Wednesday 19 June 2013

Tuesday 18 June 2013

Beasts: Horse @Park Lane

This is one of the 'Animals in War' sculptures on Park Lane. The blue string around the dog is holding up a tarpaulin covering graffiti on the memorial, which was defaced after the Woolwich attack in early June.

Saturday 8 June 2013

Window tax - Holborn



Window tax was a property tax based on the number of windows in a house, introduced in 1696 and repealed in 1851. To avoid the tax, many houses from the period can be seen to have bricked-up window spaces.

Read more here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Window_tax

Friday 7 June 2013

Bridge of Aspirations

Above Floral Street in Covent Garden, the Bridge of Aspirations connects the Royal Ballet School with the Royal Opera House.