Monday, 19 May 2014

Fulham Palace / Tree carving

Felled tree recycled into a piece of artistic park furniture at Fulham Palace. London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham.
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Fulham Palace / Chapel

The fourth chapel at Fulham Palace, designed by William Butterfield, built 1867.  View of the east elevation with revived Decorated Gothic style window and dark blue diapering on red brickwork. Grade II listed. London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham.
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Sunday, 18 May 2014

Fulham Palace / Tudor arch

Early C16th Tudor-arched entrance to the West Courtyard. This shape of arch was typical of the period in England.  Fulham Palace is Grade I listed. London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham.
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Fulham Palace / courtyard


Late Tudor with later alterations and restorations. Fulham Palace was the country residence of the Bishops of London for centuries but was vacated by the church in 1975. Grade I listed. London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham.

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Saturday, 17 May 2014

Gothic Lodge / Fulham Palace




Circa 1815, architect unknown, restored 2012. Tudor Gothic style with 4-shafted Tudor-style chimney. On entrance drive to Fulham Palace. Grade II listed. London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham.


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Bishop's Park / lake


West part of the lake which has recently been restored to its original design. London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham.

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Friday, 16 May 2014

Bishop's Park / steps

Circa 1903 with terracotta arms and insignia of Fulham council. This part of the park  was originally designed by the then Borough Surveyor, Mr Francis Woods [source: English Heritage]. London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham.
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Thursday, 15 May 2014

International Brigade Memorial / LBHF


Memorial to volunteers from Hammersmith & Fulham who joined the International Brigade. Erected by the Borough and local trades council, 31 August 1997. Bishop's Park, London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham.

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Canary Wharf Station / from west


Design Architects: Foster. Engineers: Arup. Looking like it has moored in the North Dock is the new Canary Wharf Crossrail station.  Crossrail is the largest infrastructure project in Europe and this station alone costs a reported GBP500M. London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

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Canary Wharf Station / roof detail

Design Architects: Foster. Engineers: Arup. A timber lattice is part-covered with plastic (ETFE) "cushions". Where exposed, the beams are sheathed in aluminium. . London Borough of Tower Hamlets.
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Wednesday, 14 May 2014

Canary Wharf Station / west elevation


(Work-in-progress). Design Architects: Foster. Engineers: Arup. West elevation of the new Crossrail station looking like a ship's prow in the North Dock. Four levels are below the waterline and, as well as the inevitable shopping malls, there will be a substantial roof garden. London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

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Canary Wharf Station / covered walkway


(Work-in-progress). Design Architects: Foster. Engineers: Arup. Showing the covered walkway to the new station from North Colonnade. The station is on six levels and the  Crossrail trains will stop at Level -6. London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

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25 Churchill Place / May 2014


Architects:  Kohn Pedersen Fox for Canary Wharf Group.  The last building to be built as part of the original masterplan for Canary Wharf, London Borough of Tower Hamlets.

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Tuesday, 13 May 2014

William Pye / 'Zemran'

Polished steel sculpture of 1971, by William Pye (b.1938 London). Southbank, London Borough of Lambeth.

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Monday, 12 May 2014

Hayward / from QEH roof


Part of the Hayward seen from the roof of the Queen Elizabeth Hall. Designed by the GLC Department of Architecture, opened 1968. London Borough of Lambeth.
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Sunday, 11 May 2014

Southbank pedway / Mural

Mural on pedway connecting the QEH and the Hayward. Painted by the Bread Collective, 2013. London Borough of Lambeth.
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Hayward / Impressions


Concrete textures of the Hayward Art Gallery opened on London's South Bank in 1968. Designed by the GLC Department of Architecture. London Borough of Lambeth.

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Saturday, 10 May 2014

Hayward / West

Designed by the GLC Department of Architecture, the Hayward Gallery opened on London's South Bank in 1968. London Borough of Lambeth.
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Wanstead tube station / north

Architect: Charles Holden, designed mid-1930s but not built until after WW2 in 1947. London Borough of Redbridge.
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Friday, 9 May 2014

Wanstead / tube station

Architect: Charles Holden, designed mid-1930s but not built until after WW2 in 1947. My guess is that the exterior was intended to be brick finished, but that the brick shortage after the war prevented this. London Borough of Redbridge.
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Thursday, 8 May 2014

Redbridge / tube station

Architect: Charles Holden, designed mid-1930s but not built until after WW2 in 1947. During the war the tunnels, which had been mostly completed, were utilized by the Plessey Co. for the manufacture of electrical and electronic parts for aircraft. Grade II listed in 2011. London Borough of Redbridge.
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Wednesday, 7 May 2014

76-78 Old Street / rear


A.k.a. Admiral House, built 1992 and later refurbished. Upper storeys seen from Garrett St., London Borough of Islington.

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Tuesday, 6 May 2014

24 Middle Street / EC1


Haxworth Architects (unverified), c.2007. Offices and residential. City of London.

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Monday, 5 May 2014

Tart / Charterhouse Street


Tart cocktail and party bar, Charterhouse Street, London Borough of Islington

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65 Holborn Viaduct / Citicape House


Architect: J Seymour Harris, completed 1960, reclad in 1980 with limestone and brown metal window frames/spandrel panels. I understand it's now planned to demolish and replace with a hotel. City of London.

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Sunday, 4 May 2014

8-9 Giltspur St / entrance


Entrance to 8 & 9 Giltspur Street, built 1907 in an Edwardian Baroque style using red brick and sandstone. Now converted to apartments. City of London.



"Originally known as Knightrider Street and in part as Rennerstrete, is thought to record the passage of knights to nearby tournaments at Smithfield; and gilt spurs may indeed have been made here." EC1, City of London.

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The Smithfield Tavern / EC1M


Present building constructed by Thomas Elkington in 1871. Originally named the Red Cow, the name changed to the current one in the 1950s. Despite its location near to Smithfield meat market and its original name, it exclusively serves vegetarian/vegan food. At 150 Charterhouse Street, London Borough of Islington.


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Saturday, 3 May 2014

Pryor's Bank / Bishop's Park

Designed by  C Botterill, Borough Surveyor, c.1900. Tudor-revival style with exposed oak timbers on upper exterior. London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham.
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Putney Pier / from Putney Bridge

London Borough of Wandsworth.
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Friday, 2 May 2014

Algoa / Interiors


Shop front in Denbigh St., Pimlico, City of Westminster, London.

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Thursday, 1 May 2014

Tate Britain / Millbank

Art gallery with neo-classical facade designed by Sidney Smith, opened 1897. City of Westminster, London.
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20 Gillingham St / Glazed corner


Architects: Jestico & Whiles, c.2009.  Glazed portion designed by artist Kate Maestri. White ceramic and copper cladding. Mixed-use, part of the Wilton Plaza development. City of Westminster, London.

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