Wednesday, 31 October 2018

Enfield Chase

Chase Green Gardens
London stretches much further North than it does South and Enfield is on the outer edge.  This magnificent fungus was growing from a tree stump, where I stopped to eat lunch and was soon surrounded by hopeful ducks and Canada Geese

Saturday, 27 October 2018

Boundary Road Gardens

Arnold Circus
It looks like a Great Western Railway seat has been relocated to Shoreditch. The history books describe the redevelopment of the area as 'slum clearence' and a 'Good Thing'.  It didn't do anything to help the locals, who were priced out of the new housing and moved to other poor quarters.  Sound familar?  Today we call it 'Gentrification' and a 'Bad Thing'. The gardens are maintained by the Friends of Arnold Circus.

Wednesday, 24 October 2018

Saturday, 20 October 2018

Cables

Whitechapel
Miles and miles of cables along the District Line

Wednesday, 10 October 2018

Early morning skyline

Shard from Millenium Bridge
There are those who think that all the Shard needs is the Eye of Sauron flaming from the top.  But not on a clear soft morning like this

Saturday, 6 October 2018

Passing commuters


The lives and loves of thousands of people pass us by every day.  These are the lucky few, with seats and room to read

Wednesday, 3 October 2018

Flying buttress

Broadgate Tower
Broadgate tower is built over underground railway lines from Liverpool Street Station so instead of deep foundations it sits on a concrete and steel raft  The flying buttresses are structural, not decorative.