Showing posts with label London. Show all posts
Showing posts with label London. Show all posts

Thursday, October 22, 2026

Victoria House

 

Victoria House is a building in the Bloomsbury area of London designed by Charles William Long and constructed in the 1920's.  The outside retains its original look while the inside has been extensively modernized.  It sits next to Bloomsbury Square.

London England

Wednesday, October 21, 2026

St. Martin's in the Field

 

Inside St. Martin's in the Field, a church located across the street from Trafalgar Square.  It dates back to 1222 and is a Church of England parish.  It's known for its work helping those in need.

London England

Monday, October 12, 2026

The Hippodrome

 

The Hippodrome was built 1900 to house circus and variety performances.  Today it operates as a casino.  

London England

Monday, October 5, 2026

Back Entrance Lion

 

This regal looking lion guards the back entrance to the British Museum.  He could use a good scrubbing don't you think?

London England

Friday, October 2, 2026

Winter Walk

 

One brilliant red tree spotted while taking a winter's walk in Green Park.

London England

Thursday, October 1, 2026

Waiting to Open

 

Crowds of people waiting for the Natural History Museum to open on a very damp morning.  

London England

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

Champagne Time

 

The Booths and tables are lined up right next the the Eurostar Trains at Searcy's Champagne Bar inside St. Pancras Station.

London England 

Saturday, September 26, 2026

Atlas or Atlante

 

An atlas or sometimes called an atlante is a male figure used as decorative building support structure.  This one was found on Temple Chambers.

London England

Thursday, September 17, 2026

Neon

 

Neon sculpture created by Rob and Nick Carter and called "Revolution".  Located in lobby window of 200 Aldersgate, a office building near the Barbican.

London England

Wednesday, September 16, 2026

The Back Exit

 

The back side of the Royal Courts of Justice.  Back in the days before cell phones, multiple phone boxes were needed to support the press as they covered important trials. 

London England

Saturday, September 12, 2026

One Through Zero

 

A numerical sculpture by Robert Indiana located in the City of London between Lloyd's of London and the Willis Building on Lime Street.

London England

Friday, September 11, 2026

Queen Anne

 

A statue of Queen Anne stands in front of St. Paul's Cathedral.  Queen Anne was the ruling monarch when St. Paul's was completed in 1710.  

London England

Friday, August 28, 2026

A Youth on Horseback

 

Described as a youth on horseback and dating back to the 1st Century AD.  It now resides in the atrium court at the British Museum.

London England

Tuesday, August 25, 2026

A Little Garden

 

A mock Tudor-style building sits in the center of Soho Square Gardens in London.  The building was built to hide an underground electrical utility sub-station.  

London England

Friday, August 21, 2026

Above-the-Street Gardens

 

The Brown-Hart Gardens located in the Mayfair area of London.  The gardens are above the street level sitting above an electricity substation.  It's a popular spot for workers to enjoy lunch.

London England

Thursday, August 20, 2026

The Undercroft

 


The space below Lincoln's Inn Chapel is called the undercroft and is filled with gravestones honoring the long departed.  

London England

Friday, August 7, 2026

Diamonds!

 

A display of the Aurora Pyramid of Hope, a vast variety of diamonds in many colors found inside the Natural History Museum.  There are 296 naturally colored diamonds that glow under ultra-violet lights. 

London England

Tuesday, August 4, 2026

St. Pancras

 

One of the entrances to St. Pancras train station.  A truly beautiful building.

London England

Monday, August 3, 2026

A Monument

 


Monument of Marchese Spinetta Malaspina located inside the Victoria and Albert Museum.

Created between 1430 and 1435 in Verona Italy it is a monument to the military commander Spinetta Malaspina.  

London England

Tuesday, July 28, 2026