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-Kent

Scottish Design in Kent

The Sun Foundry was established in 1858 by George Smith in Glasgow.  It was an important company in the iron industry of the day, expanding quickly and moving to a larger site […]

-London

Isaac Newton: Bigger than Life

This is an imposing depiction of Sir Isaac Newton (1642–1726), an English physicist and mathematician whose achievements are many and varied.  He shares credit with Gottfried Leibniz for the development of […]

-London

A Balanced Alien

I have featured this massive upside-down alien previously.  He landed on his head in a London garden in early 2013, and was a feature that I would make a detour […]

-London

Speeding through London

  A colourful note: The first recorded use of lime green as a color name in English was in 1890, obviously named after the fruit.  I don’t know when electric […]

-Turkey

Hot Work in a Caravanserai

The caravanserais behind Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar are home to many specialised workmen, including the following friendly metal worker who was slaving over the flames Linked to Hot Copyright Debbie Smyth, 2 February 2016 […]

California

Identity Crisis in Los Angeles

  A colorful note:  eggplant colour is a brownish-purpled, named after the purple variety of eggplant (or aubergine as it is called in much of Europe).  Interestingly, eggplants come in […]

Tunisia

Saharan Sand

Sahara Desert, Tunisia, August 2006 A colourful note:  the origins of the colour name desert sand are apparent when you observe how close it is to the Saharan sand.  Interestingly, it was used […]

-London

Misty Walk Along the Thames

This week I’m going to take you along the Thames from Blackfriars Bridge to Vauxhall Bridge on a misty January day. At this point I had run out of time and […]

-Kent

Beach Huts Ready for Summer

Hex colour reference:  #2b6cc4 A colourful note:  denim is a shade of indigo named after the blue jeans fabric.  I wonder if the huts are white inside, just as jeans should […]