Interesting pair of tower blocks, plus some additional low rises.
Author Archives: Sean Gallagher
Church of the Most Holy Trinity with St Mary, Hackney
Built in 1848 by architect William Railton, who also designed Nelson’s Column. Also known as Holy Trinity Hoxton. Forward in Faith parish. Forward in Faith is “a worldwide association of Anglicans who are unable in conscience to accept the ordination of women as priests or as bishops.”
Packington Estate, Islington
Built in the 1960s, the Packington Estate is currently being redeveloped by Hyde Housing Association. More on Packington Estate from UK Housing Wiki.
Packington Estate Memorial
A memorial marks the area where Janette Hastead, 70, was killed by a truck on the Packington Estate.
The Shard From Wharf Road
The Shard and friends: Cromwell Tower, St. Lukes and street lights. Milky English light.
Alexandra Trust Dining Rooms, City Road
Built in 1898 by tea magnate and philanthropist Sir Thomas Lipton, the Alexandra Trust Dining Rooms provided cheap meals to the Old Street area’s working class and poor. The building, which appears to be in partial use, is now being scaffolded.
Brent Puts Willesden Green Library Centre Planning Discussions on Hold
Discussions on a planning application for the redevelopment of Willesden Green Library Centre were put on hold, according to a notice on the Borough of Brent’s web site. (Brent launched a new web site and didn’t do redirects on its old pages. Updated information here.) The planning application details that the site will become a …
Southwark Council Calls for Bakerloo Extension to Camberwell and Peckham
As part of a discussion on a proposed levy on new developments, Southwark Council decided to call for the extension of the Bakerloo line to serve Camberwell and Pekham. The CIL (Community Infrastructure Levy) allows councils to raise funds from new development to support infrastructure and transport projects. More on the CIL here.
Blazing English Sunshine
That’s truly a London sky. Gambier House in Islington.
Gambier House: Will You Marry Me?
Unknown if the person being questioned accepted or not.
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