London - April 2006

(Above)Euston Station and its concourse.  While the 'new' station is not as ornate as it's predecessor, the simple Modernist lines and large expanses of glass allow for a spacious, light airy concourse.

Another view of the Euston concourse

An office building above Euston bus station with a very well defined latticed facade

The Camden Borough Council offices, a heavily Brutalist design that almost verges of Postmodernism.

Electric traction in Kings Cross with a Class 365 "Networker" EMU still in the long-obsolete Network South East livery and a GNER Class 91 loco hauled train next to it.

Two GNER trains side by side at Kings cross - a "High Speed Train" and a Class 91.

Approaching Kings Cross tunnel.

Another Class 365 'Networker'

Two class 317 'One' EMUs.  These trains are definitely past their best!

A High Speed Train power car.

Kings Cross featuring two 'Networkers'

A blur of activity as passengers rush to board the GNER train about to leave

Too late!  The train is on its way, behind it is a 317.

Clearing up after market day in Whitechapel

An atmospheric view of the back streets of Wapping

Looking across the River Thames from near Wapping.  The shot is dominated by the 'mini city' that is Canary Wharf.

A surprisingly tranquil view of the Thames

Another view of the Thames from near Wapping

Back streets near Aldgate

An abandoned warehouse South of the Thames.  Hopefully this building will be put back into use by converting into luxury flats or offices as has been done with other such buildings in the docklands.

Approaching Tower Bridge from the East.  This pleasant walkway is flanked by new developments on the right.  The Southern side of the Thames is dominated by the gigantic towering hospital building in Southwark.

Approaching Tower Bridge.

St Katharine's Docks, near Tower bridge.  This very pleasant waterside location is often overlooked by Tourists.  While many of the original buildings were replaced by modern buildings of varying aesthetic merit, several of the original buildings were retained.  The location reminds me a little of Liverpool's Albert Dock.

St Katharine's Dock.

A Brutalist hotel by St Katharine's Dock, somewhat out of place here and it certainly overpowers the surrounding buildings.

The hotel has something of a foreboding, fortress-like quality about it.

A pleasant dock building.  This just shows that historic buildings can be saved and given a new lease of life.

ower Bridge...but it's a

The Thames at dusk, looking up-river from the Hungerford footbridge

The Jubilee Gardens and arguably London's most famous modern landmark, The London Eye.  To the left of the shot is the Shell Centre while behind the London Eye is the former GLC building, now used mainly for leisure purposes.

The Jubilee Gardens and the gigantic Shell Centre complex.  The Shell Centre is a fine example of high-quality postwar architecture.

Jubilee Gardens.

Charing Cross and Hungerford Bridge at dusk.

The London Eye

This picture needs no introduction!

If you head South from Westminster bridge towards Waterloo, you come across this strange sight...

Now a hive of dereliction, this interesting structure was an extension to the GLC offices.

There used to be a bridge connecting this to the main office building but it's long gone.

The structure is boarded up and waiting for the bulldozers to move in...however, with a bit of imaginative refurbishment, the structure could become an interesting landmark. In actual fact, it will probably be replaced with something bland and nondescript.