This is the first in an occasional series of posts looking at a particular place and events that happened there in the past. When I take a photograph I am always struck by that sense of moment it represents; for a fraction of a second I captured this instant. In that moment I also feelContinue reading “The Great Eastern”
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On this day 10th March
From my collection of photographs I have taken in previous years this one was taken today two years ago in Trafalgar Square. I was struck by the little boy’s red shoes and the approaching pigeons.
On this day 9th March
On this day in 2019 I went for a walk around Tottenham Cemetary …
On this day 8th March
Today’s photograph was taken on this day in 2014, somewhere along the River Thames.
On this day 7th March
Taken on an early spring day in 2015 with strong sunlight cutting through Wellington Arch, Hyde Park Corner, London.
On this day 4th March
Today’s photograph was taken on the 4th March 2018 on a dull and gloomy day. St Luke’s is a church on Old Street, London, built in the 18th Century. Designed by Nicholas Hawksmoor, it includes this striking obelisk for a tower.
On this day 1st March
Taken on the 1st March 2019, a reflected view of the London Eye caught in a puddle at the Southbank Centre.
On this day 22nd February
Today’s photograph was taken nine years ago in 2014.
When I have visitors come up to London we usually meet at Waterloo Station so I have got to know the area very well over the years, including the Southbank Centre full of corners and alcoves, many of them used for alternative activities, such as skateboarding:
On this day 17th February
Today’s photograph was taken on the 17th February 2018 on a stroll somewhere in East London.
On this day 6th February
Today’s photograph was taken on the 6th February 2016, riding the top deck of a bus on a rainy evening. It’s a composite image and I love how it almost looks like a stained glass window!