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Chimney Tops

November 23, 2016
Spitalfields roof topsand spire, c. 1987

Spitalfields roof tops, chimneys and spire, c. 1987

Christchurch and rooftops 1999

Christchurch Spitalfields, rooftops & chimneys 1999

Warehouse roof

Chimneys on The Highway, Shadwell London 1982

Chimneys in Spitalfields, 1998

Chimneys in Spitalfields, 1998

Christchurch Spitalfields

Christchurch spire with chimneys, Spitalfields 1991

Truman Chimney Brick Lane. London 2002

Truman brewery chimney, Brick Lane. London 2002

The Anglican Cathedral

The Anglican Cathedral (& chimneys) in Liverpool c.1977

Chimneys in Spitalfields, 1998

Chimneys in Spitalfields, 1998

Truman chimney, Brick Lane

Truman brewery chimney, Brick Lane 2007

Liverpool 8, 1981

Empty homes with chimneys, Liverpool 8, 1981

Passengers in boat. Bangladesh 1996

Boat on a river (with chimneys). Bangladesh 1996

Buriganga river with a few boats, 1992

Buriganga river with a few boats & distant chimneys. Bangladesh 1992

Around St Pauls Cathedral

November 22, 2016

Below is the distant view I had from my flat in Whitechapel of St Pauls Cathedral in 1987. The dome has now vanished from the landscape following the building, in subsequent years of office blocks in and around the City of London.

The City with St Pauls, 1987

The City with St Pauls viewed from Spitalfields, 1987

View from Whitechapel 2006

View from Whitechapel 2006

Looking West from Whitechapel 2014

Looking West from Whitechapel 2014

St Pauls 2002

St Pauls 2002

St Pauls 2002

St Pauls 2002

St Pauls 2002

St Pauls 2002

St Pauls 2002

St Pauls 2002

Capitalism in Crisis protest, St Pauls Cathedral 2011.

Capitalism in Crisis protest, St Pauls Cathedral 2011.

St Pauls 2002

St Pauls 2002

St Pauls underground

St Pauls underground station, 2007

Planet for sale. Capitalism is Crisis protest, St Pauls Cathedral 2011.

Planet for sale. Capitalism is Crisis protest, St Pauls Cathedral 2011.

Rain near St Pauls. London 2006

Rain near St Pauls. London 2006

Food In East London

November 21, 2016

 

Mother and son at the Sclater Street market, 1998

Mother and son at the Sclater Street market, 1998

 

Mother and son at the Sclater Street market, 1998

Mother and son at the Sclater Street market, 1998

In 2003 the Burger bar (above) moved its venue to across the road; the ‘Purveyors of fine food’ lettering has been removed. Still six years later no one appears to be buying a burger and the man with the trolley (below) is walking away from the bar. When I visited the Slater Street market a couple of weeks ago I noticed that the burger bar has disappeared. The land on which the original burger bar rested has now been covered with ‘luxury flats’. Slater Street market is being squeezed out of existence by gentrification that has no regard for history, culture or people on low incomes.

Man with trolley walking away from burger bar

Man with trolley walking away from burger bar, Sclater Street market 2003

Bishopsgate lady through a window

Woman resting in a fast food restaurant, Bishopsgate 1989

Hanbury Street 2013

Hanbury Street 2013

Sclater Street food stall 1986

Sclater Street food stall 1986

 

Young woman passes burger advertisement

Young woman passes burger advertisement, Whitechapel Road 2002

Two old fashioned hand carts flank a young man eating his lunch

Two old fashioned hand carts flank a young man eating his lunch, Whitechapel 1984

One Customer at Rossi's. Hanbury Street, London 2009.

One Customer at Rossi’s. Hanbury Street, London 2009.

Woman eating a plate of chips, Cheshire Street London c.1984

Woman eating a plate of chips, Cheshire Street London c.1984

Tea, solar pulses, teaspoon and toast at Rossi's. Hanbury Street, London 2009.

Tea, solar pulses, teaspoon and toast at Rossi’s. Hanbury Street, London 2009.

Walking Around The World

November 20, 2016
A woman walking in Manhattan

A woman walking in Manhattan, 2005

Woman with walking stick, Whitechapel c. 1983

Woman with walking stick, Whitechapel c.1983

A woman walking in Tamil Nadu

A woman walking in Tamil Nadu, 2008

Woman walking to the shops, Mile end c.2002

Woman walking to the shops, Mile end c.2002

Two women walking together in Marakeech 2005

Two women walking together in Marakeech 2005

Woman walking on Bethnal Green Road, London c.1985

Woman walking on Bethnal Green Road, London c.1985

Walking on Brick Lane, London 2012

Walking on Brick Lane, London 2012

Man with a walking stick, Whitechapel Road 1984

Man with a walking stick, Whitechapel Road 1984

Woman walking under the Bridge in Brick Lane, London 2012

Woman walking under the Bridge in Brick Lane, London 2012

Lady walking on Brick Lane Bridge

Lady walking on Brick Lane Bridge, 1985

Boys walking in a flooded street. Dhaka, Bangladesh

Boys walking in a flooded street. Dhaka, Bangladesh 1999