Cannizaro House / 2024

According to Merton's Photographic Archive this was originally known as Warren House, built during the reign of Queen Anne. The name derives from Francis Platamone, Duke of Cannizzaro, who leased the property following his marriage to a Scottish heiress. (1814). The building is also now known as the Hotel du Vin. Wimbledon, London Borough of Merton.

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Diana / Cannizaro Park

Marble statue depicting the goddess Diana nursing a fawn, dated 1843 according to its Grade II listing. Cannizaro Park, Wimbledon, London Borough of Merton. 

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Shelter / Tim Norris

Temporary sculpture made during Art in the Park 2023 using silver birch, oak and willow materials from conservation pruning on Wimbledon Common. Cannizaro Park. Wimbledon, London Borough of Merton.

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Aviary / Dogwood

Timber, Gothic-style aviary, built 1976 in Grade II*-listed Cannizaro Park. Wimbledon, London Borough of Merton. 

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St Dunstan / SM3

Architects: Frederick Pownall and William Young, 1864, spire by Carpenter and Ingelow, 1870. Early English Gothic Revival style using ragstone rubble, limestone dressings and Welsh slate roof. Grade II* listed. Church of St Dunstan, Cheam, London Borough of Sutton. 

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Park Hyatt London / Jan 2024

Work-in-progress on the entrance to the Park Hyatt London River Thames Residences. Designed by Kohn Pederson Fox (KPF) Architects, 2024. Nine Elms, London Borough of Wandsworth. 

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NT2024 / II

Architect: Sir Denys Lasdun, 1976, in the Brutalist style. Providing 3 auditoria, the largest with a 125 tonne, 5-storey drum-revolve. Grade II* listed. London Borough of Lambeth. 

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NT 2024 / I

Architect: Sir Denys Lasdun, 1976, in the Brutalist style. Grade II* listed: "reflects new ideas in theatre design". London Borough of Lambeth. 

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Sky Gardens / SW8

Architects: Carey Jones Chapman Tolcher (CJCT), Landscape Architects: Gillespies, for Fraser Developments, 2017. Residential with office space on the lower storeys. London Borough of Lambeth.

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Vauxhall Park / Vista II

Showing, left, the Keybridge Tower 1 Exchange Gardens (Allies & Morrison, 2020) and centre, Vega Tower (T P Bennett, 2021). Vauxhall Park, London Borough of Lambeth.

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Vauxhall Park / Vista

View northwest including Vega Tower (T P Bennett, 2021), Atlas Building (Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios, 2018) and Damac Tower (Kohn Pedersen Fox, 2022). Vauxhall Park is in the London Borough of Lambeth. 

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Bannerman House / SW8

Eighteen-storey point block built by C.Miskin, c.1970, for the Greater London Council. Part of the Ashmole Estate but sometimes called the Crown Works Site — until 1967 the location was occupied by the building contracting firm of Higgs & Hill. Viewed here from Vauxhall Park. London Borough of Lambeth.

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Church House / Farnham

Church hall built in 1909, designed by Richard Bassnett Preston in the Arts & Crafts style. Here showing the plank door within stone Tudor arch, central projecting gable and square cupola with weathervane. Farnham, Surrey, UK. 

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St Andrew Farnham / East

Originally built C12 on the site of an earlier Saxon church. West tower built early C16, height raised in C19. Limestone rubble, clay tiles. Grade I listed "as a medieval parish church which retains a substantial quantity of C12-C16 fabric". Farnham, Borough of Waverley, Surrey, UK. 

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US Embassy / Reflections

US Embassy, designed by KieranTimberlake architects, 2018. The ETFE cushions are intended to even-out the light as well as reduce it; they are meant to last 30+ years and shrug off dirt. London Borough of Wandsworth. 

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Battersea Power Station / Underground

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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Prospect Place / III

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

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Nine Elms Lane / Vista

Including, from left to right, St George Wharf tower, Thames City Building No. 6, Park Hyatt London River Thames Residences, River Park tower, Damac tower and one of the Thames City towers. London Borough of Wandsworth. 

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Embassy Gardens / 2024

US Embassy designed by KieranTimberlake, 2018. Work-in-progress on London Square Nine Elms apartment building designed by Allies & Morrison. London Borough of Wandsworth.

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One Nine Elms / Towers

Kohn Pederson Fox (KPF) Architects, 2024. 199m River Park Tower and 160m Park Hyatt London River Thames Residences tower. Viewed from west. London Borough of Wandsworth. 

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Thames City / Portico

SOM Architects, 1st phase recently completed. Consists of two residential towers over a 4,645m²  (50,000 sq ft)   podium. London Borough of Wandsworth.

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Bondway / Vista

New towers are, left-to-right, Urbanest Vauxhall (Glen Howells Architects, 2018), Vega Tower (T P Bennett, 2021) and Keybridge Tower 1 Exchange Gardens (Allies & Morrison, 2020). London Borough of Wandsworth..

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One Nine Elms / SW8

Kohn Pederson Fox (KPF) Architects, 2024. 199m River Park Tower and 160m Park Hyatt London River Thames Residences tower. London Borough of Wandsworth.

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St Mary Battersea / Portico

Architect: Joseph Dixon, completed 1777. Here showing the Doric portico, Grade I listed. London Borough of Wandsworth. 

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Chelsea Waterfront / 2024

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

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Chelsea Harbour / 2024

Architects: Moxley Jenner & Partners, 1987. Luxury development of apartments, hotel and yacht marina, built on what was previously a coal dock yard. London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham. 

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Battersea Railway Bridge / 2024

Architects: William Baker and T H Bertram, 1863, using wrought-iron lattice arches on concrete-brick-ashlar piers. Battersea Railway Bridge is also known as the Cremorne Bridge and the Chelsea River Bridge. Presently used by London Overground trains. Grade II* listed for historic and architectural interest. London Borough of Wandsworth. 

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Waterman's Quay / 2024

Late 1980s residential development also known as 'Regent on the River'. Built by Bovis Construction in the Postmodern style. Located in Hammersmith & Fulham, but photographed across the Thames in the London Borough of Wandsworth. 

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Lombard Wharf / 2024

Architects: Patel Taylor, 2017, for Barratt London. 28 storey riverside tower accommodating 135 apartments and commercial space. London Borough of Wandsworth.

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Coda / 2024

Architects: Patel Taylor, 2020. 24 storeys, 130 apartments. York Place, Battersea, London Borough of Wandsworth. 

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Pennethorne House / 2024

Architects: Howes, Jackman & Partners. Part of the York Road Stage I development, built by Wandsworth’s Building Works Department 1967-70. London Borough of Wandsworth. 

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Carmichael Close / 21-32

Architects: George Trew Dunn Partnership, 1960s, part of the Winstanley Estate. Here showing the southern aspect of 21-32 Carmichael Close. London Borough of Wandsworth.

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GradPad / SW11

A.k.a. Griffon Studios, one of three postgrad student accommodation blocks near Clapham Junction station. Constructed c.2010, with cladding recently replaced to improve fire safety. London Borough of Wandsworth. 

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Reka / Chance Street

Remains of 2016 mural on Chance Street by James Reka (b. Australia). London Borough of Tower Hamlets. 

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Bermondsey Square / Hotel

Architect: Munkenbeck + Marshall for Urban Catalyst, 2009. 100-room, 4-star hotel within a square lit by giant chandeliers. London Borough of Southwark. 

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