Tag: OWS

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.

Even

One Word Sunday The building was partly destroyed by a bomb from a German Zeppelin on the 18th December 1917. The front portico is the only remnant of the destroyed building..

Heritage

One Word Sunday There has been a pub at this location since 1538, which burnt down during the Great Fire in 1666. It was one of the first to be rebuilt after the fire in 1667 and the sign shows all the monarchs that have reigned during that time that the pub has been dispensing… Continue reading Heritage

ACTION

One Word Sunday Statue of the rather Buddha like Alfred Hitchcock in what was the Gainsborough film studios in Islington, north London. It was converted into flats in the early 2000s and Hitch sits inside the courtyard.

Below

One word Sunday The chimney on the former Bankside power station (Now the Tate Modern) My partners Mum & Dad had their first date at the top of the chimney when the power station was being constructed in 1952