Margate Lido
A striking sign for a, sadly, long-gone attraction with an immense history. “Lido” is a term for an outdoor swimming pool and surrounding area, sometimes at a beach but not […]
Roll out the Barrows
This is just one of the garden-themed installations at the South Bank this summer: mini-wheelbarrows inspired by the curves of a roller coaster and each containing a little garden. Linking […]
I is for… Ironwork
Iron. To me, the word sounds heavy, dark and cumbersome. Yet, used as a decorative feature, the product itself can be beautiful. I have a particular penchant for iron architectural […]
Brooding Skies over Gateshead
Linked to Skywatch Friday.
What Light Through Yonder Window Breaks?
This restored 16th-century half-timbered house in Stratford-upon-Avon, England, is believed to be the house where William Shakespeare was born in 1564 and where he spent his childhood years. It is now a small museum open to the public […]
Boris Bikes – Look Up, Look Down Challenge, week 3
Every Thursday I post a picture or two taken from […]
Open Air Theatre in Regents Park
There is something remarkably and peculiarly English about the passion for sitting on damp seats watching open-air drama only the English have mastered the art of being truly uncomfortable while facing up […]
South Bank Skate Park
On the South Bank of the Thames, in the undercroft of the Queen Elizabeth Hall, there is a lively street skating venue. Decorated with bright graffiti, it is more than […]
H is for… Harry Potter
It is now over 5 years since the last Harry Potter book was published but, if the queues at Kings Cross Station in London are anything to go by, his […]
Tea and Nonsense
“Take some more tea,” the March Hare said to Alice, very earnestly. “I’ve had nothing yet,” Alice replied in an offended tone, “so I can’t take more.” “You mean you […]
Bath’s Royal Crescent
Bath’s Royal Crescent is a street of 30 terraced houses laid out in a sweeping crescent. It was designed by the architect John Wood the Younger and built between 1767 and 1774. As one of the […]
Travel with Intent 