Halloween / Street Art

At Leake Street Graffiti Tunnel, Waterloo, London Borough of Lambeth. 

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K6 / Millbank Tower

Grade II listed, K6 telephone box (Giles Gilbert Scott), with the Grade II listed Millbank Tower (Ronald Ward and Partners) in background. Viewed next to Lambeth Pier, London. 

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Eustace House / from Old Paradise Gardens

Part of the GLC's Whitgift Estate, 1930s. Seen from Old Paradise Gardens, London Borough of Lambeth. 

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Newport St / Whitgift St

Vista of contrasts in Newport Street where it crosses Whitgift Street, London Borough of Lambeth.

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The Kings Arms / SE11

Public house on Kennington Lane. First established c.1800 although twice rebuilt, last time c.1938-39. Curved corner plan in red brick with broken pediment and cartouche over main entrance. Slate roof with radius window dormers. London Borough of Lambeth. 

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Water Tower / SE11

Water tower built 1877 to a Venetian Gothic design of Fowler and Hill, as part of Lambeth Workhouse and Infirmary (Grade II listing). Subjected to an unusual residential conversion featured in a TV programme called Grand Designs, 2012. London Borough of Lambeth.

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Castle / Elephant

S&P Architects working in partnership with John McAslan & Partners, 2016, for Southwark Council. Leisure Centre including a 25-metre six-lane pool, near the Elephant & Castle, London Borough of Southwark. 

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Square Mile / 20241022

City of London's financial district with a good view of 8 Bishopsgate designed by WilkinsonEyre, 2023. Viewed from across the river Thames in the London Borough of Southwark. 

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Tower of London / 2024

Late-C11 White Tower (Keep), architect: Bishop Gundulf for William I. Built by Norman masons, using English labour. Repairs and alterations principally in C18 and C19. Grade I listed building and World Heritage Site. London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

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Tower Bridge / 20241022

Architects: Sir Horace Jones and George Stevenson, 1894, in a Gothic Revival style, Grade I listed. On the left, the Tower Hotel designed by RHWL Architects, 1973. In distance, the high-rises of Canary Wharf. Photo taken from the London Borough of Southwark. 

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Square Mile / from Hays Galleria

City of London's financial district viewed across the river Thames from the Hays Galleria. In the foreground is the prow of HMS Belfast. London Borough of Southwark. 

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Hammersmith Bridge / 20241017

Eyebar suspension bridge designed and engineered by Sir Joseph Bazalgette, 1887. Green painted iron on masonry piers. Grade II* listed, now closed to vehicle traffic. London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham. 

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Hammersmith Bridge / North Tower

Detail of the suspension bridge designed and engineered by Sir Joseph Bazalgette, 1887. Viewed from the north bank of the Thames. London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham. 

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Hammersmith Bridge / from Lower Mall

Suspension bridge designed and engineered by Sir Joseph Bazalgette, 1887. Grade II* listed, now closed to vehicle traffic. London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham. 

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Henrietta House / W6

Built by Wilson Lovatt in the 1950s for the LCC, extending the Caroline Estate. 10 storey block, concrete frame with brick infill, providing 40 dwellings. Queen Caroline Street, Hammersmith, London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham.

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Hammersmith Bridge / 2024

Suspension bridge designed and engineered by Sir Joseph Bazalgette, 1887. Utilizing stone piers of an earlier bridge and built of cast and wrought iron. The wrought iron is used in tension and cast iron for compression and casting. Grade II* listed. Completely closed in 2020 and has not allowed access to vehicles ever since. Whilst repairs are ongoing, pedestrians and cyclists can usually cross, but there is currently no funding to make the bridge fit for vehicles once more. London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham. 

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QEQM Wing / W2

Queen Elizabeth Queen Mother Wing of St Mary's Hospital, Paddington. Architects (believed to be) Holford Associates, 1987. City of Westminster, London. 

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Station Footbridge / Paddington

Designed by Langlands and Bell with Atelier One for Chelsfield PLC, a.k.a. the Point Footbridge. Completed 2003. Paddington, City of Westminster, London. 

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Westmark Tower / W2

Squire & Partners, 2021, for Berkeley Group. Residential tower of 29 storeys at Paddington Green, City of Westminster, London. 

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6 North Wharf Rd / W2

Powell Dobson Architects, White Ink Architects, 2021. Sixth Form Centre plus two hotels. Paddington, City of Westminster, London. 

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Paddington Basin / Vista

Looking west along Paddington Basin with view of Paddington Waterside, Carmine Building and 6 North Wharf Road. City of Westminster, London.

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Carmine Building / 2024

Architects: Mossessian & Partners, 2011. Curtain walling composed of glass, and aluminium frames. Merchant Square, Paddington Basin, City of Westminster, London. 

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The Form / 2024

Sculptor: Mohamed Ahmed Ibrahim (b.1962 UAE). Fibreglass resin on polystyrene over steel armature. At this year's Frieze Sculpture exhibition, Regent's Park, London Borough of Camden.

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Crude Hints / Nika Neelova

Sculptor: Nika Neelova (b.1987 Moscow, now London). Sculpture conceived as a speculative archaeological site. At this year's Frieze Sculpture exhibition, Regent's Park, London Borough of Camden.

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Untitled / Hans Josephsohn

Sculptor: Hans Josephsohn (b.1920 Kaliningrad, d.2012 Zürich). 'Untitled, 2005', brass sculpture of reclining female figure on concrete plinth. At this year's Frieze Sculpture exhibition, Regent's Park, London Borough of Camden. 

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Lightning Rod / 2024

Sculptor: Kirstine Roepstorff (b.1972, Denmark). Bronze with stones collected from the Dorset landscape. At this year's Frieze Sculpture exhibition, Regent's Park, London Borough of Camden. 

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Pillar / Frances Goodman

One of a pair of pillars composed of oversized, glazed ceramic pills on a metal frame. 'Pillar IV and Pillar V, 2024', by Frances Goodman (b.1975, Johannesburg, SA). At this year's Frieze Sculpture exhibition, Regent's Park, London Borough of Camden.

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Battersea Dogs & Cats Home / Hospital

Veterinary Hospital designed by Jonathan Clark Architects, 2016, clad in glazed terracotta in the charity’s blue corporate colours. Battersea Dogs and Cats Home, London Borough of Wandsworth. 

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Doric / Chimney

Power station chimney as a fluted Doric column, designed by Giles Gilbert Scott in the 1930s. All four chimneys had to be rebuilt in 2014-2017 as part of the restoration of the Grade II* listed building (WilkinsonEyre). London Borough of Wandsworth. 

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Grosvenor Bridge / 2024

Originally designed by engineer Sir John Fowler, 1860, for the Victoria Station and Pimlico Railway. The original 2-track bridge has been widened several times and now carries 10 tracks over the river Thames into Victoria Station.

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Chelsea Bridge / from Grosvenor Rd

View of Chelsea Bridge from Grosvenor Road on the north bank of the Thames. Architects: G.Topham Forrest et al of the LCC., 1937. City of Westminster, London.

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Ebury Bridge Estate / Renewal

Architects: AStudio, Engineers: Arup. Ongoing redevelopment of the 1930s housing estate for Westminster City Council. 

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NAO / 2024

Architect: Albert Lakeman, 1939, Grade II listed. Originally for Imperial Airways, now the premises of the National Audit Office. City of Westminster, London.

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Darby's / Approach

Stepping stones over water approaching a brasserie near the US Embassy, London Borough of Wandsworth. 

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Nine Elms / Vista

View east from Riverside Walk, in front of Elm Quay Court. Including 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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