Early
morning in Sherborne sees an Exeter bound train passing the new LED
signal on the 'up' side installed as part of the recent multi-million
pound re-signaling scheme
Saturday,
mid-morning on the Central Line. Events in Stratford appear to
have reduced the number of visitors in other parts of the capital
A very determined young canoeist battling
the elements on the Grand Union Canal near Greenford
Tranquility on the Grand Union Canal near
Northolt
Again,
a peaceful scene on the Grand Union ... apart from the fact that the
boat in question is about to pass under the busy A4020 Uxbridge Road
near Southall
In
canal terms Bulls Bridge, near Southall, is a major junction.
This marks the point where the Paddington Arm leaves the main part of
the Grand Union Canal. The latter runs all the way from
Birmingham to London where it joins the River Thames at Brentford
Abubakr Mosque, Southall
Navigating a lock near Elthorne Park
A small waterfall forms a landscaping
feature for an office development alongside the canal at Brentford
A Boeing 747-400 on final approach to
runway 27 at Heathrow
Syon
House is now the Duke of Northumberland's London residence and occupies
the site on which Syon Abbey was built during the 15th century.
The current building dates to 1547 and one early visitor is said to
have been the late King Henry VIII on his way to burial at Windsor
Richmond Footbridge on the River Thames
Richmond
Bridge was finished in 1777 and is now Grade I listed. Other than
some minor alterations in 1940 it is largely original and now carries
the A305 route between Twickenham and Richmond. It is the
oldest surviving bridge over the Thames in Greater London
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Gold Medals were won by 'Team GB' on the day this photograph of the
Olympic Stadium at Stratford was taken. Not much sign of hysteria
although there were a lot of visitors on their way in and out of the
Olympic Park
Two entertainers on the approaches to the
Olympic Park
A
royal palace or stately home? No, Abbey Mills Sewerage Pumping
Station near West Ham. Completed in 1868 it was, even then, known
as the 'Cathedral of Sewage'. Two large chimneys which stood
alongside the buildings were demolished in 1941 in order to preserve
the main buildings should a German bomb target them. A new
pumping station has since been built nearby but the old buildings
continue to house standby pumps for use in emergencies
Waterloo
Station is, by any measure, Britain's busiest rail interchange.
The structure dates from 1922 and has an almost entirely glass roof,
seen here in the early evening sun
The Grand Union Canal again, near
Islington Tunnel
Various algae and other leafy detritus in
abundance on the canal
The
area under a concrete bridge near Haggerston may not be the most
obvious place for a 'gig' but many famous bands have come from humble
beginnings
An oriental structure in Deer Park, South
Hackney
An overgrown sink plunger? No,
contemporary art on the towpath near South Hackney
Not
sure that this vessel would survive long in rough seas but on the
Thames it provides an evidently popular dining 'experience'
Canary Wharf and the surrounding Poplar
financial district seen from Shadwell
At 1,016 feet The Shard is Europe's
tallest building (for now) and dwarfs nearby Tower Bridge
Not
sure of the history of this particular installation but the
juxtaposition against the tower block may have been in the mind of the
artist
6 More London Place, a modern office
complex adjacent to Tower Bridge
A light rain shower in Tooley Street
The
entrance to the Kingsway Tramway Subway in Southampton Row, Bloomsbury,
is passed by thousands of Londoners and tourists each day ... but how
many know of its history? Opened in 1906 the tunnel was designed
to provide a route under the Holborn slums and enable trams to quickly
reach the Embankment and Waterloo Bridge. The connection was in
regular use until the demise of the trams in the 30s and 40s and the
subway was abandoned by 1953. It has since seen use as a storage
facility, film set and more recently a bar. The ongoing Crossrail
project is currently making use of part of the site
The Shard's 95 floors stretch into the
distance
The
most modern tube stock to be seen on London Underground is that
currently allocated to the Victoria Line. A total of 47 eight-car
units have been provided as part of a £3.4 billion upgrade of the
line. Each train can seat 252 passengers and carry a further
1,196 standing
Battersea
Power Station ceased production of electricity during 1983 and has
suffered a very uncertain future ever since. A string of
re-development plans have fallen-through and the building has continued
to deteriorate. The latest proposal involves a Malaysian
consortium although it remains unclear exactly what its intentions are
The
Airbus A380 is the world's largest passenger aircraft, some 50% bigger
that the Boeing 747 'Jumbo'. Only 80 have so far been delivered
so it is still a relatively rare experience to see one on final
approach to Heathrow
The Peace Pagoda in Battersea Park
The Albert Bridge is Grade II listed and
dates from 1873
A
fine afternoon and the pleasure cruisers are on the Thames. This
one was emitting a high level of decibels as it passed under the Albert
Bridge
Near Battersea
River 'punters' on the Thames
The
Harrods Furniture Depository at Barnes was built in 1914 as a storage
centre for larger items of furniture that could not be taken to the
main Knightsbridge store. It now houses 250 apartments
