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Miss Potter's Place
2008-05-13 12:09:00 Old Brompton Road, SW5"Thank goodness I was never sent to school; it would have rubbed off some of the originality." - Beatrix PotterFunny thing is, the wall bearing this plaque now belongs to the Bousfield Primary School... More About: Miss , Place
Banksy's CCTV Nation
2008-05-07 14:37:00 Banksy's latest and the biggest work in London so far - his response to the "Big Brother" society that this city has become.But, oh the irony! Neither the CCTV camera, nor the 24-hours security officer at the Post Office depot spotted a 3 storey scaffold being erected in their yard for 2 days, hiding the elusive artist behind a polythene sheet.So, are we increasingly being watched or ignored as much as possible?Post Office yard, Newman Street, off Oxford St More About: Nation
Attention!
2008-05-04 19:20:00 Waiting for the train, I noticed what seemed like a very important information just above the Platform 1 sign. On closer inspection...Funny or feckless?Earls Court Underground Station, SW5 More About: Attention
St Brides Church
2008-04-30 20:17:00 St Brides Church , off Fleet Street, City of London, EC4This is one of the oldest and most famous City churches. It played many important roles in London's history and was destroyed and rebuilt many times over the centuries.In 18th century it inspired a certain Mr Rich to design a novelty item that started selling "like hot cakes" and made him truly rich. If I could only remember what it was...
The George
2008-04-16 14:24:00 The George , Fleet Street, City of LondonDetail from the public house The George, which was the only wooden building that survived the Great Fire of London in 1666.
Saint & Sinners
2008-04-13 23:47:00 St Paul's Cathedral,taken from Sermon Lane, EC4City of London More About: Saint
Banksy's Rat near Fleet St
2008-04-10 17:57:00 St.Bride's Churchyard, off Fleet Street, City of London
Streets for Sale
2008-04-08 14:13:00 Old street signs for sale at Portobello marketPortobello Road, W11 More About: For Sale , Sale , Streets
Mr Beckett's Black Eye
2008-04-05 23:20:00 Blenheim Crescent, W11Revisiting the Samuel Beckett mural, which I first took a shot of in August last year, I'd expected to find it much more damaged than it was. The only difference seems to be the black eye he's sporting... or is it perhaps a monocle?! More About: Black
I Live In The Woods...
2008-03-31 12:56:00 Redchurch Street, East London More About: Live , Woods , In the Woods
Undershaft + Willis
2008-03-19 12:17:00 St Andrew Undershaft and Willis Building, St Mary Axe and Lime Street,City of London
Banksy @ Redchurch St
2008-02-19 21:42:00 BanksyRedchurch Street, East London, E2 More About: Banksy
Dirty Dicks
2008-02-15 08:55:00 Dirty Dicks pub, Bishopsgate, EC2City of LondonDirty Dicks: The Ultimate Love Story or The Utter Madness?Nathaniel Bentley, a successful ironmonger from Leadenhall Street was about to marry the love of his life, when all of a sudden she died the night before the big day.Heartbroken, Nathaniel locked the room where his wedding feast was set up, leaving the food on the tables to rot. He never washed nor changed his clothes since. After the death of his cats, they were left laying around the house untill they turned into mummies! He became a local legend and an ispiration for Dickens' Miss Havisham (Great Expectations ).Later on, the items from Nathaniel's house were bought by a pub landlord who turned this eccentric story into a profitable business. Renaming the pub "Dirty Dicks" and displaying the decaying items (including the dead cats) around its rooms, he made it into the one of the most grotesque, yet most popular public houses in London. More About: Dirty
Half a Mini
2008-01-31 14:54:00 Science MuseumExhibition Road, South Kensington, SW7 photo by Ziggy More About: Mini , Museums , Half
Life Is A Laugh
2008-01-16 13:39:00 Brian Griffiths - Life Is A Laugh July 2007 - May 2008Gloucester Road Underground StationMore info: www.tfl.gov.uk
Elfin Oak
2008-01-10 15:14:00 Elfin Oak is a 900-year-old tree stump situated just outside Diana Memorial Playground in Kensington Gardens. The tree was transferred from Richmond Park to its present address in 1928.Although difficult to notice at first, as it stands within an iron cage (to prevent vandalism), the tree is decorated by a unusual bunch of creatures, work of illustrator Ivor Innes, who together with his wife Elsie, published the book "The Elfin Oak of Kensington Gardens" in 1930.1996 is the year of the last restoration which happened thanks to the late comedy genius Spike Milligan.Find out more about Elfin Oak at Wikipedia.
Shibboleth
2007-11-26 15:21:00 Cracking art! Shibboleth by Doris SalcedoTate ModernBankside, SE1 9TG
Maman - the Giant Spider
2007-11-19 15:26:00 Maman by Louise BourgeoisTate Modern, Bankside, SE1 More About: Giant , Spider , The G
3 Legged Buddha
2007-11-12 15:36:00 3 Legged Buddha by Zhang Huan Royal Academy of Arts, Annenberg Courtyard, Burlington House, Piccadilly, W1
Totem Pole
More articles from this author:2007-11-06 14:13:00 Totem Pole at Diana, Princess of Wales' Memorial Playground in Kensington Gardens More About: Totem 1, 2 |
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