Elephant & Castle, London Borough of Southwark.

Saturday 15 July 2023

Bar Mural / Queen of the South

Mural behind the bar of a public house in Tulse Hill, presumably by Mr Cenz. London Borough of Lambeth.

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Friday 14 July 2023

The Clew / II

Architects: Ottotto from Portugal. Circles of red LEDs framing the Cubitt Bridge at Canary Wharf. Commissioned for the Winter Lights festival of 2020. London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

Thursday 13 July 2023

The Clew / E14

Architects: Ottotto from Portugal. Circles of red LEDs framing the Cubitt Bridge at Canary Wharf. Commissioned for the Winter Lights festival of 2020. London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

Wednesday 12 July 2023

Hampton Tower / E14

Hampton Tower, part of the South Quay Plaza residential development designed by Foster + Partners. 214.5m (704ft) high. Canary Wharf, London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

Tuesday 11 July 2023

HSBC Tower / 2023

Architects: Foster & Partners, 2002. HSBC has recently announced its intended departure from Canary Wharf, before its existing lease expires in early 2027. Smaller offices near St Pauls are being considered. London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

Monday 10 July 2023

Horizons Tower / West

Architects: RMA, 2016-17. 26-storey residential tower at Yabsley Street, Poplar, London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

Sunday 9 July 2023

Poplar Dock / 2023

The erstwhile dock is now a marina with a high proportion of residential berths. Behind is Streamlight (left tower), Charrington Tower, Ontario Tower and New Providence Wharf. London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

Saturday 8 July 2023

Accumulator Tower / Prestons Road

Grade II listed hydraulic accumulator tower built c.1875. Part of a system once used to provide high-pressure hydraulic power to cranes around Poplar Dock. Stock brick, round-arched doorway, pyramidal slate roof with finial. London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

Friday 7 July 2023

Adams Plaza Bridge / Truss Wrap

Gaily-wrapped trusses supporting the Adams Plaza footbridge, decorated by Adam Nathaniel Furman, 2023. Canary Wharf, London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

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