132 Weston St / SE1

Former Lord Wellington public house, "existed from at least 1825" [source: Bermondsey pub history]. Now mixed use, with a further residential dwelling adjoining at 134 Weston Street, c.2015. London Borough of Southwark. 

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171 Tower Bridge Rd / Shard

Part of 171 Tower Bridge Road, designed by Glas Architects, 2006, a 6-storey residential block clad in corrugated aluminium. In distance, the Shard by RPBW, 2012. London Borough of Southwark.

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Hay's / on the River

Autumn colours decorating a cocktail bar in Hay's Galleria. This location was once a warehouse and wharf established in 1651 by merchant Alexander Hay. London Borough of Southwark.

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Will / Wagamama

Street art and restaurant sign under Cannon Street Railway Bridge. Shakespeare portrait of 2016 by James Cochran (b.1973 UK). London Borough of Southwark. 

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Turbine Hall / 20231024

'Behind the Red Moon' by El Anatsui (b. 1944 Ghana). Shown here, two of the cascading metal hangings in the Tate Modern's Turbine Hall. London Borough of Southwark.

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19 Castle Street / GU9

Grade II listing suggests late-C18 to mid-C19, possibly older origins. Three storeys with brick frontage and tiled gable roof projecting above neighbouring properties. Farnham, County of Surrey, UK.

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13 Castle Street / GU9

Grade II listing suggests late-C18 to mid-C19, possibly frontage to older building. Roughcast finish with giant pilasters to either end of the single bay. Farnham, County of Surrey, UK. 

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The Hop Blossom / GU9

Public house named after the hop fields that used to be nearby, although the pub is now in the heart of Farnham. Built 1864 and listed in the Farnham Conservation Area Appraisal as a building of local architectural or historic interest. 50 Long Garden Walk, Farnham, Surrey, UK. 

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Millbank Tower / 2023

Architects: Ronald Ward & Partners, 1963, Grade II listed. Originally known as the Vickers Tower. In distance is residential development 'Riverwalk' designed by Stanton Williams, 2016. City of Westminster, London.

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Palace of Westminster / SW1A

Architects: Charles Barry and Augustus Pugin, completed 1876 in a revival of the Gothic style. Grade I listed and UNESCO World Heritage Site. 

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The Corner Café / SE1

Once a public house called The Union Flag. Traded as a pub circa 1869-1969. At 178 Lambeth Road, London Borough of Lambeth. 

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War Museum / North

North view of the Imperial War Museum, originally the Bethlehem hospital, designed by James Lewis, 1814. Grade II listed, surrounded by the Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park. London Borough of Southwark. 

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War Museum / East

East view of the Imperial War Museum, originally the Bethlehem hospital, designed by James Lewis, 1814. Grade II listed, surrounded by the Geraldine Mary Harmsworth Park. London Borough of Southwark. 

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Blackfriars Bridge / Station

Refurbished 2013 including platform extension and PV roof panels, architect Will Alsop (1947-2018) for Thameslink. The original railway bridge was designed by John Wolfe-Barry and Henry Marc Brunel, 1886. Viewed from London Borough of Southwark. 

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Millennium Bridge / 20231014

Millennium Bridge, closed to pedestrians from 14/Oct/2023 until 05/Nov/2023 (latest). For replacement of the synthetic membrane under the deck. Viewed here from London Borough of Southwark, close to the Tate Modern. 

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St Pauls / 20231014

St Paul's Cathedral seen from across the river Thames in early morning light. The red-brick building in front is the City of London School.

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Square Mile / Sunrise

Thames at low tide, Millennium Bridge closed for repairs to deck membrane. Looks like the 29th-storey floorplate underway on One Leadenhall. Taken from London Borough of Southwark.

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St Barnabas / II

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.

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Bandstand / Clapham Common

Bandstand of 1861 by Captain Francis Fowke, Grade II listed. Originally in the RHS Garden in South Kensington. Re-erected here in 1890. London Borough of Wandsworth. 

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Hightrees House / SW12

Architect: RWH Jones for the Central London Property Trust, 1938. In the Art Deco Modern style, using brick and white-painted cement. Nightingale Lane, London Borough of Wandsworth. 

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LDS Temple / SW12

Morman temple designed by David M. Rae, 1966. Church of Jesus Christ and Latter Day Saints, 149 Nightingale Lane, London Borough of Wandsworth. 

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The Roundhouse / SW18

Curved-corner, Victorian public house c.1865, formerly the Freemasons. 2 Northside Wandsworth Common, London Borough of Wandsworth.

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12 Dec 1988 / Memorial

"For those who lost their lives in the Clapham Junction rail disaster on 12 December 1988, those who were injured, their families, friends & all who helped & cared at the time & afterward". Stone memorial close to the site of the train crash, inscribed with the above words and this depiction of clasped hands. Installed 1 Dec 1989. London Borough of Wandsworth. 

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The Windmill / Wandsworth Common

This is all that remains of a smock mill constructed in the 1830s by the London and South Western Railway Company to pump water from the cutting into a nearby lake known as the Black Sea. William Wilson, the founder of Prices Patent Candle Company, created a garden around the lake as part of his estate. The windmill stopped working in 1870 when the lake was filled in. [Source: sign on the windmill marking the 20th anniversary of the Wandsworth Society, 1991]. 

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Skylark Café / SW18

Park café on Wandsworth Common. Dorlcote Road, London Borough of Wandsworth.

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Skipsea House / Fitzhugh Estate

Architect: John Leslie Martin et al of the LCC, 1953-55. Skipsea House is one of five eleven-storey point blocks comprising the Fitzhugh Estate, London Borough of Wandsworth. 

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Wandsworth Common / II

View of part of the lake on Wandsworth Common. London Borough of Wandsworth.

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205 / Trinity Road

Trinity Road Chapel built c.1877 in the Neo-Gothic style using stock brick and stone dressings. Unusual corner spire. Unlisted. London Borough of Wandsworth. 

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Silent Autumn / 2023

'Silent Autumn (WISE 0359-54/M+M), 2023' by Tomás Saraceno (b. 1973, Argentina). At the 2023 Frieze Sculpture exhibition, Regent's Park, London Borough of Camden.

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Mothership / Zak Ové

'The Mothership Connection, 2021' by Zak Ové (b.1966, London). At the 2023 Frieze Sculpture exhibition, Regent's Park, London Borough of Camden.

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Waking Matter / 2023

Marble and steel sculpture by Amy Stephens (b.1981, London). At the 2023 Frieze Sculpture exhibition, Regent's Park, London Borough of Camden. 

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