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-London

Cats, Pharaohs and Tobacco

Carreras Factory (opened 1928), Camden, London, February 2016 These large black cats and Egyptian columns belong to a 1920s art deco building in north London; a cigarette factory, no less. […]

-London

Hope and Anchor – week 2

Having discovered that this closed London pub dates back to the late nineteenth century, I decided on an antique edit for this version:  sepia-coloured monotone with a grainy texture added, […]

-London

Hope and Anchor – week 1

Only three weeks late! I have finally got myself organised and am joining Robyn’s February photo editing challenge.  I’ll post the first 3 weeks over 3 days and then get back to […]

-Edinburgh

Sunny Scottish Sky

As you head into Edinburgh from Haymarket Station, the busy main road passes between two crescents, where the splash of green garden and bright trees lighten your walk and prepare you for […]

-London

Jazzy Princess

Ffestiniog Railway’s first steam locomotive to pull passenger trains was this Princess, who was constructed in 1863 by George England & Co.in London.  As time passed, both needs and technology grew and […]

-Edinburgh

Tonight’s Forecast

I’ll leave you to guess what this bar specialises in!  And it has won awards too. Linked to Odd Ball Copyright Debbie Smyth, 14 February 2016  

-Kent

Queen Victoria’s Holiday Spot

Built in 1790 or thereabouts, Pierremont Hall was built to the designs of Samuel Pepys Cockerell, great-grand-nephew of Samuel Pepys the Diarist.  In 1827, the widowed Duchess of Kent and her little […]