Sunday, 4 May 2014

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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Wednesday, 30 April 2014

Moore / 'Locking Piece'


'Locking Piece 1963-4' by Henry Moore (1898-1986). City of Westminster, London.

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Tuesday, 29 April 2014

Oaks Park / Apr 2014


Evening sun on Oaks Park, London Borough of Sutton.

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Monday, 28 April 2014

Decorative panel / West Pier



Cast iron panel with floral motif at what was the entrance to the West Pier.  City of Brighton & Hove, England.

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Sunday, 27 April 2014

West Pier / April 2014

Remains of the Victorian pleasure pier designed by Eugenius Birch, 1866. Brighton & Hove City, England.
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Saturday, 26 April 2014

Mercure Hotel / Brighton


Architect: Horatio Goulty, built 1865 on Brighton seafront. In a Renaissance Revival style and  Grade II listed. 149 King's Road, City of Brighton & Hove.

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Thursday, 24 April 2014

Cart & Horses / E15

Public House & Hotel at Maryland Point, built c.1880 and "the birthplace of Iron Maiden" :)   London Borough of Newham.
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Wednesday, 23 April 2014

The 'peace sculpture' / Derrick Richardson-Lee


Commissioned to celebrate the 1984 international year of peace.   The sculptor was Derrick Richardson-Lee (1924-2001). Stratford, London Borough of Newham.

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Monday, 21 April 2014

King's College Chapel / from The Backs

Various architects/masons in the Perpendicular Gothic style, built 1446 to 1515. Grade I listed. Trinity Lane, Cambridge.
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Sunday, 20 April 2014

Chemistry Dept / Cu flues

NRAP Architects, 1999-2008 refurbishment of the Chemistry Department building including these pre-patinated copper clad fume extractors. Cambridge, England.
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Saturday, 19 April 2014

Foundress Court / sundial

Eric Parry Architects, 1997. Exterior detail of a new court for Pembroke College which received a RIBA Regional Award 1998. Sundial carved by the Cardozo Kindersley workshop. Cambridge, England.
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Foundress Court / lantern

Eric Parry Architects, 1997. Exterior detail of a new court for Pembroke College which received a RIBA Regional Award 1998. Glass sculpture in lantern by  Peter Aldridge. Cambridge, England.
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Friday, 18 April 2014

Jerwood Library / Trinity Hall


Architects: Freeland Rees Roberts, completed 1998. Accommodating 35,000 books and 95 readers on a small site backing directly onto the river Cam. Trinity Lane, Cambridge, England.

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72 Hills Road / Cambridge


Architects: Fitzroy Robinson, 1970s; Scott Brownrigg, 2011 renovation. A.k.a.Three Crowns House, Hills Road, Cambridge.

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Thursday, 17 April 2014

Senate House / Cambridge

Architect: James Gibbs, neo-classical design built 1722–1730. King's Parade, Cambridge, England.
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Direction Sign / St Columba’s halls


Sign on wall of St Columba’s Church. Downing Street, Cambridge.

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Cripps Court / Mathematical Bridge

Hall of residence by Powell & Moya, built 1974-80. Mathematical Bridge designed by  William Etheridge, originally built 1749. Cambridge, England.

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King's College Chapel / Cambridge

Built 1446 to 1515 in the Perpendicular Gothic style. Originally commissioned by Henry VI. Grade I listed. Trinity Lane, Cambridge.
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Tuesday, 15 April 2014

Seafront Shelter / Hove


One of a group of Grade II listed seafront shelters built by the Hove Corporation in mid C19th. Restored late C20th. The cast relief of a ship on the dado panels is the symbol of Hove. City of Brighton & Hove, UK.

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Monday, 14 April 2014

Kingswest / Brighton

Architects: Russell Diplock Associates, 1965. The entertainment complex was originally called The Top Rank Suite; it was internally re-modelled and renamed Kingswest in 1973. The distinctive faceted roof-line is clad in gold-coloured aluminium. The architectural style has been described as Brutalism/Futurist Kitsch. King's Road, Brighton & Hove City.
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Saturday, 12 April 2014

Mews Houses / Brewhouse Yard


Hamilton Associates, architects, 2004. (Source:'St John Street: Introduction; west side', Survey of London: volume 46: South and East Clerkenwell (2008), pp. 203-221. URL: www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=119418. Date accessed: 12 April 2014.)   London Borough of Islington.

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Friday, 11 April 2014

Chiswick House / Conservatory dome


Interior view of central dome.  Conservatory built 1813 possibly designed by Samuel Ware, recently restored.  Grade I listed. London Borough of Hounslow.

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Gateway / Inigo Jones


Architect: Inigo Jones, built 1621. Relocated to Chiswick House Grounds in 1738 by Lord Burlington. Grade I listed. London Borough of Hounslow.

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Thursday, 10 April 2014

Inigo Jones Gate / looking up


Architect: Inigo Jones, built 1621. Relocated to Chiswick House Grounds in 1738 by Lord Burlington. Grade I listed. London Borough of Hounslow.

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Wednesday, 9 April 2014

Chiswick House / from SE


Architects: William Kent and Richard Boyle (3rd Earl of Burlington) 1729 in neo-Palladian style. Grade I listed. London Borough of Hounslow.  

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Little blue shop / Via-Agra


Cafe on the Goswell Road, Clerkenwell, London Borough of Islington.

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Tuesday, 8 April 2014

Gate House / 1 St John's Square


Architects: Richard Seifert & Partners. Office block built 1962-3. RC frame with panels of stove-enamelled steel, glass mosaic, and marble. London Borough of Islington