I’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 …
Shard London bridge at night, Jan 2011 Read More
Situated 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 Victorian Christmas at Dennis Severs’s house, 18 Folgate St, E1 Read More
I love walking along the elevated walkways around the Barbican on a weekend when there’s barely a soul around.
A walk through the Barbican, London Read More
Now 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 …
The London Shard at London Bridge, London SE1 continues to soar Read More
The oldest building on the Parliamentary estate, Westminster Hall, is getting on a thousand years old. I was lucky enough to be invited along to a meeting in Parliament, so grabbed …
A visit to Westminster Hall, Parliament Read More
Set to open in February 2011 is the Heron Tower skyscraper, located at 110 Bishopsgate in the City of London, near Liverpool Street station.
Heron Tower skyscraper, 110 Bishopsgate, London Read More
I wouldn’t go as far as saying that it’s the thinnest building in London, but it has to be up there with the slenderest. The photo above is from Google …
A very, very thin house, Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, SW9 Read More
We’ve got a pretty good view across London from our Brixton penthouse (cough) suite, and I’m loving watching the skyline change around the city. Above you can see the Strata …
The changing London skyscraper skyline: Brixton views Read More
Continuing on from my photo feature from mid September, here’s some more photos showing the continuing rise of the Shard tower, close to London Bridge.
The London Shard reaches for the sky [photos] Read More
Originally called the ‘London Bridge Tower’, and then the ‘Shard London Bridge’ and ‘Shard of Glass’ before most people settled on describing it as ‘The Shard,’ this elegant skyscraper is …
The Shard rises! Iconic London skyscraper underway Read More
I’ve just posted up a set of photos I took of the railway arches along Brixton Station Road, back in 2001. I liked the distinctive, time-battered look to the various …
Brixton Station Road railway arches – photographs of a disappearing Brixton Read More
A deceptive façade at 23/24 Leinster Gardens, Paddington, London W2
The incredible fake houses of Paddington Read More
In the 1960s and 70s, amateur snapper Derek Fairbrother made over 20 photographic time-lapse sequences showing the demolition of old buildings and their replacement by new buildings and road systems …
Victorian Birmingham gets flattened: time-lapse video Read More
Looking like it’s sprouted from the set of Bladerunner is London’s newest high-rise apartment block, the ‘Razor.’ The 148 metre-tall high-tech tower will feature built-in wind turbines – a world …
London Razor skyscraper packs wind turbines, Bladerunner-style (update) Read More
This remarkable nuclear sub-like structure sits in the middle of a fairly quiet road in south London. Deep below the ground, boilers provide heat for local council estates, with the …
A trip inside the Camberwell Submarine Read More