Category Archives: Subj_Modern Buildings

St Luke’s Court, Tooley Street

Posted on 28 August 2020 by

Above: Wide-angle view from the north side of Tooley Street of the development which looks like a series of badly stacked boxes. Tooley Street is mainly lined with Victorian buildings. There are a few new developments but they are in … Continue reading →

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Trellick Tower

Posted on 24 July 2020 by

Above: View of the Trellick Tower reflected in the canal with a curved section of Westway overhanging the waterway. The Trellick Tower is probably one of the most iconic of all the Brutalist architecture examples in London. The large block … Continue reading →

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St Mary Axe, 30 from Mile End Road

Posted on 6 January 2020 by

Above: Looking in a westerly direction along Mile End Road at the Gherkin (Click image to enlarge to 1024×640). When 30 St Mary Axe was being constructed, many members of the public took a real interest in watching the large … Continue reading →

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St Mary Axe, 30 from Lower Road

Posted on 3 January 2020 by

Above: Looking towards the City of London in Lower Road (Click image to enlarge to 1024×640). When the unusual offices called 30 St Mary Axe – better known to most people as ‘The Gherkin’ – were completed in 2003,  there … Continue reading →

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Cascades Tower

Posted on 27 May 2019 by

Above: Cascades Tower with its sloping side. In the 1980s, when the London Docklands Development Corporation (LDDC) was only just starting it had the task of creating a ‘new world’ in the derelict Docklands area. Londoners became used to tall … Continue reading →

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Newfoundland Quay

Posted on 3 May 2019 by

Above: Newfoundland Quay (in the centre of the view) photographed in April 2019 from near the entrance to Canary Wharf Underground Station. The DLR runs on a bridge across the remaining part of Middle Dock. Every time you visit Canary … Continue reading →

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Leadenhall Building (Cheesegrater)

Posted on 30 November 2018 by

Above: Looking west in 2018 at a surprisingly traffic-free Leadenhall Street. The Leadenhall Building (with the sloping side) stands on the north side of Leadenhall Street, at the junction with St Mary Axe (Street). To the right can be seen … Continue reading →

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St Mary Axe, 30 (Gherkin)

Posted on 26 November 2018 by

Above: Looking west from Mile End Road towards the City in April 2018. The Gherkin (just over a mile away) appears in front of the taller Leadenhall Building (Cheesegrater). Just to the right is 22 Bishopsgate under construction. The building … Continue reading →

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Minster Court

Posted on 8 October 2018 by

Above: The three buildings that form Minster Court. Being so large it is impossible to photograph them at ground level. At the bottom of the view is parts of the roofline of the old Billingsgate Market and the Custom House. … Continue reading →

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