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Post by dennis9 on May 20, 2023 16:43:27 GMT
Two places to play - some music while on the move in London. This piano sits in the very busy St. Pancras International Station, waiting for any stressed passenger to find relaxation if they have the talent. i.ibb.co/Ms60Q5T/B2.jpgAn official busking position at Green Park Underground Station. These special pitches are awarded to performers who have passed an audition with Transport for London and are licensed to play at any of these spots. More than one now famous singer/musician has earned money and recognition playing in the Tube. i.ibb.co/pr3zDN8/B1.jpgBrenda
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Post by dennis9 on May 17, 2023 14:01:26 GMT
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Post by dennis9 on May 14, 2023 15:08:36 GMT
The stained glass window above the altar of St Mark's Church in Kennington (just steps away from The Oval Cricket Ground) makes a colourful change from an external view. St Mark's was consecrated in 1824. It was badly damaged by bombing in 1940, so the window is probably at least partially restored. i.ibb.co/9yYFmhq/W2.jpgBrenda
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Post by dennis9 on May 8, 2023 14:21:51 GMT
A sad fate for what I guess was a once magnificent Tudor window in the Old Palace in Croydon, formerly the summer residence of the Archbishops of Canterbury. Budgetary constraints were no doubt responsible for its cruel mutilation; I only hope that the interior treatment of the window is much less ruthless. i.ibb.co/MgjBYMS/1.jpgWalking along Croydon High Street, it is always interesting to lift one's eyes above the modern shop fronts to the pleasing, old fashioned designs of the windows above. i.ibb.co/yRbZG7N/2.jpgBrenda
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Post by dennis9 on May 8, 2023 14:02:37 GMT
The magnificent facade of the former Grants Department Store in Croydon Town Centre. Built in 1894 it was once regarded as the Harrods of south London. When it eventually closed, developers were sympathetic enough to preserve the original windows and brickwork. i.ibb.co/Kyjss9M/Windows.jpgDennis
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Post by dennis9 on May 4, 2023 17:18:33 GMT
Two views of the fruit and vegetable (and all sorts of other things) market in Surrey Street, central Croydon. It has been here from Mediaeval times and is always bustling with life. This week, the stalls sport Union Jack decorations in honour of Saturday's Coronation of Charles III. i.ibb.co/8mNvQMN/UL1.jpgi.ibb.co/6vPMPTP/UL2.jpgBrenda
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Post by dennis9 on May 3, 2023 15:03:25 GMT
By a strange coincidence this letter arrived this morning, with an appeal for donations to give urban wildlife a helping hand. In the circumstances, we were pleased to contribute to this worthy cause. i.ibb.co/JrC00pL/City.jpgDennis
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Post by dennis9 on Apr 30, 2023 14:36:04 GMT
On the Thames Path east of the City, the road is narrow as it runs in between disused warehouses (now converted to apartments on the left and a Film Studio on the right). In between the two buildings, the walkway above the road has been turned into a garden. In full summer it is a mass of foliage and the whole thing stems from a single large shrub which springs up from behind a gate at road level on the left. i.ibb.co/M2HYd1k/Sand.jpgBrenda
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Post by dennis9 on Apr 27, 2023 14:41:49 GMT
Two ducks very conveniently occupy the gap between between the hedges bordering the village pond in Carshalton, Surrey. i.ibb.co/PCj3G3B/InB.jpgDennis
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Post by dennis9 on Apr 22, 2023 18:00:25 GMT
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Post by dennis9 on Apr 11, 2023 13:57:43 GMT
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Post by dennis9 on Apr 9, 2023 17:30:04 GMT
An arrangement of paving stones to prevent motor vehicles entering a cyclists-only area also makes an attractive and unusual pattern. i.ibb.co/3kfMwcr/PA.jpgBrenda
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Post by dennis9 on Apr 7, 2023 17:22:43 GMT
One of the many patterns of moquette which cover the seats on the London Underground. i.ibb.co/M9XsZKK/P.jpgBrenda
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Post by dennis9 on Apr 1, 2023 17:57:12 GMT
I came upon this naive but attractive representation of the story of Noah's Ark painted on the side of an unassuming little church in the London suburbs. The rather chilling question that accompanied the illustration reminds us all yet again of the perils of Climate Change. (I do however also remember being read a biblical text wherein the Lord God said: "I do set my bow in the clouds as a sign that the waters shall never again cover the earth" - or something like that - so perhaps there is hope for us after all.) i.ibb.co/7G4TY1x/P.jpgBrenda
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Post by dennis9 on Mar 19, 2023 18:30:19 GMT
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