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Corinthian capitals, in Nash’s Chester Terrace,

Corinthian capitals, in Nash’s Chester Terrace, Regent’s Park.

“The Corinthian order is the last developed of the three principal classical orders of ancient Greek and Roman architecture.”

#johnnash #nasharchitecture #chesterterrace #regentspark #georgianarchitecture #corinthian

The Fusiliers memorial, guarding the entrance to t

The Fusiliers memorial, guarding the entrance to the City of London on Holborn.
Discover more on my @uktoursonline talk on Wednesday.
#london #warmemorial #royalfusiliers #ww1 #ww1history #ww1memorial #cityoflondon #holborn

Come along to my virtual tour of London’s WW1 wa

Come along to my virtual tour of London’s WW1 war memorials this Wednesday evening. Go to @uktoursonline and follow the link in the bio to our ‘forthcoming tours’.
This is from the Machine Gun Corps Memorial by Francis Derwent Wood, at Hyde Park Corner.
#ww1 #london #ww1memorial #machineguncorps #francisderwentwood #derwentwood #sculpture #wwone #ww1history #wwi #warmemorial

The old parish church of St Peter, Pembury, Kent,

The old parish church of St Peter, Pembury, Kent, most of which dates from the early 1300s.
#church #oldchurch #kent #kentishchurches #pembury

Fill my veins with your sweet, sweet mRNA. First s

Fill my veins with your sweet, sweet mRNA.
First shot of #covidvacccine

From six months ago, in that brief window of near-

From six months ago, in that brief window of near-normality. A Sicilian wedding in #agrigento, me and son channeling our inner mafiosi- I’m the wise old don, he’s the young hothead out to make a name for himself.
“Leave the gun. Take the cannoli.”

Marcus Cornish sculpture of the composer Ralph Vau

Marcus Cornish sculpture of the composer Ralph Vaughan-Williams, in Chelsea Embankment Gardens.
#london #sculpture #vaughnwilliams #marcuscornish #chelsea #chelseaembankment #cheynewalk

Eat your heart out Google Nest - these are Victori

Eat your heart out Google Nest - these are Victorian intercoms at a doorway in Rossetti Studios, Flood Street, Chelsea.
#london #chelsea #victoriana

“In memory of Madelina, wife of Mr John...” No

“In memory of Madelina, wife of Mr John...”
Nothing beside remains.
A distressed gravestone in St Luke’s, Chelsea.
#chelsea #london #gravestone #stlukeschelsea

On 24 February I’m doing a virtual talk on @ukto

On 24 February I’m doing a virtual talk on @uktoursonline on #ww1 #warmemorial - talking about them as both artistic monuments and their role in collective and personal memorialisation. We’ll also look at how they reflect the tragedy of the #greatwar - as seen here in Clapham, commemorating the dead of the parish and of one local school.

700,000 British soldiers, sailors and airmen died in the 1914-18 conflict - almost three times as many as WW2.

Tap @uktoursonline and follow the link in the bio to the forthcoming events page.
#clapham #claphamcommon #wwi #memorial #theirnamelivethforevermore #dulceestdecorumest

A couple of #blueplaques along Clapham Common Nort

A couple of #blueplaques along Clapham Common Northside - #charlesbarry, architect of the Houses of Parliament, and the author #grahamgreene .
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#london #clapham #claphamcommon

On 23 February I’m doing a talk for @uktoursonli

On 23 February I’m doing a talk for @uktoursonline on London’s WW1 memorials - including the stunning Royal Artillery monument at Hyde Park Corner.
#london #ww1 #ww1history #warmemorial #sculpture #royalartillery #charlessargeantjagger

This frieze / trompe l’oeil has been incorporate

This frieze / trompe l’oeil has been incorporated into the new #peabody buildings in Strath Terrace, Clapham Junction, but obviously predates the recent construction. Anybody know its history?
#claphamjunction #battersea #sculpture #brick #mystery #peabodybuildings

On the foreshore at #battersea bridge. #london #br

On the foreshore at #battersea bridge.
#london #bridges #batterseabridge #bazalgette #thames #riverthames

No Exit. . Brick wall. #Battersea heliport. . #lon

No Exit.
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Brick wall. #Battersea heliport.
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#london #sign #wall #brickwall #ghostsign #noexit

Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881), essayist and histori

Thomas Carlyle (1795–1881), essayist and historian, ‘The sage of Chelsea’ in festive (and covid-aware) mode.
#london #chelsea #statue #carlyle #thomascarlyle #cheynewalk

Misty morning, Albert Bridge . . #london #albertbr

Misty morning, Albert Bridge
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#london #albertbridge #albertbridgelondon #thepogues #pogues #battersea #thames

#rainbow over #claphamcommon just now. Not sure th

#rainbow over #claphamcommon just now.
Not sure that it’s the herald of better times, but it is a beautiful thing in itself.

#albertbridge that crosses the Thames between Batt

#albertbridge that crosses the Thames between Battersea and Chelsea.
#london #riverthames #thames #chelsea #battersea #bridge

Don't worry, about a thing 'Cause every little thi

Don't worry, about a thing
'Cause every little thing, gonna be all right
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#bobmarley #threelittlebirds #chelsea #london #blueplaque #englishheritage

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