On District Dave’s forum last night it was announced one of London’s top railway biographers and researchers, Mike Horne, had passed away. His website and blog were an excellent source of material related to all things London, especially the underground. It was said ‘so much knowledge had been lost.’ As one put it, Mike Horne […]
Read MoreThis stupendous Victorian construction has reached its 150th year. The reason for its construction was to enable a completely level route from Bank to Holborn without descending to the Fleet Valley. Its often not realised there are two parts to this scheme, the much bigger bridge over Farringdon Street, and a considerably smaller crossing over […]
Read MoreA new canal frontage has been opened where there was previously none. Its adjacent to a historic site and this is reflected in the building the new wharf/canal walkway has been built for. It can be found right opposite the new entrance to Paddington tube station, and in an area that’s currently undergoing a huge […]
Read MoreIts alright now, we’ve reached the fiftieth anniversary of the world’s most famous zebra crossing. Actually there’s been a zebra crossing on Abbey Road more than fifty years, so this is really about those photographs taken by Ian McMillan on 8th August 1969 – and especially one of those photographs which immortalised the crossing into […]
Read MoreBudding model collectors have an opportunity to collect one of just 99 specially created models depicting London’s Emirates cable car! These are priced at £300 each – so make it quick before they sell out! The exclusive collectors models can be found at this LT Museum page. LT Museum says: The Emirates Air Line electric […]
Read MoreThe oldest most upstream road bridge on the fully tidal section of the Thames suddenly closed a few days ago much to the anger of many. It however provided an opportunity for me to go and investigate exactly what ailed the bridge, especially as I have taken a number of detailed photographs previously from the […]
Read MoreThe controversial 305m Tulip Tower was approved by by the City of London Planning and Transportation Committee held in London’s Guildhall yesterday – with 18 votes for and 7 against. The next stage is to see whether The Mayor approves it too. He has approved some rather objectionable buildings so this one may yet pass […]
Read MoreYep! Three times in a week. It’s not as much as some others who have been doing the same as I have. This is the task of chasing the proverbial magical ark of photographs on the rooftop of 120 Fenchurch Street. More people are finding it a place where serious photography can be done and […]
Read MoreIn the previous City Spires & Towers post seven months ago, we had a look around Aldgate, Bishopsgate and the Undershaft. Once again we are in that area and this time its all about a new building that has just opened to the public. Yes its 120 Fenchurch Street and this ninth instalment is about […]
Read MoreThis is London’s newest vantage point! Its been open on an ad hoc basis since the summer of 2018 to local workers and organisations, and the original plans were for it to open in the late summer of 2018. Things got a bit delayed and Valentine’s Day 2019 was the first day it opened to […]
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