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Bitter and Sweet Pillars

These bittersweet pillars supported the 1864 Blackfriars railway bridge across the Thames.  They came in threes, and the third of each set has been used to help support the new […]

Tower Bridge

Seeing the stunning gemstone colour lighting up part of Tower Bridge was a pleasure.   Hex colour reference:  #78dbe2 A colourful note and a little language gem: the first recorded use of aquamarine […]

Masterpieces at Christmas

St Paul’s Cathedral (above) is viewed as being Sir Christopher Wren’s masterpiece. It was built on the site of a medieval church destroyed in the Great London Fire of 1666.  It was […]