2013-04-20
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brief guide to canals and waterways by maraid on Flickr.
Great subtitle: “brief, pithy, and what you really want to know”.
2012-05-03
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The Millennium Bridge by Sandra Lousada.
The picture of the blade of light spanning the Thames has become something of a cliché, bit the angle here (from a part of Tate Modern that many people don’t get to, I think) and - particularly - the use of movement definitely help to make this stand out a little.
2012-03-26
Things named for Queen Elizabeth II
Excerpts from Wikipedia’s (self-admittedly incomplete) list:
Monuments:
- Ontario: Queen Elizabeth II Rose Gardens Statue in honour of Her Majesty’s Silver Jubilee in 1977 and Golden Jubilee in 2002
- Saskatchewan: Statue of Queen Elizabeth II riding Burmese (horse) Regina, Saskatchewan
Buildings:
- Alberta: Queen Elizabeth II Planetarium, Edmonton
- England: Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London
- England: Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
- England: Queen Elizabeth II Dock Eastham, Merseyside
- Fiji: Queen Elizabeth Barracks, Nabua
- Newfoundland and Labrador: Queen Elizabeth II Library, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Newfoundland
- Queensland: Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Sports Centre, Brisbane (former)
- Saskatchewan: Queen Elizabeth Power Station, Regina
- South Africa: Princess Elizabeth Graving Dock, East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Hospitals and health:
- Alberta: Queen Elizabeth II Hospital, Grande Prairie
- England: Princess Elizabeth Orthopaedic Centre, Exeter
- Hong Kong: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Hong Kong
- Prince Edward Island: Queen Elizabeth Hospital
- South Australia: Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide
Roads, highways, and bridges:
- Alberta: Princess Elizabeth Avenue, Edmonton
- Alberta: Queen Elizabeth II Highway, the portion of Alberta Highway 2 between Calgary and Edmonton
- Alberta: Queen Elizabeth Park Road, Edmonton
- Brazil: Queen Elizabeth Street or Rua Rainha Elizabeth, Manaus, Amazonas State
- British Virgin Islands: Queen Elizabeth II Bridge, between Beef Island and Tortola
- England: Golden Jubilee Bridge, London
- England: Queen Elizabeth II Bridge, A282 road, between Thurrock and Dartford
- England: Queen Elizabeth Bridge, A322 Windsor By-pass, Windsor
- England: Queen Elizabeth II Metro Bridge, Tyne and Wear Metro, between Newcastle upon Tyne andGateshead
- Norfolk Island: Queen Elizabeth Avenue, Norfolk Island
- Singapore: Queen Elizabeth II Walk, Singapore, to commemorate the Queen’s coronation in 1953
Schools:
- England: Queen Elizabeth College, University of London, London
- England: Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee School, West Sussex
- Isle of Man: Queen Elizabeth II High School, Peel, Isle of Man
- Mauritius: Queen Elizabeth College, Mauritius
- New Brunswick: Princess Elizabeth School Saint John, New Brunswick
- Quebec: École Primaire Princess Elizabeth, Ouest Magog, Québec
- Trinidad and Tobago: Princess Elizabeth Special School, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
(with thanks to diamondgeezer, after a discussion about this news story on the early day motion to rename the Clock Tower (incorrectly referred to as St Stephen’s Tower in the report) to the Elizabeth Tower)
2011-03-04
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The old Thames TV ident. I always thought that Tower Bridge looked a bit like a rocket.
(via psd)
2010-01-14
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John Gay extensively photographed urban scenes, particularly in London. He published a book of photographs of the capital,London Observed, in 1964. This is his own take on Tower Bridge.
2009-10-25
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Time lapse video of the Sydney Harbour Bridge being turned into a picnic ground earlier today.
This is good.
2009-03-25
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I’m on a plane to San Francisco. See you on the other side.
This lovely picture is from the BBC’s programme page for Lost Voices: Harry Fainlight: Soul on Fire.
