A memorial marks the area where Janette Hastead, 70, was killed by a truck on the Packington Estate.
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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.
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.
London Feb 11, 2013
Not as snowy as the U.S. Northeast, but flurries in London.
Enjoy the Weekend
The international dog — Oscar — wishes you a great weekend.
Ingram House, Tower Hamlets
The 20-storey Ingram House is one of three towers along Daling Way in Bow. Can’t find much detail on Ingram House, Sandall House or Wilmer House.
Cranbrook Estate, Tower Hamlets
Designed by Skinner, Bailey and Lubetkin, the Cranbrook Estate was built between 1961 and 1968. It was Berthold Lubetkin’s last major project before his retirement. The estate has a mix of low-rise and tower block flats arrayed along Mace Street’s figure eight pattern. More details here and here.
Cumberland Market Estate, NW1
Formerly owned by the Crown Estate, Cumberland Market Estate was one of four developments that were transferred to the Peabody Trust in 2011.
Sean Gallagher 