One
of c 150 Airbus A380s, the largest passenger aircraft currently flying,
makes its final approach to Heathrow Airport. Depending on the
seating configuration, between 525 and 853 passengers can be
accommodated and, at a mere £248M apiece, they're a snip by anyone's
standards!
The
residents of Waye Avenue, Cranford, find themselves directly under the
flightpath when Heathrow's runway 27R is being used for landing or 09L
for take-off
Denham Lock on the Grand Union Canal
The Grand Union Canal and the London Loop
("The M25 for Walkers") share common ground for a section between Hayes
and Uxbridge
The London Loop deviates from the canal
east of Denham
A man-made lake at the site of former
quarry workings near Denham
The canal again at Harefield
The weir at Harefield
The Grand Union Canal near Harefield
The countryside belies the fact that the
M25 runs just a mile or so to the west of Hill End, near Harefield
Neon lights near Leicester Square
Illuminated street ornaments in Hammersmith
The beach at Sandbanks on a pleasant
January morning
Not
sure what purpose this reflective device serves. It may be some
sort of publicity vehicle to attract visitors to the adjacent Branksome
cliff railway
The English Channel seen from the beach at
Boscombe
Plenty of walkers when the sun emerges
Hengitsbury Head and the choppy sea
Looking west from Hengitsbury Head,
towards Southbourne and Boscombe
The Needles seen from Hengitsbury
The coastline running around to the Old
Harry Rocks in the far distance
I'm
not averse to taking the odd surreptitious photograph of unsuspecting
passers-by but the woman in the foreground is really pushing her luck!
Christchurch Priory
The Exe Estuary from Exmouth
The Exe Estuary with the M5 and Exeter in
the distance
A
Class 143 DMU approaches Lympstone Commando station which is a rare
example of a railway station that isn't officially open to members of
the public - only personnel bound for the Royal Marines training base
are allowed to use the station. The Exeter - Exmouth railway has
been named the Avocet Line after the wading birds that live in the
estuary
