Monday, April 22, 2013

Nov 2012: Fleet of Foot, Fleet Street Walkabout

I had to go to a charity board meeting in the city and on finishing, decided to take some pics of the surroundings in Fleet Street.

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Spiky staircase…

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tall narrow buildings…

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Hello?

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Winged guardians of the gate

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Hmmm, ok, ok, so you said…

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a path across the heavens

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a dirty light

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makes my eyes itch just watching the curves and strange angles.

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nice clock

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nice

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that is one old pub

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you can see the antiquity in the carvings

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old old style windows, with lead holding the panes..

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very nice, i didnt have much time so didnt get a chance to pop in but one day :)

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very warm and inviting place, no?

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a gothic building.

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the detailing is very nice, and it has been well maintained as well.

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cranes highlighting the skies

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every time i see this building, i have a wry smile, what’s this doing on fleet street in this day and age?

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all leaning helter skelter

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a memorial to the Fusiliers…in the middle of the street.

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its a gray day..

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waiting for the train to pop in

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i can see you :) the mirrors on the edge of the platform for the train driver to use to see if the platform is clear of the train

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rows of rails…

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