architecture

Pavements in the sky (Part 2)

So, hopefully you’ve arrived here from the first part of Pavements in the sky and have watched the video? If not, part two isn’t going to make much sense. Make yourself a nice cuppa and sit down for thirty minutes and catch up on the video and then come back here. London is always changing,… Continue reading Pavements in the sky (Part 2)

Pavements in the sky

I’ve been wanting to write on this subject for a long time, but never managed to find the time to do so, however I find that it’s too long for just one post, so will have to break it down into separate parts. Lets start at the end of the Second World War. The City… Continue reading Pavements in the sky

One Word Sunday

Wordless Wednesday

All’s well that ends well

I recently took a photo of a drinking fountain just across the road from St Paul’s Cathedral. I was struck with the slight similarity in the two objects and thought it would make a great picture to make the fountain look bigger than the cathedral. As I walked around the fountain looking for the best… Continue reading All’s well that ends well

Curve

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Steps

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Concrete

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Pavements in the sky (part 4)

This is the last part of a hunt for the remains of the London Pedway system that was proposed by architects and designers in the 1970s. You can find the preceding parts here. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 So, in part 3 I found that remains of what was known as the Bishopsgate system… Continue reading Pavements in the sky (part 4)

Tall

One Word Sunday Tower 42, formally (and more friendly) the Nat West Tower. It was at one time the tallest building in the UK, but has fallen to only 15th on the list of tallest buildings in London, some 400ft shorter than the Shard.