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Daryl G Morrisseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05372885126079044202noreply@blogger.comBlogger279125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2506410603084535390.post-47998805538400184992024-03-25T16:00:00.003+00:002024-03-25T16:00:00.135+00:00Jukebox at St Pancras International<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGY5GjwbtTsT49sBRFBSGH59wt4jG-hNiIJ9j0ztmtY8Nxr5XVwx5YxOACHvMi7iOeZp_QyPPGOU6Zh7401U6aEwSuwX-mW30M2ggev1JFUwAcQ379H735jVpmyj16PBC6NTHRr7Ua9_NmAyz-T4hzJdm9THq0h-p_C3daA9whAd2tu3F5HoGzWmpoYb8/s3120/20240303_140945.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="St Pancras Jukebox" border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="1755" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGY5GjwbtTsT49sBRFBSGH59wt4jG-hNiIJ9j0ztmtY8Nxr5XVwx5YxOACHvMi7iOeZp_QyPPGOU6Zh7401U6aEwSuwX-mW30M2ggev1JFUwAcQ379H735jVpmyj16PBC6NTHRr7Ua9_NmAyz-T4hzJdm9THq0h-p_C3daA9whAd2tu3F5HoGzWmpoYb8/w360-h640/20240303_140945.jpg" title="St Pancras Jukebox" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The St Pancras free-to-play jukebox.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />If you enter St Pancras International station, from Pancras Road, and head to your right, you will see a jukebox tucked away below platforms 11 to 13.<p></p><div>It was installed in 2017 and is free-to-play and has over 50,000 tunes to play. These cover Top 40 hits from the last 50 years from over 18.000 artists. </div><div><br /></div><div>These include: The Beatles, David Bowie, Ed Sheeran, Elvis Presley, Iron Maiden, Rag'n'Bone Man and many more.</div><div><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div><div>The jukebox isn't very loud, so as not to upset people listening out for announcements, so you near to stand close by to hear the tunes that you select. </div><div><br /></div><div>But. it is a great way to keep yourself entertained while waiting for your train, or for the weather to improve outside.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuT6URhhFTPxS42gurBLgj6ZPJ1fmY9CYlmkQ-R6HZKGmKu6jyRTNo_8eYLj4-oMn_w2cBPq2S75LQNdf5b2_rOli9dJEGMUQqfjBHgjvpuhyOMLsDBpZUS81AsNqCvfXYdonCY9nuBIhzimc7Dkuf2gKZoiLXsFgCilqOBmkTtz5mcC74xWmrOkT-_xI/s3120/20240303_140953.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Keilyn with the jukebox" border="0" data-original-height="3120" data-original-width="1755" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuT6URhhFTPxS42gurBLgj6ZPJ1fmY9CYlmkQ-R6HZKGmKu6jyRTNo_8eYLj4-oMn_w2cBPq2S75LQNdf5b2_rOli9dJEGMUQqfjBHgjvpuhyOMLsDBpZUS81AsNqCvfXYdonCY9nuBIhzimc7Dkuf2gKZoiLXsFgCilqOBmkTtz5mcC74xWmrOkT-_xI/w360-h640/20240303_140953.jpg" title="St Pancras Jukebox" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Keilyn beside the jukebox.</td></tr></tbody></table><div>Information</div><div><br /></div><div>Every Top 40 hit from the last 50 years</div><div>Over 1,200 Number 1 singles (Elvis Presley has the most number ones with 21)</div><div>Over 18,000 artists (The Beatles have the most tracks with 280)</div><div>Over 57,000 hits</div>Daryl G Morrisseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05372885126079044202noreply@blogger.com0St Pancras International, Euston Rd., London N1C 4QP, UK51.5311162 -0.125865951.531032773042426 -0.12600001045074463 51.531199626957573 -0.12573178954925537tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2506410603084535390.post-72516434083528572692024-03-24T12:00:00.002+00:002024-03-24T12:38:15.486+00:00'Dock Life Renewed': A talk by photographer Niki Gorick<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja-Ui0RLGir0CVuhTC13C_EtHlJWUv8KTiluQQlO3qMAT2zz4wYk5cB4pGvy4F72WjdlSiTzAvicFvjY1OSviRSOwpM0EUfk9bv1HUJ9ifaDS_QIMCwfj6ipBLVPUAUQF7FRlZuOoCIFfLvCCZ7jI4oRYgekvZnvm0dQYZNB3w7W7vXiTJAZJQk3EF_bU/s1806/20240323_134044.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Book Cover" border="0" data-original-height="1568" data-original-width="1806" height="556" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja-Ui0RLGir0CVuhTC13C_EtHlJWUv8KTiluQQlO3qMAT2zz4wYk5cB4pGvy4F72WjdlSiTzAvicFvjY1OSviRSOwpM0EUfk9bv1HUJ9ifaDS_QIMCwfj6ipBLVPUAUQF7FRlZuOoCIFfLvCCZ7jI4oRYgekvZnvm0dQYZNB3w7W7vXiTJAZJQk3EF_bU/w640-h556/20240323_134044.jpg" title="Dock Life Renewed" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Dock Life Renewed' by Niki Gorick.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Thursday March 21, 2024.<div><br /></div><div>It was a little bit of rush to leave work, head home, get changed and walk to Watford Metropolitan station, to catch the train to London. My mum, who had made her way to Croxley station, was waiting on the platform as my train pulled in.</div><div><br /></div><div>Once aboard we settled down and enjoyed the ride to Finchley Road, where we switched to a Jubilee line train for the rest of our journey to the Isle of Dogs.</div><div><br /></div><div>Arriving at Canary Wharf station we made our way along Bank Street and on to the South Dock, crossing the South Quay Footbridge to look for somewhere to buy a bite to eat.</div><div><br /></div><div>Just along South Quay Walk, near Admirals Way, we found a collection of street food vendors. There was Burrito, Chinese, Greek, Indian and Lebanese. We opted for Lebanese, which was tasty and filling. The owner was friendly and obviously took a liking to the two of us, as he gave us a free drink and extra meat on our dishes. </div><div><br /></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimC9NYZXN3Kgr62VY3jeI1GLcPNCxkQNC0e45ETrXi5piP1fleXA_Nl1vqM_CfF8Vn4dohylcZNOhl3Irp0wjS3Q251mTCoyU2vV51elYLJAXDClO50NGSMC5tTDiw01aiNN462dKM9K9QnHFKrWFMDwGFSl9ntcnbEoap_VGCR3dOTpF6f1n8ArGpHlU/s4000/20240321_180353.jpg" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Street food vans" border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimC9NYZXN3Kgr62VY3jeI1GLcPNCxkQNC0e45ETrXi5piP1fleXA_Nl1vqM_CfF8Vn4dohylcZNOhl3Irp0wjS3Q251mTCoyU2vV51elYLJAXDClO50NGSMC5tTDiw01aiNN462dKM9K9QnHFKrWFMDwGFSl9ntcnbEoap_VGCR3dOTpF6f1n8ArGpHlU/w640-h288/20240321_180353.jpg" title="Street food vans" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">The Burrito Bro and Steam Momo vans. </span></td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLzkeV050hMkDRMytgPKdeenROo62k0IcIux8ijtL3SMIHk0yWTmht4ph2NMN2-OTK4QKEWFqRkrp-j9YXKlM9kVMTbcFxpmJerWoT6NyHaUjeEUgMWoXENifUIwQ4hx4YMHKi-CMiRQZgjd8Uuk3BFf5Tg3pLK-lNOJmfh6xdjQBKWGyVcjkUpRmX8a0/s4032/20240321_175553.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Lebanese street food van" border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLzkeV050hMkDRMytgPKdeenROo62k0IcIux8ijtL3SMIHk0yWTmht4ph2NMN2-OTK4QKEWFqRkrp-j9YXKlM9kVMTbcFxpmJerWoT6NyHaUjeEUgMWoXENifUIwQ4hx4YMHKi-CMiRQZgjd8Uuk3BFf5Tg3pLK-lNOJmfh6xdjQBKWGyVcjkUpRmX8a0/w640-h288/20240321_175553.jpg" title="Lebanese street food" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lebanese street food van.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>With our hunger now satisfied, we made our way along South Quay Walk towards the Millwall Cutting and our destination... the Theatreship.<br /><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUuqghS0bBFP7O8S9gmtksh5MfZ0L2FyDnmpoJ6onINoeRY2LkKq8un0VW1MMPqXaglcbU-juuCD5YIlEkvuOYRZToByOGcwUUF3uOkRXlIxgFukC7zGGTJDRChIAuldkiRGDL4_6jnITZAU4o-yMNu7-qJx545bHEmVCwrdMIRY0NeMGKGej-fe31hzg/s3536/20240321_182148.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Theatreship nameplate" border="0" data-original-height="1592" data-original-width="3536" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUuqghS0bBFP7O8S9gmtksh5MfZ0L2FyDnmpoJ6onINoeRY2LkKq8un0VW1MMPqXaglcbU-juuCD5YIlEkvuOYRZToByOGcwUUF3uOkRXlIxgFukC7zGGTJDRChIAuldkiRGDL4_6jnITZAU4o-yMNu7-qJx545bHEmVCwrdMIRY0NeMGKGej-fe31hzg/w640-h288/20240321_182148.jpg" title="Theatreship arts centre" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The venue.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />After taking the obligatory photos of the surrounding buildings and the <a href="https://www.theunfinishedcity.co.uk/2024/03/theatreship.html" target="_blank">Theatreship</a> we boarded the vessel, and made our way downstairs to the bar area. </div><div><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div><div>It was while we waited for our drinks that a lady approached and asked, "Are you Daryl?" I replied "Yes." and then she introduced herself as Niki Gorick. (I follow Niki on 'X' and was one of the backers for her other book '<a href="https://www.theunfinishedcity.co.uk/2020/10/faith-in-city-of-london-by-niki-gorick.html" target="_blank">Faith in the City of London</a>'), from where she had obviously recognised me. After introducing Niki to my mum we all discussed history and photography, before I informed Niki that we had a mutual friend in my manager, which started another conversation. My mum and I then sat down and waited for the talk to begin, while Niki continued to chat with the other visitors.</div><div><br /></div><div>Shortly after 19:00 we made our way through to the event space and took our seats, along with about fifteen other people. Some of the guests were members of Niki's family or part of the team behind the Theatreship, while others had arrived to hear the talk. <br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigfG14SMmj2C7xrim5oWLZx94jcOt5RBtkFAaEkIc8zIzMhJzj_WOe2In2JtTB8p6SecOSCXQNrOcsh_DdWN6wLg2TI4VYjzmgwtL5H1ackNH-XmhccAKmr6I3k-vzH0CbZwAKAVpASO_j4JfgYqZ_4b2yG67gh4K4Q7dMd6Md2Ltt20oghzVZ0H7_D4s/s3711/20240321_183505.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Theatreship bar area" border="0" data-original-height="1668" data-original-width="3711" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigfG14SMmj2C7xrim5oWLZx94jcOt5RBtkFAaEkIc8zIzMhJzj_WOe2In2JtTB8p6SecOSCXQNrOcsh_DdWN6wLg2TI4VYjzmgwtL5H1ackNH-XmhccAKmr6I3k-vzH0CbZwAKAVpASO_j4JfgYqZ_4b2yG67gh4K4Q7dMd6Md2Ltt20oghzVZ0H7_D4s/w640-h288/20240321_183505.jpg" title="Theatreship bar" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My mum chilling on the sofa in the bar area.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Before Ms Gorick began her talk we were treated to a short 6 minute-or-so film about the Theatreship, tracing the work undertaken in the Netherlands and her voyage to her new home in West India Docks. Then Inigo Lapwood, who restored much of this historic vessel, among others, introduced Niki to the stage and the talk began.</div><div><br /></div><div>On the screen, beyond the stage, we were treated to 65 photographs from the book, which contains over 170 images, which Niki Gorick explained and added anecdotes to. She explained how the idea for the book had come to her during lockdown, when she saw a boat being lifted out of a dock to be repaired. This got her interested in the life of those who live and work among the docks of St Katharine, Surrey Quays and Canary Wharf and so set about finding out more.</div><div><br /></div><div>Speaking with the various harbourmasters, members of the Canal & River Trust, dwellers of the docks, business owners, apprentices and more, Niki was able to gain the trust of those she wished to chronicle. The friendships and acquaintances that she managed to nurture also allowed for her to 'be in the know' when certain events or ships were due to use the docks.</div><div><br /></div><div>Following the talk, which lasted about 45 minutes, Ms Gorick answered some questions from the audience. Following this I managed to have a quick talk with Inigo Lapwood, who had been acting as the technician ensuring the right photo appeared at the right time, about the Theatreship and his next boat project... The Artship.</div><div><br /></div><div>We then made our way back out to the bar area, where my mum purchased a signed copy of the book. As there was no signal within the ship, we had to make our way to the top deck to complete the purchase, which gave us a chance to exchange emails and for me to have a photo opportunity. I asked if she had any idea what her next project would be about, to which she replied, "not yet".</div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk-zu-sMbp1xCqX2fFzLDjBlPBd2EOqdDeqwVn5CxFJmQu93gizK3tA1GrFSlwch3_M-oHJ1N45wYQI7DJjH0yFn4TPW6gJ0nz68RHWjEZtW1tpvLHbY9hkGYHbJXI5tUSuA4-mTtAAQAtX6QV5BEgV-52_lC3SqAD-OErf-DCkWN956YAyF7IxbrU_6I/s3611/20240321_201949.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Niki Gorick and myself on deck" border="0" data-original-height="3611" data-original-width="1626" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgk-zu-sMbp1xCqX2fFzLDjBlPBd2EOqdDeqwVn5CxFJmQu93gizK3tA1GrFSlwch3_M-oHJ1N45wYQI7DJjH0yFn4TPW6gJ0nz68RHWjEZtW1tpvLHbY9hkGYHbJXI5tUSuA4-mTtAAQAtX6QV5BEgV-52_lC3SqAD-OErf-DCkWN956YAyF7IxbrU_6I/w288-h640/20240321_201949.jpg" title="Niki Gorick" width="288" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A photo of myself with Niki Gorick, following her talk.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />After saying farewell mum and I made our way ashore and took to taking photographs of the Canary Wharf buildings, which were now lit up beneath the night sky, before heading back towards Canary Wharf station.</div><div> </div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqAY8GkzfgLnsw3q_iKsQyRUaJiOkegY7P5bFziz7LIuhQJOxQcUSzcLW0M9gtrpQ0Y8HCtLh6ZiE7vXD7Lh_c-MD480zNG0jj0pj_FqySg_W3jZcSa3BNFc6GsOhCEKwYrYghJMZxEIIZbcdKA86b-RoNcL_5KPHWa7rARAP83R07Wf8hzYNYEoEdHH0/s3793/20240321_203514.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="One Canada Square at night" border="0" data-original-height="3793" data-original-width="1708" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqAY8GkzfgLnsw3q_iKsQyRUaJiOkegY7P5bFziz7LIuhQJOxQcUSzcLW0M9gtrpQ0Y8HCtLh6ZiE7vXD7Lh_c-MD480zNG0jj0pj_FqySg_W3jZcSa3BNFc6GsOhCEKwYrYghJMZxEIIZbcdKA86b-RoNcL_5KPHWa7rARAP83R07Wf8hzYNYEoEdHH0/w288-h640/20240321_203514.jpg" title="One Canada Square" width="288" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One Canada Square between two buildings.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieV1cCPisTVnpWVQUsrMUq2BanXOYVr9l6IrVTm4_i8N-C-efo2YjaW450M5Wtoq0OQfTsszPgV8-FX3DXlFMYYwMEgLKFTDnX3qnqem6lkIRRGd9SAuAe3ozcyBJscvdwckJEHSz6KaxSaeQ6YYRZ-ySOgwcYTBq962K8n7aiqnXUZ7NLYYgnurw_s70/s4032/20240321_203848.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Canary Wharf at night" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1816" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieV1cCPisTVnpWVQUsrMUq2BanXOYVr9l6IrVTm4_i8N-C-efo2YjaW450M5Wtoq0OQfTsszPgV8-FX3DXlFMYYwMEgLKFTDnX3qnqem6lkIRRGd9SAuAe3ozcyBJscvdwckJEHSz6KaxSaeQ6YYRZ-ySOgwcYTBq962K8n7aiqnXUZ7NLYYgnurw_s70/w288-h640/20240321_203848.jpg" title="Canary Wharf" width="288" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The view across South Dock.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>We toyed with the idea of taking the Docklands Light Railway to Tower Gateway and then a Metropolitan line train back to Watford. Or, taking the Elizabeth line to Bond Street and then a train to Baker Street and then home, but we stuck with our original plan, taking the Jubilee line to Baker Street and then a Metropolitan line train home,</div><div><br /></div><div>We bought coffee at Baker Street and enjoyed the uneventful ride back to Croxley, from where we decided to take a leisurely stroll, to Watford, along the peaceful Grand Union Canal towpath, and up to mum's house, before I headed home myself.</div><div><br /></div><div>A thoroughly entertaining and informative evening that we both enjoyed.</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">To read more about Niki Gorick click below.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.nikigorick.com/niki-1" target="_blank">Niki Gorick</a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">To purchase the book click below.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.unicornpublishing.org/page/detail/dock-life-renewed/?k=9781911397311" target="_blank">Dock Life Renewed</a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">To find out more about the Theatreship click below.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://theatreship.co.uk/" target="_blank">Theatreship</a><br /></div><div><p></p></div>Daryl G Morrisseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05372885126079044202noreply@blogger.com0Theatreship, South Quay Plaza, London E14 9SH, UK51.501112799999987 -0.016122251.500444928649991 -0.017195083605957031 51.501780671349984 -0.015049316394042968tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2506410603084535390.post-63480248272645481592024-03-23T12:00:00.000+00:002024-03-24T10:22:39.051+00:00Theatreship<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisWIGgcL1vwJmuEy7SaHU7-pPattV8vanbTtdVYSiJUJEVvjSsyn-HYBJtvAWVc-rEFuaJnMZRhSKOH4QOu6wMZ5tNy6Xub2jzsdryJ6UdE0sHQr8O_8LT04apXFkSrU9tNJksZwzPpg6uuVLISqRVauWH9F7-7izxuh13TsLjjx_s6AtT61e_CU-T_3s/s3202/20240321_181509~2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Theatreship at Millwall Cutting" border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="3202" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisWIGgcL1vwJmuEy7SaHU7-pPattV8vanbTtdVYSiJUJEVvjSsyn-HYBJtvAWVc-rEFuaJnMZRhSKOH4QOu6wMZ5tNy6Xub2jzsdryJ6UdE0sHQr8O_8LT04apXFkSrU9tNJksZwzPpg6uuVLISqRVauWH9F7-7izxuh13TsLjjx_s6AtT61e_CU-T_3s/w640-h360/20240321_181509~2.jpg" title="Theatreship" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Theatreship open for entertainment.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Theatreship is a new, as of 2024, world-class performing arts space on a historic ship, moored on the Millwall Cutting on the <a href="https://www.theunfinishedcity.co.uk/2023/02/isle-of-dogs.html" target="_blank">Isle of Dogs</a>. It is the Millwall Cutting that links the South Dock with the Millwall Inner Dock and, until the 1950s, continued to the River Thames via the <a href="https://www.theunfinishedcity.co.uk/2024/02/millwall-slipway.html" target="_blank">Millwall Slipway</a>.</div><p>I visited the ship just weeks after it opened to hear a talk by Niki Gorick, about her book 'Dock Life Renewed', for which the Theatreship was the perfect venue.</p><p>Lovingly restored and fitted with a new spacious interior bar area and an events space, with tiered seating, it is a remarkable piece of renovation and foresight.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLV1-U4PD22NAbASmEsD3AeJTKwz3RMm16mLj5_W0joavz_YGiPewZne3yF2JuOMgH2gly8lqSaqoBV3m5QQcIApFeEPnh-7dBTKtJ5X_4jWuZDVgoidjjYvJXsubdISpNcuNUA_p-7KQwww8vpIv0ZbtFfHygsjmZNsHeJi_JUevv6Vulr84WbUF3gWE/s3536/20240321_182148.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Theatreship nameplate" border="0" data-original-height="1592" data-original-width="3536" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLV1-U4PD22NAbASmEsD3AeJTKwz3RMm16mLj5_W0joavz_YGiPewZne3yF2JuOMgH2gly8lqSaqoBV3m5QQcIApFeEPnh-7dBTKtJ5X_4jWuZDVgoidjjYvJXsubdISpNcuNUA_p-7KQwww8vpIv0ZbtFfHygsjmZNsHeJi_JUevv6Vulr84WbUF3gWE/w640-h288/20240321_182148.jpg" title="Theatreship" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A new name for a historic ship.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Brief History</p><p>The ship was built in 1913 and weighs 300-tonnes. She began life as a sailing cargo barge, that transported cargo like coal and grain from Europe to London. She would continue in service for over 100 years serving the ports of Northern Europe, before she was retired.</p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p>The team had to drive the ship from Drachten, Netherlands, to London's West India Docks, which was a 36-hour trip. Prior to this, two weeks were spent doing preparatory work, in the Netherlands, that included climbing inside the diesel engines, to clear out any sludge, so that it didn't clog any of the engine pipes should they hit rough seas. Then it was a case of waiting for a weather window to open. So they waited and waited and waited. Finally, a window opened.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBTKYyg6ujfUPBANQZ9arcKGuxvk08oV3QqJufCArCnt-e6wp9mrbkUdz_HNILpshSnZXVRL42QGzjJXsF01hiMEwvzPW66PbOKRbFuOXninaZ4NB289KZ05s7zz3LrFMtE_qz8i2utKqzE_rTA-R3X9N-un9Kg2Zm57SHauFajDO3hHsY1go7e6FmBVk/s3574/20240321_181539.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The Theatreship bow" border="0" data-original-height="3574" data-original-width="1607" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBTKYyg6ujfUPBANQZ9arcKGuxvk08oV3QqJufCArCnt-e6wp9mrbkUdz_HNILpshSnZXVRL42QGzjJXsF01hiMEwvzPW66PbOKRbFuOXninaZ4NB289KZ05s7zz3LrFMtE_qz8i2utKqzE_rTA-R3X9N-un9Kg2Zm57SHauFajDO3hHsY1go7e6FmBVk/w288-h640/20240321_181539.jpg" title="The bow of the Theatreship." width="288" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The bow of the Theatreship.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>During the crossing, where waves buffeted the huge ship, every member of the team took a turn at helming the ship and slept in 3-hour shifts, to make sure that the crew could operate safely. </p><p>Inigo Lapwood said that, "on a 300-tonne ship thrown around up-and-down, on the waves, you get a real sense of your place in nature and the brilliant ingenuity of the people who constructed these machines."</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhblMaAT3mV1f0d0TEHffptrf0MxHFgPCxDqj6XPm2_5PeW2cY_GDMBiHoo9rROgvf9bBf29JuJsn12JMV-imU1_sk43tabncPvZQxEoC3nkOSeAMrS62SXyUHb7e9os7RyoZoqswpY6pQ9zcBciQJbkwX5x23xl0S0s2eHW9EHsvkXkNKYkS1jkHrcPCM/s4032/20240321_182209.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Top deck of the Theatreship" border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhblMaAT3mV1f0d0TEHffptrf0MxHFgPCxDqj6XPm2_5PeW2cY_GDMBiHoo9rROgvf9bBf29JuJsn12JMV-imU1_sk43tabncPvZQxEoC3nkOSeAMrS62SXyUHb7e9os7RyoZoqswpY6pQ9zcBciQJbkwX5x23xl0S0s2eHW9EHsvkXkNKYkS1jkHrcPCM/w640-h288/20240321_182209.jpg" title="Theatreship" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking along the top deck towards South Quay station.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table>The Theatreship is very representative of the types of small cargo ships that would have sailed in and out of London's Docks, throughout the 20th century.<div><br /></div><div>The Theatreship now has a permanent theatre and performing arts space, within its cavernous hull, along with a bar. <div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRjYJ-lVELkq44ozTlhzf9IH_wyemsiItT4yRTdS-QXNH6sHPEmlAso8RKbiFHSqvk1-XEX4D0aFA855kNQKHA0N6zwLRJs1UclkJ9BtStYCQPNKA0Ahgx9NlyyxS7itaYJktanwGSbKD9IbisD3NJf21QES8BbHGTMaG_snEkMoRhCV-uiulXc5-1lrI/s3711/20240321_183505.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The Theatreship bar area" border="0" data-original-height="1668" data-original-width="3711" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRjYJ-lVELkq44ozTlhzf9IH_wyemsiItT4yRTdS-QXNH6sHPEmlAso8RKbiFHSqvk1-XEX4D0aFA855kNQKHA0N6zwLRJs1UclkJ9BtStYCQPNKA0Ahgx9NlyyxS7itaYJktanwGSbKD9IbisD3NJf21QES8BbHGTMaG_snEkMoRhCV-uiulXc5-1lrI/w640-h288/20240321_183505.jpg" title="The Theatreship bar" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My mum relaxing in the bar area.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The vision of the team are that the Theatreship will celebrate all art forms, with local artists working alongside international artists, with an aim to engage the existing community while drawing in new people to the area.</p><p>Cinema, contemporary art, lectures, music, theatre and theatre workshops for kids are just some of the things that the Theatreship aims to support and promote.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFIEv9u9jDjbXR7AyXaVPjnWD2uAqXcj4R2kuYqYhotm5lCT2EWfogzgJFaFjAx9GYmo5MmFpbzGgF7mqBhJ20MrtS0-TSOjGMVDALRFKd1n4LBq4BMFW4DA1UGcZtJ0WXvx0SRu095zW_bhO18RFIrEasdKBoa6-EAeJ0cdWCG3AKi2OZm67rx_-6dNs/s2497/20240321_202328.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The Theatreship at night" border="0" data-original-height="1403" data-original-width="2497" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFIEv9u9jDjbXR7AyXaVPjnWD2uAqXcj4R2kuYqYhotm5lCT2EWfogzgJFaFjAx9GYmo5MmFpbzGgF7mqBhJ20MrtS0-TSOjGMVDALRFKd1n4LBq4BMFW4DA1UGcZtJ0WXvx0SRu095zW_bhO18RFIrEasdKBoa6-EAeJ0cdWCG3AKi2OZm67rx_-6dNs/w640-h360/20240321_202328.jpg" title="Theatreship at night" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Night falls over the Theatreship.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />The Theatreship is currently the largest dedicated floating arts centre in the UK.</div><div><br /></div><div>The wider vision, for the team, is to open the Artship, which will arrive at West India Docks later in 2024. The vessel is currently in Germany and will take 7 days and nights to travel to London's Docklands.</div><div><p>When the Artship links with the Theatreship they will become the largest dedicated floating arts centre in the world.</p></div><div>The team behind the Theatreship include</div><div><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Inigo Lapwood (vessel and evaluation) restoration and repair of historic steel ships and as a data scientist and AI developer</li><li>Nat Hill (film) multi-BAFTA winning TV director & producer</li><li>Karl Lutchmayer (music) a concert pianist and a lecturer</li><li>Dr Brian Lobel (theatre) Professor of Theatre and Performance at Rose Bruford college</li><li>Adam Termote (environment) environmental consultant and a researcher in Environmental Science at the University at Oxford</li><li>Max Hunter (technical) sound designer, engineer and acoustics/systems consultant </li></ul><p style="text-align: center;">For more information click the link below.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://theatreship.co.uk/" target="_blank">Theatreship</a></p></div></div>Daryl G Morrisseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05372885126079044202noreply@blogger.com0Theatreship, South Quay Plaza, London E14 9SH, UK51.501112799999987 -0.016122251.500444929740851 -0.017195083605957031 51.501780670259123 -0.015049316394042968tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2506410603084535390.post-52089460500619499292024-03-21T16:00:00.000+00:002024-03-21T16:00:00.255+00:00Battersea Park<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYdBqj14cDSuoe0WQBNI9Wtx9D_c_ec-XK_olEfaXzpAppikl1yaaTfhydp2fvgB_-9QYdTSTQRSs6Tk_rRD8f_VTo8eMF5wAb4JosLcv1ql8bJ2qM_KwpxmVcHw4l_4RjDmwTU14CZ3cIYJybwVkpRVHlUCJA3F8OfRiv_eyhjBwb1LMFGbDnepOza_E/s4032/20231118_140110.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Battersea Park from Lift 109" border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="4032" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYdBqj14cDSuoe0WQBNI9Wtx9D_c_ec-XK_olEfaXzpAppikl1yaaTfhydp2fvgB_-9QYdTSTQRSs6Tk_rRD8f_VTo8eMF5wAb4JosLcv1ql8bJ2qM_KwpxmVcHw4l_4RjDmwTU14CZ3cIYJybwVkpRVHlUCJA3F8OfRiv_eyhjBwb1LMFGbDnepOza_E/w640-h312/20231118_140110.jpg" title="Battersea Park" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down on Battersea Park, from Lift 109.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />One of London's parks, that I have started to visit a lot more, is Battersea Park in Wandsworth. <div><br /></div><div>This sprawling park is full of walking routes, a bandstand, boating lake, cafes, a children's playground, children's zoo, cricket pitches, a gallery, an Old English Garden, Sub-Tropical Gardens and so much more, so there is something for everyone.</div><div><br /></div><div>With the new Battersea Power Station tube station, Queenstown and Battersea Park railway stations all within easy walking distance, exploring this expansive park has never been easier.</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYLNhpebvvB_Z_-ZATQaNnMsXyAaDf6xq-NiBF76Oinl9htle_ffCacdtO_5kGPgH6ch5l-8R5suhOUoNnKUdaxvVydx-QY-_UxtbhaWi5zFx_fanU8pD74Ru1x1nMTAprkEOgoAE1f8qpnFe-qHL5tHqlOXaNji0qeM-u7OhOFU7aJV8Oj6j3uKjRztk/s4032/20230730_122123.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Battersea Park Sub-Tropical Gardens" border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="4032" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYLNhpebvvB_Z_-ZATQaNnMsXyAaDf6xq-NiBF76Oinl9htle_ffCacdtO_5kGPgH6ch5l-8R5suhOUoNnKUdaxvVydx-QY-_UxtbhaWi5zFx_fanU8pD74Ru1x1nMTAprkEOgoAE1f8qpnFe-qHL5tHqlOXaNji0qeM-u7OhOFU7aJV8Oj6j3uKjRztk/w640-h312/20230730_122123.jpg" title="Battersea Park" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sub-Tropical Gardens.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Even during the winter months, when the trees are bare and the Rosary Gardens are pruned. the Sub-Tropical Gardens are still colourful enough to brighten my day. </div><div><br /></div><div>The paths that meander around the park and boating lake are usually under tree cover, unless it is one of the paths that crosses the large green spaces, for which little cover is available.</div><div><br /></div><div>During the warmer months the whole park becomes an oasis that becomes home to myriad animal species, with non-native birds roosting in the trees.</div><div><br /></div><div>This tranquil space is used by many joggers, dog walkers, fitness fanatics and the like, all trying to find their own little piece of the park, while cyclists stick to their routes while parents dawdle along the paths, while their children explore the wide open spaces and the bushes along the paths.</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0OPOZmd1iaaz9zM8Vyh3D-xxnmFUATa0KscU2BiUydbzv2fV51g-R8pHptSS5VnQ_TpI6eSw22iLwRJGImWXJ1r5kFHKpBLQPJEympva1GEVvXDZoq1gdmayNiVXxNWBmIV9rJyKIjCJ21UoZw-uDAmMaKN-bAln-iY9aGgHcmRzP-YHZn7ztoEmzn5A/s4032/20230730_121957.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Battersea Park Sub-Tropical Gardens" border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="4032" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0OPOZmd1iaaz9zM8Vyh3D-xxnmFUATa0KscU2BiUydbzv2fV51g-R8pHptSS5VnQ_TpI6eSw22iLwRJGImWXJ1r5kFHKpBLQPJEympva1GEVvXDZoq1gdmayNiVXxNWBmIV9rJyKIjCJ21UoZw-uDAmMaKN-bAln-iY9aGgHcmRzP-YHZn7ztoEmzn5A/w640-h312/20230730_121957.jpg" title="Battersea Park" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flowers in the Sub-Tropical gardens.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Plus, sitting by the Peace Pagoda I can take in the views along the River Thames towards Fulham, Chelsea and Westminster. It is fast becoming my favourite park to visit, as it is unlike, in my opinion, any of the other parks within London.</div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div>Brief History</div><div><br /></div><div>The land that now makes up was originally known as Battersea Fields, made up of fertile marshes, criss-crossed by streams and ditches, where carrots, melon, asparagus and lavender were grown. </div><div><br /></div><div>At the edge of the River Thames were wharves and industrial works, including: chemical works, iron works, a lime kiln and a pottery, among others.<br /><br />The Battersea Park Act 1846 and £200,000 was put aside to purchase 320 acres of the land. Of this 198 acres became Battersea Park.</div><div><br /></div><div>Sir James Pennethorne laid out his vision for the park between 1846 -1864, although when the park opened, in 1858, it wasn't exactly to his vision.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiROKwMAv-7EDyqMbKFJ_E9Pm9rfqUV5lUQdvo9rfwVS_81ove1qR8EEIQ8hP5pvMRYVWNqr6Yt7sDasr1eaQzAgnQrVuQvxJa65YNT4I836ykHLOjkpCgGNJJvFyGmRLFiY4maGEA6Qi7qr4GzS7wSLjEjxee24euAfJHWINLaVzGsbUNg0MgY8qP8u-A/s4032/20230730_120535.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Battersea Park Rosery Gardens" border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="4032" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiROKwMAv-7EDyqMbKFJ_E9Pm9rfqUV5lUQdvo9rfwVS_81ove1qR8EEIQ8hP5pvMRYVWNqr6Yt7sDasr1eaQzAgnQrVuQvxJa65YNT4I836ykHLOjkpCgGNJJvFyGmRLFiY4maGEA6Qi7qr4GzS7wSLjEjxee24euAfJHWINLaVzGsbUNg0MgY8qP8u-A/w640-h312/20230730_120535.jpg" title="Battersea Park" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Rosary Gardens.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>Part of the success of Battersea Park relied on the opening of Chelsea Bridge, which Queen Victoria opened in 1858. In her honour the road to the east was named Victoria Road, which linked to Queens Road via Victoria Circus and Prince of Wales Road. Victoria Circus became Queen's Circus, while Victoria Road and Queens Road became Queenstown Road. Prince of Wales Road became Prince of Wales Drive.</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGZczmmceg05H4rICgJMIW0xLveACMzheHplTnI1sS6QRaShEuEpH6dzEPPbOkdv_Ncdsp03_jugPgYsbQkT4n9UrUsidBicKYo6tNu9-bQo5YtaCS5rHVTd7UK0HGHTJnBabeQMxPM569-YKrGIwVTze3iIDGIQ3KlhCHZ4IXM3gQnj1OvpHhpB6dWFU/s2048/20140308_135248.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Battersea Park Peace Pagoda" border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1232" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGZczmmceg05H4rICgJMIW0xLveACMzheHplTnI1sS6QRaShEuEpH6dzEPPbOkdv_Ncdsp03_jugPgYsbQkT4n9UrUsidBicKYo6tNu9-bQo5YtaCS5rHVTd7UK0HGHTJnBabeQMxPM569-YKrGIwVTze3iIDGIQ3KlhCHZ4IXM3gQnj1OvpHhpB6dWFU/w386-h640/20140308_135248.jpg" title="Battersea Park" width="386" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Peace Pagoda.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />In 1863, John Gibson, the park's first superintendent, created the Sub-Tropical Gardens, which were the first of their time in the country. Many of the plants were kept in pots, so that they could be moved inside the park's greenhouses, during the winter months.</div><div><br /></div><div>The Sub-Tropical Gardens remained until World War II, when much of the park was turned into allotments, with anti-aircraft guns and barrage balloons filling more space.</div><div><br /></div><div>In 2004, with the help of a Heritage Lottery Fund, Wandsworth Council restored the Sub-Tropical Gardens to the original plans.</div><div><br /></div><div>In 1864 Battersea Park played host to the first exhibition football match, with the teams being made up of well known footballers of the day.</div><div><br /></div><div>The amateur football team, Wanderers FC, made Battersea Park their home from the 1860s, who won the first Football Association Cup in 1872.</div><div><br />In 1889 the park came under the management of the London County Council.</div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Wtqh5KTpOSt7osRZMZ0FBYCAZwxgNCvCsrvJ81WrIjgFP5oXPiLQ_CJ2RTjjC3I15z5taKYHuxKMEsTCdnRyPUKoC-zsirDadgsTkBWhzLtdybVkbNxBeL60MAMauvSRlcWWanqeeeHX9jysKJJN9Eh7mKnBea3a8umOfkacoHbcfYwBvN__VLDa5Do/s3103/20230730_133446.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="A monkey in the zoo" border="0" data-original-height="3103" data-original-width="1742" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0Wtqh5KTpOSt7osRZMZ0FBYCAZwxgNCvCsrvJ81WrIjgFP5oXPiLQ_CJ2RTjjC3I15z5taKYHuxKMEsTCdnRyPUKoC-zsirDadgsTkBWhzLtdybVkbNxBeL60MAMauvSRlcWWanqeeeHX9jysKJJN9Eh7mKnBea3a8umOfkacoHbcfYwBvN__VLDa5Do/w360-h640/20230730_133446.jpg" title="Battersea Park Children's Zoo" width="360" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In 1951 the northern end of Battersea Park was transformed into 'Pleasure Gardens' as part of the Festival of Britain festivities.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">A rollercoaster was also installed which ran until 1970, when a fire damaged its wooden construction. Then, in 1972, 5 children died and 13 more were injured, in what would become known as the Battersea Park funfair disaster.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The land where the funfair once stood is now the Battersea events area, currently known as Battersea Evolution.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQiD70cnlYHe0O_1SZdID_FtWi3fui-N0AEqDL2tnyivl4P5I410RXuO0ADjA9TTR18j2kzNhaMg85ZsTcitzMhOZb_Y9pQP0muarYcJIaKPpdrwpau7fkKZwpqLXvNo26XvOLAlZBojsxkQ06cViP42LyntN1eOK94GEm8Scwwn-PYjB8zNio0hDy_9A/s4032/20230730_140221.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Looking west along the River Thames" border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="4032" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQiD70cnlYHe0O_1SZdID_FtWi3fui-N0AEqDL2tnyivl4P5I410RXuO0ADjA9TTR18j2kzNhaMg85ZsTcitzMhOZb_Y9pQP0muarYcJIaKPpdrwpau7fkKZwpqLXvNo26XvOLAlZBojsxkQ06cViP42LyntN1eOK94GEm8Scwwn-PYjB8zNio0hDy_9A/w640-h312/20230730_140221.jpg" title="Battersea Park" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking towards Fulham.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">In 1985, The Peace Pagoda, was completed and the workers, who had constructed it, lived in huts in what is now the Battersea Park Children's Zoo. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The Pump House Gallery, located in the centre of the park, is housed in a four-storey Grade II listed Victorian tower. </div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfkXA0E1sIb_12v_If4UacJjqRV5rv2Tr5_7csm1qx2EJXZTfRPJCF-vqj1yZGDLVjjVvpJPXXAX47CtgKvLtnXoBOMz4hZ2Fkrio84hgBmH8DHhfUBNjUuSxoJh5W9LEa8oeVX9MsvHYWMj21VQTcqiyTiASob315P1Vp0LfGDPw4Dsf6ez7a5pjQfko/s4032/20230730_140315.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Looking east along the River Thames" border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="4032" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfkXA0E1sIb_12v_If4UacJjqRV5rv2Tr5_7csm1qx2EJXZTfRPJCF-vqj1yZGDLVjjVvpJPXXAX47CtgKvLtnXoBOMz4hZ2Fkrio84hgBmH8DHhfUBNjUuSxoJh5W9LEa8oeVX9MsvHYWMj21VQTcqiyTiASob315P1Vp0LfGDPw4Dsf6ez7a5pjQfko/w640-h312/20230730_140315.jpg" title="Battersea Park" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking towards Westminster.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /></div><div>Today, Battersea Park is home to over 4,000 trees, historic and contemporary gardens, various sculptures, by the likes of Henry Moore, and memorials.</div>Daryl G Morrisseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05372885126079044202noreply@blogger.com0Battersea Park, Central Ave, London SW11 4NJ, UK51.4788554 -0.15763751.4735102440288 -0.16622006884765625 51.4842005559712 -0.14905393115234375tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2506410603084535390.post-56793773991373103262024-03-18T16:00:00.003+00:002024-03-21T15:13:55.502+00:00'Robert' the steam locomotive<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfn0sKDCTazZ3UbqJnws7Z_sHXkHfbWt6xWlkmHYmVRZoPmN92iFQV96QkvqjRw3eZpIcdCdV91SdjNaZ00_NwQxRbOl7hd3kdyQkfJA084f-QYf_1443qbuSsxViInAW_JyroB2xqBrjmLwH4hHS1tNPQey2e1lIz5ckU3WLSdh6UA3nPXRXolfSwAe4/s2743/20150921_105138.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Robert the Steam Locomotive" border="0" data-original-height="2743" data-original-width="1797" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfn0sKDCTazZ3UbqJnws7Z_sHXkHfbWt6xWlkmHYmVRZoPmN92iFQV96QkvqjRw3eZpIcdCdV91SdjNaZ00_NwQxRbOl7hd3kdyQkfJA084f-QYf_1443qbuSsxViInAW_JyroB2xqBrjmLwH4hHS1tNPQey2e1lIz5ckU3WLSdh6UA3nPXRXolfSwAe4/w420-h640/20150921_105138.jpg" title="Steam Locomotive in Stratford" width="420" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Keilyn and Erin with Robert, 2013.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Should you ever find yourself in Stratford, either for shopping, to wander around the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, to see the Cart & Horses (birthplace of Iron Maiden) or just to visit, then make sure to look out for 'Robert', the steam locomotive.<p></p><p>Set on a plinth, just outside Stratford station, on Station Street, he is a great photo opportunity, as it is not often you can get this close to a steam locomotive, these days.</p><p>We first saw 'Robert', back in 2013, when we took Erin and Keilyn for a wander around the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park. It was quite a surprise to walk out of the station to then come face-to-face with a massive steam locomotive.</p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p>The next time that we would see 'Robert' was when Keilyn and I went for a wander around Stratford, in February 2024, when we took another photo. It wasn't until I got home, and compared the two photographs, that I realised that I must have stood in pretty much the same spot when taking both shots.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYj5V7Lo7MHwPJltr3qdteU_vpaUWjnwBsuRffUXUDHDFHAAHUIh4CfuNvPjbS_kXNbS5DFfsk9LzJuwGQT15AgkIJBKLnIrMkYYkLrUnYZqmMrUiXLaIFc4ox3LqOvnxvLBUacnYQ0_d6hSuRzIcCo-xzghlS_xfTidQXSoq8zkTPnxhsojhhKQXNDJ8/s2609/20240222_113548_2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Robert the Steam Locomotive" border="0" data-original-height="2609" data-original-width="1466" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYj5V7Lo7MHwPJltr3qdteU_vpaUWjnwBsuRffUXUDHDFHAAHUIh4CfuNvPjbS_kXNbS5DFfsk9LzJuwGQT15AgkIJBKLnIrMkYYkLrUnYZqmMrUiXLaIFc4ox3LqOvnxvLBUacnYQ0_d6hSuRzIcCo-xzghlS_xfTidQXSoq8zkTPnxhsojhhKQXNDJ8/w360-h640/20240222_113548_2.jpg" title="Steam Locomotive Stratford" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Keilyn with Robert, 2024.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>What I didn't know was how old he was or how he came to be stationed here, so I decided to find out more about him.</p><p>Brief History</p><p>Works No 2068 Robert 0-6-0ST</p><p>The locomotive was built by the Avonside Engine Company, in 1933, for use at Staveley Coal and Iron Limited's Lamport Calcine Sidings in Hanging Houghton, Northamptonshire, as its number 3 engine. It would continue to work there until September 1969, when it was sold privately.</p><p>It would then be stored at the London Railway Preservation Society's London Road garage, until March 1970, when it was transferred to the Buckingham Railway Centre, Quainton, Buckinghamshire. Its stay here was short-lived as, in October 1971, it was moved on to Staffordshire's Foxfield Railway, at Dilhorne.</p><p>It was then moved to Peak Rail, Matlock, and then on to the Midland Railway Centre, Butterley, both in Derbyshire. It was while at Butterley that the name 'Robert' was acquired by the locomotive.</p><p>The Kew Bridge Steam Museum bought Robert, in 1993, and then restored it to look like a Beckton Gas Works engine. With the cosmetic work completed Robert was placed on the tracks near Windsor Terrace, Beckton, close to the Beckton Gas Works and the new Docklands Light Railway extension.</p><p>Over the years Robert was vandalised and, in 1999, Newham Council took ownership and moved Robert to a plinth on Station Street.</p><p>The Olympic Delivery Authority were forced to cover the cost of Robert's move to Colchester's East Anglia Railway Museum, in 2008, when bridge construction work necessitated his move.</p><p>Robert would finally return to Stratford, in 2011, with a shiny new coat of paint. </p>Daryl G Morrisseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05372885126079044202noreply@blogger.com0Stratford, Stratford Station, Station Street, Stratford, Greater, London E15 1AZ, UK51.5411893 -0.00334451.54085565809936 -0.0038804418029785158 51.541522941900638 -0.0028075581970214846tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2506410603084535390.post-43364542313968469702024-03-14T10:08:00.000+00:002024-03-14T10:08:00.137+00:00Gunpowder Square Cannon<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk-lb0AG03PIjjeWq7OT_IGozB2S7s3HbF6LvuQOuNfZRzKpBpe2pmzjWx0yaj4GTNdks8kPkUXqbtskTFokTEzlr06jJnIXPMjbyPW1DWiJqAiSFEyQHYczQZTtxeVacTdKdeRGChFWWuCYNKSG6PTGJIEDsGWEOBhY5UfwvCqhjs9OhkA8m247UkQug/s2623/20220328_123502_2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cannon on Gunpowder Square" border="0" data-original-height="1477" data-original-width="2623" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhk-lb0AG03PIjjeWq7OT_IGozB2S7s3HbF6LvuQOuNfZRzKpBpe2pmzjWx0yaj4GTNdks8kPkUXqbtskTFokTEzlr06jJnIXPMjbyPW1DWiJqAiSFEyQHYczQZTtxeVacTdKdeRGChFWWuCYNKSG6PTGJIEDsGWEOBhY5UfwvCqhjs9OhkA8m247UkQug/w640-h360/20220328_123502_2.jpg" title="Gunpowder Square" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A King George III cannon.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />On one of many walks, through the City of London, I was travelling along Fleet Street and looking at the countless alleys and side streets that lead to various courtyards, buildings and, sometimes, nowhere, just being shortcuts to another road or street.<p></p><p>It was as I walked up Wine Office Court, passing Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese, that I discovered this little cannon stood on a plinth. The plaque, transcribed below, didn't give much away, but it was still something new to discover.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>Opened on</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>29th November 1989</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>by</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>Sir Hugh Bidwell GBE</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>Lord Mayor of London</i></p><p>After reaching home I tried to do some research, but all to no avail. I can find nothing to say why the square (although it's not a square, rather an open space with a path) was named 'Gunpowder Square', nor who had the idea of placing a cannon that is over two-hundred years old, here.</p><p>If any of my readers know any more information about this little cannon, or how the area came to be called Gunpowder Square, please get in touch.</p>Daryl G Morrisseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05372885126079044202noreply@blogger.com01 Gunpowder Square, London EC4A 3DE, UK51.5153543 -0.107355751.515187384009991 -0.10762392090148926 51.515521215990006 -0.10708747909851074tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2506410603084535390.post-54350301102706610432024-03-11T16:00:00.000+00:002024-03-11T16:00:00.168+00:00'Here' by Thomson & Craighead<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaf_pdCkqsXX9C_c0mObJR8ZRGfqjNAadepGk18M_sHt5ZvmCAAlTMunnPyhGuxGsIsgObhBQYKb4P-FrzyNZRpTrNZHZdJ1kEFJT3VFzMDxjkz8Hpzz-pENa3vhIWxJ7fxhQZ-XwEvzDBxwl7HybLR1rSQNwbvdH5O5sFeO_TAvSzyrMiIAP6iN3cPIw/s3680/20240127_113616.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="3680" data-original-width="1788" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaf_pdCkqsXX9C_c0mObJR8ZRGfqjNAadepGk18M_sHt5ZvmCAAlTMunnPyhGuxGsIsgObhBQYKb4P-FrzyNZRpTrNZHZdJ1kEFJT3VFzMDxjkz8Hpzz-pENa3vhIWxJ7fxhQZ-XwEvzDBxwl7HybLR1rSQNwbvdH5O5sFeO_TAvSzyrMiIAP6iN3cPIw/w310-h640/20240127_113616.jpg" title="Here by Thomson & Craighead" width="310" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Here' by Jon Thomson & Alison Craighead.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />One of the pieces of public art, along the Olympian Way, that I nearly didn't notice was this custom signpost. <p></p><p>Signposts are commonplace, no matter where you go, so at first I paid this one no mind. It wasn't until I saw a blue information post closeby, that I realised what the signpost was.</p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p>Brief History</p><p>Jon thomson and Alison Craighead, both London-based artists, conceived the idea of 'Here' in 2011 as a virtual image for The Mini Museum of XXI Century Arts, on online digital platform. The concept was to mark the distance of the work from itself along a North/South axis. </p><p>The physical sculpture, which was made to UK road standards two years later, marks the 24,859 mile (40,006 km) distance around the Earth and back.</p><p>The current placement of this sculpture is particularly relevant in its current location on the Greenwich Meridian line, which is located at 0 degrees longitude.</p><p>The dimensions of this public art are 264 x 82 x 12 cm (103 x 32 x 5 inches).</p>Daryl G Morrisseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05372885126079044202noreply@blogger.com00AX, Olympian Way, London SE10 0DX, UK51.5033032 -0.001371351.502635359969958 -0.002444183605957031 51.503971040030038 -0.00029841639404296874tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2506410603084535390.post-112414380359863292024-03-07T16:00:00.004+00:002024-03-07T16:00:00.141+00:00Regent's Canal<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9VRZZo8a8cis4lkde0L9QPjo5oDZeyQK4WBMJbtWY-mGf5OjRqPrug8h8xfSTWmrCq2KRVIKeCe_Oq1Kt1g9ww3RwYDVeMl36lhxANJUkJhJXmjM8v5aZYzeA2vtRLEm5clmc1BqHVwgqo_Eg3de3S72JYNaE90TvLIzi_VeMXJfiAMgRnV8qeC0sdFk/s4032/20200619_120147.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="4032" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9VRZZo8a8cis4lkde0L9QPjo5oDZeyQK4WBMJbtWY-mGf5OjRqPrug8h8xfSTWmrCq2KRVIKeCe_Oq1Kt1g9ww3RwYDVeMl36lhxANJUkJhJXmjM8v5aZYzeA2vtRLEm5clmc1BqHVwgqo_Eg3de3S72JYNaE90TvLIzi_VeMXJfiAMgRnV8qeC0sdFk/w640-h312/20200619_120147.jpg" title="Regent's Canal" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Broad Walk Bridge.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Regent's Canal is one of my favourite walks to take, in London. </p><p>Stretching for 8.6 miles (13.8 km) from Little Venice to Limehouse Basin and the River Thames, Regent's Canal is a beautiful walking route that meanders through green spaces, industrial, residential and newly regenerated areas.</p><p>Having walked the towpath on numerous occasions, over the years, I have seen some changes to the surrounding vistas, especially around the Camden and King's Cross area.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIXngw6LE3tj1gvd3S_gcifgNIkrzev9U7nTA56FIvWtlfYaRpei4NJEIPHF3tqEfih9YjBY08PBzuz1rjAsFPv8LB8yqD_evTtr9Ud_y41vzVBoeYA9bEWjL5ARWexGa5mR5J9JvUBS8V7iRru7C8smxL2wCT0V4sIRh4f_Lk50uxj-Qv150gfB3tCVY/s2287/20200619_104111.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="1285" data-original-width="2287" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiIXngw6LE3tj1gvd3S_gcifgNIkrzev9U7nTA56FIvWtlfYaRpei4NJEIPHF3tqEfih9YjBY08PBzuz1rjAsFPv8LB8yqD_evTtr9Ud_y41vzVBoeYA9bEWjL5ARWexGa5mR5J9JvUBS8V7iRru7C8smxL2wCT0V4sIRh4f_Lk50uxj-Qv150gfB3tCVY/w640-h360/20200619_104111.jpg" title="Regent's Canal" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">London Zoo stop.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">But, there is still a lot of history that has been kept; From bridges to tunnels to floating restaurants, there is always something new to discover.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmuIg02vaGQAXZuvfteeketl3hOEVaESYn9uxRTJEH6vdORjOWkuixZ9-rhn93guIJ5DoPrdbRj4IL-57_kLunDABCWola_E_y8cFMMIoestzkot1_epSyvAboWgVI96briMLaZx_5vIakSDxR5ncvgkrrsvml2rkaR3Rf3WPJ0QCKIgObwRTuIoEQnL8/s2666/20200619_103603.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="2666" data-original-width="1498" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmuIg02vaGQAXZuvfteeketl3hOEVaESYn9uxRTJEH6vdORjOWkuixZ9-rhn93guIJ5DoPrdbRj4IL-57_kLunDABCWola_E_y8cFMMIoestzkot1_epSyvAboWgVI96briMLaZx_5vIakSDxR5ncvgkrrsvml2rkaR3Rf3WPJ0QCKIgObwRTuIoEQnL8/w360-h640/20200619_103603.jpg" title="Regent's Canal" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Feng Shang Princess, Chinese Restaurant.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The towpaths, themselves, are fairly well maintained, for the most part, and wide enough to allow for the countless joggers, dog walkers and cyclists that use this route on a daily basis.</p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p>Then there are the private narrowboats, where families live a quieter life, while river taxis ferry families, tourists and commuters along this tranquil waterway.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGvPARO700lDf4Y6Ms18rEY0EMtWghiijtIa1lyii18O0145Zw33CAx53Z-diU0wO51l08C4YLxHoEUNCvtweMPwsimh6ydvvHC5lnWOvuOfyV4gMTX9iQmDOcy9xXAbv2ik_3f-iZiG5qRMRbjanSos6ewwqF7v_4jjzfYRRrY2fZRLqMMPivcQiqIKI/s4032/20220216_120823.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="4032" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGvPARO700lDf4Y6Ms18rEY0EMtWghiijtIa1lyii18O0145Zw33CAx53Z-diU0wO51l08C4YLxHoEUNCvtweMPwsimh6ydvvHC5lnWOvuOfyV4gMTX9iQmDOcy9xXAbv2ik_3f-iZiG5qRMRbjanSos6ewwqF7v_4jjzfYRRrY2fZRLqMMPivcQiqIKI/w640-h312/20220216_120823.jpg" title="Regent's Canal" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Narrowboat on Regent's Canal.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Beginning at Little Venice, Regent's Canal passes through Maida Hill and Lisson Grove tunnels and heads northeast until it passes between Primrose Hill and Regent's Park and on up to Camden Lock. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDXp87DXehWlt4epKCO5MnwjwhGEiQ1koxoqdwr9jtjDXYcrJd1FvtMdZonN5_fsdVdDJIZD_BVESWfgvco0fFf553HqeGUhTxZjcZca76YAWckjT-wIje10pxE7e0Rjc8TeOek5fu8oj3ryX9Xg18ZvIM3XBwbeOu6To7NGFQF4YoTNMseAVnnROiB9U/s4032/20220216_121534.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="4032" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDXp87DXehWlt4epKCO5MnwjwhGEiQ1koxoqdwr9jtjDXYcrJd1FvtMdZonN5_fsdVdDJIZD_BVESWfgvco0fFf553HqeGUhTxZjcZca76YAWckjT-wIje10pxE7e0Rjc8TeOek5fu8oj3ryX9Xg18ZvIM3XBwbeOu6To7NGFQF4YoTNMseAVnnROiB9U/w640-h312/20220216_121534.jpg" title="Regent's Canal" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Keilyn at Camden Lock.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>From here the canal begins to follow a southeast route, until it reaches St Pancras Basin and the newly regenerated Coal Drops Yard and Granary Square.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDpJmftjoynlFDWuuwp3p9d_swEvt_qa0GFxPF-hE2TRPoI5cJh48fOehRB5FOS4H4vhS07yWCWlRVT0WVFKs5zjSDHaWmLJbM1RvsTDJXXPfQoNJ3JHpZRhl1y7kwSZJ1xvfP1HlrnCsd-b5P4_vKwOwJmSfwvxiBIeJZ_tvrrQdlOyxkdhNAwxe2vt8/s4835/20220624_135528.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="2160" data-original-width="4835" height="286" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDpJmftjoynlFDWuuwp3p9d_swEvt_qa0GFxPF-hE2TRPoI5cJh48fOehRB5FOS4H4vhS07yWCWlRVT0WVFKs5zjSDHaWmLJbM1RvsTDJXXPfQoNJ3JHpZRhl1y7kwSZJ1xvfP1HlrnCsd-b5P4_vKwOwJmSfwvxiBIeJZ_tvrrQdlOyxkdhNAwxe2vt8/w640-h286/20220624_135528.jpg" title="Regent's Canal" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Canalside Green Steps.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>From here the canal heads east until it reaches Pentonville. It is here that, although the canal continues through the Islington tunnel, the towpath ends, meaning a short walk through Islington.</p><p>Re-joining the towpath, Regent's Canal continues its meandering eastward route until it meets the Hertford Union Canal branch, to the south of Victoria Park. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg64iTxwFPZ9t_VHMjJbafa5mu04Dnb0nwhDQrh2Dkj_H5ciCyMsF6eLVlrDV-42881j24hy1lLIuy7H7nXazZ0_oTp4ZR51uGO75Lr32dhtXvJMYU4-NaXId5XeDdMYo2wptbFjvZXPuFLVOSkqldcDDIWV37ozIrxGbB7WFaZhwJywLJSZkYvMB3AghA/s3846/20230404_134643.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="1871" data-original-width="3846" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg64iTxwFPZ9t_VHMjJbafa5mu04Dnb0nwhDQrh2Dkj_H5ciCyMsF6eLVlrDV-42881j24hy1lLIuy7H7nXazZ0_oTp4ZR51uGO75Lr32dhtXvJMYU4-NaXId5XeDdMYo2wptbFjvZXPuFLVOSkqldcDDIWV37ozIrxGbB7WFaZhwJywLJSZkYvMB3AghA/w640-h312/20230404_134643.jpg" title="Regent's Canal" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Victoria Park.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>From here it heads south until it reaches Limehouse Basin and the Limehouse Cut branch, where it joins the River Thames.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmNBCXvwtT7KoX4akN9xvu4RMX3oZPhhnEpCQsA7qQn1a9Pv3goncS4C-M5GfQGdPjV-1bt4OlMRNrVN0TVQwV2KGRXRXxvsGXpkkm-6cK8oqWT7Rhmx_kX-2MCGKirVm-HRSXO2UwOCThL39fbzp4kuK7o-eyhwbvs-c_h8wBJFFtBGB2AkZZEl9eXHY/s4032/20220403_083952.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="4032" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmNBCXvwtT7KoX4akN9xvu4RMX3oZPhhnEpCQsA7qQn1a9Pv3goncS4C-M5GfQGdPjV-1bt4OlMRNrVN0TVQwV2KGRXRXxvsGXpkkm-6cK8oqWT7Rhmx_kX-2MCGKirVm-HRSXO2UwOCThL39fbzp4kuK7o-eyhwbvs-c_h8wBJFFtBGB2AkZZEl9eXHY/w640-h312/20220403_083952.jpg" title="Regent's Canal" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Limehouse Cut, where Regent's Canal joins the River Thames.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Although it seems like a long walk it can easily be split into different parts, but it is something that anyone who likes walking should try.</p><p>Regent's Canal facts:</p><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Construction begins on October 14, 1812</li><li>Regent's Canal opens in 1816, although it is not complete</li><li>Construction completed on August 1, 1820</li><li>It has 13 locks</li><li>It is 8.6 miles (13.8 km) in length</li></ul><p></p><p style="text-align: center;">For more photographs taken along Regent's Canal click the link below.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.theunfinishedcity.co.uk/p/regents-canal.html" target="_blank">Gallery</a><br /></p>Daryl G Morrisseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05372885126079044202noreply@blogger.com0Regent's Canal, London, UK51.528138532730132 -0.102846787558184251.506777239863531 -0.13717906294880922 51.549499825596733 -0.0685145121675592tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2506410603084535390.post-23777900489133541272024-03-04T16:00:00.012+00:002024-03-05T14:57:07.312+00:00'HMS Alice Liddell' by Shezad Dawood<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQxr1BeLFwO0YkYXRPsm1DAmsSHxT8-JNb-Ibv4T6CAObLd92zP8Y_Vjpm1LwGjyS7Sxdevt5tHk3tSbRJy4Uk2EX4_QbSQJwPmfqQGAA0qHZuAnj3ceV_2MTAOFF9CNNQz_x5kbLgtrBlTN3VmzMWKyuXqaXS1OH0fuTpXoDI7CWS_F7OHUm6FCIX9vI/s1506/20240303_140707~2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="HMS Alice Liddell" border="0" data-original-height="847" data-original-width="1506" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQxr1BeLFwO0YkYXRPsm1DAmsSHxT8-JNb-Ibv4T6CAObLd92zP8Y_Vjpm1LwGjyS7Sxdevt5tHk3tSbRJy4Uk2EX4_QbSQJwPmfqQGAA0qHZuAnj3ceV_2MTAOFF9CNNQz_x5kbLgtrBlTN3VmzMWKyuXqaXS1OH0fuTpXoDI7CWS_F7OHUm6FCIX9vI/w640-h360/20240303_140707~2.jpg" title="HMS Alice Liddell" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'HMS Alice Liddell' by Shezad Dawood.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>I was taken by complete surprise when, walking through St Pancras International railway station, I noticed a giant spaceship hanging from the ceiling, above the eastern entrance on Pancras Road.<div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_0icsqZSrGwLOADlKpjb338iaDNRzjvO-O-nlyVmz_D1dXl7yMgaEemzkMK9LrgDGb_iSGlxiKWVAB3qRVZBhrAb-sRip64bx2a3TgwJ2ynd_yy10bz8pSQg4NH7uaHnP5YVJIYa5IUDJ5OFe7Lees02y__nkq-dPwdzBI33KzHh_lHQzoLTcxSIA8S4/s1939/20240301_171956.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="St Pancras Wires" border="0" data-original-height="873" data-original-width="1939" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_0icsqZSrGwLOADlKpjb338iaDNRzjvO-O-nlyVmz_D1dXl7yMgaEemzkMK9LrgDGb_iSGlxiKWVAB3qRVZBhrAb-sRip64bx2a3TgwJ2ynd_yy10bz8pSQg4NH7uaHnP5YVJIYa5IUDJ5OFe7Lees02y__nkq-dPwdzBI33KzHh_lHQzoLTcxSIA8S4/w640-h288/20240301_171956.jpg" title="HMS Alice Liddell" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The steampunk-gothic spaceship HMS Alice Liddell.</td></tr></tbody></table><div><div><br /></div><div>It is very 'steampunk' in its design and, after having a better look, I noticed that it had buildings on it. It also appeared to change colour, depending on the angle it was viewed from and the light hitting it. So, I took the lift to the next floor, to get a better view and understanding of the piece.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNFEerdJakQcBlzEaoE8pCBsGzieILfbyG5uzZiSVpvfcN4dqWUC5y8Z2OSqWq6Bh5QQX81TnLXIG8A73PoEOJi_6_elHtQDA_3uiquEIjgk19oavtaIpSng52Nom43jDVulVbfHpZfhKDWraYzmLtlGnDgMYlXKrww5DMPBViBUo8LwXxY623G_rOCJY/s3742/20240303_140642~2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="HMS Alice Liddell by Shezad Dawood" border="0" data-original-height="1685" data-original-width="3742" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNFEerdJakQcBlzEaoE8pCBsGzieILfbyG5uzZiSVpvfcN4dqWUC5y8Z2OSqWq6Bh5QQX81TnLXIG8A73PoEOJi_6_elHtQDA_3uiquEIjgk19oavtaIpSng52Nom43jDVulVbfHpZfhKDWraYzmLtlGnDgMYlXKrww5DMPBViBUo8LwXxY623G_rOCJY/w640-h288/20240303_140642~2.jpg" title="HMS Alice Liddell" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Depending on the light the spaceship takes on a different colour.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Sure enough the spaceship did have buildings on its top; a scale model of St Pancras International. I realised that this model is a kind of hybrid steampunk-gothic mix and that I was going to have to do some research on this intriguing piece of art.</div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div>Brief History</div><div><br /></div><div>The piece, entitled 'HMS Liddell', was designed by Kings Cross native Shezad Dawood, a multidisciplinary artist, and it was unveiled on September 29, 2022.</div><div><br /></div><div>His inspiration for the work was William Henry Barlow, who engineered the station and Sir Gilbert Scott, who designed what is now the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel. Alice Liddell was the real-life inspiration behind Lewis Carroll's 'Alice in Wonderland'.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0b2-DFah_wx-K4fgNAdpNiPIGtz_gqqFGESy-FrVcEqk6gs5Ba4VZ3j6CKx61FhKvTxOE6ckSbuAag8rCZB-1F2XSkcUZDk1T2KuQ9xDIOfrbOWGq4YIEJ0H8WAdYFPkbWRe5SldXZV1_Wtxw3bJ6bWV2jdi0LVTrQR6da9L73edNtJ4Kx-k0rOlRAD4/s3098/20240303_140758~2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="HMS Alice Liddell" border="0" data-original-height="1395" data-original-width="3098" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0b2-DFah_wx-K4fgNAdpNiPIGtz_gqqFGESy-FrVcEqk6gs5Ba4VZ3j6CKx61FhKvTxOE6ckSbuAag8rCZB-1F2XSkcUZDk1T2KuQ9xDIOfrbOWGq4YIEJ0H8WAdYFPkbWRe5SldXZV1_Wtxw3bJ6bWV2jdi0LVTrQR6da9L73edNtJ4Kx-k0rOlRAD4/w640-h288/20240303_140758~2.jpg" title="HMS Alice Liddell" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A polychromatic spaceship.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div>Shezad Dawood is quoted as saying about the piece...</div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>"St Pancras is such a nexus and a meeting point for so many communities in London and beyond... I wanted the work to speak to both St Pancras's history and also to its dynamic future. </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>It's important to celebrate London’s diversity and big heart, and I hope this project, with its meeting of past and future, allows us all to imagine alternative pathways, and how we might collectively work together to travel in new directions."</i></div><div><br /></div><div>The piece has a polychromatic finish, which makes it appear to change colours in the changing light.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii7XbKbVaYu07zEG6B8Z9b3l_LM3QFWUDEAZApz0p97yWW__UNX4lTAUjD0V1TJx4IQcVO41JaPKuY7O4W8fFAO5FGAt6e3nk29OKen6GWGKcb4rSD4cQ4WAAGlpSNewqKi309tKp4_JbwjzwPrzwfDGw0iSmcLUMUFYxbSLoWxcBe_Vq_hqbdO88tcb4/s3653/20240303_140727~2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="HMS Alice Liddell" border="0" data-original-height="1645" data-original-width="3653" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEii7XbKbVaYu07zEG6B8Z9b3l_LM3QFWUDEAZApz0p97yWW__UNX4lTAUjD0V1TJx4IQcVO41JaPKuY7O4W8fFAO5FGAt6e3nk29OKen6GWGKcb4rSD4cQ4WAAGlpSNewqKi309tKp4_JbwjzwPrzwfDGw0iSmcLUMUFYxbSLoWxcBe_Vq_hqbdO88tcb4/w640-h288/20240303_140727~2.jpg" title="HMS Alice Liddell" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An intriguing piece of art.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Also, by scanning a QR code on display, you can access an Augmented Reality Filter, which allows you to experience the piece in a different way, much like Alice going on her journeys.</div></div></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Read more about Shezad Dawood by clicking the link below.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://shezaddawood.com/" target="_blank">Shezad Dawood</a><br /></div></div>Daryl G Morrisseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05372885126079044202noreply@blogger.com0St Pancras International, Euston Rd., London N1C 4QP, UK51.5311162 -0.125865951.530782491362046 -0.12640234180297852 51.531449908637953 -0.12532945819702149tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2506410603084535390.post-2354819463868097232024-02-29T16:00:00.005+00:002024-03-01T14:30:37.213+00:00"Cannon to right of them..."<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh03GvJbu9w9VfWfy75x_iMXIPb3aor5-lx_j2Ivn8b-k2g0geFflSJ6TinGwJ2DIPnuygNvDwfEe-D8J_vNK7pFPj-tNLCEEIk3P_e4k_544AaeiUAl4vJPbqHCNfAZ50k6wCb5tKEMaCgEv5vzFRZKynoY6-OkxLVvtS7inf7ILhmOqHUtn2mQr9qVck/s3608/20230327_110650.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="City of London bollard" border="0" data-original-height="3608" data-original-width="1754" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh03GvJbu9w9VfWfy75x_iMXIPb3aor5-lx_j2Ivn8b-k2g0geFflSJ6TinGwJ2DIPnuygNvDwfEe-D8J_vNK7pFPj-tNLCEEIk3P_e4k_544AaeiUAl4vJPbqHCNfAZ50k6wCb5tKEMaCgEv5vzFRZKynoY6-OkxLVvtS7inf7ILhmOqHUtn2mQr9qVck/w312-h640/20230327_110650.jpg" title="City of London" width="312" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A City of London bollard.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Walking around the streets of London you will always see metal posts, or bollards, separating the pavement from the road. Many of these, especially the newer ones, are metal or toughened plastic. </p><p>In the city of London these bollards become more ornate, but some of them have a history, are quite old and are not even English.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3gvOsdJHgh-9aGqjbkwgx8Wix7iAdE6J-3sBYVrQnwjijZtdVilullXmPmCOLsTA7n1BgiX1U3vNJWJ6CG0oAY2mF87kWuboSV-c1XnVFb9jte_N9RiCKpQJR4gF0XtXqXNPwQEU-2jA1DU1D8cWTO307aSmEgrCU7q8yC6MT4WvWC1LTTXa2f_j-hTc/s4911/20170801_185529.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="City of London bollard" border="0" data-original-height="4911" data-original-width="2762" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3gvOsdJHgh-9aGqjbkwgx8Wix7iAdE6J-3sBYVrQnwjijZtdVilullXmPmCOLsTA7n1BgiX1U3vNJWJ6CG0oAY2mF87kWuboSV-c1XnVFb9jte_N9RiCKpQJR4gF0XtXqXNPwQEU-2jA1DU1D8cWTO307aSmEgrCU7q8yC6MT4WvWC1LTTXa2f_j-hTc/w360-h640/20170801_185529.jpg" title="City of London" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">More street bollards in the City of London.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>During the Battle of Trafalgar, on October 21, 1805, the British plundered all of the French ships, using what they could, before sinking the enemy ships. The French cannon could not be converted for use by the British fleet, so, instead of leaving them to be reused, they were brought back to England and used as bollards, throughout the East End and south London.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyWTrZ8-qlwNhKWFMvlU_vbdwVbUa9GVAOxYjOBieCOIi9lKt5N0qJSGI2nEnM7U2LBiohNBuN5c8hUb2nUsAdssquD3QoZ-kPFP8WkiCoYQJDc1PvAbCQWEVFcXcqbPhqwYkn2OUVmLWSv98YT6ffTDtqxZjxwJRmqi2lQFHr6bT11S-62uXrCYF9feA/s4032/20230226_142616.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cannons used as bollards" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyWTrZ8-qlwNhKWFMvlU_vbdwVbUa9GVAOxYjOBieCOIi9lKt5N0qJSGI2nEnM7U2LBiohNBuN5c8hUb2nUsAdssquD3QoZ-kPFP8WkiCoYQJDc1PvAbCQWEVFcXcqbPhqwYkn2OUVmLWSv98YT6ffTDtqxZjxwJRmqi2lQFHr6bT11S-62uXrCYF9feA/w312-h640/20230226_142616.jpg" title="French cannon" width="312" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">French cannon, used as street bollards, removed during pavement works.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Before they were set in stone each cannon had a ball welded into the barrel, so as to stop it being removed and used against the country.</p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p>Other cannon, taken during different conflicts, can still be found on display at various locations throughout London, and the rest of the country.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi21bdA0xQtctIDs77SsWy-70HIeLSy4e4IDbzoMXZTru4eb2Hba57nNhWZ6-lW5-SfatF1OFRjajHkVME2i6edZUAxnnSSEmD2Z3HHcy-aQgQSEWnXTo471SQ0EqschykxI43gHxCoh7CCpCqRC2PnQ0lUJhjpSfFIs4mk5LZYT4-3tZx8NUKlnuob4A0/s1280/Bronze%20gun.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Turkish naval cannon at Greenwich" border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="1280" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi21bdA0xQtctIDs77SsWy-70HIeLSy4e4IDbzoMXZTru4eb2Hba57nNhWZ6-lW5-SfatF1OFRjajHkVME2i6edZUAxnnSSEmD2Z3HHcy-aQgQSEWnXTo471SQ0EqschykxI43gHxCoh7CCpCqRC2PnQ0lUJhjpSfFIs4mk5LZYT4-3tZx8NUKlnuob4A0/w640-h480/Bronze%20gun.jpg" title="Turkish naval cannon" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">This is one of two taken by Admiral Sir John Duckworth from Kinali Island, in 1807.</span></td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxb_aiLjE5MnFERt0apSULE1f8oQdyG4v8Uo3Bp7fksTRXxfe8iKJNTAq7h5ZbUd15RrlmCjTE4QrvaL6SD3JvckR7xf2ecLHJIvmMIOnEV1hIE-7R8NuxqPkOqa4QIFhAbZVVS3aZuVFidDBveRouaJAa_FhUshLKTwXCyhc8k78LE1IwvfggUYMIkdY/s5312/20171111_134333.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Maltese cannon at the Tower of London" border="0" data-original-height="2988" data-original-width="5312" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxb_aiLjE5MnFERt0apSULE1f8oQdyG4v8Uo3Bp7fksTRXxfe8iKJNTAq7h5ZbUd15RrlmCjTE4QrvaL6SD3JvckR7xf2ecLHJIvmMIOnEV1hIE-7R8NuxqPkOqa4QIFhAbZVVS3aZuVFidDBveRouaJAa_FhUshLKTwXCyhc8k78LE1IwvfggUYMIkdY/w640-h360/20171111_134333.jpg" title="Maltese cannon" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The cast iron cannon is Maltese and dates back to the 1600s! </td></tr></tbody></table><p>There are also British cannon still dotted around the city, as at the HM Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London and along the River Thames around Greenwich and Woolwich.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnFgmyPakjqOGknT3fuzZDVA4STJdawWwDMuKDyfqER9VNnqVOcR8fNeyLnoLq9QEKrRSAe8S2xqjM6hlgasDd7cn9mixN7EYqji4iJdMiLvvv5_s18st8MXyoM5ZzZhyLlys65aISMVKPosaikP4klqnaMkqdYThbhjTBOuVaERhc4tVYVsg84wEHcfs/s1886/HMS%20Illustrious%20Cannon.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cannon at Greenwich" border="0" data-original-height="1329" data-original-width="1886" height="450" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnFgmyPakjqOGknT3fuzZDVA4STJdawWwDMuKDyfqER9VNnqVOcR8fNeyLnoLq9QEKrRSAe8S2xqjM6hlgasDd7cn9mixN7EYqji4iJdMiLvvv5_s18st8MXyoM5ZzZhyLlys65aISMVKPosaikP4klqnaMkqdYThbhjTBOuVaERhc4tVYVsg84wEHcfs/w640-h450/HMS%20Illustrious%20Cannon.jpg" title="Greenwich cannon" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A cannon near Greenwich.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDOusPJaaWzvxw317_U1lSVTScAPdeQQsjrDILXkesxJYul7an-AgL4xfB8os7gevxzo4OEka2UE7tVxAeJLfS2JZGP0HzJegaNv9Bf2hziTPZ4p6zzsxBCs2lAM65S6QssdxvUqWUlWYeqD6VAT3bw4gqc3xaDoLbC8JoG8_9MRzai5PwM95zgRrTdTY/s617/LPIC2562.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cannon at the Tower of London" border="0" data-original-height="347" data-original-width="617" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDOusPJaaWzvxw317_U1lSVTScAPdeQQsjrDILXkesxJYul7an-AgL4xfB8os7gevxzo4OEka2UE7tVxAeJLfS2JZGP0HzJegaNv9Bf2hziTPZ4p6zzsxBCs2lAM65S6QssdxvUqWUlWYeqD6VAT3bw4gqc3xaDoLbC8JoG8_9MRzai5PwM95zgRrTdTY/w640-h360/LPIC2562.jpg" title="Tower of London defence cannon" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cannon defending the Tower of London.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>So, the next time you wander the streets of London keep an eye out for the cannon bollards, which could be from the 1805 Battle of Trafalgar, and the other cannon still 'protecting' the country.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZSihu9DdN1pUl4jbxoJXcSFTV1n2ZOUBexDzDHVSfgGiVRyezRpseHBkcHKzRtHDc47gKla_N99y8lSCoLuZTKXB5_Ncq-__5ak61ydJnjaB47sYJb7ZLJo4br9w10tliXgAxlHdfZlKZ2y_0pMd1J2nBAQNUaL-EUFoCn05nNa-xVfPfkciQEiS8uOE/s2000/SAM_0055.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="St Katharine Docks cannon" border="0" data-original-height="1125" data-original-width="2000" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZSihu9DdN1pUl4jbxoJXcSFTV1n2ZOUBexDzDHVSfgGiVRyezRpseHBkcHKzRtHDc47gKla_N99y8lSCoLuZTKXB5_Ncq-__5ak61ydJnjaB47sYJb7ZLJo4br9w10tliXgAxlHdfZlKZ2y_0pMd1J2nBAQNUaL-EUFoCn05nNa-xVfPfkciQEiS8uOE/w640-h360/SAM_0055.jpg" title="Cannon along the River Thames" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A cannon at St Katharine Docks and Marina.</td></tr></tbody></table>Daryl G Morrisseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05372885126079044202noreply@blogger.com0London, UK51.5072178 -0.127586223.196983963821154 -35.2838362 79.817451636178845 35.0286638tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2506410603084535390.post-32682102970747528562024-02-26T16:00:00.004+00:002024-03-06T13:16:29.886+00:00Millwall Slipway<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDY4m8VzACcdKdxvGxB5UYG_5sPJFP6eG7XZA3OB_4VS2CY_g3p_da5s2MShWkIDa_3940caSzgtZeZUM2lbUd1Bwuh9rgJh36o3Y1PNCLY1sf-JEGPwvdFi0dWaGliEXe_Hej_ZrTB-vGZLlm1BoQWK8I3Zv9mXkMkblJjM7jSYUhij9LVmUBItELqmA/s5408/20220516_142856.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="2224" data-original-width="5408" height="264" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDY4m8VzACcdKdxvGxB5UYG_5sPJFP6eG7XZA3OB_4VS2CY_g3p_da5s2MShWkIDa_3940caSzgtZeZUM2lbUd1Bwuh9rgJh36o3Y1PNCLY1sf-JEGPwvdFi0dWaGliEXe_Hej_ZrTB-vGZLlm1BoQWK8I3Zv9mXkMkblJjM7jSYUhij9LVmUBItELqmA/w640-h264/20220516_142856.jpg" title="Millwall Slipway" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hydraulic ram.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Historic places can be easily missed, even when walking the streets and roads of London.</p><p>It was while wandering along Westferry Road, on the Isle of Dogs, that I found what looked like a car park and an ordinary entranceway to the River Thames.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZaddKyXKht83vppNxPnF01nEI_p5u_zhlTiQ7zZfy-PM3fHWDpp5vz5zHN-p6iaTkwFKJUgqPjTNWwFQMbgSLIL9hY2rPjeCLVSbd_OgFz0zmst75BxyH8kAce3rnnsImBxy6MrZKDNR12Kzkx5l9b_s_7syzxb_fkZYR0D5ZYn3vxXCgfrzAumBUW2E/s4032/20220516_142749.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="4032" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZaddKyXKht83vppNxPnF01nEI_p5u_zhlTiQ7zZfy-PM3fHWDpp5vz5zHN-p6iaTkwFKJUgqPjTNWwFQMbgSLIL9hY2rPjeCLVSbd_OgFz0zmst75BxyH8kAce3rnnsImBxy6MrZKDNR12Kzkx5l9b_s_7syzxb_fkZYR0D5ZYn3vxXCgfrzAumBUW2E/w640-h312/20220516_142749.jpg" title="Millwall Slipway" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">At first glance it looks like a simple slipway.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>What made me stop were the bollards at the top of the ramp. These weren't your typical car park bollards, but ones that I have seen countless times near docks and mooring sites. So, I decided to take a closer look.</p><p>Heading down the slipway I saw some obviously old machinery, to my left. On closer inspection I discovered that this was a hydraulic ram, once used for closing the long disappeared lock gates.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-3sCKGtW-ZlAxQc53hfqKfEgbe8df7dMNZafmpFbxJwX1MsLKnmXnoC-PeH4DMFmqj_aKBvgZ-t61II1w4nr9a4EBsoF_Ui5CJ6_8FMRPSJfpH3NTf64toWBXj805Ep4ZdnlXLNM0PKo7U53kjruR7C8ShI2RQxUJrVrUuBdA6bsXCJ-IowUmYlrnCOw/s3485/20220516_142834.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="3485" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-3sCKGtW-ZlAxQc53hfqKfEgbe8df7dMNZafmpFbxJwX1MsLKnmXnoC-PeH4DMFmqj_aKBvgZ-t61II1w4nr9a4EBsoF_Ui5CJ6_8FMRPSJfpH3NTf64toWBXj805Ep4ZdnlXLNM0PKo7U53kjruR7C8ShI2RQxUJrVrUuBdA6bsXCJ-IowUmYlrnCOw/w640-h360/20220516_142834.jpg" title="Millwall Slipway" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hydraulic ram.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The ramp itself was modern, although, as I approached the foreshore, a portion of the old ramp could be seen almost completely covered by sand, rubble and pieces of clay pipes that litter London's beaches.</p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p>After taking numerous photographs, and making sure that I hadn't missed anything, I continued my walk south along Westferry Road.</p><p>Brief History</p><p>The Millwall Slipway was once the entrance to the Millwall Docks, which were primarily used for grain and timber imports.</p><p>When this slipway was a lock it was the largest lock in London. It had a width of 24 m (80 ft) with chamber 75 m (247 ft) and 60 m (198 ft) in length. Its depth was 7 m (23 ft) at the sides and, in the centre, 8.5 m (28 ft) at high tide. Its wrought-iron gates were each almost 13 m (42 ft 3 in) wide, 10 m (34 ft) in height and weighed roughly 60 tons.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5MJroXzMh3QLGWDVFeTQp0pWDw7eN21hbr41mt0A080bLLtg8FvIWeqGKwAEcp8IaZQG_MrC4cdfqvYC6s-anZfzIRv1zaoQNC9mVdaJyyBQRxPz3_9E3D2qRr1eIh4Z4zBpwqvDYfi34zrnYCs3JF1DR5zvaSb8RqGM03zW8rXNlkSTE7I6wxrGXnZU/s3359/20220516_142953.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="3359" data-original-width="1889" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5MJroXzMh3QLGWDVFeTQp0pWDw7eN21hbr41mt0A080bLLtg8FvIWeqGKwAEcp8IaZQG_MrC4cdfqvYC6s-anZfzIRv1zaoQNC9mVdaJyyBQRxPz3_9E3D2qRr1eIh4Z4zBpwqvDYfi34zrnYCs3JF1DR5zvaSb8RqGM03zW8rXNlkSTE7I6wxrGXnZU/w360-h640/20220516_142953.jpg" title="Millwall Slipway" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hydraulic ram.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Originally the gates were operated by hydraulically powered windlasses, but these were replaced, in 1875, by hydraulic jiggers. Two 3-ton capstans were replaced with direct-acting, double-headed capstans, in 1906. Three more hydraulic capstans were supplied by the same firm in 1910.</p><p>In September 1940 the entrance lock, middle gates and part of the south wall were badly damaged by the Luftwaffe. Plans to reconstruct the lock were proposed, in 1949, but costs led to the eventual damming of the Outer Dock, in 1956. Following a decade of considerations to the rebuilding of the lock, it was finally closed in 1967, when its east end was filled in.</p><p>Over the next two decades the entranceway was left to silt up, until the late 1980s, when the London Docklands Development Corporation filled it in, leaving just a slipway. </p><p>Following some landscaping of the lock entrance one of the hydraulic jiggers, from the middle-gate, was mounted on display for all to see.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqjZYJgx_5Db9wKQoIqjC2TiLrn4Bnki2JDdj2lhnpjoa95bSx9BYnWs0voxxEfmmtkkjR4j_frV_ujz8RSYpY78ABQ6SvRIR15XVa4eZLrKCeWX1EB6XP4Y6cKt_1EUJOQ2JlYscrpJMEoiZitjqCREl1mDQ6287NM4Q-Ccsmjusyx4I9lE1Y_KhOf58/s1925/20220516_142929.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="1332" data-original-width="1925" height="442" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqjZYJgx_5Db9wKQoIqjC2TiLrn4Bnki2JDdj2lhnpjoa95bSx9BYnWs0voxxEfmmtkkjR4j_frV_ujz8RSYpY78ABQ6SvRIR15XVa4eZLrKCeWX1EB6XP4Y6cKt_1EUJOQ2JlYscrpJMEoiZitjqCREl1mDQ6287NM4Q-Ccsmjusyx4I9lE1Y_KhOf58/w640-h442/20220516_142929.jpg" title="Millwall Slipway" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Plaque.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><p style="text-align: center;">Millwall Dock old lock entrance.</p><p style="text-align: center;">part of former</p><p style="text-align: center;">hydraulic ram for closing</p><p style="text-align: center;">the lock gates</p><p style="text-align: center;">refurbishment completed November 1990</p><p style="text-align: center;">sponsored by LDDC</p><p style="text-align: center;">contractor M J Cagney</p><p style="text-align: center;">landscape designer Paddy Jackson</p>Daryl G Morrisseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05372885126079044202noreply@blogger.com0Montrose House, Westferry Rd, London E14 3SE, UK51.4934483 -0.025875451.492780324148555 -0.026948283605957031 51.494116275851439 -0.024802516394042969tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2506410603084535390.post-31171496526639357302024-02-23T16:00:00.002+00:002024-03-13T10:30:17.921+00:00Walking with Keilyn: The 'Cart & Horses', Stratford, to... "Rain stopped play"<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfzdov9IfUkT1IETpBpJ4gBzmR3_2Z2ZnLaFadHNnMDrU-PpMTJbyZGOtCsG2AhBtu3kxFsIn47XIjIHU1GtohBYJsNsxTX_wkjfZHXxQOKodyhzOjFutoqPb3Nx-HWCNwfJopQ1YcBKDgK2rXIUcn639P-sW4w16hR1v2relMT9mNJFUJyQxxRPXRYSk/s2917/20240222_130554~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cart & Horse London" border="0" data-original-height="2917" data-original-width="1314" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfzdov9IfUkT1IETpBpJ4gBzmR3_2Z2ZnLaFadHNnMDrU-PpMTJbyZGOtCsG2AhBtu3kxFsIn47XIjIHU1GtohBYJsNsxTX_wkjfZHXxQOKodyhzOjFutoqPb3Nx-HWCNwfJopQ1YcBKDgK2rXIUcn639P-sW4w16hR1v2relMT9mNJFUJyQxxRPXRYSk/w288-h640/20240222_130554~2.jpg" title="Keilyn at the Birthplace of Iron Maiden" width="288" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Keilyn outside the Cart & Horses.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Thursday February 22, 2024.</div><p>Having taken Erin to the Wallace Collection and parts west, on Tuesday, I had promised to take Keilyn to Stratford and parts east, today. As I and some friends had taken Keilyn to see Iron Maiden, at the O2, last year, I had promised to take her to where Iron Maiden had first performed... The Cart & Horses.</p><p>Rain was meant to be light and fleeting, but ended up being heavy and perpetual. Still, it didn't put us off.</p><p>Our day started with my uncle Martin, and my mum, picking us up and driving to Croxley station, as they were heading to the British Museum and various places, for the day. We shared the semi-fast Metropolitan line train to Finchley Road, where Keilyn and I disembarked and boarded a Jubilee line train to Stratford, leaving mum and Martin to head off to Euston Square.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdeKC_SrsWcfABYVe25BkNAkUDgmb4dDmGBD8RbUsRdUbIMAifmljwUQjfN5aeUotsaSiB9fqN7RMf4fKoRCWw0aw_W0XEctLjE3m3b0va0EyAczD5D9BAYIkn5KuuL5Zno6QEByyARnjRh8ENeqOeK7GKORa5Nhl-tyozfSlmfVcg4Ka-7zGDtE4ftiA/s4032/20240222_111231.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="West Ham station roundel" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1816" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdeKC_SrsWcfABYVe25BkNAkUDgmb4dDmGBD8RbUsRdUbIMAifmljwUQjfN5aeUotsaSiB9fqN7RMf4fKoRCWw0aw_W0XEctLjE3m3b0va0EyAczD5D9BAYIkn5KuuL5Zno6QEByyARnjRh8ENeqOeK7GKORa5Nhl-tyozfSlmfVcg4Ka-7zGDtE4ftiA/w288-h640/20240222_111231.jpg" title="Keilyn at West Ham station" width="288" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Keilyn at West Ham station.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>We arrived at West Ham station, where Keilyn had her photo taken with a West Ham roundel, before we continued to Stratford, grabbing a snack and hot drink, but not before Keilyn had her photo taken with 'Robert', a steam engine, that Keilyn had last stood next to in 2015.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWslkf3rh6D5MGh9tM_h25duCJvWaz4AqnKvFjhyyNp_LWxnD8P8kbmZLmzeMF7mnyitnIKOoGj2hXGDYDIn71cSOSrrSUlrYdRHMjtJ_H0vIiSZ12CtyCAaMfIh-G_ajVSq47dA1wQ3ri6sN_vJqO6a4wVAMpoqMLTLHe3gkrEu-Xkt187KSUJ7v1krE/s2609/20240222_113548~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="'Robert' the steam engine" border="0" data-original-height="2609" data-original-width="1466" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWslkf3rh6D5MGh9tM_h25duCJvWaz4AqnKvFjhyyNp_LWxnD8P8kbmZLmzeMF7mnyitnIKOoGj2hXGDYDIn71cSOSrrSUlrYdRHMjtJ_H0vIiSZ12CtyCAaMfIh-G_ajVSq47dA1wQ3ri6sN_vJqO6a4wVAMpoqMLTLHe3gkrEu-Xkt187KSUJ7v1krE/w360-h640/20240222_113548~2.jpg" title="Keilyn and Robert" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Keilyn with Robert the steam engine.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>As we wandered up The Grove, the rain, which had been threatening, began to get heavy, so we took shelter in a closed shopfront recess for a few minutes, whole we waited for the Cart & Horses to open its doors.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM1s9i_eYyfizivUbAdlbjh44OjAfkKzt8QOI81FroDQ1hBL6GNLUsbClz-jq8PRNHeFDuY_aH6xCBogWdDtAgyjbGxTBN9yyQO95GxFrQtLiECcMGx40aH4FIm20ZY1Ph_OV6V6CQkkOhIcW4db9B_li7WaUxQplyg8Mldxw3cQ0ZQdyMeKzOwL010Ek/s3228/20240222_120012~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Cart & Horses Birthplace of Iron Maiden" border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="3228" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM1s9i_eYyfizivUbAdlbjh44OjAfkKzt8QOI81FroDQ1hBL6GNLUsbClz-jq8PRNHeFDuY_aH6xCBogWdDtAgyjbGxTBN9yyQO95GxFrQtLiECcMGx40aH4FIm20ZY1Ph_OV6V6CQkkOhIcW4db9B_li7WaUxQplyg8Mldxw3cQ0ZQdyMeKzOwL010Ek/w640-h360/20240222_120012~2.jpg" title="Cart and Horse 2024" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Keilyn ready to enter Hallowed Ground.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>As soon as we saw the doors open I took a photo of Keilyn outside the pub, in her double-denim and Iron Maiden t-shirt, before we headed inside and out of the rain. A few moments later we had drinks (Pepsi for Keilyn and a Trooper for me) and Keilyn was off to the jukebox, busy searching for Iron Maiden tracks. I, meanwhile, was busy looking around at the photos, wall art, merchandise, signed posters and the like.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ4li79vOyGaTN1KmWXEs_up3W6pUrcjG4lUlzGoWRKO-vtwJLlp8JpPSke6sew0Zdf9EFSXUV6a8rKfvK47cPsbe8HjZNNbMXOUxdaTMDPcjzJnGqNWNjQ70htk2RogsQLFKEf2pLzfY_yomVVpDPh5HSDmjLFN5uHShR2duEhEeHSkMHgpp6LRtnOm8/s4032/20240222_121951.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Trooper Beer Bottles" border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQ4li79vOyGaTN1KmWXEs_up3W6pUrcjG4lUlzGoWRKO-vtwJLlp8JpPSke6sew0Zdf9EFSXUV6a8rKfvK47cPsbe8HjZNNbMXOUxdaTMDPcjzJnGqNWNjQ70htk2RogsQLFKEf2pLzfY_yomVVpDPh5HSDmjLFN5uHShR2duEhEeHSkMHgpp6LRtnOm8/w640-h288/20240222_121951.jpg" title="Trooper" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trooper Beer.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Since my last visit, in 2018, the pub has had a major refurbishment. The stage, which had stood on the left, as you entered the pub, had now been moved downstairs, where the live music was now performed. And, as such, was off limits to the casual patron. I did get a photo of Keilyn where the stage had been, though.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTELtQaGlGV_tZD8FzWExbmpe6ghD26qH7tcBk8lk-qC4xMJQe_3MBk3jjdUwZ6aIbRkasxnbilEOms-v2o6zz4HhoDS3Z6vX-swtyBhYZnUiLP5AUYk7WKTsYIXPIK3RABYCc1YMxrOjmAhBji-Fqguk1tG_tG_955MpicdQAR6ntaAhGQzdHOWZRM0U/s3228/20240222_121629~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Keilyn Morrissey at the Cart & Horses" border="0" data-original-height="3228" data-original-width="1816" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTELtQaGlGV_tZD8FzWExbmpe6ghD26qH7tcBk8lk-qC4xMJQe_3MBk3jjdUwZ6aIbRkasxnbilEOms-v2o6zz4HhoDS3Z6vX-swtyBhYZnUiLP5AUYk7WKTsYIXPIK3RABYCc1YMxrOjmAhBji-Fqguk1tG_tG_955MpicdQAR6ntaAhGQzdHOWZRM0U/w360-h640/20240222_121629~2.jpg" title="Cart & Horses Birthplace of Iron Maiden" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Keilyn, where the stage used to be.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>However, the barmaid, Ruta (not sure of spelling, so sorry if it is wrong), did say that once her colleague arrived she would take us downstairs to see the stage. While we waited Keilyn busied herself at the bar, by completing a Heavy Metal wordsearch, while also working out what merchandise she wanted to buy. </p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p>I was still happy chatting with Ruta and exploring the pub, especially the map of London, which Ruta saw me staring at... perplexed. She asked what I found so puzzling about it, to which I replied "it's upside down." Ruta laughed and explained that four of them had been in charge of putting it up, many of whom had lived in London for years, yet not one had noticed that it was upside down, until it was cut and up. Even many of the customers, who often sit opposite the map, haven't noticed the mistake.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBS4rhNV5ZiCNN2CGVgre7-tMIKmoc0plgXMBGduoZLiHbEhWfySyLwozgWsPYSTvd5uBxlH9ALREv6kNkymEK4hq3TjaeX6a6R5IBjCoYM5FtO8H56vOtg3UtPEPqWFfTwIuc_zua9BQtexIBgEtvh7rjoNzYhdIngjjxe8rD8OZZr2dBOr7T1EA82JM/s3228/20240222_121529~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="An upside map of London" border="0" data-original-height="3228" data-original-width="1816" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBS4rhNV5ZiCNN2CGVgre7-tMIKmoc0plgXMBGduoZLiHbEhWfySyLwozgWsPYSTvd5uBxlH9ALREv6kNkymEK4hq3TjaeX6a6R5IBjCoYM5FtO8H56vOtg3UtPEPqWFfTwIuc_zua9BQtexIBgEtvh7rjoNzYhdIngjjxe8rD8OZZr2dBOr7T1EA82JM/w360-h640/20240222_121529~2.jpg" title="Cart & Horses map of London" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shorely shome mishtake.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Keilyn, by this time, decided that she wanted a Cart & Horses Beanie, so that is what she got. A few moments later her colleague arrived and Ruta asked Keilyn if she was ready to see the stage. Keilyn's face lit up and, leaving our drinks on the bar, we followed Ruta through the roped-off entrance and down the stairs.</p><p>The cavernous space was in darkness until the lights were switched on, causing Keilyn to jump as the stage appeared in front of us. Without much encouragement Keilyn took to the stage, wearing her new beanie, before I stepped on to this Hallowed ground for my photo. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlcDDvTZ1f9apCS28f13db1j2I8SpeouRrjh4L21mxBAXs9R7eV-0nsNp_AZRI5C-QxenfAsdbsZNNbiM8iXLKRglbavcPHKH4xGWS_Q6jlbSGFGsF6nCjPyE-fYdokWLLBmaD4fOTOcQ2HqR4WCAbcOaWPvoBlr7GmQrUp5-3dnIMus0ahXrsFpOZj30/s3228/20240222_125816~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Keilyn Morrissey on stage at the Cart & Horses" border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="3228" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlcDDvTZ1f9apCS28f13db1j2I8SpeouRrjh4L21mxBAXs9R7eV-0nsNp_AZRI5C-QxenfAsdbsZNNbiM8iXLKRglbavcPHKH4xGWS_Q6jlbSGFGsF6nCjPyE-fYdokWLLBmaD4fOTOcQ2HqR4WCAbcOaWPvoBlr7GmQrUp5-3dnIMus0ahXrsFpOZj30/w640-h360/20240222_125816~2.jpg" title="Cart & Horses stage" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Keilyn on the Hallowed stage.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsdx7hm8oX1h9WFLaFnP5SRgfZC65mDsY9nzolxNWlZ6QlHNWiUjjhhyIURJmKUAletkgxqQDVbI6i8vX9bWpqpWC5EudZgdemAjcsjofKcCaHuXJlMsUnlPyf4nsD3VIyxDdKlJHtTw3akzfhBtD3MA7JgDEOBA3BBGSMlv1p0XgEHoYPn3wlu_oASE8/s3141/20240222_125924~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Keilyn Morrissey behind the mixing desk" border="0" data-original-height="3141" data-original-width="1766" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsdx7hm8oX1h9WFLaFnP5SRgfZC65mDsY9nzolxNWlZ6QlHNWiUjjhhyIURJmKUAletkgxqQDVbI6i8vX9bWpqpWC5EudZgdemAjcsjofKcCaHuXJlMsUnlPyf4nsD3VIyxDdKlJHtTw3akzfhBtD3MA7JgDEOBA3BBGSMlv1p0XgEHoYPn3wlu_oASE8/w360-h640/20240222_125924~2.jpg" title="Cart & Horses mixing desk" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Check one-two.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Then Keilyn headed behind the mixing desk, as I took in the moment. After thanking Ruta we headed back upstairs to finish our drinks.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP4yotBcsfmPFmVhg0VuYKF3KTGpoLpJ93cgZdDwxfGpm8GXLIL0MgxjiG-WHl_VDAX5PglH_9d87z5wWIjBGVEL13y-dE_ezNp7GDtUEeYTelmRtB58F8_qKfL0Jr2OMkXGfYFSHyiBRhUCBxQvwLl4fLgCefVCxlf8u-Dv8172HJ70bqhY06i4Y6jqM/s4032/20240222_130211~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Keilyn Morrissey at the Cart & Horses" border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP4yotBcsfmPFmVhg0VuYKF3KTGpoLpJ93cgZdDwxfGpm8GXLIL0MgxjiG-WHl_VDAX5PglH_9d87z5wWIjBGVEL13y-dE_ezNp7GDtUEeYTelmRtB58F8_qKfL0Jr2OMkXGfYFSHyiBRhUCBxQvwLl4fLgCefVCxlf8u-Dv8172HJ70bqhY06i4Y6jqM/w640-h288/20240222_130211~2.jpg" title="Cart & Horses 2024" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Keilyn at the bar.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>With time ticking on we finished our drinks and headed out into the afternoon drizzle, heading towards Stratford in search of some lunch. The rain decided to increase in strength and so, after eating, we decided to go to the station and head back towards the City, planning on completing our Eastern walk on a dryer day.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVcmD_u7BqPqPmbkjz40dcP4op3yTDFOlR9ZjQjyAVaNbuG6k5wvnPDDXootboDC1Sa7dNp8v81TZ1_BMM-Kv1rmp_qDcOmqR9BXbHy3neKYgCCMhvPM4-130fCS5heYtGTlOt3YMO-RHTuWfA-8mNz_tnC2TUi-j0Typ3Hr_PJYS7V6ZCIhBE13Bqk9Q/s4032/20240222_130916~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Keilyn Morrissey" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1816" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVcmD_u7BqPqPmbkjz40dcP4op3yTDFOlR9ZjQjyAVaNbuG6k5wvnPDDXootboDC1Sa7dNp8v81TZ1_BMM-Kv1rmp_qDcOmqR9BXbHy3neKYgCCMhvPM4-130fCS5heYtGTlOt3YMO-RHTuWfA-8mNz_tnC2TUi-j0Typ3Hr_PJYS7V6ZCIhBE13Bqk9Q/w288-h640/20240222_130916~2.jpg" title="Keilyn's new beanie" width="288" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Keilyn's new beanie.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>We caught the Circle line, a line on which Keilyn had not travelled, the three stops to Liverpool Street, where we exited and, oblivious to the rain, headed towards the Bank of England, as Keilyn wanted to revisit the museum.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGtfbNr6cBWqRGyTEaUrin10iegNT7UXIun2BUGrVGlFYL1-KWicueJecpBnpe8zMtkjsViIoHjHT4CSk_nlsra8NHCO7Hx5rM1SlDjV_saxN1yTZCbGU7h5NT9Pfdx4qnCAOLfwu-PUswHT-4ED3BbmwWcHSck99Fc4LFo8C64IYRz6UIp-UqF54DSCM/s4032/20240222_141052.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Keilyn filling in the activity sheet" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1816" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGtfbNr6cBWqRGyTEaUrin10iegNT7UXIun2BUGrVGlFYL1-KWicueJecpBnpe8zMtkjsViIoHjHT4CSk_nlsra8NHCO7Hx5rM1SlDjV_saxN1yTZCbGU7h5NT9Pfdx4qnCAOLfwu-PUswHT-4ED3BbmwWcHSck99Fc4LFo8C64IYRz6UIp-UqF54DSCM/w288-h640/20240222_141052.jpg" title="Bank of England Museum" width="288" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Keilyn looking for clues.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW3NzzlRD8BTfegpHEHp5GLv7QuWKxn2wdHyYuXPzjoKps5BAL7tLPK31dWYd05-JBW5HsrDDtY8bulbmaI6ybOxZ2ER8ZEVcq9dR72kHxiZqX67yFhtpm3FnlsrlE9DZggvb0-cn6FPwKUF8ikQliKXvnHw1WebnqSs0zO8eYOR4dQ1e-cNylKnvXn98/s3182/20240222_142637.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Bank of England Museum" border="0" data-original-height="1706" data-original-width="3182" height="344" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW3NzzlRD8BTfegpHEHp5GLv7QuWKxn2wdHyYuXPzjoKps5BAL7tLPK31dWYd05-JBW5HsrDDtY8bulbmaI6ybOxZ2ER8ZEVcq9dR72kHxiZqX67yFhtpm3FnlsrlE9DZggvb0-cn6FPwKUF8ikQliKXvnHw1WebnqSs0zO8eYOR4dQ1e-cNylKnvXn98/w640-h344/20240222_142637.jpg" title="Keilyn in the vault" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Keilyn in the gold vault.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>On leaving the Bank of England museum we noticed that the temperature had dropped and the rain looked like it was here for the foreseeable, so we made the short walk up Moorgate to catch a train to Baker Street, from where we could catch a train home.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjte5Gr8SgtaLg_VOEaEaIqDNmuLDLSjeT1KTu05Zru5_nu-d2poVNvbSpa8ipm2uRj0jfWf8T0mvWn4WdR-Vtvsyr8WueR5x4wTabeftKu4Hzsx_TsNVSNJN3ZchmPZ299lkbDRVFU7uNw908dRygc07UwNG9qOfunWFuE_8JdEqw_ZMnVQNjnbsstNV4/s4032/20240222_144917.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Moorgate Station" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1816" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjte5Gr8SgtaLg_VOEaEaIqDNmuLDLSjeT1KTu05Zru5_nu-d2poVNvbSpa8ipm2uRj0jfWf8T0mvWn4WdR-Vtvsyr8WueR5x4wTabeftKu4Hzsx_TsNVSNJN3ZchmPZ299lkbDRVFU7uNw908dRygc07UwNG9qOfunWFuE_8JdEqw_ZMnVQNjnbsstNV4/w288-h640/20240222_144917.jpg" title="Keilyn with a Moorgate Diamond" width="288" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Keilyn with a Moorgate station diamond.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Considering how damp and wet the day had been we both had a fantastic time, especially at the Cart & Horse, Birthplace of Iron Maiden.</p><p style="text-align: center;">Click the link below to watch a short video of our trip to the Cart & Horses.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://youtu.be/Mh3aqZpJxQQ?si=-Nz0S-X2M_cnKBGJ" target="_blank">Cart & Horses: Birthplace of Iron Maiden</a><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;">For more information, on the Cart & Horses, see my previous blog, via the link below.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.theunfinishedcity.co.uk/2018/05/cart-horses.html" target="_blank">Cart & Horses</a></p><p style="text-align: center;">Click the link below to be taken to the Cart & Horses website.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.cartandhorses.london/" target="_blank">Cart & Horses website</a><br /></p>Daryl G Morrisseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05372885126079044202noreply@blogger.com01 Maryland Point, London E15 1PF, UK51.5458516 0.004369351.545184381889612 0.0032964163940429683 51.546518818110385 0.0054421836059570308tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2506410603084535390.post-60745965158312194332024-02-22T16:00:00.000+00:002024-03-04T15:43:59.141+00:00How did London's Underground & Overground lines get their names?<p style="text-align: center;"><i>"Names mean almost nothing."</i> - Jean-Luc Picard</p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>"Names mean almost everything."</i> - Jack Crusher</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqtrN5C1AaF9JAOtfcYN2DWxjsBB7d3OaRTSLSx5KUueIZCb0n3ZiE-RUuR5RZTgVhNBakCfR_mSjJ14XVRNMRHrpREufdGEIeNIsuQOWLbLrXr9Zud91p7PwEP-FNv7FMUOjdImwX3H_028TcUHUtb7YZFW0edJ597w1PQQivxY9s1MPXAevEW28ZqsY/s800/london-overground-map-with-new-names2-700x800.png" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="800" data-original-width="700" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqtrN5C1AaF9JAOtfcYN2DWxjsBB7d3OaRTSLSx5KUueIZCb0n3ZiE-RUuR5RZTgVhNBakCfR_mSjJ14XVRNMRHrpREufdGEIeNIsuQOWLbLrXr9Zud91p7PwEP-FNv7FMUOjdImwX3H_028TcUHUtb7YZFW0edJ597w1PQQivxY9s1MPXAevEW28ZqsY/w560-h640/london-overground-map-with-new-names2-700x800.png" title="London Overground" width="560" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Image Copyright TfL</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><p>So, from Autumn 2024, the six London Overground lines are to be given distinct names and colours.</p><p>London Mayor, Sadiq Khan, has finally followed through with one of his 2021 Labour mayoral manifesto pledges, which was to overhaul and rename the London Overground lines. The total cost of the project is around £6.3 million, which is an eye-watering amount of money, especially with current financial woes. </p><p>But, hey, it will make things clearer and easier... won't it?</p><p>After hearing this news, I thought it would be fun to look at the etymology of the London Underground line names, before looking at the new ones.</p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #08444c; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.84px;"><u style="background-color: #783f04;"><span style="color: white;">Bakerloo</span></u></b> - A portmanteau of the 'Baker Street and Waterloo Railway'.</p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #08444c; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.84px;"><u style="background-color: red;"><span style="color: white;">Central</span></u></b> - Originally called the Central London line it was shortened to Central line in 1937.</p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #08444c; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.84px;"><u style="background-color: #fcff01;">Circle</u></b> - Quite simply the line is a loop. Easy. Except, as of 2009, it no longer runs in a complete circle.</p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #08444c; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.84px;"><u style="background-color: #38761d;"><span style="color: white;">District</span></u></b> - Originally built by the Metropolitan District Railway, it became known as the District line so as not to be confused with the Metropolitan Railway.</p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #08444c; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.84px;"><u style="background-color: #c27ba0;"><span style="color: white;">Elizabeth</span></u></b> - Originally this line was to be called Crosstrail, but, no. Once again a more regal name was chosen, and so was named in honour of HM Queen Elizabeth II.</p><p><u style="background-color: white; color: #08444c; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.84px;"><b style="background-color: #f4cccc;">Hammersmith & City</b></u> - Quite simply it runs from Hammersmith and through the City. Boring.</p><p><u style="background-color: white; color: #08444c; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.84px;"><b style="background-color: #cccccc;">Jubilee</b></u> - Originally proposed as the Fleet line, various financial issues, construction delays and changes to its route saw it called the Jubilee line, in honour of Queen Elizabeth II's silver jubilee in 1977. Nice, but the line didn't open until 1979 and wasn't completed until 1999.</p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #08444c; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.84px;"><u style="background-color: #990000;"><span style="color: white;">Metropolitan</span></u></b> - The world's first underground railway was built by the Metropolitan Railway Company. I think the clue is in the name.</p><p><u style="background-color: white; color: #08444c; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.84px;"><b><span style="background-color: black; color: white;">Northern</span></b></u> - The City & South London Railway built the first proper underground line, built by boring a tunnel, rather than the cut-and-cover method. The Charing Cross, Euston & Hampstead Railway became owned by the Underground Electric Railways Company of London. In 1914 the Underground Electric Railways Company of London bought the City & South London Railway and, by adding extensions, allowed the lines to run on the same line. None of this explains why the name Northern was chosen though. </p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #08444c; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.84px;"><u><span style="background-color: #0b5394; color: white;">Piccadilly</span></u></b> - The Great Northern, Piccadilly & Brompton Railway ran from Finsbury Park under Piccadilly to Brompton. Quite simply, as the line reached the West End the name was shortened to simply Piccadilly.</p><p><u style="background-color: white; color: #08444c; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.84px;"><b style="background-color: #cfe2f3;">Victoria</b></u> - In 1955 plans were put forward for a new underground line between Victoria and Walthamstow. While planning the line various names were suggested. First there was the Walvic line (Walthamstow-Victoria) and the much better Viking line (Victoria-King's Cross). However, those that know best decided decided to be as boring as possible and call it the Victoria line. I much prefer Viking line.</p><p><u style="background-color: white; color: #08444c; font-family: Georgia, Utopia, "Palatino Linotype", Palatino, serif; font-size: 15.84px;"><b style="background-color: #01ffff;">Waterloo & City</b></u> - The London and South Western Railway had their terminus at Waterloo Bridge, from where they ran trains to Southampton and back. However, for those people who needed to cross the river, this wasn't good enough. Thankfully, a new company named the Waterloo & City Railway Company obtained permission to build a new line from Waterloo Bridge to a new City station. The line was immediately called the Waterloo and City, although City station would be renamed Bank, the line kept its name.</p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p>So now we come to the six lines that make up the London Overground. </p><p>Transport for London, the mayor's office and the company DNCO, who all worked together on the project, have not released a list of all the names that were suggested.</p><p>What was clear, though, is that the colours had to be distinct enough so as not to clash with already established lines, while the names had to evoke history and stand the test of time. Plus, the names had to be tested through a tannoy system, to make sure that they were identifiable.</p><p>However, I am glad that things like 'East London line' and 'North London line' were dropped. </p><p><b><u><span style="background-color: #999999; color: white; font-size: medium;">Liberty</span></u></b> - <i>Romford - Upminster.</i> It is named "to reference the historical independence of the people of the borough of Havering", through which it runs, as well as celebrating "a defining feature of London".</p><p><b><u><span style="background-color: #ffa400; color: white; font-size: medium;">Lioness</span></u></b> - <i>Watford Junction - Euston.</i> Running through Wembley, the name is to honour the achievements of the England women's football team.</p><p><b><u><span style="background-color: #2b00fe; color: white; font-size: medium;">Mildmay</span></u></b> - Richmond - Clapham - Stratford. Named after the small charitable hospital in Shoreditch, which played an important role during the HIV/Aids crisis in the 1980s.</p><p><b><u><span style="background-color: #6aa84f; color: white; font-size: medium;">Suffragette</span></u></b> - <i>Gospel Oak - Barking Riverside.</i> Named to celebrate how London's East End working-class community fought for women's rights, the line also runs to Barking, home of the longest-surviving suffragette, Annie Huggett, who died aged 103.</p><p><b><u><span style="background-color: #990000; color: white; font-size: medium;">Weaver</span></u></b> - <i>Liverpool Street - Chingford - Cheshunt - Enfield Town.</i> With stops including Liverpool Street, Spitalfields, Bethnal Green and Hackney, the route travels through several areas of London known for their importance in the textile trade.</p><p><b><u><span style="background-color: #cc0000; color: white; font-size: medium;">Windrush</span></u></b> - <i>Highbury & Islington - Clapham Junction - New Cross - Crystal Palace - West Croydon.</i> Running through several areas with strong ties to Caribbean communities, including Dalston Junction, Peckham Rye and West Croydon, it has been named to honour the Windrush community.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>For more trivia on London's Transport Network, click the link below.</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i><a href="https://www.theunfinishedcity.co.uk/2023/10/londons-transport-network.html" target="_blank">London's Transport Network Trivia</a><br /></i></p>Daryl G Morrisseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05372885126079044202noreply@blogger.com0London, UK51.5072178 -0.127586219.832344464892749 -35.2838362 83.182091135107243 35.0286638tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2506410603084535390.post-56830209431679490572024-02-21T16:00:00.001+00:002024-02-21T16:00:00.353+00:00Walking with Erin: The Wallace Collection to Carnaby Street... and beyond<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-NZ0hLjBaVw80PrKlIkzx_vsV9LLFnVl2O-p8VEYwRnSAR2yJc1-xEnOQVJkUJQxPWyjlVX3M-doGQIPEX51AWoE4Ufyt8FtDPFmO4JGo2i3prB_14kxwNL3QwlfDxskyElFmOfNlZQ3A_wzTRIUQuIm1lrK1QwTPajxBrCuy_AIzbFXbtP-0VbkbyAU/s4000/20240220_120243.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The Great Gallery" border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-NZ0hLjBaVw80PrKlIkzx_vsV9LLFnVl2O-p8VEYwRnSAR2yJc1-xEnOQVJkUJQxPWyjlVX3M-doGQIPEX51AWoE4Ufyt8FtDPFmO4JGo2i3prB_14kxwNL3QwlfDxskyElFmOfNlZQ3A_wzTRIUQuIm1lrK1QwTPajxBrCuy_AIzbFXbtP-0VbkbyAU/w640-h288/20240220_120243.jpg" title="The Wallace Collection" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Great Gallery.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Tuesday February 20, 2024.</p><p>With half term upon us I had already planned to take a walk with Keilyn, later in the week. Erin, not one for long walks wanted a day out , too, so we decided to visit the Wallace Collection.</p><p>We caught a Metropolitan line train to Baker Street and began our day.</p><p>We headed down Chiltern Street, on to Dorset Street and then on to Manchester Street, spying Hertford House on our left, all the while I was taking photos of Coal Hole Plates, as I think they are nice pieces of history.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOq9aBmfTNbiAPy9R5Av-fjrJWy9mrfEMEHOuT6HF9rzGz7gDhOl4h9tYtmwFjgNERwJNZgQvhsmm31b5Y3dhOlz9sdIzyvZK-jIYnhhpXTn27t0ccZgxyjVgkiB30_sp98I8KKX1EaazO3qnsOnTWMJAINm1QiguqMwvRS6SJIbE7u5_5rYmkelrcLHA/s1435/20240220_103824.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="1435" data-original-width="1435" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOq9aBmfTNbiAPy9R5Av-fjrJWy9mrfEMEHOuT6HF9rzGz7gDhOl4h9tYtmwFjgNERwJNZgQvhsmm31b5Y3dhOlz9sdIzyvZK-jIYnhhpXTn27t0ccZgxyjVgkiB30_sp98I8KKX1EaazO3qnsOnTWMJAINm1QiguqMwvRS6SJIbE7u5_5rYmkelrcLHA/w640-h640/20240220_103824.jpg" title="Coal Hole Plate" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Coal Hole Plate.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>As tickets are not required, unless seeing one of their temporary exhibitions, we headed through the doors into the entrance hall. Ahead of us carpeted marble stairs lead to the first floor, while rooms were to our left and right. We decided to start on the ground floor and work our way up the house.</p><p>We headed through the shop to the Housekeeper's Room, where paintings by Turner, Bonington and Canaletto. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH7A7cSVCQBx00X-zlucd9cFrJ9k9ZxkKi796XjLlNYsv4v5zRsFbBy45v3DepQT2zw2rrT8ZmgWa6UXXOY3QZ835BQhDW-iXqi7l14vb8DWdBSoHr_WrmR9VTE-R8rPCf_itT8jb1dgWinLdMZRvO-Rf506LuZo3yWPly42B26pWSl4dI_RnD02pmkI0/s3228/20240220_104822.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Fishing Boats" border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="3228" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH7A7cSVCQBx00X-zlucd9cFrJ9k9ZxkKi796XjLlNYsv4v5zRsFbBy45v3DepQT2zw2rrT8ZmgWa6UXXOY3QZ835BQhDW-iXqi7l14vb8DWdBSoHr_WrmR9VTE-R8rPCf_itT8jb1dgWinLdMZRvO-Rf506LuZo3yWPly42B26pWSl4dI_RnD02pmkI0/w640-h360/20240220_104822.jpg" title="The Wallace Collection" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Fishing Boats' by Bonington.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>We then headed through to the first of four rooms dedicated to Arms and Armour. Weapons from India, Persia, Japan and Europe, among others, were displayed, along with armour from various countries.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuee6FfnpqUJbcraPJUiCdL1PzSpwEPOr_D4hHBxpOh7Bq3cZUN1-MATkvXAHFY7hafaA-E4OYmYo_VjNKjFsAeBGYjYQwtEDH_ztZMPZ2hrGlkeoRE7kVpkgUY9D_AoA6NNAbiXNFHYvOtuAHiAhoJpLc3S31-SLWNd7L7mwMBD2nZyYxPk_vJwNIb4k/s4000/20240220_110917.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="A Knight on horseback" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuee6FfnpqUJbcraPJUiCdL1PzSpwEPOr_D4hHBxpOh7Bq3cZUN1-MATkvXAHFY7hafaA-E4OYmYo_VjNKjFsAeBGYjYQwtEDH_ztZMPZ2hrGlkeoRE7kVpkgUY9D_AoA6NNAbiXNFHYvOtuAHiAhoJpLc3S31-SLWNd7L7mwMBD2nZyYxPk_vJwNIb4k/w288-h640/20240220_110917.jpg" title="The Wallace Collection" width="288" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Arms and Armour.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Following these rooms we headed to the Smoking Room, which was filled with jewelry, porcelain and the like, before heading to the 16th Century Gallery, the Front State Room, the Back State Room, the Dining Room and then the Billiard Room.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb4CPQBwgIHENG5D4lcwBpyR5zhmTZTN1sroBfmNWYKQylSMwiKlk9YpQYWJiWbYHTXyd1buYZEKDrujZctb02i9F5PqyWGXKUJAzpPeMtI21GgAjCGAsY44r6alocbm9R297nFoCKzwCFOSTzRqQpnt_Lqkw27wGMxFWYmOHhnKpUDnCojNxte3KH3bU/s4000/20240220_113122.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Hertford House Smoking Room" border="0" data-original-height="1800" data-original-width="4000" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb4CPQBwgIHENG5D4lcwBpyR5zhmTZTN1sroBfmNWYKQylSMwiKlk9YpQYWJiWbYHTXyd1buYZEKDrujZctb02i9F5PqyWGXKUJAzpPeMtI21GgAjCGAsY44r6alocbm9R297nFoCKzwCFOSTzRqQpnt_Lqkw27wGMxFWYmOHhnKpUDnCojNxte3KH3bU/w640-h288/20240220_113122.jpg" title="The Wallace Collection" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Smoking Room.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>We then ascended the stairs and entered the Boudoir, the West Room and the three West Galleries.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2HRK1McntN5ne4KJ_mnxehmPPlbCrPFrnAvuqnJBY7Z1KoEKm6PZb0s-BblvOORSJBUdfdwHC-i3DpdoI4-sDCLb_0TOZ4SQgvaW99UmCNC8Z0vFQvGtaiI6xRa1ptiSuR85YKM4WGhMUTK1-cNhhOc5ytAJ2YR63jt9-Fk85eyyAxY-Heuv8DrJ-Xgw/s2400/20240220_122343~2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Hertford House Staircase" border="0" data-original-height="1739" data-original-width="2400" height="464" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2HRK1McntN5ne4KJ_mnxehmPPlbCrPFrnAvuqnJBY7Z1KoEKm6PZb0s-BblvOORSJBUdfdwHC-i3DpdoI4-sDCLb_0TOZ4SQgvaW99UmCNC8Z0vFQvGtaiI6xRa1ptiSuR85YKM4WGhMUTK1-cNhhOc5ytAJ2YR63jt9-Fk85eyyAxY-Heuv8DrJ-Xgw/w640-h464/20240220_122343~2.jpg" title="The Wallace Collection" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Staircase.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The highlight, for me, was the Great Gallery, which is an amazing and spacious room. Furniture and paintings, along with ornaments were spread around this cavernous room, while seating allowed you to sit and take in the room.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixHwcWn6xwTeA8t3GNfpQ3Rv3qTP_l1AnjE7KrGo4a0xMvlsokdfieMYkr660k-Ocpk5XlqPT6ursVBm-ci_LxRyoOgCY_cUfmf0PlWv1OhIsGUeaOvws79iQ_klQrO-CrLOPsGWdYlwogR5ToJPoy7jXj2WNmUYDi5yFiSnxMSteaMxPnQbGs2L1SkTY/s4000/20240220_120250.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="The Great Gallery" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixHwcWn6xwTeA8t3GNfpQ3Rv3qTP_l1AnjE7KrGo4a0xMvlsokdfieMYkr660k-Ocpk5XlqPT6ursVBm-ci_LxRyoOgCY_cUfmf0PlWv1OhIsGUeaOvws79iQ_klQrO-CrLOPsGWdYlwogR5ToJPoy7jXj2WNmUYDi5yFiSnxMSteaMxPnQbGs2L1SkTY/w288-h640/20240220_120250.jpg" title="The Wallace Collection" width="288" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Great Gallery.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>We then made our way though to the three East Galleries and then the East Drawing Room. Each room was splendid and it felt like stepping back in time. The Small Drawing Room led us to the Large Drawing Room, the Oval Drawing Room and the Study.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4W9uX1a6jwbOb-koAKlT3-ZjsuaJgukx77c2i2cbov947AHsLX2alPnHF8_uTR4Aa6q6aA73HLCqQ9vOkvxB0F8Aq6yMdLdkO6NAc65D9NYnbUzQNHzBjT6_4hyFspL7aLCvq8qXLMcri1bMS9oCMNOaLeqe9yI7zFH-N64S1xYKXSM1mRQXMT8jg1A0/s3942/20240220_114056~2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Oval Drawing Room" border="0" data-original-height="3942" data-original-width="1772" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4W9uX1a6jwbOb-koAKlT3-ZjsuaJgukx77c2i2cbov947AHsLX2alPnHF8_uTR4Aa6q6aA73HLCqQ9vOkvxB0F8Aq6yMdLdkO6NAc65D9NYnbUzQNHzBjT6_4hyFspL7aLCvq8qXLMcri1bMS9oCMNOaLeqe9yI7zFH-N64S1xYKXSM1mRQXMT8jg1A0/w288-h640/20240220_114056~2.jpg" title="The Wallace Collection" width="288" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Erin in the Oval Drawing Room.<br /><br /></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">We then moved through the Boudoir Cabinet back in to the Boudoir and out onto the Landing. After a brief break we headed down the staircase and headed out of Hertford </span><span style="text-align: left;">House.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span><a name='more'></a></span></div><p>We headed down Hinde Street, on to Mandeville Place and onto Wigmore Street where we stopped for a drink and snack at Costa Coffee.</p><p>We then continued west in search of some lunch. Erin had her heart set on noodles, so we went looking for somewhere to eat. Heading sown Regent Street we used the Oxford Circus crossing and headed to Argyll Street, where we found a Wok to Walk noodle bar.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdDkhIRBbF0Db5nmL4okk4-hJn-H6raGrSOvUUOz25Hli_4ByJ8UpCQuqdXZczSAykMa-s8SDqOhLAHdASuLeOcxX-FOkKuj1P56pL3NpqPRXKJLJM4ipQdzgzv83uYke8r66-v8U-r7U6CHEdT5VCSNJIShXOvN3loY2BmxE2pawFfRq5qSJUYAriWFA/s4032/20240220_125903.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Wok to Walk" border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="4032" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdDkhIRBbF0Db5nmL4okk4-hJn-H6raGrSOvUUOz25Hli_4ByJ8UpCQuqdXZczSAykMa-s8SDqOhLAHdASuLeOcxX-FOkKuj1P56pL3NpqPRXKJLJM4ipQdzgzv83uYke8r66-v8U-r7U6CHEdT5VCSNJIShXOvN3loY2BmxE2pawFfRq5qSJUYAriWFA/w640-h288/20240220_125903.jpg" title="Erin at Wok to Walk" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Erin waiting for her noodles.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>When we had finished our meals I asked Erin what she wanted to do, to which she replied that she wanted to explore a bit more. So, knowing her passion for fashion designing, I took her to Liberty.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH7t5UahQkUCYhHDcQq3B59FHbJ7hM2EqUabgxnj6sIiNGImYXyvCArv0XYG2hye1oKy90og-Jcf3KRF5DZlhl0bO-fxpz20JkGfdyzTmMJsV1W_SxkjCPm6YaiECxkHj209WrgEn-EIUj1uQ5xM3BsafcUr2HDZf7xgtI5sqbLbEc14BF71xWemeWwCc/s4032/20240220_132506~2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Erin, Fashion Designer" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1816" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH7t5UahQkUCYhHDcQq3B59FHbJ7hM2EqUabgxnj6sIiNGImYXyvCArv0XYG2hye1oKy90og-Jcf3KRF5DZlhl0bO-fxpz20JkGfdyzTmMJsV1W_SxkjCPm6YaiECxkHj209WrgEn-EIUj1uQ5xM3BsafcUr2HDZf7xgtI5sqbLbEc14BF71xWemeWwCc/w288-h640/20240220_132506~2.jpg" title="Liberty Fashion Week" width="288" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Erin, a future fashion designer, at Liberty London.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>We walked around the various clothing floors, looking at the various designs and materials and I think Erin came away with some new ideas.</p><p>From here we headed to Carnaby Street, somewhere that I hadn't been to in a while, which was pretty deserted. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibM5tXju8FJlvyAdTACSnGRSBjup9JYnVOUr93tgHlNpoRwMLeCfkgthlRIZdLmbVHiscyvUNUjcU8T1i1sDwOjKIlGiEy7uEo1zezSTPaV6QsJzGOkb6E4e8rVYEu30bvDapnHQMivM6y9coJa854R13tB3WEgTdSZ7DIl3IfP0LAOuMGV67NqySjFdg/s4000/20240220_134125.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Erin at Carnaby Street" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="1800" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibM5tXju8FJlvyAdTACSnGRSBjup9JYnVOUr93tgHlNpoRwMLeCfkgthlRIZdLmbVHiscyvUNUjcU8T1i1sDwOjKIlGiEy7uEo1zezSTPaV6QsJzGOkb6E4e8rVYEu30bvDapnHQMivM6y9coJa854R13tB3WEgTdSZ7DIl3IfP0LAOuMGV67NqySjFdg/w288-h640/20240220_134125.jpg" title="Carnaby Street" width="288" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Erin at Carnaby Street.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>We then turned on to Beak Street and back on to Regent Street and headed for Ham;eys. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnJSSk5510_Oejnbyu6bJYDP8382WrHKZ9gmzdDz-C0CziUnjTDjVSSGPqA1Si4XNNi7sOY1k2y28hxH3Ai32eNLkqbIhQfmkXrT1sryuAabx-3mC9yohup6nS4U0OjSVnddW104rClSiWVdyLzfo4VUHrjDkJYK1kUJ9elF-NHtsBLKmomvMB0MJoppg/s3648/20240220_140624~2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Erin and I at Hamleys" border="0" data-original-height="1640" data-original-width="3648" height="288" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnJSSk5510_Oejnbyu6bJYDP8382WrHKZ9gmzdDz-C0CziUnjTDjVSSGPqA1Si4XNNi7sOY1k2y28hxH3Ai32eNLkqbIhQfmkXrT1sryuAabx-3mC9yohup6nS4U0OjSVnddW104rClSiWVdyLzfo4VUHrjDkJYK1kUJ9elF-NHtsBLKmomvMB0MJoppg/w640-h288/20240220_140624~2.jpg" title="Hamleys" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Selfie time.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXiyzKHnximJUfVL6HeYb-Q1FQNcR9q4IMbI2IBaQc0NAQkUR5GtuO9KQB0Deh36wNCEyIXof7ieRtilOF2tKNF7zclRwoRPa4vHPUnEVD0ccs-MiG9bl-f5YsTn-hoT1nX2Cn8TZ2gGONN3fBYhm5vf6tIgAE6yc5wXAc5f5suTVwdkguYbhwpCe1EOs/s3824/20240220_141253~2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="Erin and Paddington Bear" border="0" data-original-height="3824" data-original-width="1722" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXiyzKHnximJUfVL6HeYb-Q1FQNcR9q4IMbI2IBaQc0NAQkUR5GtuO9KQB0Deh36wNCEyIXof7ieRtilOF2tKNF7zclRwoRPa4vHPUnEVD0ccs-MiG9bl-f5YsTn-hoT1nX2Cn8TZ2gGONN3fBYhm5vf6tIgAE6yc5wXAc5f5suTVwdkguYbhwpCe1EOs/w288-h640/20240220_141253~2.jpg" title="Hamleys" width="288" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Erin and Paddington Bear, at Hamleys.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>After looking at every floor and with Erin having her photo taken with various iconic characters, we headed out and continued north towards Baker Street.</p><p>As we approached BBC Broadcasting House, Erin decided that she needed a photo of it. Once she had taken her photo, I walked her across forecourt piaza, pointing out the various country and place names etched in the slabs. I showed her The One Show studio, before turning right to point out he statue of George Orwell. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuJTuoMFcs31EJkPH4Hej3VtH-_j5KMXQuBlQvWEeOh4R6tUFOZnYb9sHCm2A4Ur2vM7Czlj_MxSq3GBVL9dAAzYdrMQZLLkgUk2jAeKR_XQPE4PwPvbv4rB38cfdhJNYJLhJGoF66bQ7RYEcJ4u5BfxINhKZ0jURTferdA7Vc6004v5C5tR0nozxSlPE/s2709/20240220_142833.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="George Orwell statue at BBC Broadcasting House" border="0" data-original-height="1522" data-original-width="2709" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuJTuoMFcs31EJkPH4Hej3VtH-_j5KMXQuBlQvWEeOh4R6tUFOZnYb9sHCm2A4Ur2vM7Czlj_MxSq3GBVL9dAAzYdrMQZLLkgUk2jAeKR_XQPE4PwPvbv4rB38cfdhJNYJLhJGoF66bQ7RYEcJ4u5BfxINhKZ0jURTferdA7Vc6004v5C5tR0nozxSlPE/w640-h360/20240220_142833.jpg" title="George Orwell" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">George Orwell.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>We then headed along the side of the building and along Duchess Street to Portland Place, where we turned right aiming for Baker Street station.</p><p>However, Erin spotted the BT Tower and wanted to get a nice photo of it. So, we headed along New Cavendish Street to Cleveland Street and then Maple Street. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzNqH8h2n_w2Wn2ccXUHuo47w_nNtlMNF-sUViG1Vbj52JQP4z1Y08CzXQKW9ED7PoCpB_kffqnI3w2hz5yWlMkzkau1bJxOgdJJjTdi-LAHzFhBDFc8VYktnzpfJbWgXSticuGZlaeSsytQb3lAaW8AxiJCbjdJCCh3CKfZPsKJdmgOzQelww3LiHsCA/s4032/20240220_144047.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="BT Tower" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1816" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzNqH8h2n_w2Wn2ccXUHuo47w_nNtlMNF-sUViG1Vbj52JQP4z1Y08CzXQKW9ED7PoCpB_kffqnI3w2hz5yWlMkzkau1bJxOgdJJjTdi-LAHzFhBDFc8VYktnzpfJbWgXSticuGZlaeSsytQb3lAaW8AxiJCbjdJCCh3CKfZPsKJdmgOzQelww3LiHsCA/w288-h640/20240220_144047.jpg" title="BT Tower" width="288" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">BT Tower from a different angle.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Suitably happy with the angles that she had now seen the BT Tower from we made our way up to Fitzroy Square, where George Bernard Shaw, Virginia Stephen (Virginia Woolf) and Robert Gascoyne Cecil had once lived. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6NryxhI86DCi6baJIQyCQfIDwF0hvCkHpvbKV7e0iQzcL0Nb0NIk7VdXIHMvQPukezQHzX3iwTIMZNiv5jLgGObVKyFF1p4kWlNSvvI8CkXp0Wvhbedm485UA7747bUucx7Q0sxUl7pFlvGxeHlm9wQ5ml3PwyFpDBFlFtY7JmI4kdfj6N9foHWJoQuw/s4032/20240220_144432.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="George Bernard Shaw and Virginia Woolf blue plaque" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1816" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6NryxhI86DCi6baJIQyCQfIDwF0hvCkHpvbKV7e0iQzcL0Nb0NIk7VdXIHMvQPukezQHzX3iwTIMZNiv5jLgGObVKyFF1p4kWlNSvvI8CkXp0Wvhbedm485UA7747bUucx7Q0sxUl7pFlvGxeHlm9wQ5ml3PwyFpDBFlFtY7JmI4kdfj6N9foHWJoQuw/w288-h640/20240220_144432.jpg" title="Blue Plaque" width="288" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Plaques for George Bernard Shaw and Virginia Woolf.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Reaching Euston Road we headed for Great Portland Street, as Erin's feet were starting to ache, and took an Uxbridge train to Baker Street, where we bought more drinks and snacks, before catching a train for home.</p><p>A great and educational day out with Erin, that I can't wait to do again.</p><p style="text-align: center;">For some more photographs from The Wallace Collection, click the link below.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.theunfinishedcity.co.uk/p/wallace-collection.html" target="_blank">Gallery</a><br /></p>Daryl G Morrisseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05372885126079044202noreply@blogger.com0Hertford House, Manchester Square, London W1U 3BN, UK51.5174479 -0.15292451.514777408850449 -0.15721553442382813 51.520118391149552 -0.14863246557617188tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2506410603084535390.post-79675480648418594282024-02-19T16:00:00.003+00:002024-03-04T15:43:41.199+00:00'Ye Olde Mitre'<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUqWJ6u3XerSOioEjGRWg6DFZNRTpuhUArj1oBxjQUbA4POOjrc-VxBJ9nI-guxxhc05_3fljLHL3MfZBPe7vetKyr-cxWKnPb2Plujb-6k8YmgJsttZ3bXKJ2P1hV7qGV1gIrN9L-l2yoSBfiRPEG5qYoFX8hSHeviLSX2BxY_23jr3QC3Vs8B8AtF9A/s4032/20220328_132704.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUqWJ6u3XerSOioEjGRWg6DFZNRTpuhUArj1oBxjQUbA4POOjrc-VxBJ9nI-guxxhc05_3fljLHL3MfZBPe7vetKyr-cxWKnPb2Plujb-6k8YmgJsttZ3bXKJ2P1hV7qGV1gIrN9L-l2yoSBfiRPEG5qYoFX8hSHeviLSX2BxY_23jr3QC3Vs8B8AtF9A/w312-h640/20220328_132704.jpg" title="Ye Olde Mitre" width="312" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ye Olde Mitre.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>London is full of narrow, winding alleyways that link various streets and roads together. Some are short passages, while others meander and twist. The majority, however, hide nothing of real interest. </p><p>But, I had heard of one alley, near Hatton Garden, that has a historic public house nestled midway down its length. So I set about locating it. </p><p>As this public house is located within the City of London it is only open on weekdays, so I made a point of heading to the area on a Monday morning.</p><p>Walking along Holborn I crossed Hatton Garden, which I could have taken as this has an alley leading to the pub, and turned on to Charterhouse Street. After a few more steps I turned on to Ely Place and began looking for the alley.</p><p>It didn't take long before I peered along a narrow alley which was bisected vertically with an iron bar, obviously put in place to stop cyclists taking a shortcut, and soon found myself in the small courtyard of Ye Olde Mitre. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaPL92OCZ5-24RNDdcWKf_4fjYuaYTIZej-ZFGD6-Sdsp5Kp6nZa1RCh14IR0YOnzoUIfXpFWWYCvUqqdyj89r1DPE3RdmTIk8kFXBUTM1jqKbod2w1uX-9fDzB5vsh0_nr0XjJ8gDBTkY8hzegYYzBeZxeNZgz0epwb75GHlV20hOy0_DnOqMJnBYykg/s4032/20220328_132747.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaPL92OCZ5-24RNDdcWKf_4fjYuaYTIZej-ZFGD6-Sdsp5Kp6nZa1RCh14IR0YOnzoUIfXpFWWYCvUqqdyj89r1DPE3RdmTIk8kFXBUTM1jqKbod2w1uX-9fDzB5vsh0_nr0XjJ8gDBTkY8hzegYYzBeZxeNZgz0epwb75GHlV20hOy0_DnOqMJnBYykg/w312-h640/20220328_132747.jpg" title="Ye Olde Mitre" width="312" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A small, but cosy, courtyard.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>This courtyard, although narrow, had old upturned barrels on which patrons could rest their drinks, while flower baskets hung from walls. A brass and glass lamp hung from the exterior, of the pub, which looked as though it offered plenty of illumination in the evenings.</p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p>I was pleasantly surprised, as I stepped inside, as the interior was in keeping with style of the pub's facade and, after, purchasing a drink I sat at a table and took in my surroundings.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEvtb2julEsSlSGvSbK02AMimLWvVXHVuUYH8U-FSTXaS3l-if2urxRzfG4uYWvEVeAntLbJhfxRtr8Gw2bkrwUczFYin1ccgGaxFAm-FNB7MUd9TJyXWxW5Z5qnakOALMBzx4uxx3IPm3mEI77g2KZjRSZsGPTegcFW-Cm9cxmoBkzc-1FQAbykeR1qM/s3716/20220328_125536.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="1804" data-original-width="3716" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEvtb2julEsSlSGvSbK02AMimLWvVXHVuUYH8U-FSTXaS3l-if2urxRzfG4uYWvEVeAntLbJhfxRtr8Gw2bkrwUczFYin1ccgGaxFAm-FNB7MUd9TJyXWxW5Z5qnakOALMBzx4uxx3IPm3mEI77g2KZjRSZsGPTegcFW-Cm9cxmoBkzc-1FQAbykeR1qM/w640-h310/20220328_125536.jpg" title="Ye Olde Mitre" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The bar and stairs leading to upstairs seating.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The main bar was cosy and there was an upstairs dining area and a 'snug' area. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjQNfeCCcrUSYp197WJmZb4PWprdsdd1TXkhW1TONRf-MB4KtNKX44g-uOOvzow7k2omzPSnA_ex6YLQj3RjwlYZ-wxsLz9RF4Qc2l3BhIJsYOYlaUDOATCprlrzfJN2XXtWYzxRE5OiSvZiAK-Bvtm58n7Pq671F-w2Mdf2wz5yEQRhYSCdVjNS-v2HI/s2785/20220328_130254.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="2785" data-original-width="1960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjQNfeCCcrUSYp197WJmZb4PWprdsdd1TXkhW1TONRf-MB4KtNKX44g-uOOvzow7k2omzPSnA_ex6YLQj3RjwlYZ-wxsLz9RF4Qc2l3BhIJsYOYlaUDOATCprlrzfJN2XXtWYzxRE5OiSvZiAK-Bvtm58n7Pq671F-w2Mdf2wz5yEQRhYSCdVjNS-v2HI/w450-h640/20220328_130254.jpg" title="Ye Olde Mitre" width="450" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ode to the Snug.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>A fireplace, set into the wall, showed lots of use, which was good to see, as radiators and heating lamps tend to dry out the air in pubs.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN1XLYN1FHjQPlGztup8Ny0FWilFV8f1j7jMCvj9vk0QVA6SKwp5nk_XnixAsyBiBDeWgagmnuz1CQ59GBDWgtARfIi2XEAjlZEN0_v1pPfJ5_Aqg9i3A28QutxofvlInLKwy4GK4mcXS0P22IfPvpmlkeqkXKsjP-Y8tO4N-p4d0a4WoA1f28oQGFFcM/s2571/20220328_125028.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="2571" data-original-width="1445" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN1XLYN1FHjQPlGztup8Ny0FWilFV8f1j7jMCvj9vk0QVA6SKwp5nk_XnixAsyBiBDeWgagmnuz1CQ59GBDWgtARfIi2XEAjlZEN0_v1pPfJ5_Aqg9i3A28QutxofvlInLKwy4GK4mcXS0P22IfPvpmlkeqkXKsjP-Y8tO4N-p4d0a4WoA1f28oQGFFcM/w360-h640/20220328_125028.jpg" title="Ye Olde Mitre" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bottles everywhere.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Shelves, mounted at the top of the walls, were filled with empty beer and lager bottles, while porcelain jugs hung from the roof beams.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinhEhw-FldQWgqQcIo-YCkl1VQlXyGtcVBEN6IQdJS-ZQ70QZXiwrvuv31ch3oE4ZV9fLDNMcpzdymGHdGvGerJEevgV4YrCBEy4C2AV_BMJhLA6xVOi6k4ktFknUiDQWL1OmUCAEHucIeC7cFLCH4X7skN0WJp2L5I2lCx6bdomhlnT7OVO0WAz3UkII/s4032/20220328_124803.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="4032" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinhEhw-FldQWgqQcIo-YCkl1VQlXyGtcVBEN6IQdJS-ZQ70QZXiwrvuv31ch3oE4ZV9fLDNMcpzdymGHdGvGerJEevgV4YrCBEy4C2AV_BMJhLA6xVOi6k4ktFknUiDQWL1OmUCAEHucIeC7cFLCH4X7skN0WJp2L5I2lCx6bdomhlnT7OVO0WAz3UkII/w640-h312/20220328_124803.jpg" title="Ye Olde Mitre" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Plenty of jugs.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>As time ticked by the pub began to fill with office workers and the like, so I finished my drink and, after taking a few photos, made my way outside to continue my walk.</p><p>Brief History</p><p>The building, originally built in 1546 for the servants of the Bishops of Ely, is famous for having a cherry tree, around which Queen Elizabeth I was said to have once danced around with Sir Christopher Hatton. It is more likely that the tree was used a Maypole, which was a popular thing to do at that time.</p><p>Considering that this now builtup area was once gardens with fruit trees and vineyards, in the grounds of the Bishop of Ely's Palace in, guess what, Ely Place.</p><p>Ely Palace, which was built in the 13th century, was deemed to be "a palace of such outstanding beauty that it does not belong in London". And so, unbelievably, the bishops declared Ely Palace part of Cambridgeshire. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoNvlLDWsdxJ4BuZakHGOPUlaWiBv9gYdM0Va0U-8JXvRjgHQMuO14u3pIJ4RAylhKj8ER1ivCJ4HQm2MqrKZYbNgH8n1M84aUATeQB91W7DxbTg7GKS2qi_01-1s7TWxkrp6HuqMix_C_cffnXTduGNdAp2EV-THgYcSpVPfFnfnkkQ25iqtph62meHI/s4032/20220328_132624_2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoNvlLDWsdxJ4BuZakHGOPUlaWiBv9gYdM0Va0U-8JXvRjgHQMuO14u3pIJ4RAylhKj8ER1ivCJ4HQm2MqrKZYbNgH8n1M84aUATeQB91W7DxbTg7GKS2qi_01-1s7TWxkrp6HuqMix_C_cffnXTduGNdAp2EV-THgYcSpVPfFnfnkkQ25iqtph62meHI/w312-h640/20220328_132624_2.jpg" title="Ye Olde Mitre" width="312" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A hidden gem of a pub.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The pub was built in 1773, a year after Ely Palace was demolished, with the cherry tree now supporting the front of the building. Further extensions took place in 1782. The interiors were remodelled in the early 1930s.</p><p>The pub is situated close to Smithfield, where martyrs, traitors and a certain William Wallace were executed.</p><p>As this area was declared a part of Cambridgeshire licensees of the pub had to travel to Cambridge for their licence. Cambridgeshire would continue to administer to Ye Olde Mitre’s licensing laws until the 1960s.</p><p>The Ye Olde Mitre is Grade II listed.</p>Daryl G Morrisseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05372885126079044202noreply@blogger.com01 Ely Ct, Ely Pl, London EC1N 6SJ, UK51.5184368 -0.107392823.208202963821158 -35.2636428 79.828670636178856 35.0488572tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2506410603084535390.post-79136978151392544332024-02-15T16:00:00.000+00:002024-02-15T16:00:00.142+00:00John Evelyn's Mulberry Tree<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUbz2_MMaC2hvXYJ7FQ1ewh5ag8u_7oigdkzp-S1twB8o0X6fXZr-zrrdTKomIGZhYetztDKHyJf4R3nFNZcpiTz4lMZeejfHcI0Ago575tavkx-9HXCBxunFvXI45r09g4A86BV1Yk9fKrkrazcvm1PLd361fGn1uPVvwUwHHt8UXSe5eyqi06KUXgT0/s4032/20240127_143915.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="4032" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUbz2_MMaC2hvXYJ7FQ1ewh5ag8u_7oigdkzp-S1twB8o0X6fXZr-zrrdTKomIGZhYetztDKHyJf4R3nFNZcpiTz4lMZeejfHcI0Ago575tavkx-9HXCBxunFvXI45r09g4A86BV1Yk9fKrkrazcvm1PLd361fGn1uPVvwUwHHt8UXSe5eyqi06KUXgT0/w640-h312/20240127_143915.jpg" title="Mulberry Tree" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">John Evelyn's Mulberry Tree.</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>Walking through Sayes Court Park I was confronted by this fenced off tree. At first look the tree is definitely very old and, I assumed, fenced off to protect it. </p><p>This was only partially correct as it turns out that this tree has a history. A history involving Peter the Great of Russia. Intriguing.</p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p>The plaque, installed by the Russian Embassy to the United Kingdom Russian Heritage Committee, says,</p><p style="text-align: center;"><i>This mulberry tree is believed to have been</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i> planted in John Evelyn's garden in 1698 by</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i> the Russian Tsar Peter I the Great,</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i> who stayed in Sayes Court during his trip</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"><i> to England as part of the "Grand Embassy".</i></p><p style="text-align: center;"></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmlwrTTS7F_ncAUhxmjnI3S7k7akgTNNUuBtD24odTzt2UiWkMxMHYobIKOzwpfZ2L4Y4rTK1dJC1j1xDFXGTPpc2id5DLWbLY5flPDvall3IUChPiAQMuI2hHzA-xpfIUIf60XYC3CV14kuI2h9yrDB5399UnFhhUzYyGmC400nsDycMMg85L2dHje9Q/s4032/20240127_143901.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="4032" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmlwrTTS7F_ncAUhxmjnI3S7k7akgTNNUuBtD24odTzt2UiWkMxMHYobIKOzwpfZ2L4Y4rTK1dJC1j1xDFXGTPpc2id5DLWbLY5flPDvall3IUChPiAQMuI2hHzA-xpfIUIf60XYC3CV14kuI2h9yrDB5399UnFhhUzYyGmC400nsDycMMg85L2dHje9Q/w640-h312/20240127_143901.jpg" title="Mulberry Tree" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Perpetuating a myth?</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>However, there are conflicting stories as to who did plant this tree and as to when it was planted.</p><p>How old is the tree?</p><p>The short answer is... nobody knows, for sure.</p><p>There is a mulberry tree in the garden of nearby Charlton House, planted in 1608 which looks similar to Evelyn's tree. So, it could have been planted in 1698.</p><p>Who planted it?</p><p>The short answer is... nobody knows, for sure.</p><p>In Cunningham’s 1850 Handbook of London there is a reference to <i>“a tree said to have been planted by Peter the Great when working in this country as a shipwright”.</i></p><p>In Nathan Dews’s 1883 History of Deptford there is a quote from an unnamed 1833 work by Alfred Davis <i>"A forlornly looking, ragged mulberry tree, standing at the bottom of Czar Street, was the last survivor of the thousands of arborets planted by John Evelyn in the gardens and grounds surrounding his residence at Deptford.” </i></p><p>Peter the Great, himself, was no real gardener as, during his stay at Sayes Court, he caused considerable damage to the gardens. So-much-so that on John Evelyn's return he was granted substantial damages from the Treasury, once Peter had left.</p><p>So, until the tree dies, gets blown down in a storm or new technologies are invented, we will never know how old this tree is. </p><p>Regardless of any new technologies we will never truly be able to say with any certainty who actually planted this tree.</p>Daryl G Morrisseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05372885126079044202noreply@blogger.com230 Grove St, London SE8 3NA, UK51.4846687 -0.030915151.484501672245244 -0.031183320901489259 51.484835727754756 -0.030646879098510743tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2506410603084535390.post-1070834689603545932024-02-12T16:00:00.000+00:002024-03-04T15:42:18.074+00:00'Liberty Grip' by Gary Hume<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh3S0mPv7KysmVs3WtJv1D_FJ1rJnWj1b6yLnK7VHUJNYJHDodIhjLFdgIqODenInipYjRrJXeI00JyJczW39QzEfqyF1Nwlb3-Ie9QE83QYIzEv4_3NNLeNUREdkzFEgJmAn4rs8IY3ui8cFzBygkCzrGUV5Wy5NDXTRo2NmIH1Hi2HIrOJvwQ5Upoxo/s4032/20240127_112030.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh3S0mPv7KysmVs3WtJv1D_FJ1rJnWj1b6yLnK7VHUJNYJHDodIhjLFdgIqODenInipYjRrJXeI00JyJczW39QzEfqyF1Nwlb3-Ie9QE83QYIzEv4_3NNLeNUREdkzFEgJmAn4rs8IY3ui8cFzBygkCzrGUV5Wy5NDXTRo2NmIH1Hi2HIrOJvwQ5Upoxo/w312-h640/20240127_112030.jpg" title="Liberty Grip by Gary Hume" width="312" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Liberty Grip' by Gary Hume.</td></tr></tbody></table><br />Continuing my blogs about the various pieces of public art to be found along the Olympian Way, around the Greenwich Peninsula, I give you what I consider to be the strangest... 'Liberty Grip' by Gary Hume.<p></p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p>This intriguing piece looks peculiar from whichever angle you view it from, making it one of a great piece to enjoy.</p><p>Brief History</p><p>Made of patinated and painted bronze atop railway sleepers, this sculpture consists of three sections. Each piece is modelled on the arm of a store mannequin, resulting in the form being caught between representation and abstraction.</p><p>This monumental bronze casting contrasts starkly with the candy-pink patina at the end of each limb.</p><p>The dimensions of the sculpture are 553 x 297 x 190 cm (217 x 116 x 74 inches).</p>Daryl G Morrisseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05372885126079044202noreply@blogger.com00AX, Olympian Way, London SE10 0DX, UK51.5043689 0.005046699999999998651.504034989005035 0.004510258197021483 51.504702810994971 0.0055831418029785142tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2506410603084535390.post-74692714026150321892024-02-08T16:00:00.000+00:002024-03-04T15:41:24.650+00:00King's Cross Gasholders<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsrbZqNU2wJ_IyQR4PllrvDeafAjxUuksXl9G854dyazbLz675Sm6RZ1cXYI8zmEqyxVUnEO8nhJjz6lQaRKBrDC2Yzo1y86PXHcV88q6cIberPDlkP5y0fDBCeFCXKx6GKdc1WVJxhY2GXcbjdu9bji6lGstXdfF2XjbCoF4dB6mtA4dPqbUDi39Clyo/s3490/20220216_124413.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="3490" data-original-width="1960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsrbZqNU2wJ_IyQR4PllrvDeafAjxUuksXl9G854dyazbLz675Sm6RZ1cXYI8zmEqyxVUnEO8nhJjz6lQaRKBrDC2Yzo1y86PXHcV88q6cIberPDlkP5y0fDBCeFCXKx6GKdc1WVJxhY2GXcbjdu9bji6lGstXdfF2XjbCoF4dB6mtA4dPqbUDi39Clyo/w360-h640/20220216_124413.jpg" title="King's Cross Gasholders" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The guide frame for gasholder No. 8.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Some of the most striking buildings that have been part of the King's Cross skyline, for over 150 years, are the gasholders. These giant cast-iron buildings were in use until the late 20th century, but soon became redundant and, along with the rest of the area, fell into disrepair. </p><p>I have seen these gasholders from trains, but never up close, so was looking forward to paying them a visit. </p><p>Walking along the Regent's Canal, from Camden, these iconic buildings now stand just east of the main rail line, at St Pancras Basin.</p><p>One of them stands completely empty with just its wrought iron columns and girders surrounding the small park at its centre. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcht9fve1rM0CoYmCwWqkD9l0HjjO2fiFnSle-gRjtvipAyuM1ulI5aFFKjlb9DvTPNMQ3lmT6VHuircBjJDkgox9MFz9AUOtIHXZo0htvb0cNXJvbEnjlu4e_kfYPT9wZXqKxBGYyo6mros3dCeZQx7GbxCiqsU7NiwnfXMaT7v-tDRab6zk_ltkbPFE/s3487/20220624_173513.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="3487" data-original-width="1960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcht9fve1rM0CoYmCwWqkD9l0HjjO2fiFnSle-gRjtvipAyuM1ulI5aFFKjlb9DvTPNMQ3lmT6VHuircBjJDkgox9MFz9AUOtIHXZo0htvb0cNXJvbEnjlu4e_kfYPT9wZXqKxBGYyo6mros3dCeZQx7GbxCiqsU7NiwnfXMaT7v-tDRab6zk_ltkbPFE/w360-h640/20220624_173513.jpg" title="King's Cross Gasholders" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Erin & Keilyn checking out their reflections in Gasholder No. 8.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>It is a wonderful place to sit and relax, with mirrored surfaces reflecting the ambient light, which is supplemented in the evening with extra lighting.</p><p>Three other gasholders have been converted into apartments with roof gardens, offering amazing views across the city for those lucky enough to live here.</p><p>Fortunately for King's Cross, but not for Waterloo, the decision to move the Channel Tunnel Rail Link from Waterloo to St Pancras was what caused the regeneration of the area.</p><p>With grassy areas and the canal, this is a great place to stroll on a warm day, whether as a stop-off on your way to Coal Drops Yard and further east, or heading west to Camden and onto Little Venice.</p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p>Brief History</p><p><i>Gasholder No. 8.</i> </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTgznne1MR_1u-mPoD8fvsnCdRWvGT88aH_UtveS4Dv_kPgf9zG-i2ls1_GE1Ql5LptezhgW3_yO0QFAItp7YAZByrV1xqlXSeWNL2tBv-DIQNtMKeckQganNz6a86Z4gBFSn_YMK0_7Ri5d-tn5Xg5pEQp5ZE3TgtdpEQ_wyslgAI_eVvVuviUUMZLWA/s4032/20220624_131514.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTgznne1MR_1u-mPoD8fvsnCdRWvGT88aH_UtveS4Dv_kPgf9zG-i2ls1_GE1Ql5LptezhgW3_yO0QFAItp7YAZByrV1xqlXSeWNL2tBv-DIQNtMKeckQganNz6a86Z4gBFSn_YMK0_7Ri5d-tn5Xg5pEQp5ZE3TgtdpEQ_wyslgAI_eVvVuviUUMZLWA/w312-h640/20220624_131514.jpg" title="King's Cross Gasholders" width="312" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The guide frame of Gasholder No. 8.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>This was the largest of the King's Cross gasholders and was constructed in 1850 and expanded in 1883. When used to capacity it could hold 1.1 million cubic feet of gas.</p><p>Its frame consists of 16 hollow cylindrical cast iron columns in two tiers two, levels of wrought iron riveted lattice girders. Standing at 25 m (82 ft) it has an internal diameter of more than 35 m (115 ft).</p><p>It was decommissioned in 2000 and was dismantled in 2011, when it was taken to Yorkshire to be refurbished. It was brought back and reinstated in 2013. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiimmP6dZhhklsuYCEMAZtanABQ7npTrqG1mgIZV6hRMYYbTi9Pjvjn2fv3ueJfYv2TI3mVPAwNrWwORgnXI5Ker0mx-5XcmHRxg01xT7zjisKG5yz8-Rp5MiZF3-a9mpAK9EiAhTTW6xM50_5KBd04bw38x5Jhb4dHa7NjmgHYZo9CEsvVqZ7sxYGmZm0/s3911/20220624_131228.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="3911" data-original-width="3149" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiimmP6dZhhklsuYCEMAZtanABQ7npTrqG1mgIZV6hRMYYbTi9Pjvjn2fv3ueJfYv2TI3mVPAwNrWwORgnXI5Ker0mx-5XcmHRxg01xT7zjisKG5yz8-Rp5MiZF3-a9mpAK9EiAhTTW6xM50_5KBd04bw38x5Jhb4dHa7NjmgHYZo9CEsvVqZ7sxYGmZm0/w516-h640/20220624_131228.jpg" title="King's Cross Gasholders" width="516" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking at Gasholders Nos. 10, 11 & 12.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>At its centre is Gasholder Park and small events space and, with paths leading to the canal, it offers a great place from which to relax and look out over Camley Street Natural Park.</p><p><i>Gasholders Nos. 10, 11 & 12.</i></p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicRiTXIRxxJpDkptO6-TtwlLyKUnrx9gsD4LnOrWMoLBB9S5ZVu3sZwvSDT315hHwCC9CMnq40R-2MDFnZ2nFXlhqDomOr7-8RvMrU5504jODijjPykFUkBoQYT0iaaWCRU7vMSYx5NKIBOz79U0GL-89U_QjmDFkoWDXXYYbqZGuPsy7yAhyLO4asys0/s4808/20220216_125313.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="2704" data-original-width="4808" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicRiTXIRxxJpDkptO6-TtwlLyKUnrx9gsD4LnOrWMoLBB9S5ZVu3sZwvSDT315hHwCC9CMnq40R-2MDFnZ2nFXlhqDomOr7-8RvMrU5504jODijjPykFUkBoQYT0iaaWCRU7vMSYx5NKIBOz79U0GL-89U_QjmDFkoWDXXYYbqZGuPsy7yAhyLO4asys0/w640-h360/20220216_125313.jpg" title="King's Cross Gasholders" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Siamese Triplet.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>These three gasholders, known as the Siamese Triplet, as they are joined by a central spine, were built to hold gas for the largest gasworks in London, Pancras Gasworks.</p><p>Constructed between 1860-1867 and enlarged between 1879-1880, when new interconnected guide frames and telescopic lifts, they would continue to store gas until the late 20th century.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivqlxxpJAGIZb_mEmJhRw2NzuB2sQKSBvNZhVy9EeSeSkzLaWVKEhVqkAV30P-dkPAQ_YJgnI3GU-0psCiFwssVt5rXl7cG4RxfgRI00fAo0zjaoDGy4HUjTiA-zhZQp4zexhyDKQRUXSfUDZwFG_4-RuUmjGHUlJTiZ36nRykX7tScam_WvcsPndIosI/s4032/20220216_124803.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivqlxxpJAGIZb_mEmJhRw2NzuB2sQKSBvNZhVy9EeSeSkzLaWVKEhVqkAV30P-dkPAQ_YJgnI3GU-0psCiFwssVt5rXl7cG4RxfgRI00fAo0zjaoDGy4HUjTiA-zhZQp4zexhyDKQRUXSfUDZwFG_4-RuUmjGHUlJTiZ36nRykX7tScam_WvcsPndIosI/w312-h640/20220216_124803.jpg" title="King's Cross Gasholders" width="312" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Every part has been refurbished and reinstalled.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The Imperial Gas, Light and Coke Company manufactured gas, using coal, until the late 20th century, when the gasworks was decommissioned. Then, like Gasholder No. 8, they were removed to Yorkshire, where a specialist firm refurbished them, before returning them to their current position on the banks of the Regent's Canal.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeqgxljYbhp_-iAY5S3VNSAFGEqCZvcZ7yajgdHpEcY73YPvJmHIx1Dq-OdqD3De2hqpMd-HUTofUDvXryKQ8CeSzbQ-DS_P_Gfg7JQgrr-nMqNro0VU5T223h-wL1ELOAqUFvd6Jdz-n3SRzS8OpD_Hhy4e9JKaG2hBu1Y_eER463KodDyQNPfKNAhQI/s4032/20220216_125443.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="4032" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeqgxljYbhp_-iAY5S3VNSAFGEqCZvcZ7yajgdHpEcY73YPvJmHIx1Dq-OdqD3De2hqpMd-HUTofUDvXryKQ8CeSzbQ-DS_P_Gfg7JQgrr-nMqNro0VU5T223h-wL1ELOAqUFvd6Jdz-n3SRzS8OpD_Hhy4e9JKaG2hBu1Y_eER463KodDyQNPfKNAhQI/w640-h312/20220216_125443.jpg" title="Camley Street Natural Park" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Camley Street Natural Park, across the canal from the Gasholders.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>These iconic Grade II listed structures are now home to the Gasholder apartments, which have roof gardens, for the lucky inhabitants, offering amazing views of this part of the city.</p>Daryl G Morrisseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05372885126079044202noreply@blogger.com11 Canal Reach, London N1C 4AZ, UK51.5373313 -0.128315651.536997627936557 -0.12885204180297852 51.537664972063439 -0.12777915819702149tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2506410603084535390.post-74216019283794613182024-02-05T16:00:00.000+00:002024-03-04T15:41:04.403+00:00'Tribe and Tribulation' by Serge Attukwei Clottey<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKvZd4M-DbybSMLzj8-0EnFqsZzmvXwtgvyH9fquTKp-Hnw9_gv4_Cb6uuqMWzyoqyGaMkaoyTnFthkM9OEh1Roiv-dzQmS1-OCEAMIxf3RcSF-YVT9OzXLCT9M1RHz0eMG5ze6hpC2tet0triTbIxZbXsLpmoigp7LpwRkE4jvTPc8OIv31M0UEveU7Y/s4032/20240127_112548.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKvZd4M-DbybSMLzj8-0EnFqsZzmvXwtgvyH9fquTKp-Hnw9_gv4_Cb6uuqMWzyoqyGaMkaoyTnFthkM9OEh1Roiv-dzQmS1-OCEAMIxf3RcSF-YVT9OzXLCT9M1RHz0eMG5ze6hpC2tet0triTbIxZbXsLpmoigp7LpwRkE4jvTPc8OIv31M0UEveU7Y/w312-h640/20240127_112548.jpg" title="Tribe and Tribulation" width="312" /></a></div><br /><p></p><p>If you wander along the Olympian Way, which is part of the Thames Path around the Greenwich Peninsula, you will see numerous pieces of Public Art. There is 'The Tide', 'Here', 'A Slice of Reality' and more.</p><p>One of the most intriguing ones, that I have found, is 'Tribe and Tribulation' by Serge Attukwei Clottey.</p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p>This piece of art is unusual in that it looks like a simple stack of crates, until you get closer to it and you start to hear different sounds. Not music, necessarily, but more chanting and the sounds of people speaking different languages. You can also make out the sounds of water, too.</p><p>Situated where it is you can relax by the River Thames and listen to the continuous sounds, gently emanating from the totem.</p><p>Brief History</p><p>This totemic sculpture stands over 5 metres tall with the cubes made of reclaimed wood, some of which comes from Ghanaian fishing boats.</p><p>The embedded sound installation, which broadcasts north, east, south and west, plays recordings from Cape Coast Castle, Elmina Castle and James Fort. These three locations were former slave forts on what was the former Gold Coast. Some of the buildings at these sites are now designated as world heritage sites.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dwoiYOfm2WiuA14Ngm0BAQkfG_ERtG8_VSIQc46w-gfFZgGSmeJIEEFhtbJiDCPfy8F9sckBnGxn79v8_OX0A' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">A short recording of some of the sounds.</div><p>The fourth sound recording is from Tema, Ghana, which is on the Meridian line.</p><p>The idea of this piece of public art is to encourage the listener to consider how life at the forts has changed over the years, with the water now being used by fishermen, rather than slave traders.</p><p>The dimensions of the piece are 550 x 140 x 140 cm (216 x 55 x 55 inches).</p>Daryl G Morrisseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05372885126079044202noreply@blogger.com2Unit 6.05, The, 02 Peninsula Square, London SE10 0DX, UK51.5040832 0.002244751.503749291386214 0.0017082581970214845 51.504417108613779 0.0027811418029785157tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2506410603084535390.post-8812167501273003522024-02-04T16:00:00.000+00:002024-03-04T15:40:47.006+00:00Walking with friends: King's Cross to Wapping... and beyond<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA1kgHV2RbD5yDna7UUhbQKI7DGlZ87CIhVZAsYrlMTAPzIke_hB067Zr1RvTvmmXtjwhHhyNjcENFnrCn7Zy5nolqlAXFL0cdeVRN8-cGI6jLEpwF4BigldulCpXS9oRwuTQkW_p697vcDYYuKYLc629flMjTyyfT3_g01iWOfn8yfYGpPDLGAtEjUxM/s2747/20240203_101305~3.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="1788" data-original-width="2747" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA1kgHV2RbD5yDna7UUhbQKI7DGlZ87CIhVZAsYrlMTAPzIke_hB067Zr1RvTvmmXtjwhHhyNjcENFnrCn7Zy5nolqlAXFL0cdeVRN8-cGI6jLEpwF4BigldulCpXS9oRwuTQkW_p697vcDYYuKYLc629flMjTyyfT3_g01iWOfn8yfYGpPDLGAtEjUxM/w640-h416/20240203_101305~3.jpg" title="Circle Tube Map" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A circular Tube Map, advertising Google's new 'circle to search' feature, at King's Cross station.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Saturday February 3, 2024.</p><p>Originally our plan had been to walk westward from London Bridge towards Vauxhall, as this was a route that we had only partially completed before. However, with a few train strikes and some engineering works being carried out, we decided on a completely different route.</p><p>Len made his way from Kings Langley to meet me and we caught the Metropolitan line to King's Cross, where we waited for Gary, who was travelling down from Peterborough. Len and I had a coffee, while we awaited Gary's train. Once Gary had arrived, at around 10:40, we decided to head east, along Pentonville Road to City Road and then onto Commercial Street.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKQ2abgvsDH081F4IS0aNZJ7R5gxqz3O9VeoU9gKiSx7Ip8MjEcLhRTAl3fOtcO7JyS7jz9NQkMxqyNOjx196ZX9iha_lU7x09QkxliicJIYYB1sdnkYAYzaDzQ1nwFXtw-ijHR9s7rD8VWTZXbvw_TOQm12yVZo3bVGMCQLR1kbFgePPVLItEeYlkc4c/s2102/20240203_113106.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="1182" data-original-width="2102" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKQ2abgvsDH081F4IS0aNZJ7R5gxqz3O9VeoU9gKiSx7Ip8MjEcLhRTAl3fOtcO7JyS7jz9NQkMxqyNOjx196ZX9iha_lU7x09QkxliicJIYYB1sdnkYAYzaDzQ1nwFXtw-ijHR9s7rD8VWTZXbvw_TOQm12yVZo3bVGMCQLR1kbFgePPVLItEeYlkc4c/w640-h360/20240203_113106.jpg" title="Village Underground" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Trains covered in graffiti, Shoreditch.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>On the way we passed through Shoreditch and saw lots of graffiti covered trains and buildings. </p><p>With the time getting on for 11:30ish, we headed along Whitechapel Road in search of a bite to eat. A small restaurant, which was reasonably priced, provided sustenance and, suitably full, we continued ever eastward.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXvRrCBnvTJklJpapqpQxY2k7VN1nSa1SG0e4psNC_ac6lVYIb6tf4HEjeTLvy4UvErW5MHkiU3OxvzHu6-1Ngq54MtzrObivN8jG6T_Gz9HMDSEY1H7CAZhtHEvq6G_uchjlAELr3V2rMj79dW_JvXeUcMBLxa5TjRXHbIXE-xDAn-DSpOpFkVoJJ5IY/s4032/20240203_125322.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXvRrCBnvTJklJpapqpQxY2k7VN1nSa1SG0e4psNC_ac6lVYIb6tf4HEjeTLvy4UvErW5MHkiU3OxvzHu6-1Ngq54MtzrObivN8jG6T_Gz9HMDSEY1H7CAZhtHEvq6G_uchjlAELr3V2rMj79dW_JvXeUcMBLxa5TjRXHbIXE-xDAn-DSpOpFkVoJJ5IY/w312-h640/20240203_125322.jpg" title="Blind Beggar" width="312" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Blind Beggar.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Our first port-of-call was 'The Blind Beggar'. Gary had never visited this infamous pub, so he was pleased to enter. While we sat and chatted the actor Vas Blackwood entered, as he uses the pub as a starting point of his walking tours around the East End. Gary decided to go and have a chat with him, buying a signed photo and getting a selfie with him.</p><p>I think that sometime very soon I shall book myself on to one of <a href="https://www.theblindbeggar.com/tours.html" target="_blank">Vas Blackwood's Walking Tours</a>, as they are meant to be really informative and entertaining.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgspIXUWGjG_r71KtLXi_nDPRmNLLercHimGgFyklm7k8bqzVKGVOla6-ALXU-xfXghCRXx3VpoFXy4Smu9SVxPa2utYw7kXfq0Wrt3r01TWIXzYs64qTl-DHyZXGlx2K5tCdNXv3lIhJbHiPeyqnZIbgNHwv9_bNKJCdnIZSRI5Er9nOEbMYU8Yqylo8k/s1600/IMG-20240203-WA0001.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgspIXUWGjG_r71KtLXi_nDPRmNLLercHimGgFyklm7k8bqzVKGVOla6-ALXU-xfXghCRXx3VpoFXy4Smu9SVxPa2utYw7kXfq0Wrt3r01TWIXzYs64qTl-DHyZXGlx2K5tCdNXv3lIhJbHiPeyqnZIbgNHwv9_bNKJCdnIZSRI5Er9nOEbMYU8Yqylo8k/w480-h640/IMG-20240203-WA0001.jpg" title="Vas Blackwood" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gary with the actor Vas Blackwood.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Suitably refreshed we left the pub and headed south, through Shadwell towards Wapping, as there was a pub that I thought they might like to visit.</p><span><a name='more'></a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGoa27odzSzWgFcP6c6P8kjwLU4lKUgbxCPOAmzP6CP7NgVyKrNYyBjFFy-ySFWO4gGZ_CaBSHVPfJAXJvi9C4-H9vuBnSFiepO4bfMfOzd09DlEzrtz4hckZW8TcKJe0fXZQqF-lmvliq2amlUpklHyvojKY0Di1ZCJ8PeHTiNi2lvY5HYBe-KTEIB0k/s3968/20240203_141625.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="3968" data-original-width="3360" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGoa27odzSzWgFcP6c6P8kjwLU4lKUgbxCPOAmzP6CP7NgVyKrNYyBjFFy-ySFWO4gGZ_CaBSHVPfJAXJvi9C4-H9vuBnSFiepO4bfMfOzd09DlEzrtz4hckZW8TcKJe0fXZQqF-lmvliq2amlUpklHyvojKY0Di1ZCJ8PeHTiNi2lvY5HYBe-KTEIB0k/w542-h640/20240203_141625.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;" title="Turner's Old Star" width="542" /></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Legendary pub.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><p>We reached 'Turner's Old Star' public house, which we entered, just after 13:45. After ordering our drinks I asked them both if they knew what was special about this pub, to which they both seemed confused. I then explained, with the use of a YouTube clip, that this was where a fight scene from 'Legend', starring Tom Hardy, had been filmed. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuaT53Da0NG53FjD7n7hAGyTHOfw33BCEftQKeZjVIdj4IP7HRK_IsO9dp4fSk3p-fV4z612-JRHMh9gWxH47iTNOB98uoCoVM_CXBpL0jKxl9-jAcS_yY-inj2-AiX3GMoidF68P9AZIJNyojaEEpR7hMUF0Eig84yKuRitjeo2sp_rTLR-0cKwwIHSM/s3811/20240203_140635~2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="1852" data-original-width="3811" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuaT53Da0NG53FjD7n7hAGyTHOfw33BCEftQKeZjVIdj4IP7HRK_IsO9dp4fSk3p-fV4z612-JRHMh9gWxH47iTNOB98uoCoVM_CXBpL0jKxl9-jAcS_yY-inj2-AiX3GMoidF68P9AZIJNyojaEEpR7hMUF0Eig84yKuRitjeo2sp_rTLR-0cKwwIHSM/w640-h312/20240203_140635~2.jpg" title="Turner's Old Star" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Used as the 'Pig and Whistle' pub in 'Legend', starring Tom Hardy. </td></tr></tbody></table><p>With the obligatory photos taken, we continued the short distance south to 'The Captain Kidd', pub, which has a wonderful riverside patio area from which you can look out over the River Thames.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhbFS-Yse8zgcFFAtSTCu6ddLjejoTUoGpjTWJePFmmRMDqoCQVUmttVyeTFpzHOKHjNo_XCHioZW7tHI4-B58vCEYhwaR7uqd4C8ta3bsnZBxsmJACArkgnWV3rwv5Wyg8Tp3Heg7IayIR7ctU2WPqZS7HZPtuKi4kBhw526FUmA-Me-0rpzkkbDdPXM/s4032/20240203_142554.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="4032" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhbFS-Yse8zgcFFAtSTCu6ddLjejoTUoGpjTWJePFmmRMDqoCQVUmttVyeTFpzHOKHjNo_XCHioZW7tHI4-B58vCEYhwaR7uqd4C8ta3bsnZBxsmJACArkgnWV3rwv5Wyg8Tp3Heg7IayIR7ctU2WPqZS7HZPtuKi4kBhw526FUmA-Me-0rpzkkbDdPXM/w640-h312/20240203_142554.jpg" title="Captain Kidd" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The view from the 'Captain Kidd' pub garden.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>From here we continued east. until we reached 'Pelican Stairs', next to 'The Prospect of Whitby', which we descended so that we could walk along the foreshore, before the waters rose. Gary and Len skimmed stones across the rising water, while I found some pieces of clay pipes among the stones, bones and shells. As the waters rose we ascended the stairs and made our way inside the pub, sitting with our drinks in the secret garden.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9FqLLod0HCR7U318UeLvKttxWMlio-XaCPYI3znSE6ZNKt7uRyn6V5gAEyvw4DBdBaANzWP0-6uB4du2OQD0WBOMeZiyuYhdjavBRKUMpL9FnoMdUqBF0brwLsokPfIKRN-0wu53j8K1_zDCEajAxXSMqGRgA3qAY3e2tgFnaRcplSbOpRqEHPH7Rnac/s4032/20240203_155147.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="4032" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9FqLLod0HCR7U318UeLvKttxWMlio-XaCPYI3znSE6ZNKt7uRyn6V5gAEyvw4DBdBaANzWP0-6uB4du2OQD0WBOMeZiyuYhdjavBRKUMpL9FnoMdUqBF0brwLsokPfIKRN-0wu53j8K1_zDCEajAxXSMqGRgA3qAY3e2tgFnaRcplSbOpRqEHPH7Rnac/w640-h312/20240203_155147.jpg" title="Isle of Dogs" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking towards the Isle of Dogs, from the foreshore at 'Pelican Stairs'.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>We left 'The Prospect of Whitby' just before 16:00 and, with the light fading, decided to head west towards a station from which we could take a train home.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6fF8lqAk84BwT37GGKiQxU7FPmjUiQfxRLTd3tHv8WdfBqi18j5OI9mBCLHBN5VoY-hhk6izkZtExv2RSCnt3xWFKzAoVLiA6YuOs13vucKTRKu6zTAUrbK27NcxeOGe0Q49ebDvL9ZtfJQ98R_7cL5jJN8m-3jJzKqGWjpPshAEc3chZzTrU4CEvg6M/s3772/20171128_140456~2.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="3772" data-original-width="2122" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6fF8lqAk84BwT37GGKiQxU7FPmjUiQfxRLTd3tHv8WdfBqi18j5OI9mBCLHBN5VoY-hhk6izkZtExv2RSCnt3xWFKzAoVLiA6YuOs13vucKTRKu6zTAUrbK27NcxeOGe0Q49ebDvL9ZtfJQ98R_7cL5jJN8m-3jJzKqGWjpPshAEc3chZzTrU4CEvg6M/w360-h640/20171128_140456~2.jpg" title="Town of Ramsgate" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A great little find of a pub.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Wapping Wall led us onto Wapping High Street and the 'Town of Ramsgate' pub, which looked inviting, so in we went. This was a pub that I had never visited and so was anxious to check it out. And what a great little pub it is. Too soon, though, we headed off towards St Katharine Docks and on towards Aldgate.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxBnpnfFnsZDmUo6qu2i9b5wMfv87RL1ZcoyBv90J_MrIUkUFtURH6e1hxNUNQfVhGGA4gS87aQ32UjObSgKJTSAvcUAiJMT3vboeR0OJ8Tl4UpCBlpKNP_-WINRiXjBQXsjq6f0nDL0ZKofIkPuDBNi03_80cq6brZLm_aDr684S95Vtmgk69cVDflMo/s4032/20240203_164652.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="4032" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxBnpnfFnsZDmUo6qu2i9b5wMfv87RL1ZcoyBv90J_MrIUkUFtURH6e1hxNUNQfVhGGA4gS87aQ32UjObSgKJTSAvcUAiJMT3vboeR0OJ8Tl4UpCBlpKNP_-WINRiXjBQXsjq6f0nDL0ZKofIkPuDBNi03_80cq6brZLm_aDr684S95Vtmgk69cVDflMo/w640-h312/20240203_164652.jpg" title="St Katharine Docks" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Shard and Tower Bridge, from St Katharine Docks.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>A quick stop at 'Goodman's Field', for some more refreshments, and then, with the time close to 17:45, we were at Aldgate, where we caught a train for Watford.</p><p>In the end it was a great 8-mile walk, taking in some of the sights that we had never seen before.</p><p>I am now looking forward to our next excursion to see where that leads us.</p>Daryl G Morrisseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05372885126079044202noreply@blogger.com2London, UK51.5072178 -0.127586223.196983963821154 -35.2838362 79.817451636178845 35.0286638tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2506410603084535390.post-75354859960934698802024-01-29T16:00:00.000+00:002024-03-04T15:40:12.794+00:00'The Tide', Greenwich Peninsula<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEw1lT9vNgzQ-GUjSDdUjvDhHZrmGDZg0Aouajv-FFLGocMAobhmJfrHHOidAST7hO3fzvAhZ_r5hI1dcc0e6_BlJ5hkZx1-vthg0Vh5jLuWfAqQ1oQEKkwNzRDHkoprKbyQIbD2GjEFUm-DVEJg2D3v4ZGWzd3fovRHhcTKqHHeqbNXfj8g-P8cSgZrY/s3810/20220516_172441.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="1852" data-original-width="3810" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEw1lT9vNgzQ-GUjSDdUjvDhHZrmGDZg0Aouajv-FFLGocMAobhmJfrHHOidAST7hO3fzvAhZ_r5hI1dcc0e6_BlJ5hkZx1-vthg0Vh5jLuWfAqQ1oQEKkwNzRDHkoprKbyQIbD2GjEFUm-DVEJg2D3v4ZGWzd3fovRHhcTKqHHeqbNXfj8g-P8cSgZrY/w640-h312/20220516_172441.jpg" title="The Tide Greenwich" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Quick Tide' by Felipe Pantone.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Greenwich Peninsula is an ever-changing place to visit. From its massive Peninsula Square with its water fountains, its boutique market and shops and, of course, the MillenniuM Dome, or the O2 Arena is now known, there is always lots to see and do.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEildbKof_QglBpqfDhJ527v7BVVhb8D7nnOv0NfOOML0M6hqBzj49VpMfYuYeHS0RG0gK8NydLZCBHrSeKCG36Eyq-sqE0j4XUuc8kJhsY93O1_dIrvJJdhWrtFPmrlx6LGTmCrm2flvxORy4EGOoQuH04F5fXs75vXLfiL7_u9mUdl1Zbn7fnlfE1SuoE/s4032/20240127_110631.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="4032" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEildbKof_QglBpqfDhJ527v7BVVhb8D7nnOv0NfOOML0M6hqBzj49VpMfYuYeHS0RG0gK8NydLZCBHrSeKCG36Eyq-sqE0j4XUuc8kJhsY93O1_dIrvJJdhWrtFPmrlx6LGTmCrm2flvxORy4EGOoQuH04F5fXs75vXLfiL7_u9mUdl1Zbn7fnlfE1SuoE/w640-h312/20240127_110631.jpg" title="Peninsula Square" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking down on Peninsula Square.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>The riverside walk, towards Woolwich, has been cleaned up and now offers great places to sit and watch the activity of the River Thames. </p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoIAeHeZD9GwM_uXEVtUG6DGj5a5m4kVKwKpnd1yTz3XiFH4G63B93qZjr2DciV8gmKzmA76aFw1xgkL3aeuPJHgwJ5iLpOEfW3F1dziKlPFrgM0xHXhYUNklVIwnFNFisqKAPu82EpwO5nudAPPBnWXhcyoHRoWVDtxKfs4Fre5uAOB13dLNWn_gR_nY/s7506/20220603_112403.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="2131" data-original-width="7506" height="182" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoIAeHeZD9GwM_uXEVtUG6DGj5a5m4kVKwKpnd1yTz3XiFH4G63B93qZjr2DciV8gmKzmA76aFw1xgkL3aeuPJHgwJ5iLpOEfW3F1dziKlPFrgM0xHXhYUNklVIwnFNFisqKAPu82EpwO5nudAPPBnWXhcyoHRoWVDtxKfs4Fre5uAOB13dLNWn_gR_nY/w640-h182/20220603_112403.jpg" title="The Tide Greenwich" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'The Tide' from the riverside.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>While the Olympian Way, which leads on to the Thames Path, offers great views across to the Isle of Dogs and the various public art along that part of the route.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1S_4rD8zBgxzL1Pn5coXkV1dJkqXPTDXtaG-6em1tzp2OWVeG-EP9vERE1dq2-FjL9v2ZbvhBafYWi6v3UihyphenhyphentIriktdX7nY_qfaTSq3lPRv6lzsjZ7LkMWC2OOzP-3FtLRXUroNGjHulhUBXJ9Jm1ZUBMECI4L1PqOxiKspjfGlqLKN6pGDVvPly4PY/s3490/20240127_113552.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="3490" data-original-width="1960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1S_4rD8zBgxzL1Pn5coXkV1dJkqXPTDXtaG-6em1tzp2OWVeG-EP9vERE1dq2-FjL9v2ZbvhBafYWi6v3UihyphenhyphentIriktdX7nY_qfaTSq3lPRv6lzsjZ7LkMWC2OOzP-3FtLRXUroNGjHulhUBXJ9Jm1ZUBMECI4L1PqOxiKspjfGlqLKN6pGDVvPly4PY/w360-h640/20240127_113552.jpg" title="Greenwich Meridian" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">You are never far from the Greenwich Meridian.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>One of the newest features, of the Peninsula, is 'The Tide', which is London's first-ever riverside linear park. This raised walkway allows you to sit above the bustle of Peninsula Square and relax. </div><div><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div><br /></div><div>As you use the walkway and head towards the riverside, you will find public art, more seating, planted trees and shrubs, all while looking down on those below.</div><div><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip3b1OPv4A-RkqbMCYp0NnEV9Hcyt-kfsPP1xj0x5SO_dKkREVBp7lA23ZdgQEymGNN01TwJA3HNYoi2Yp42ipzDt4UiaIIW4GGgAp_3nC-rE_xB0LZlRIo1liZK9l9Bl43ECUBGfT6wcwkG-kCDnAXSZpd_j0zshCTlkEgXeL0cm4y5z8CjXj4fYS7O4/s4032/20220516_173314.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip3b1OPv4A-RkqbMCYp0NnEV9Hcyt-kfsPP1xj0x5SO_dKkREVBp7lA23ZdgQEymGNN01TwJA3HNYoi2Yp42ipzDt4UiaIIW4GGgAp_3nC-rE_xB0LZlRIo1liZK9l9Bl43ECUBGfT6wcwkG-kCDnAXSZpd_j0zshCTlkEgXeL0cm4y5z8CjXj4fYS7O4/w312-h640/20220516_173314.jpg" title="The Tide Greenwich" width="312" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'The Tide' twists and turns like all good rivers do.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div>Also, the design of 'The Tide' allows for the walkways, glass balustrades and steps themselves to be part of the public art experience.</div><div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpPtusNU8jmBCuWdPvPZvmQmFCLXpw7jPp7VIMJYdwj9JD0WjSSOAI7M_NrN9ocjiJs34vbXMeadLkO108fqSirdNfVbwtI5VmWGRY8DN7z0oWF2aXY-MZuB4P-8LKoC96DbKazVtYHvrckXjFhCH4leTwSu_b7RIIaK4jAus0U4KVh9e_X1l79e_uaYw/s4032/20220603_112248.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="1960" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpPtusNU8jmBCuWdPvPZvmQmFCLXpw7jPp7VIMJYdwj9JD0WjSSOAI7M_NrN9ocjiJs34vbXMeadLkO108fqSirdNfVbwtI5VmWGRY8DN7z0oWF2aXY-MZuB4P-8LKoC96DbKazVtYHvrckXjFhCH4leTwSu_b7RIIaK4jAus0U4KVh9e_X1l79e_uaYw/w312-h640/20220603_112248.jpg" title="Mermaid by Damien Hirst" width="312" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Mermaid' by Damien Hirst.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Although there are steps and slopes, to access the walkway, there is also a lift, making it accessible to everyone.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJhr9OuxilP-jtsQJFxx0Meggr2asCSRbRzuUa3DEOwfS54SFeBhlBWr_wm1EmjiI5vxPaROP5tWAbes40Hx6HXOh3nIwjphCXPoRZxMmx76tLXPHzMD9oEQz05DevWnzHK8aVj1qCqFJEuFKbp8Cpc0p8vVAjCgT8u1ob0gOCXWe87J7EWvm8T-TX2rQ/s3503/20240127_110723.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="1702" data-original-width="3503" height="310" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJhr9OuxilP-jtsQJFxx0Meggr2asCSRbRzuUa3DEOwfS54SFeBhlBWr_wm1EmjiI5vxPaROP5tWAbes40Hx6HXOh3nIwjphCXPoRZxMmx76tLXPHzMD9oEQz05DevWnzHK8aVj1qCqFJEuFKbp8Cpc0p8vVAjCgT8u1ob0gOCXWe87J7EWvm8T-TX2rQ/w640-h310/20240127_110723.jpg" title="The Tide Greenwich" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Not seeing rivers is also another way of dying".</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Although 'The Tide' currently stretches just 1km, it will eventually encompass the whole Peninsula and reach 5km in length.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7roLrNdpnqV-2NEcakb6JW-nvhRQZlYJXsJ_T6wwKcxrOEX6zo9jZLpEFu_AB1KhGS8wgscVdUySFxfr0tNX0TrhVsOdrKaXtiS3KeXluEz8EUyQpaD3uFt6-2WNvg9YV8aB20c2g3bT2Z_I_kTY_XT7NDlhYaIjCD7osybY1VgQYADgajdIu69IWTWk/s3355/20240127_110503.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="3355" data-original-width="1884" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7roLrNdpnqV-2NEcakb6JW-nvhRQZlYJXsJ_T6wwKcxrOEX6zo9jZLpEFu_AB1KhGS8wgscVdUySFxfr0tNX0TrhVsOdrKaXtiS3KeXluEz8EUyQpaD3uFt6-2WNvg9YV8aB20c2g3bT2Z_I_kTY_XT7NDlhYaIjCD7osybY1VgQYADgajdIu69IWTWk/w360-h640/20240127_110503.jpg" title="The Tide Greenwich" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">'Poured Staircase' by Ian Davenport.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>I, for one, can't wait to see it completed. But, for now, it is still a great place to relax, especially on those sunny days and evenings.</p></div>Daryl G Morrisseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05372885126079044202noreply@blogger.com218 Cutter Ln, London SE10 0XX, UK51.5026482 0.006458551.501980346663359 0.0053856163940429686 51.503316053336647 0.0075313836059570311tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2506410603084535390.post-32576543339663013612024-01-25T16:00:00.000+00:002024-03-04T15:39:41.855+00:00Station Area ID Codes (SIDs)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhumSQmF0XUt9fXJ7ESRrVfz7flWYywXWR-6FxQ8q3O51VJ0htxMGvoqeW0SfI_grZdWrd0ssjGAVVN5h8r2TCKlKNo-zur2pBKqok9FsqJ79HnYCdjKwvYqXwdvGsChNbrbLuWNEfwETWheXswXcUwGC3H4lnD6PfQWQ0U2VzjeHEW8AC1TNkR7xFEjag/s839/20240127_160725.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="472" data-original-width="839" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhumSQmF0XUt9fXJ7ESRrVfz7flWYywXWR-6FxQ8q3O51VJ0htxMGvoqeW0SfI_grZdWrd0ssjGAVVN5h8r2TCKlKNo-zur2pBKqok9FsqJ79HnYCdjKwvYqXwdvGsChNbrbLuWNEfwETWheXswXcUwGC3H4lnD6PfQWQ0U2VzjeHEW8AC1TNkR7xFEjag/w640-h360/20240127_160725.jpg" title="Station Area ID Code SIDs" width="640" /></a></div><br />When travelling to London I use the London Underground, or, depending on my destination, the Overground. Because of this I have visited many stations, with their countless escalators, lifts, staircases, corridors and ticket halls, which make each station unique in its own way.<p></p><p>Another thing that they all share are small blue number plates, affixed to walls and doors throughout the station complex. Some corridors can have multiple SIDs, depending on their length.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH4b6Oew87jzlLcgVP1YkciDVrnE_bozy5AKOVpG5tIVLz9HBeJ1ka64G2lOO4m5yhx4EUGwncPSMhEQ2xkE_2MXvd0ZsX0itf5W_OCeGwCq28fbBNQBuNJDl7lPJXVurWcbe9e2YWyDep5ceZQvkyige6tjHgRyLqsYi8f2SIq8feY5_gMfXdobGdywA/s1670/20240127_160535.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="939" data-original-width="1670" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgH4b6Oew87jzlLcgVP1YkciDVrnE_bozy5AKOVpG5tIVLz9HBeJ1ka64G2lOO4m5yhx4EUGwncPSMhEQ2xkE_2MXvd0ZsX0itf5W_OCeGwCq28fbBNQBuNJDl7lPJXVurWcbe9e2YWyDep5ceZQvkyige6tjHgRyLqsYi8f2SIq8feY5_gMfXdobGdywA/w640-h360/20240127_160535.jpg" title="Station Area ID Codes SIDs" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Each plate as a single digit number above a three digit number. The top number is easy to work out as this denotes the level beneath ground, but the longer number is a lot trickier to understand.</p><span><a name='more'></a></span><p>Brief History</p><p>Following the King's Cross fire, in 1987, where 31 people died, which was also the first fatal fire on the underground, newer and more stringent regulations were put in place.</p><p>At the time there were no proper evacuation protocols in place and, as at King's Cross, when the smoke filled the subterranean labyrinth finding locations was made more difficult.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja5pXkJy3x3Ygedba1Uds1VevbE_AVEInft4gtzLNilNHDyoE-k_Cs8u_wAak-o5JIVXdd0ig4L4El4Ll-djNz4eCvnC_bT3G-N-84nr696hAgQAFY60e33y9kjD7-jJ_1mlm3rgrnE_zEh-L1WWm9ecrY6s8bY6erZ5rT7e1sc5C0J7rywD1lU7z4r5g/s1394/20240127_162823.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="784" data-original-width="1394" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja5pXkJy3x3Ygedba1Uds1VevbE_AVEInft4gtzLNilNHDyoE-k_Cs8u_wAak-o5JIVXdd0ig4L4El4Ll-djNz4eCvnC_bT3G-N-84nr696hAgQAFY60e33y9kjD7-jJ_1mlm3rgrnE_zEh-L1WWm9ecrY6s8bY6erZ5rT7e1sc5C0J7rywD1lU7z4r5g/w640-h360/20240127_162823.jpg" title="Station Area ID Codes SIDs" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>One of the new safety regulations was the introduction of Station Area ID Codes (SIDs). </p><p>Like all station signs these SIDs have to follow regulations as to their size.</p><p>As stated before, the top number denotes the level below ground. There is a pattern to the lower number, rather than it being used arbitrarily, but this is something only known by Transport for London and isn't widely publicised, for security reasons.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA_waUa7DUIr2g5p46MoX7Czx1dXbBGGD3BgnmeKErWRBp5tm3WBRsDc4VG9tEIyxFzljjUsrT3glbXthBuGYWP90UurzceDhGpOLwtRbRC5f3Q5gQ-Ay_vwj6BfIwl7o081CNvlN716fRdJEG5VYLkB1kUGkqCjbXV9Ly0XBwid0TZCNrNviUO96xngg/s920/20240222_113412~2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="920" data-original-width="920" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA_waUa7DUIr2g5p46MoX7Czx1dXbBGGD3BgnmeKErWRBp5tm3WBRsDc4VG9tEIyxFzljjUsrT3glbXthBuGYWP90UurzceDhGpOLwtRbRC5f3Q5gQ-Ay_vwj6BfIwl7o081CNvlN716fRdJEG5VYLkB1kUGkqCjbXV9Ly0XBwid0TZCNrNviUO96xngg/w640-h640/20240222_113412~2.jpg" title="Station Area ID Code SIDs" width="640" /></a></div><p>Obviously, sometimes station buildings go above ground so the top number changes to a letter, beginning with 'A', then 'B', etcetera.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF5oQWVnwopZB2s3eC8AookfqwBLMlvyK9x2a-Gf9WJxsiUDQ0XCX6ETU76r5zogusMf6ZY3tfpe4Cv0Tqh17HIpXA-sm9kh7rS6my74sabzW-UYb8xerPcSuhysAgTotf0iXeeKHQzF_vCbguyH4ZkcRjOrRZCEGGvEsixEsmviUc1Lzi2b8tbLbLn8Q/s1734/20240127_163208~2.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="975" data-original-width="1734" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF5oQWVnwopZB2s3eC8AookfqwBLMlvyK9x2a-Gf9WJxsiUDQ0XCX6ETU76r5zogusMf6ZY3tfpe4Cv0Tqh17HIpXA-sm9kh7rS6my74sabzW-UYb8xerPcSuhysAgTotf0iXeeKHQzF_vCbguyH4ZkcRjOrRZCEGGvEsixEsmviUc1Lzi2b8tbLbLn8Q/w640-h360/20240127_163208~2.jpg" title="Station Area ID Codes SIDs" width="640" /></a></div><br /><p>Now, if there is ever an emergency, there is an emergency box containing detailed plans of each station complex, and these plans have the SIDs on them, making finding a specific location easier to find and reach.</p><p>Although these SIDs are designed for use by Transport for London staff and the emergency services, they are also useful for passengers to use, should they be in difficulty or need assistance.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisDJ0ovdO9UxPgQDEpD7X_ZmC2jV4azy8Dr2J1Alw3Bewk4lwFyrAtao_yIDvJVgJEOyxeIVj-fFip88aTRFmZXJyukkWJwcJ0rwod4dnuXSYhRhHRUHi9DPhglrCJHY2hRQZn_ixDXJd1l0sylzl6PWvGyn3aiUbNFZtDHetw4KXxTy4KvAeNeWapbiY/s1420/20231028_140221.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="798" data-original-width="1420" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisDJ0ovdO9UxPgQDEpD7X_ZmC2jV4azy8Dr2J1Alw3Bewk4lwFyrAtao_yIDvJVgJEOyxeIVj-fFip88aTRFmZXJyukkWJwcJ0rwod4dnuXSYhRhHRUHi9DPhglrCJHY2hRQZn_ixDXJd1l0sylzl6PWvGyn3aiUbNFZtDHetw4KXxTy4KvAeNeWapbiY/w640-h360/20231028_140221.jpg" title="Station Area ID Codes SIDs" width="640" /></a></div><p>So the next time you are travelling on the tube keep your eyes open for these little blue plates, as they are more important than you think.</p>Daryl G Morrisseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05372885126079044202noreply@blogger.com2London, UK51.5072178 -0.127586223.196983963821154 -35.2838362 79.817451636178845 35.0286638tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2506410603084535390.post-56380967384602087842024-01-22T16:00:00.000+00:002024-03-04T15:39:19.684+00:00'A Slice of Reality' by Richard Wilson<p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7y7fiZ4YyoRKcVeWswPa4FEmNqHPslGyGDx02kPfvZPfFq68zqXba8Ml9WkhyvaHEfPHOaSru3JXloQ4951-j8bn6vi9aEog8ip2rLkk77NVKCJezpaBDNAcbL4POTEfeVo0aJnhuH7XofRvlNXWRwmaJ-Jjajg_twI0GHL6MncF3LjU0RpKLwLNM0SE/s3669/20240127_113230.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="3669" data-original-width="1783" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7y7fiZ4YyoRKcVeWswPa4FEmNqHPslGyGDx02kPfvZPfFq68zqXba8Ml9WkhyvaHEfPHOaSru3JXloQ4951-j8bn6vi9aEog8ip2rLkk77NVKCJezpaBDNAcbL4POTEfeVo0aJnhuH7XofRvlNXWRwmaJ-Jjajg_twI0GHL6MncF3LjU0RpKLwLNM0SE/w312-h640/20240127_113230.jpg" title="A Slice of Reality" width="312" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View looking east.</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Northwest of the O2 Arena, along Olympian Way, there is a vertical slice of a ship, stood next to the bank. It is a strange sight to behold, looking like the remnants of some ocean disaster, but it is not.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The clean lines where the ship has been cut allow you to see the inner decks, gangways and the inner hull.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">As it turns out, this is no accident, but rather a sculpture by Richard Wilson.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Brief History</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">British artist Richard Wilson acquired the ocean-going sand dredger, Arco Trent, and carved a vertical 1/8th section of the ship.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">He intentionally exposed the living quarters and engine room to the observer and the elements.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBkPotLHAzpgQY4cpPm6gJRG2phsqiB5jRd-Z3HRvUslvuhIJAEVnIGHJJ41O2lDmWWME1IxJzfQBY7k2EFmJs28Hgz__2siJm-EmGvyzs_EjGGxrF4K8Mfvz55yOW1vAwRw7l1Ci4frttcKWVtf7Pg9ww_1ZKUmysXUnuthQHfveg0cZ1CIilvuAQcr0/s4000/20240127_113142.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="4000" data-original-width="2896" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBkPotLHAzpgQY4cpPm6gJRG2phsqiB5jRd-Z3HRvUslvuhIJAEVnIGHJJ41O2lDmWWME1IxJzfQBY7k2EFmJs28Hgz__2siJm-EmGvyzs_EjGGxrF4K8Mfvz55yOW1vAwRw7l1Ci4frttcKWVtf7Pg9ww_1ZKUmysXUnuthQHfveg0cZ1CIilvuAQcr0/w464-h640/20240127_113142.jpg" title="A Slice of Reality" width="464" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Erected in the year 2000, as part of the celebration of the MillenniuM.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The piece was commissioned as part of the North Meadow Sculpture Project, in celebration of the MillenniuM.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Richard Wilson describes the work as "...communicating Greenwich's rich maritime history, whilst referencing the manner in which the line of the Meridian slices through the Greenwich Peninsula."</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">The dimensions of the sculpture are 21.34 x 10.6 x 8.84 metres (70 x 34.8 x 29 ft).</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij98N6z5HAc8Ko1IpnkZBYcf56j3VLhDDm5Q6YKgRme89qeSb8rrKeHAyIOhBv1Hkp9m2zIBgEUP6-t6XqHcf3wTXcvSVq5U5ye5qrR9NsEQd038PWCe_l4kL4n3A_3ZRlamSgD3MFAD5h_tdGdobKvzKWoGT1T9x2R2ztlQD4UlWS3O0tn_U9MhIpbkY/s2636/20240127_113016.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="2636" data-original-width="1482" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEij98N6z5HAc8Ko1IpnkZBYcf56j3VLhDDm5Q6YKgRme89qeSb8rrKeHAyIOhBv1Hkp9m2zIBgEUP6-t6XqHcf3wTXcvSVq5U5ye5qrR9NsEQd038PWCe_l4kL4n3A_3ZRlamSgD3MFAD5h_tdGdobKvzKWoGT1T9x2R2ztlQD4UlWS3O0tn_U9MhIpbkY/w360-h640/20240127_113016.jpg" title="A Slice of Reality" width="360" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View looking west.</td></tr></tbody></table><p></p><p>It is definitely something to behold, should you find yourself walking along the Olympian Way, which is part of the Thames Path.</p>Daryl G Morrisseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05372885126079044202noreply@blogger.com02 Waterview Dr, London SE10 0TX, UK51.5041769 -0.000227751.503509073563912 -0.0013005836059570312 51.504844726436083 0.0008451836059570313tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2506410603084535390.post-59518623239346641222024-01-18T16:00:00.000+00:002024-03-04T15:38:51.789+00:00Battersea Park Children's Zoo<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSxFPJrYTSOKq20wjWLg75TqY2HuywQLgCGREUmIT_X8sPww5rC6mhV9HnT62jCPpXHUPsPUjYp-2u8N79G06jqYf28MQC9UAYgO-g8StYax6Pg9uHr73HNnOIcvI3x4Ou6Ik_N3rst32JHC0e3WmopulZYWYwPf89uqRUdpKwaQBZ1LP7u134vSj3sRc/s4032/20230730_125956.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="4032" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSxFPJrYTSOKq20wjWLg75TqY2HuywQLgCGREUmIT_X8sPww5rC6mhV9HnT62jCPpXHUPsPUjYp-2u8N79G06jqYf28MQC9UAYgO-g8StYax6Pg9uHr73HNnOIcvI3x4Ou6Ik_N3rst32JHC0e3WmopulZYWYwPf89uqRUdpKwaQBZ1LP7u134vSj3sRc/w640-h312/20230730_125956.jpg" title="Battersea Park Children's Zoo" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">An Emu.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>I find that the Children's zoos and City Farms offer a great alternative to the much larger London Zoo, and are often a lot cheaper to visit, especially with the cost of living crisis.</p><p>So it was that while walking from <a href="https://www.theunfinishedcity.co.uk/2023/08/walking-with-keilyn-westminster-bridge.html" target="_blank">Westminster to Battersea</a>, with Keilyn, we found ourselves at Battersea Park Children's Zoo. Having never visited this particular zoo, we decided to head inside and have a good look around.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj84744sduI880cameWSxjkRcawHW5dNao3lTWyHq6zpwtT9qZT25l9UCUyapVo3BK1XEhYtkoASEkKOvhQGffoedmJYGzuStXZarGrdNfg06Zz37LTiQ-rV0-frE6ynIvCDcNc4yx-P_nTahdW8MfC1TrsLq3TYGuhY0NCM1qJ3p4yfPJ30SLDtoEXwWE/s3240/20230730_133708.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="1824" data-original-width="3240" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj84744sduI880cameWSxjkRcawHW5dNao3lTWyHq6zpwtT9qZT25l9UCUyapVo3BK1XEhYtkoASEkKOvhQGffoedmJYGzuStXZarGrdNfg06Zz37LTiQ-rV0-frE6ynIvCDcNc4yx-P_nTahdW8MfC1TrsLq3TYGuhY0NCM1qJ3p4yfPJ30SLDtoEXwWE/w640-h360/20230730_133708.jpg" title="Battersea Park Children's Zoo" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Asian Short-Clawed Otters.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>We saw parrots, Asian Short-Clawed Otters, Goats, Lizards, Spiders, Capuchin, Snakes, Donkeys, Cranes, Iguana, Frogs, Rats, Emu and so much more.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtbfRyexKA99ryV526s0boEf88E_UeU_dSqA0jpaZzwpOhKbXNXP7zubfAb916MwxxAWoHEOAZDAfg0meLn78_Py5V4It-W2NcTn3RVxF1zJMSwIinnskbez2MPbutWQq2YJjnD-ZnzjP1aqR5sRoge8fMB1CYM0DYCZmOrlcDZwOeNH706KOLQ6S6Uxw/s4032/20230730_133218.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="4032" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtbfRyexKA99ryV526s0boEf88E_UeU_dSqA0jpaZzwpOhKbXNXP7zubfAb916MwxxAWoHEOAZDAfg0meLn78_Py5V4It-W2NcTn3RVxF1zJMSwIinnskbez2MPbutWQq2YJjnD-ZnzjP1aqR5sRoge8fMB1CYM0DYCZmOrlcDZwOeNH706KOLQ6S6Uxw/w640-h312/20230730_133218.jpg" title="Battersea Park Children's Zoo" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Thao Whipping Frog.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>We failed to spot the Chameleon, but we did look for it for about twenty minutes.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrUBenx7pPADmhf76ngyyRSkE8-N3akDiaFD1nDQuFgiT5PXzjyPFnqEMITLvLJEe-9OBgw_fwQvvQK8PQTfekmxBeUAtsDNErS2US1C36rLEWTUg5LFm1-yiHPLw93V5amIn0tz_ScLnrH5VbSR5L2nASAIANIEEm6DpB4dTyxHH3FkeNW6euQikwiYk/s4032/20230730_124631.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="4032" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrUBenx7pPADmhf76ngyyRSkE8-N3akDiaFD1nDQuFgiT5PXzjyPFnqEMITLvLJEe-9OBgw_fwQvvQK8PQTfekmxBeUAtsDNErS2US1C36rLEWTUg5LFm1-yiHPLw93V5amIn0tz_ScLnrH5VbSR5L2nASAIANIEEm6DpB4dTyxHH3FkeNW6euQikwiYk/w640-h312/20230730_124631.jpg" title="Battersea Park Children's Zoo" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Keilyn ready to board the helicopter.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Then there were the adventure playgrounds, which Keilyn loved, as it had a real helicopter, fire engine and tractor to clamber over and play in.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirhvGSTcT7HyYWle4IsaeMBPKzhHarGs6WsxAtMPWELyI_xTTVwNLd9gyu6oBpwBXImAt6YJhLCDu0RcOHlcmqtUVgVg5ApFYotpCV2C7HdaTYeJpunRLZcMhPU1koi-OcX17oP2U-JZjoYlbyBZVrAE4K1_VgTgwBfU2-bm8NVuyoNXbNn4nRufBDs9Y/s4032/20230730_125345.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="4032" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirhvGSTcT7HyYWle4IsaeMBPKzhHarGs6WsxAtMPWELyI_xTTVwNLd9gyu6oBpwBXImAt6YJhLCDu0RcOHlcmqtUVgVg5ApFYotpCV2C7HdaTYeJpunRLZcMhPU1koi-OcX17oP2U-JZjoYlbyBZVrAE4K1_VgTgwBfU2-bm8NVuyoNXbNn4nRufBDs9Y/w640-h312/20230730_125345.jpg" title="Battersea Park Children's Zoo" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Keilyn driving a fire engine.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Considering its relatively small size, the zoo certainly contains a myriad of species in well built enclosures.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8-UvI7BcpoiK82s5mIY8u-GcMlOsJ_Jp93YmDMp6bka370n62DArYrcWm7zkWMdP2hCe0mQX61r5ao1tstmSJfSNkt95aOJuJIAu51sW2GRZia_Zns-tSz3k6KpA8g5d2-KT5FvWja0dc2WtRWdDl-CntbToNMvuy_EVXjxArLixO4lRK2XhblPU1Stw/s4032/20230730_125215.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="4032" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8-UvI7BcpoiK82s5mIY8u-GcMlOsJ_Jp93YmDMp6bka370n62DArYrcWm7zkWMdP2hCe0mQX61r5ao1tstmSJfSNkt95aOJuJIAu51sW2GRZia_Zns-tSz3k6KpA8g5d2-KT5FvWja0dc2WtRWdDl-CntbToNMvuy_EVXjxArLixO4lRK2XhblPU1Stw/w640-h312/20230730_125215.jpg" title="Battersea Park Children's Zoo" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Harvest Mouse.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><span><a name='more'></a></span><p>Brief History</p><p>Following the Festival of Britain celebrations, in 1951, the forerunner to the zoo was born. </p><p>However, the zoo was threatened with closure, in 2003, when Wandsworth Borough Council, who ran the zoo, couldn't afford to maintain it.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipvmABy6N5K9cIMkNh1kXW0qvGBOxfMDfJq8muKc6YFNZpgJNWC18_M-MhD_CQvo967dBhWw5vffByHU3J_lCOh9_n4Qk3tCS0rtF24zLmAsbh9rel4GTMuKMbYASw71hx0DaPsZtvX-pawE_MyuQ-vORHtSvnNqcLzjEcg7iZb-rPUf18T6PmUUkGWx0/s4032/20230730_133452.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="1960" data-original-width="4032" height="312" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipvmABy6N5K9cIMkNh1kXW0qvGBOxfMDfJq8muKc6YFNZpgJNWC18_M-MhD_CQvo967dBhWw5vffByHU3J_lCOh9_n4Qk3tCS0rtF24zLmAsbh9rel4GTMuKMbYASw71hx0DaPsZtvX-pawE_MyuQ-vORHtSvnNqcLzjEcg7iZb-rPUf18T6PmUUkGWx0/w640-h312/20230730_133452.jpg" title="Battersea Park Children's Zoo" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cotton-top Tamarin.</td></tr></tbody></table><p>Thankfully, the Heap family, Carol, Roger and Ed, came to the rescue. Carol and Roger had been volunteering at an Otter conservation trust, since the 1970s, and liked the idea of running a zoo exactly as they wanted to. They also wanted to make it child friendly, so that children could be educated about the animals that we share our planet with.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFjAV62j4kD6sYMzQOxVWlww8YQIeWJy_jnw1u75TEuuz9eeUpX31SGEu-BCzQKrWfQr3qHxnzb6DyLVowCpWa2I-CZ413WrRGmpb1YwVBu71NtP3sbJvVeKGZ1L3fgNn-J46YsmD3LJxRgki21vWx-4EHaDBdMtKgWrSjSJeEml_iqC77PG2uaiUd2bc/s1960/20230730_132725.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="1101" data-original-width="1960" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFjAV62j4kD6sYMzQOxVWlww8YQIeWJy_jnw1u75TEuuz9eeUpX31SGEu-BCzQKrWfQr3qHxnzb6DyLVowCpWa2I-CZ413WrRGmpb1YwVBu71NtP3sbJvVeKGZ1L3fgNn-J46YsmD3LJxRgki21vWx-4EHaDBdMtKgWrSjSJeEml_iqC77PG2uaiUd2bc/w640-h360/20230730_132725.jpg" title="Battersea Park Children's Zoo" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A Chinese Crocodile Lizard.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><div style="text-align: center;">To see more of my photographs of some of the animals, click the link below.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.theunfinishedcity.co.uk/p/battersea-park-childrens-zoo.html" target="_blank">Gallery</a><br /></div><p style="text-align: center;">Fore more information, click the link below.</p><p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.batterseaparkzoo.co.uk/" target="_blank">Battersea Park Children's Zoo</a><br /></p>Daryl G Morrisseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05372885126079044202noreply@blogger.com0Battersea Park Children's Zoo, Battersea Park, London SW11 4NJ, UK51.4813528 -0.156583523.171118963821158 -35.312833499999996 79.791586636178849 34.999666500000004tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2506410603084535390.post-73686253464627806242024-01-15T14:40:00.000+00:002024-03-04T15:38:32.013+00:00Slabs, Markers & Covers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><p style="text-align: left;">Although there is much to see when it comes to London's architecture, with her old buildings juxtaposed with new, it is always worth looking at what is below your feet.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Just as plaques of various styles adorn the walls around this great city, there are more to be found on the pavements, curbs and alleyways.</p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmfgvyqJ-vdRL7hxqBs8gxA-jvI3ZUBeV-6LDVp3YIXwHDksA14VdnUqEYt1oWmhyCXP0wvTac5vaYVZ7XrO9bFXf8RcrL7fRbyG9neVjFtEOrDN8gSv8Ps3LE-0Du7dcZfjtUAuYtU50s3nntCD-cvPhyphenhyphenwFVEN9X_qV17ABHrxB5WC4rqwcynEgbgksg/s1228/20231128_125746.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="1227" data-original-width="1228" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmfgvyqJ-vdRL7hxqBs8gxA-jvI3ZUBeV-6LDVp3YIXwHDksA14VdnUqEYt1oWmhyCXP0wvTac5vaYVZ7XrO9bFXf8RcrL7fRbyG9neVjFtEOrDN8gSv8Ps3LE-0Du7dcZfjtUAuYtU50s3nntCD-cvPhyphenhyphenwFVEN9X_qV17ABHrxB5WC4rqwcynEgbgksg/w640-h640/20231128_125746.jpg" title="Coal Hole Cover" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Coal hole cover.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Not only are there numerous styles of <a href="https://www.theunfinishedcity.co.uk/p/coal-plates.html" target="_blank">Coal Hole Covers</a>, to be found, but there are still places where you can find <a href="https://www.theunfinishedcity.co.uk/2022/09/streets-of-wood-yes-but-never-gold.html" target="_blank">Wooden Paving</a> on London's streets.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggol81c1yYKs7mRnCC4YPt5lEwTA3WrGaStrrdh7E2y0t7iZRYjZbJ53iikTd_VVSabn_2oywi6ww7_s0HMtVgPnhcNsYohdZ66ZjJBLfc7GRPnBlU3nvYP9pZgUZ0eNs8_dwgyP_uEouPpiwTtDLZEBXfbs4a8JGzsl-wGgjE98ckmet_JI6PEjlxTfk/s3431/20180629_111357.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="1930" data-original-width="3431" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggol81c1yYKs7mRnCC4YPt5lEwTA3WrGaStrrdh7E2y0t7iZRYjZbJ53iikTd_VVSabn_2oywi6ww7_s0HMtVgPnhcNsYohdZ66ZjJBLfc7GRPnBlU3nvYP9pZgUZ0eNs8_dwgyP_uEouPpiwTtDLZEBXfbs4a8JGzsl-wGgjE98ckmet_JI6PEjlxTfk/w640-h360/20180629_111357.jpg" title="Wooden Paving" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wooden paving.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Sometimes the slabs are not concrete, wood or marble, but metal, often used as steps or utility covers.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA8FyPEi7ErjGuUNjQFdVYu_Gr2bLnJ5FY7Eh-nT-2NKSXj4ULiEAt-UwS5XLWgoNFnUhC1exyEqaozW-62w7rv-gItrPp5OvYRfEjpGsxNDaJDn7wC4yqcyjkT-n6XYd0VcwxZ6YApOKneAv6nf6K2YsjYF_U8p2q6dTRpXB7NBk1__SPIdHlSiS-qgM/s2048/SAM_0167.JPG" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA8FyPEi7ErjGuUNjQFdVYu_Gr2bLnJ5FY7Eh-nT-2NKSXj4ULiEAt-UwS5XLWgoNFnUhC1exyEqaozW-62w7rv-gItrPp5OvYRfEjpGsxNDaJDn7wC4yqcyjkT-n6XYd0VcwxZ6YApOKneAv6nf6K2YsjYF_U8p2q6dTRpXB7NBk1__SPIdHlSiS-qgM/w640-h480/SAM_0167.JPG" title="Tower Bridge" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Metal steps plaque.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiLjo2ZiEtTYC_nTc1f0s_A3hL94PaJ9mHh0SJ1J6bKp1RDNL5VSYdfNpert4WjH_ZYJVXHFsRfOb6uc9jLan3MF5bbmzevipOufaqLulhr0k-r7ea7IoCSK87IcUvH2xm7p4V_K_m1tey_GSCmkqWzhK5KNQa44lfOOPZiisFGo3ZHcdqQfETCF7g2u8/s1836/20221027_195838.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="1836" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiLjo2ZiEtTYC_nTc1f0s_A3hL94PaJ9mHh0SJ1J6bKp1RDNL5VSYdfNpert4WjH_ZYJVXHFsRfOb6uc9jLan3MF5bbmzevipOufaqLulhr0k-r7ea7IoCSK87IcUvH2xm7p4V_K_m1tey_GSCmkqWzhK5KNQa44lfOOPZiisFGo3ZHcdqQfETCF7g2u8/w640-h640/20221027_195838.jpg" title="Utility Cover Greenwich" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Utility hole cover, Greenwich. </td></tr></tbody></table></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Then there are the newer slabs, added to keep the history of an area alive.</div><br style="text-align: left;" /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp7xcIb6ZShwDpHdzKkgn_KOsVosctuCjVUCKzKYCufWtzL-Uz9H80DUORLnL3FFRjsD1t-ucArQTSBDTJYGZS_4IfgjUdmRxiNUcoXujmBqxtWZmlRI7BR3JRu0pDVlzS0HzBj3iFqRzxjZdvKjWcgVmcVx4H3_jse65ZcHwBOneEO1ylaqg2nX6nozc/s3706/20221028_092220.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="1942" data-original-width="3706" height="336" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp7xcIb6ZShwDpHdzKkgn_KOsVosctuCjVUCKzKYCufWtzL-Uz9H80DUORLnL3FFRjsD1t-ucArQTSBDTJYGZS_4IfgjUdmRxiNUcoXujmBqxtWZmlRI7BR3JRu0pDVlzS0HzBj3iFqRzxjZdvKjWcgVmcVx4H3_jse65ZcHwBOneEO1ylaqg2nX6nozc/w640-h336/20221028_092220.jpg" title="London Bridge City" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Merchant Line, London Bridge City.</td></tr></tbody></table><br style="text-align: left;" /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZy6V1NB69QNJ14Yl8lP4QrZxLdTPgIhElmst5n-SgPCi6yx5OTWXIi2htP_i7iFu6tW6dQT4XCJT6ftkbndezIjDRjEW7Ex4GINPT7ETsKMMVSVnHAbqaaPQuvNA3YKC-V2HpxrAKijr53CkVFkynZjpQ0NNqsMvoqYJrQf7qNzl9SNv556qE-RjzdGA/s2931/20210627_112005.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="1816" data-original-width="2931" height="396" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZy6V1NB69QNJ14Yl8lP4QrZxLdTPgIhElmst5n-SgPCi6yx5OTWXIi2htP_i7iFu6tW6dQT4XCJT6ftkbndezIjDRjEW7Ex4GINPT7ETsKMMVSVnHAbqaaPQuvNA3YKC-V2HpxrAKijr53CkVFkynZjpQ0NNqsMvoqYJrQf7qNzl9SNv556qE-RjzdGA/w640-h396/20210627_112005.jpg" title="Red Lion Court" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Red Lion Court.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNEsp5tRTfuqgRo6vxlsE0NguoTIEKKwvTM6t1ugEcL9maoujHuj9i2O-eY-AbrFT_i50Z7Gj4AyFrb8ukUko8WN25Ij_G4IBVR_oMWQS8-B34Crcd63Q1TjhkbAvM_3-6bYTS8Uq-MmMHjcyLoTyEAAnUqqlkYzKvQ4kh7_ySr3soFEVJAJFMK61f_U8/s2895/20210627_111906.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="1878" data-original-width="2895" height="416" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNEsp5tRTfuqgRo6vxlsE0NguoTIEKKwvTM6t1ugEcL9maoujHuj9i2O-eY-AbrFT_i50Z7Gj4AyFrb8ukUko8WN25Ij_G4IBVR_oMWQS8-B34Crcd63Q1TjhkbAvM_3-6bYTS8Uq-MmMHjcyLoTyEAAnUqqlkYzKvQ4kh7_ySr3soFEVJAJFMK61f_U8/w640-h416/20210627_111906.jpg" title="St Dunstans Court" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">St Dunstans Court.</td></tr></tbody></table></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><span><a name='more'></a></span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br style="text-align: left;" /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNQJASnGoDCpyT6XzVgjsR2ilS4Z57vj-_RU1qlmzeZ7g2pwcjswo2JB7rH8bKOrSdoaBnkuQFVslqxe_PvSDKbKIW67KtWqaOfQ_rD9N-R9CZQ9_drvwfqwqUECPrd3-W_V_puF-MTEg0B9o88NBFxB9_a_B5lq7T0vDIcNvxgd-MlPzrwb8xAAu2PS0/s3856/20160930_115723.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="2453" data-original-width="3856" height="408" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgNQJASnGoDCpyT6XzVgjsR2ilS4Z57vj-_RU1qlmzeZ7g2pwcjswo2JB7rH8bKOrSdoaBnkuQFVslqxe_PvSDKbKIW67KtWqaOfQ_rD9N-R9CZQ9_drvwfqwqUECPrd3-W_V_puF-MTEg0B9o88NBFxB9_a_B5lq7T0vDIcNvxgd-MlPzrwb8xAAu2PS0/w640-h408/20160930_115723.jpg" title="Wine Office Court" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Wine Office Court.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkMR6FgPeEJ0u8n9yWTYkB2www8okDE71FUBycOvjpjvONzOy79TqPGd6LvYODUfNCrFRnyeXm4gyRGTjl7bv07InrGrCvcj3Hi0xRjnIjKJmwx2JF-TJk_dtSyX3HqaIxllg_ta0P__RKA9TyTHkYCMKWk3rIDYpopHXXoNMphST29Ov6Fvp6KGMrWBg/s2950/20210627_111731.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="1741" data-original-width="2950" height="378" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkMR6FgPeEJ0u8n9yWTYkB2www8okDE71FUBycOvjpjvONzOy79TqPGd6LvYODUfNCrFRnyeXm4gyRGTjl7bv07InrGrCvcj3Hi0xRjnIjKJmwx2JF-TJk_dtSyX3HqaIxllg_ta0P__RKA9TyTHkYCMKWk3rIDYpopHXXoNMphST29Ov6Fvp6KGMrWBg/w640-h378/20210627_111731.jpg" title="Hind Court" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hind Court.</td></tr></tbody></table><br style="text-align: left;" /><span style="text-align: left;">Or, to remember where a historic place once stood.</span><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvLrdxA-g1fIiyD28RCFu_xYlW0xrXxrnBeAA9vt613t2k3334EcrB001PDoKozWmFTPVtsvzelXWVMxIvjpINgoutstICHncTxuXcHs7GKEyn8J0rGXp96U4_nXBFTJM3SqT1k0w_l99mgqPUMXHJLKJDLPZgrFIQbpML6tUeZmDC9_6dY-r4b1seBmE/s2633/20210627_095930.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="2633" data-original-width="1836" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvLrdxA-g1fIiyD28RCFu_xYlW0xrXxrnBeAA9vt613t2k3334EcrB001PDoKozWmFTPVtsvzelXWVMxIvjpINgoutstICHncTxuXcHs7GKEyn8J0rGXp96U4_nXBFTJM3SqT1k0w_l99mgqPUMXHJLKJDLPZgrFIQbpML6tUeZmDC9_6dY-r4b1seBmE/w446-h640/20210627_095930.jpg" title="Company of Watermen" width="446" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Company of Watermen & Lightermen of the River Thames.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Others speak the names of public houses, some still standing, while others are long gone, like these in Borough.</div><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgbtpTBgunHsA3T76lpMRu1P_8wpOasQie95nWtKH8e3TzvqOAQOhpn62U4QME2RHiLAOokTXQYeiLmXR15VQJHs30yv-RLKr-smkkB5qLV8mL6NHx3-O-6vbsrG4qJtmmv0Te6VD3C1x1c1kUpPHZAOxZ0iuvux84uDsz_NS-Nd2Lb6T2MKdnVfwjQps/s2076/20181027_121810.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="1167" data-original-width="2076" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgbtpTBgunHsA3T76lpMRu1P_8wpOasQie95nWtKH8e3TzvqOAQOhpn62U4QME2RHiLAOokTXQYeiLmXR15VQJHs30yv-RLKr-smkkB5qLV8mL6NHx3-O-6vbsrG4qJtmmv0Te6VD3C1x1c1kUpPHZAOxZ0iuvux84uDsz_NS-Nd2Lb6T2MKdnVfwjQps/w640-h360/20181027_121810.jpg" title="White Hart Pub" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">White Hart.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkIKHX400j8K2K7OOT_PlmBhMTC8qw8tjGXCxObQMcw7umIzVCd2WMpnOTz67lQdGii-4XjyqNC_tygcNIQU85eVioZeURIlO6q_cn_5Cj7y6onISLaRhgOtZ5-BYKAzQMqsdPUqGd7scNzP_Yov9BaapsU6jZI6MqxoSyv3z4QVGQg9j9D4_8C3tPUwc/s2240/20181027_121845.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="1259" data-original-width="2240" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkIKHX400j8K2K7OOT_PlmBhMTC8qw8tjGXCxObQMcw7umIzVCd2WMpnOTz67lQdGii-4XjyqNC_tygcNIQU85eVioZeURIlO6q_cn_5Cj7y6onISLaRhgOtZ5-BYKAzQMqsdPUqGd7scNzP_Yov9BaapsU6jZI6MqxoSyv3z4QVGQg9j9D4_8C3tPUwc/w640-h360/20181027_121845.jpg" title="Old Kings Head Pub" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Old Kings Head.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1wRW_0tD_SiIhvnmRGfh1lDpc5A7gcJxeAdaONq6pDTdKkTalZSMdH80P-pPlgO5Z5MBis0oOwJ1UEnXAJskcKHwG5ODEAF_4jyWV9AwYIyPEYqkQ8fDNHax95iUEBnKm-JUeB0O8JUKnMY5mKwHd_j3sEnAUjyJTkGCNnlTGA78XWibqMPqmcd-i5qM/s3085/20190330_111243.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="1735" data-original-width="3085" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1wRW_0tD_SiIhvnmRGfh1lDpc5A7gcJxeAdaONq6pDTdKkTalZSMdH80P-pPlgO5Z5MBis0oOwJ1UEnXAJskcKHwG5ODEAF_4jyWV9AwYIyPEYqkQ8fDNHax95iUEBnKm-JUeB0O8JUKnMY5mKwHd_j3sEnAUjyJTkGCNnlTGA78XWibqMPqmcd-i5qM/w640-h360/20190330_111243.jpg" title="Nags Head Pub" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Nags Head.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjbXLtVO9a14Fn6z9-N5LjGa8nbLI3SviCjU7cCrilXywjflqL2Orz18lp4zL6kB0ZJ8WDB-6SrF7H9bDbunT8rywufTLi2oWBQE4OSvvJWkLlCrVUdPEDoyvUZo69MEwJqeiExYFp5es2XUW_P-h6NFcU2rmJ4kW68uLhr4WBzGUqPpQmdF5WEbW0AyY/s3006/20190330_111308.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="1690" data-original-width="3006" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjbXLtVO9a14Fn6z9-N5LjGa8nbLI3SviCjU7cCrilXywjflqL2Orz18lp4zL6kB0ZJ8WDB-6SrF7H9bDbunT8rywufTLi2oWBQE4OSvvJWkLlCrVUdPEDoyvUZo69MEwJqeiExYFp5es2XUW_P-h6NFcU2rmJ4kW68uLhr4WBzGUqPpQmdF5WEbW0AyY/w640-h360/20190330_111308.jpg" title="Spur Inn" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Spur Inn.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhttCRgLZTreQpJQpFEqV-wDZtPvwS3yCS3CmaVxdUp3g_QP-37XKjfIJdXMrotjHcKL11G4jIznPmAr9g5iqGKyXhi5lGId12nrqLc47V3DhSAC5YouKNl704w5TiUs8xVo2jyRyC8xsuMCS7pZwv7g8-wWTAcTS20i2U2Uw0ZAOP8zR53H1UBdeGuj5g/s2918/20181027_121740.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="1640" data-original-width="2918" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhttCRgLZTreQpJQpFEqV-wDZtPvwS3yCS3CmaVxdUp3g_QP-37XKjfIJdXMrotjHcKL11G4jIznPmAr9g5iqGKyXhi5lGId12nrqLc47V3DhSAC5YouKNl704w5TiUs8xVo2jyRyC8xsuMCS7pZwv7g8-wWTAcTS20i2U2Uw0ZAOP8zR53H1UBdeGuj5g/w640-h360/20181027_121740.jpg" title="George Inn" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">George Inn.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2PEtSWpXEp9Do_Z3SPSV8mXyDPKEq030YP3pF_Zx_esfZ8SK9WnS-q3siY2mAeR6GlEoYGEQnSkYZWUlLAK_VASgsv3fcIE4oL64S2ICLaxeoUi0bOlUkYuKuaYP9ip_3NTN3QVxjCMEB7Es4Uxjbe2e3IQ3AQjyThXRt3gRb5BMmvdBbHrFf7B_2KQw/s2929/20181027_114145.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="1647" data-original-width="2929" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2PEtSWpXEp9Do_Z3SPSV8mXyDPKEq030YP3pF_Zx_esfZ8SK9WnS-q3siY2mAeR6GlEoYGEQnSkYZWUlLAK_VASgsv3fcIE4oL64S2ICLaxeoUi0bOlUkYuKuaYP9ip_3NTN3QVxjCMEB7Es4Uxjbe2e3IQ3AQjyThXRt3gRb5BMmvdBbHrFf7B_2KQw/w640-h360/20181027_114145.jpg" title="Talbot" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Talbot.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj21y2VFRYdzXtKnoK6NeWMBEEKxzqBzzspbJpN4pXwpzD1LXG36yoCfeui_5lI0H6wVlxFMhAh8Mg1rvCebaur7TzGM6ZrOBxvhjzZh7HBonJMw1PalJAtSCF5H8YNNqb10fhNOirphhT4hqrygiptMGydEE7Bw97TFC_b6ISZGBRKXXdNnFcPD_-56Rs/s3039/20181027_113925.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="1709" data-original-width="3039" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj21y2VFRYdzXtKnoK6NeWMBEEKxzqBzzspbJpN4pXwpzD1LXG36yoCfeui_5lI0H6wVlxFMhAh8Mg1rvCebaur7TzGM6ZrOBxvhjzZh7HBonJMw1PalJAtSCF5H8YNNqb10fhNOirphhT4hqrygiptMGydEE7Bw97TFC_b6ISZGBRKXXdNnFcPD_-56Rs/w640-h360/20181027_113925.jpg" title="York Pub" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">York.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyp8nyekmp73Fg9YTpIiBKP6pnQ0mTcpPfx8THmQDIssKftCLMdsBrFau7q9-Rebm488GUxrnc5b52TwfNAiTh6C7rhBqER-v_F0uphlkR_erL_9cmxfcfwBOsWnT9gzsbpGIESeKa0v8-JUekFN5FgkDN7i3n8SUhIMN9Aq24Wtj42zz5NsIoEB63p50/s3054/20181027_114007.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="1718" data-original-width="3054" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyp8nyekmp73Fg9YTpIiBKP6pnQ0mTcpPfx8THmQDIssKftCLMdsBrFau7q9-Rebm488GUxrnc5b52TwfNAiTh6C7rhBqER-v_F0uphlkR_erL_9cmxfcfwBOsWnT9gzsbpGIESeKa0v8-JUekFN5FgkDN7i3n8SUhIMN9Aq24Wtj42zz5NsIoEB63p50/w640-h360/20181027_114007.jpg" title="Queens Head Pub" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Queens Head.</td></tr></tbody></table><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi82UP-HXRc_zDsJAPA5-TMu6IneEGnl_pADyljQApSO8mSerzPQdRqf9YgTAsK0w0WtQp1eGIp40EuRAMvQqv56PKslcAn9bHNTNRaRydKWA6FTtgaxgF18cYmrG1LJ4m7WgvIEVA-KpOTaVMdMCiBg4UgkqBmua15FCH-rw7b-e6PkoZC4LqYHxSEU14/s3191/20181027_111045.jpg" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img alt="London The Unfinished City" border="0" data-original-height="1795" data-original-width="3191" height="360" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi82UP-HXRc_zDsJAPA5-TMu6IneEGnl_pADyljQApSO8mSerzPQdRqf9YgTAsK0w0WtQp1eGIp40EuRAMvQqv56PKslcAn9bHNTNRaRydKWA6FTtgaxgF18cYmrG1LJ4m7WgvIEVA-KpOTaVMdMCiBg4UgkqBmua15FCH-rw7b-e6PkoZC4LqYHxSEU14/w640-h360/20181027_111045.jpg" title="Pub" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Kent???.</td></tr></tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>So the next time you traverse this great and ever changing city, look at what is below your feet, too.</div></div>Daryl G Morrisseyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05372885126079044202noreply@blogger.com0London, UK51.5072178 -0.127586223.196983963821154 -35.2838362 79.817451636178845 35.0286638