Mar 2012: Did you know that the Bohemians had a church?

This is the Holy Trinity Church in Sloan Square. I wasn't able to go inside as it was closed, too bad, I understand there is a great stained glass and sculpture collection in here.

I actually started from the back.

This is the widest church in London. There, I am sure you are so happy you got to know this totally useless factoid. And a Boris bike stand in front of the back of the church. Check out the window, that is a giant window. I am sure the stained glass looks lovely. Can you imagine constructing something like that? the delicate stone work? Amazing.

Nice steeple

Some lovely arches and windows.

A closed door with flowers in pots on the stairs. I walk around the front of the church.

Looks spectacular, eh?

The main door has this lovely carving in front of it.

Some saint? A closer look. The face looks familiar. It reminded me of Charlton Heston in Ben Hur.

The same beetling brow, piercing eyes, very strong jawline, moustache and beard, jutting chin…

Another saint?

Moses?

Christ.

Hmmm, no, the previous chap cannot be Moses, because here is Moses with the two tablets.

Somebody not feeling too good.

The right hand side of the carving. Some king I would presume.

A plaque at the corner talks about when it was started.

Interesting plaque this. Admiral Sir. George Willes participated in the 2nd Opium War. Did you know that a combined British French fleet was solidly defeated by the Chinese? But George Willes, a captain at that time, showed extraordinary bravery at that time.

The Choir Room.

The steeple. Lovely structure.

Some of the decorations on the building.

The top has these lovely stone work as well but as you can see, they are being worn away now.

Some of the stonework detailing.

Another view of the steeple.

Looking up



And the church from the square. Lovely place, one day I have to go inside and check out the sculptures and windows, should be good.

Mar 2012: A tiny River Pinn in Pinner

I tell you, the UK has a strange way of terming rivers. What I would have called streams are called as rivers. Anyway.

I pop down from the High street

And then find myself on the bridge

Solidly constructed wooden bridge.

Looking down at the river, I see some detritus scattered in the normally very clear water. Newspapers.

A paper cup

A plastic bag

Its the drought here, so the water is running low.

Some twigs have been caught up

A stone, the banks have been cemented

Have a bud

A KFC bucket.

A beer and a cigarette packet.

Some tin foil.

A notice seems to have floated down into the river.

A plastic bottle

A roof tile

The railing. reflected

Here is the river. The local village notices are attached to the railing there.

A creeper going up.

A suitcase and other rubbish in the corner.





Some more newspapers and household rubbish.

What a sad state of affairs, needs to be further cleaned up, Im afraid. Did you know this river was dammed in the WW2 times to provide a water reservoir in case of fires? Its on the flight path to RAF Northolt, the oldest military airfield in the UK. The Germans tried to bomb it regularly and several bombs went awol. Nice.