Thoughts on a Painting of City Hall? You can’t fight City Hall! Or so the saying goes. Although I don’t think they were referring to London’s City Hall, just the notion of the powerful bureaucracy of a nameless city. City Hall’s a distinctive building on the south bank of the Thames. It represents the centre […]
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Taxis are everywhere you look in London. Unless you want one that is. Then you can wait ages before three turn up at once! Occasionally you may be in the enviable position of having a few vie for your trade but that’s as rare as hen’s teeth. Yet, people love London Taxis! London has plenty of
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Chelsea bridge spans the Thames. Is there anything as devisive as a bridge? Or maybe they’re a means of joining two halves together. It’s not always possible to determine which since Bridges can be seen in two ways. Bridges connect people or keep them apart. Looking at Chelsea Bridge you see an impressive suspension bridge, built to last with
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The Poppies at the Tower captured public imagination. Some artworks have that power. In case you’ve been living on another planet or in a bubble somewhere I’ll share the story again. To mark 100 years since the start of World War 1 several events were put on in 2014 to commemorate the event. One of
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Do you like heights? I do and if it feels like I’m flying over London, well it’s a bonus. This Greenwich painting shows the North bank of the Thames and high above London’s cable car over the Thames it’s a relatively new addition to the Greenwich skyline and on a clear day the views are
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A Journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step… According to Lao Tze. These words still ring true although now we’re much more inclined to use mechanical means such as the train rather than walk. The first step of a journey begins the adventure. This train at Marylebone station is ready to depart
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