Here is a collection of sketches done in London.
Royal Oak Borough, 44 Tabard Street, SE1
Here is the Royal Oak Borough, sketched on a sunny day in August. This pub serves Harvey’s beer and is listed in the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA)…
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Albury Buildings, Boyfield St, Southwark, London SE1
I sketched this block of flats in Southwark, towards the end of an afternoon. This block, and the block opposite, Clandon House, were completed in 1897. Pevsner2describes these…
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Bishops Hall, 8 Ayres Street SE1
This unassuming door leads to a spectacular hall. This is 8 Ayres Street, the entrance to Bishops Hall, formerly known as Redcross Hall. When I sketched this door…
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Cab Drivers’ Shelter, Thurloe Place SW7
This Cab Drivers’ Shelter is outside the Victoria and Albert Museum in Kensington, London. This shelter, one of 13 remaining, was built to the designs of Maximilian Clarke…
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The Green Tiled House, 5 Croston Street, London Fields, E8 4PQ
On a sunny day in April, I walked across London Fields. I had a paper bag in my hand containing a cheesy snack from E5 bakery. I ate…
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“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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