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Kings Cross Lighthouse continues to rot away
Posted on Monday, June 6, 2011 | 2 CommentsStill empty, derelict and slowly rotting away is this remarkable building adjacent to Kings Cross railway station, known locally as the King’s Cross Lighthouse -
London Shard tower keeps climbing to the sky
Posted on Friday, June 3, 2011 | No CommentsI’ve been keeping my beady eye on the ride of what will be Europe’s tallest skyscraper, although my view from Brixton is rather limited: I can only see the top... -
The singular beauty of Southwyck House, aka the Brixton Barrier Block
Posted on Friday, June 3, 2011 | 4 CommentsDesigned to deflect the noise and fumes of a (thankfully) abandoned motorway project, the Barrier Block (Southwyck House) on Coldharbour Lane, Brixton sharply divides opinions of those who gaze upon its neo-Brutalist... -
Shiny sci-fi Walbrook development in Cannon Street struggles for buyers
Posted on Monday, May 30, 2011 | No CommentsNamed after the hidden river that runs nearby (the River Walbrook has been covered since Victorian times) this shiny development on Cannon Street was built to tempt the well-stuffed wallets... -
The politician, the illusionist and the ‘wonderful talking machine,’ 322 Brixton Road
Posted on Tuesday, May 24, 2011 | No CommentsIt’s still looks a little bit wonky after its recent refurbishment, but this building currently up for sale at 322 Brixton Road, London SW9 once enjoyed a rather more glamorous past. It was... -
The view from Westminster Cathedral’s Campanile Tower
Posted on Wednesday, April 20, 2011 | No CommentsI didn’t even know it was possible for the public to go up this huge brick tower until recently, but we took a trip to the top recently and I grabbed... -
London Victoria railway station – the refurbished roof sees the light
Posted on Wednesday, April 13, 2011 | No CommentsCosting a cool £24m and the result of several years work, the roof renewal project at London’s bustling Victoria railway terminus is finally reaching completion. -
The Shard, London Bridge, nears completion
Posted on Thursday, April 7, 2011 | 3 CommentsWork continues apace on The Shard tower at London Bridge, which will be the tallest building in the European Union when completed next year. -
The Brighton i360 tower: ‘successor’ to the West Pier
Posted on Thursday, March 31, 2011 | 4 CommentsWith the remains of Brighton’s magnificent West Pier now doomed to slowly rust away into the English Channel, the West Pier Trust have lent their support to what they believe... -
Abandoned Victorian mansions, Windsor Walk, Denmark Hill SE5
Posted on Friday, March 25, 2011 | 3 CommentsLeft empty and criminally deteriorating are these fine early Victorian mansions on Windsor Walk, right next to Denmark Hill railway station, London SE5. -
Brixton and the unexpected Coutts Bank connection
Posted on Thursday, March 24, 2011 | 1 CommentWith its peeling paint, neo-brutalist lines and Cold War looks, 336 Brixton Road sports all the charisma of a soon-to-be-condemned failed council project, but this stark concrete oddity from the late 1960s has a rather... -
Shard London bridge at night, Jan 2011
Posted on Monday, January 3, 2011 | 2 CommentsI’ve been fascinated by the sight of the Shard London Bridge slowly rising up, and have enjoyed documenting the various stages of its construction. I walked past the tower last... -
A Victorian Christmas at Dennis Severs’s house, 18 Folgate St, E1
Posted on Friday, December 17, 2010 | No CommentsSituated close to Spitalfields market, Dennis Severs’s House at 18 Folgate Street is a Georgian terraced house which has been turned into a time capsule. Taking its name from its... -
A walk through the Barbican, London
Posted on Friday, December 3, 2010 | 7 CommentsI love walking along the elevated walkways around the Barbican on a weekend when there’s barely a soul around. -
The London Shard at London Bridge, London SE1 continues to soar
Posted on Tuesday, November 16, 2010 | 9 CommentsNow reaching the start of the viewing gallery and open air observation deck at floors 64-72 is the Shard tower at London Bridge, which can already claim to be the...