"Planxty's London" Personal Page by planxty

This album is just a random selection of some of the literally thousands of photos I have of London.

There is no theme, they are just shots that I like. Please feel free to contact me if you like, or dislike, these shots.

The first one I like because it is an interesting mix of modern and not so modern.

The Gherkin, London, UK.

I am currently a tip group editor in VT for London (bear with me, it is a long job and I'll get it done!) and I have looked at literally hundreds of pictures of the Gherkin as it is known. I believe it os properly called the Re Swiss building and certainly the address is 42 St. Mary Axe. I just liked this view of it.

Covent Garden Market, London, UK.

I do not like Covent Garden, I think it is a complete tourist trap now it is no longer a functioning market. It is the haunt of pickpockets, beggars and so on, but I quite like this photo, which shows how busy it can get.

Cable Street mural, London, UK.

This is a detail from a wall mural near where I live. It features on my off the beaten path page for London. It is close to where I live. The mural represents (as you can see on the police officers collar) an event which happened in 1936 when Oswald Moseley's blackshirts (effectively English Fascists) decided to have a march in the East End of London. The area od Cable Street was then, as indeed now, predominantly an immigrant area, with many Jews. Basically what happened was that the local Jewry, the local (non-Jewish) populace and a few outsiders took to the street to stop the Blackshirts marching.

I do rather like the mural.

Gasometer, London, UK.

This shot shows a gasometer on the Regent's Canal near my home in the East End. I have always had a liking for industrial history and, whilst not conventionally aesthetically pleasing, I find a distinct beauty in structures like this.

Shadow photo, London, UK.

This shot was taken on a walk along the Regent's Canal one day. Unusually for London, there was a bit of sun, and I took this shot of the shadow of a man making a mobile 'phone call.

Roof detail, St. Pancras, London, UK.

Just another one of my "arty" type photos. This is the absolutely amazing roof of the new St. Pancras Station, where many visitors will arrive in the UK, via the Eurostar train. The station took a long time to refurbish, and a great deal of money. Actually, I think it is a pretty good result.

Flower Garden, London, UK.

London? London City? Actually, it is. It is amazing how much greenery there is in the city if you look for it. I read a statistic (lies, damn lies and statistics again) that London has more green space than any other comparable major city in the world. Frankly, whilst I am sceptical about stats, I can believe this one.