Here is a collection of sketches done in London.
“The Chapel” Cab Drivers’ Shelter, Wellington Place, St John’s Wood, NW8 7PE
According to the cab driver sitting at one of the tables, this is “the oldest, and the last to be listed”. It was built in 1875, and listed…
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Russell Square Cab Drivers’ Shelter, WC1
Continuing my series on Cab Drivers’ Shelters, here is the shelter on Russell Square. It was built in 1897, restored in 1987, and listed in 1988. This little…
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Temple Place Cabdrivers’ shelter, WC2
Here is the Cab Drivers Shelter near Temple Station. There are 13 of these shelters surviving. All are now listed. This one was built in around 1900 and…
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Donnybrook Quarter, Old Ford, Tower Hamlets, London E3
I saw this group of Mediterranean-style buildings on a long peregrination around East London. I went back to have a closer look. This is the “Donnybrook Quarter” which…
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Arnold Circus from Leila’s shop, Calvert Avenue, E2
On a very cold day in January I stopped for lunch in Leila’s shop in Calvert Avenue. My table at the window offered a view along a tangent…
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The Royal Oak, Columbia Road, London E2
Columbia Road flower market is famous. It takes place on Sundays from 8am to 2pm “whatever the weather”. This magnificent pub, The Royal Oak, is about half way…
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61 Hackney Road, E2
Along the Hackney Road stands this building with a turret: This on the corner of Waterson Street and Hackney Road, at the western end of Columbia Road. After…
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Rotherhithe Tunnel, South Entrance, London SE16
Having sketched the North entrance of the Rotherhithe Tunnel, I then went to have a look at the South entrance. Here it is: The church is St Olav’s,…
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Rotherhithe Tunnel North Entrance, London E14
The Rotherhithe Tunnel carries road traffic in both directions between Limehouse on the north of the River Thames, and Rotherhithe on the south side. It was constructed between…
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Flaxman Lodge, London, WC1
This wonderfully turreted building adorns a street corner in Bloomsbury. It is listed Grade II. According to the listing entry it was built in 1907-8 to designs of…
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National Theatre and 76 South Bank
On the 2nd January I joined a group of other artists sketching on London’s South Bank. This was an event organised by Jackson’s Art Supplies of Dalston. The…
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Rotherhithe Tunnel Shaft 2, London SE16
I have sketched the Rotherhithe Tunnel Ventilation Shaft on the North Bank of the Thames. So I went on an expedition to sketch its sister shaft on the…
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