Police Memorial Column / 2024

Designed by Foster & Partners with Per Arnoldi, installed 2005. Layered glass column with internal optical fibres, 7.4m high. Part of the National Police Memorial. City of Westminster, London.

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I Am Curious (Yellow) / II

Southbank Centre stair detail which — owing to the buildings' lack of listing — has been given this dubious paint job. Original architects: GLC Department of Architecture, c.1967. London Borough of Lambeth. 

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Southbank Centre / Stairs

Stairs to the Southbank Centre and RFH from Belvedere Road. London Borough of Lambeth. 

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Portrait / Irony

Street art portrait of 2022 by Irony, who credits the model as willow.j.c. On a hoarding at Steadfast Road, Kingston upon Thames, London. 

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Steven's Eyot / KT2

Small island on the river Thames between Teddington Lock and Kingston upon Thames. An eyot, or ait, is middle English for an islet. One source says that the name derives from the boatman who lived in the only cottage that stood in the marshland that once covered the area. Viewed from Lower Ham Road in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, London. 

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St Mary with St Alban / TW11

Grade II* listed parish church dating from C16, mainly C17 & C18. Crenellated, west tower of 1764. Teddington, London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. 

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Broom House / TW11

Large Thameside residence at the end of Broom Water (No. 39). Circa 1899, the houses on Broom Water were developed by builder Charles Drake. Broom Water Conservation Area in the London Borough of Richmond, although seen from across the Thames in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames.

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Light Stripes / KT1

Slat-covered passageway off Fife Road. Kingston upon Thames, London.

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Turks Pier / KT1

According to historical records the Turk family were ferrymen and fishermen as far back as Tudor times. R.J.Turk & Sons was established c.1710 as a boat building business. Boat building has relocated to Chatham in Kent, although boat trips along the Thames remain. Kingston upon Thames, London. 

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Canbury Bandstand / KT2

The original bandstand in Canbury Gardens was erected in 1891. This is a replacement as the earlier cast-iron structure was given over to the war effort in the 1940s. Kingston upon Thames, London. 

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The Boaters Inn / KT2

Riverside public house and restaurant at Canbury Gardens. Former clubhouse converted to a pub in the mid-1980s. Kingston upon Thames, London.

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Kingston Station / KT1

Railway station of 1935 built by Southern Railway in a Modern style, using reinforced concrete and red brick. Replaced an earlier station of 1863. Wood Street, Kingston upon Thames, London.

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The Old Cottage / Cheam

Original parts c.1500 according to the Heritage in Sutton plaque. Two storeys, first floor jettied. Moved from Cheam crossroads in 1933 when the Malden Road was widened. Grade II listed. 17 The Broadway, Cheam, London Borough of Sutton. 

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Trunk / Route

Nonsuch Park, Borough of Epsom & Ewell, County of Surrey, UK. 

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Rustic Bench / Spring

Park bench with cow parsley, mid-May, Nonsuch Park, Epsom & Ewell, Surrey, UK. 

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Battersea Park Pagoda / 2024

Buddhist Pagoda architects: Minoru Ohoka, Tom Hancock, 1985, concrete and wood construction. Battersea Park, London Borough of Wandsworth.

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Albert Bridge / 2024

Road bridge designed by Rowland Mason Ordish, 1873. Strengthened 1887 by Sir Joseph Bazalgette and more recently 1973 and 2011; now a combination of suspension, cable-stayed, and beam. Grade II* listed. London Borough of Wandsworth.

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Chelsea Waterfront / 20240509

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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Worlds End Estate / from St Mary

Viewed from St Mary's Church in Battersea. Estate architects: Eric Lyons, H T Cadbury-Brown et al. c.1977. 'Worlds End' is the name of a district in the Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea, London. 

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The Railway / Cheam

Locally listed Railway Inn, close to Cheam station. This building may have pre-dated the railway station, thought to previously have been a hotel from 1810. Cheam, London Borough of Sutton.

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Domino Effect / KT1

'Out of Order' by David Mach (b.1956 Scotland), first installed 1989. Old London Road, Kingston upon Thames, London. 

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Subway Rotunda / KT1

Stairway entrance to a pedestrian subway and lower-level parking at the Cattle Market, Fairfield North, Kingston upon Thames, London. 

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Baptist Church / KT1

Now known as the Everyday Church, the former Kingston Baptist Church was rebuilt c.1864. The exposed-timber shop building is thought to have late Georgian origins. Union Street, Kingston upon Thames, London. 

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Kingston College / KT1

Further Education College on Kingston Hall Road, part of South Thames Colleges Group. Kingston upon Thames, London.

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Barge Walk / KT1

View across the Thames to the towpath known as Barge Walk, which runs from Kingston Bridge to Hampton Court Bridge and has been part of the Hampton Court Estate for over 5 centuries. Kingston upon Thames, London. 

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Riverside Pavilion / KT1

One of a pair of timber-framed pavilions built c.1900, originally part of riverside gardens built to the rear of 3 & 5 Thames St. Grade II listed. Riverside Walk, Kingston upon Thames, London. 

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All Saints / Kingston

Grade I listed parish church of Kingston, "mostly C14 and C15, with traces of earlier work", much restored in the Victorian era. Flint with stone dressings, upper tower rebuilt 1708 using brick. Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, London. 

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Cheam Park Lodge / 2024

Built c.1820, single-storey with portico, stucco finish, Grade II listed. Cheam, London Borough of Sutton. (CC BY-NC-ND - credit: Images George Rex)

Cheam Park / 20240429

Cheam Park with some of the mature trees dating from the C19 according to Cheam Village Conservation Area. London Borough of Sutton.

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Wall / Nonsuch Park

Exterior of garden wall to south of Nonsuch Mansion. Made of brick and flint-clunch checkerwork, Grade II listing dates c.1802-9. Nonsuch Park, Cheam, Epsom & Ewell Borough, Surrey, UK.

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