Images George Rex: August 2023

Thursday 31 August 2023

Wandsworth Common / Lake

View of the southern basin of the main water feature of Wandsworth Common. London Borough of Wandsworth.

Wednesday 30 August 2023

The Hope / SW17

Georgian style public house, although licensing records suggest it was built c.1871. 1 Bellevue Road in the London Borough of Wandsworth.

Tuesday 29 August 2023

St Andrews URC / SW11

Architect: Richard Harrison, 2002. St Andrew's United Reformed Church, 1 Altenburg Gardens, London Borough of Wandsworth.

Monday 28 August 2023

Architect: W Bassett Smith, 1879, in revival of the Decorated Gothic. Ragstone with ashlar dressings. "An important eye-catcher at the north-west corner of Clapham Common" says Grade II listing. London Borough of Wandsworth.

Sunday 27 August 2023

Post Office / Lavender Hill

Architects: Ministry of Works, 1961. Battersea Post Office, 202 Lavender Hill, London Borough of Wandsworth.

Saturday 26 August 2023

Crown Court / Southwark

Architects: Property Services Agency (PSA), 1982, in a modern style using yellow brick incorporating columns supporting a long portico. London Borough of Southwark.

Friday 25 August 2023

More London / Scale Model

Cast-bronze plan of the More London district and its surroundings. Located in Potters Fields park. London Borough of Southwark.

Thursday 24 August 2023

Caryatid / Shipwrights Arms

Unusual caryatid beneath the corner segmental bay of the Shipwrights Arms public house, mid-to-late C19. Mentioned in the Grade II listing. Tooley Street, London Borough of Southwark.

Wednesday 23 August 2023

The Mug House / SE1

Wine bar and restaurant under London Bridge. 1-3 Tooley Street, London Borough of Southwark.

Tuesday 22 August 2023

Square Mile / 20230815

View of the office towers in the City of London, including the now topped-out 8 Bishopsgate and the core of 1 Leadenhall. Seen from Bankside in the London Borough of Southwark.

Monday 21 August 2023

Cromwell Highwalk / II

Architects: Chamberlin, Powell and Bon, 1970s, Grade II listed. Barbican Estate, City of London.

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Cromwell Highwalk / Barbican

Architects: Chamberlin, Powell and Bon, 1970s, Grade II listed. Barbican Estate, City of London.

Sunday 20 August 2023

Vents / Barbican Podium

Architects: Chamberlin, Powell and Bon, 1960s, Grade II listed. This part of the podium, with its large UKPN smoke vents, is to undergo refurbishment including installation of a new waterproofing membrane. Barbican Estate, City of London.

Saturday 19 August 2023

Dolphins / Barbican

Sculptor: John Ravera (1941-2006, British), commissioned by Barbican Estates Management, 1989-90. Patinated bronze. At Ben Johnson Place, City of London.

Friday 18 August 2023

Bryer Court / Reflecting Pool

Architects: Chamberlin, Powell and Bon, 1973, Grade II listed. Barbican Estate, City of London.

Thursday 17 August 2023

John Trundle Court / Colonnade

Architects: Chamberlin, Powell and Bon, 1972, Grade II listed. Barbican Estate, City of London.

Wednesday 16 August 2023

River Cut Tide / Paul Mason

Marble sculpture of 2002 by Paul Mason (1952-2006, British) commissioned by London Town plc. Installed at Crown Reach Riverside Walk, City of Westminster, London.

US Embassy / North Facade

Architects: KieranTimberlake, 2018. View of the north facade of the US Embassy from across the river Thames in Pimlico Gardens.

Tuesday 15 August 2023

Battersea Power Station / 2023

Originally designed by Leonard Pearce & Giles Gilbert Scott. Built in 1930s and 1950s, closed as a coal-fired generating station in 1983. Restoration and repurposing to residential and retail commenced 2013 (WilkinsonEyre), opened 2022.

Monday 14 August 2023

Victoria Taps / SW1

Built 1828 as the Warwick Arms (see decorative scroll on parapet), previously known as the Brougham. At corner of Wilton Rd and Gillingham St, Pimlico, City of Westminster, London.

81 Birdcage Walk / SW1

In Wellington Barracks, parts of which were rebuilt in the Modernist style after WW2 bombing. A "building of merit" in the conservation area. City of Westminster, London.

Sunday 13 August 2023

Kiosk / St James's Park

Refreshment kiosk at Horse Shoe Bend in St James's Park. Designed by Mizzi Studio, c.2021, clad in tubular brass. City of Westminster, London.

Saturday 12 August 2023

Blue Bridge / II

Designed by Eric Bedford of the Ministry of Public Building and Works, 1957. St James's Park, City of Westminster, London.

Friday 11 August 2023

Blue Bridge / SW1

Designed by Eric Bedford of the Ministry of Public Building and Works, 1957. St James's Park, City of Westminster, London.

Thursday 10 August 2023

St Martin / in the Fields

Parish church designed by James Gibbs, 1726, in a neo-classical style with some Baroque touches. Grade I listed building. City of Westminster, London.

Wednesday 9 August 2023

Coliseum / Tower

Architect: Frank Matcham, 1904, in Edwardian Baroque style. Grade II* listed. The ornate main tower shown here is topped by a large metal and glass globe. St Martin's Lane, City of Westminster, London.

Tuesday 8 August 2023

Southbank Place / 2023

The two completed residential towers are known as 1 Casson Square (37 storeys) and 30 Casson Square (30 storeys). Designed by Squire & Partners, they are the tallest elements within the Southbank Place masterplan. Viewed from the north end of Waterloo Bridge in the City of Westminster.

St Bride's Steeple / 2023

Architect: Sir Christopher Wren, steeple 1703. "Large tower and stone steeple of great distinction", Grade I listed. City of London.

Monday 7 August 2023

Lemon / Segments

Detail of spiral staircase at the Southbank Centre. Original architects: GLC Department of Architecture, c.1967. London Borough of Lambeth.

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Saturday 5 August 2023

SNOG / Bus

Vintage Routemaster bus converted into a mobile store for SNOG Frozen Yogurts. Designed and implemented by The Bus Business. At the South Bank near Hungerford Bridge, London Borough of Lambeth.

Friday 4 August 2023

Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese / 2023

Sign for a public house occupying premises rebuilt after the Great Fire, although much altered thereafter. Grade II listed. Wine Office Court, City of London.

Thursday 3 August 2023

Chelsea Waterfront / 2023

Architect: Farrells, for Hutchison Property Group. Redevelopment of the former Lots Road Power Station. Includes 37-storey and 25-storey residential towers. The taller tower is in the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham, the second tower in Kensington & Chelsea.

Wednesday 2 August 2023

Orbis Wharf / III

Architects: Chantrey Davis Ltd., c.2009. Thames-side residential development in Battersea. London Borough of Wandsworth.

Tuesday 1 August 2023

'Gymnast' / Shane Green

One of several London Park chain-saw sculptures commissioned for the 2012 Olympics. Brockley Park, London Borough of Lambeth.

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