IMG 0678-001-Sphinx & Bus

London 2023

Folder: Great Britain
My five-week stay in September - October, 2023. Separate albums for my daytrips to Canterbury, Bexhill and Eastbourne. Read all about it on my blog: trailerfulloftunes.blogspot.com. For best viewing, click on the first photo and then use the "Next" button or the lightbox view button on the upper right.
IMG 0891-001-Black & White & Red

IMG 0891-001-Black & White & Red

25 Sep 2023 2 54
Black and white cat, red door, Parkhill Road NW3.
IMG 0894-001-Belsize Tunnel Ventilation Shaft

IMG 0894-001-Belsize Tunnel Ventilation Shaft

25 Sep 2023 58
I hadn't heard of the Belsize Tunnel before spotting this ventilation shaft next to a block of flats in Parkhill Road. The tunnel takes the Midland Main Line between Kentish Town and West Hampstead. There's a wall at the back of the carpark and a taller person could probably see the tunnel entrance below. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belsize_Tunnel
IMG 0895-001-Consumed

IMG 0895-001-Consumed

25 Sep 2023 1 59
Bicycle being eaten by vines, Parkhill Road NW3.
IMG 0896-001-Garnett Road NW3

IMG 0896-001-Garnett Road NW3

25 Sep 2023 54
Belsize Park street sign
IMG 0898-001-Park Dwellings

IMG 0898-001-Park Dwellings

25 Sep 2023 46
Garnett Road NW3. I'm curious whether these residential blocks were originally built as social housing but I couldn't find any info.
IMG 0899-001-No Evil

IMG 0899-001-No Evil

25 Sep 2023 51
Three monkeys (and friends) in a window, Garnett Road NW3.
IMG 0905-001-Upper Park Road NW3

IMG 0905-001-Upper Park Road NW3

25 Sep 2023 1 2 59
Belsize Park street sign
IMG 0900-001-Fleet CC Mosaic 1

IMG 0900-001-Fleet CC Mosaic 1

25 Sep 2023 1 2 50
Replica of the mosaic that was originally on the side of the Fleet Community Centre, which had stood nearby until it was demolished to make room for a modern block of flats. The mosaic was designed by Jim Anderson and installed by Kenya Mosaics.
IMG 0901-001-Fleet CC Mosaic 2

IMG 0901-001-Fleet CC Mosaic 2

25 Sep 2023 64
Replica of the mosaic that was originally on the side of the Fleet Community Centre, which had stood nearby until it was demolished to make room for a modern block of flats. The mosaic was designed by Jim Anderson and installed by Kenya Mosaics.
IMG 0902-001-Fleet CC Mosaic 3

IMG 0902-001-Fleet CC Mosaic 3

25 Sep 2023 1 2 73
Replica of the mosaic that was originally on the side of the Fleet Community Centre, which had stood nearby until it was demolished to make room for a modern block of flats. The mosaic was designed by Jim Anderson and installed by Kenya Mosaics.
IMG 0903-001-Fleet CC Mosaic 4

IMG 0903-001-Fleet CC Mosaic 4

25 Sep 2023 1 1 82
Replica of the mosaic that was originally on the side of the Fleet Community Centre, which had stood nearby until it was demolished to make room for a modern block of flats. The mosaic was designed by Jim Anderson and installed by Kenya Mosaics.
IMG 0907-001-Coronation Bunting

IMG 0907-001-Coronation Bunting

25 Sep 2023 58
Primrose Gardens NW3
IMG 0911-001-King Of Falafel

IMG 0911-001-King Of Falafel

26 Sep 2023 1 65
Cafe in Tavistock Place, Bloomsbury (leading to "Regents Square" -- correct streetname is Regent Square).
IMG 0910-001-Tavistock Place WC1

IMG 0910-001-Tavistock Place WC1

26 Sep 2023 1 83
Street signs above naff signage for "e King Of Falafel", Tavistock Place, Bloomsbury, leading to Regents Square (the correct streetname is Regent Square).
IMG 0912-001-Ghostsign Palimpsest

IMG 0912-001-Ghostsign Palimpsest

26 Sep 2023 2 2 98
Two signs, one painted over the other, fading at different rates. King's and Bates's were owned by the same company. One sign reads: KING'S Tartaric Fruit Salts for Gout and Rheumatism BATES'S Salve Cures Wounds & Sores The other says (more faded at the top left due to how the sun hits it): THE RENOWNED SALVE for WOUNDS & SORES OF ALL KINDS. 80 YEARS _______ ALSO FOR KING'S CITRATE OF MAGNESIA INVENTED IN 1844 The ORIGINAL SAFEST & BEST Credit to Ghost Signs: A London Story by Sam Roberts for deciphering this. Here's a photo of the same ghostsign that I took back in 2007:
IMG 0914-001-St George's Gardens

IMG 0914-001-St George's Gardens

26 Sep 2023 62
Gardens created from the former burial grounds of St George's Bloomsbury and St George the Martyr. View large for the details.
IMG 0917-001-Was a Wall

IMG 0917-001-Was a Wall

26 Sep 2023 1 73
These fragments of grave stones mark the location of the former wall that separated the burial grounds of St George's Bloomsbury and St George the Martyr. (See explanatory sign in previous photo.)
IMG 0920-001-Orbell Fountain

IMG 0920-001-Orbell Fountain

26 Sep 2023 73
Inscription on the fountain reads "Presented by Emily Bessie Orbell, July 1885." St George's Gardens, Bloomsbury. More info here: www.londonremembers.com/memorials/orbell-fountain-st-george-s-gardens
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