Greenwich Peninsula skyline, viewed from Charlton Road; January 2016
31 Sunday Jan 2016
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Spitalfields Fruit & Wool Exchange; January 2016
09 Saturday Jan 2016
Posted in London, Photography
Up to Spitalfields, to discover that the Fruit & Wool Exchange has been mostly demolished, in the cause of redevelopment. From the developer’s website (and, yes, I know that isn’t always a reliable guide…), it doesn’t look like too bad a scheme, and certainly far from the worst example of facadism in that area.
Newcastle Quayside; December 2015
07 Thursday Jan 2016
Posted in Down by the river, Photography
After 36 hours of incessant rain, we woke to clear blue skies on the 27th of December. After a walk round a mostly-deserted Ouseburn, we headed down to the Quayside, enjoying the sunshine. By mid-morning people were streaming down to the riverside, released from two days indoors, and drawn by the gravitational pull of Tyne, bridges, and the Baltic gallery. We’d already visited the Baltic on Christmas Eve – enjoying the B. Wurz exhibition, feeling a little nonplussed by the other displays, being grateful for some excellent activities and books to read for our 5 year old – but it was still nice to poke our noses in briefly. Every walk needs a token purpose, at least.
Harty Ferry, Isle of Sheppey; November 2015
13 Sunday Dec 2015
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A freezing cold November trip to the Isle of Sheppey to collect a friend from a wedding. Lunch in Whitstable seemed like a good plan, but took nearly as long to reach from the furthest tip of Sheppey as it would have done from Charlton. Harty Ferry would have provided a more direct route; sadly it closed in 1914, though you can still see the slipway (above). I’d like to go back and spend some more time exploring Sheppey’s Dickensian marshland landscape sometime – preferably on a slightly warmer day.
City of Arts & Sciences, Valencia; October 2015
10 Thursday Dec 2015
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An October half-term trip to Valencia. Not the world’s most exciting city, but with temperatures of 20-24 degrees each day, the Spanish schools not on holiday, lots of parks and places to wander, and nice food for not much money, that’s fine by me. 4 out 5 stars, would recommend.
Greenwich Peninsula; June 2015
01 Wednesday Jul 2015
Posted in Down by the river, London, Photography
There was a time, presumably, when the planners thought that the newly-cleaned up Greenwich peninsula was a blank canvas, there to be planned into the perfect modern development. It hasn’t worked out that way: recessions, landbanking, viability assessment-gaming developers, and the passage of time have all seen that idea off. What will it look like when it’s finished? I suspect no one has any real idea.
Up above the river; June 2015
22 Monday Jun 2015
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cable car, emirates airline, excel centre, Fuji X100T, Greenwich Peninsula, River, Royal Victoria Docks, Silvertown, Thames
A trip across the Thames by cable car, on an overcast June afternoon.
Margate, Kent; May 2015
21 Sunday Jun 2015
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From the London Eye; May 2015
17 Sunday May 2015
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I hadn’t been on the London Eye for at least decade, maybe longer; possibly hadn’t even thought of going on it after a flurry of visits after it opened. Some friends had some kind of magic tourist pass and kindly brought us along as guests on just the right kind of day for it: blue skies, not much visible smog. I wish I had some shots from the last time I went on it, though; some compare-and-contrast of the skyline would be fascinating.
Down by the river: Anchor & Hope to Greenwich Yacht Club; May 2015
13 Wednesday May 2015
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aggregates, Anchor and Hope, Angerstein, Charlton, Durham Wharf, Fuji X100T, Greenwich Yacht Club, london, monochrome, Murphys wharf, Silvertown, Thames
A walk west from the Anchor & Hope pub in Charlton, looking over to Silvertown, past Durham Wharf, along past the aggregates wharves, peering through to the new Greenwich peninsula developments, then on to Greenwich Yacht Club.
All shot on my Fuji X100t and processed in Lightroom/Silver Efex Pro2
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