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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 […]

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Kew Beckons in February

For colour, variety and beautiful scenery, Kew Gardens never disappoint. These wonderful purples are from the 2014 occurrence of the annual Orchid Festival.  This year, the orchids are starring in the Carnival […]

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Centre Point

“What’s the point?”, you may be wondering. This 3-metre tall, illuminated lettering is part of the London Lumière show.  In fact, it is the name taken from a famous London […]

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Tower Reflection

  Hex colour reference:  #199ebd A colourful note:  the bright blue green shade joined the Crayola colour offerings in 1930.     Copyright Debbie Smyth, 13 January 2016    

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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 […]

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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 […]