Tag Archives: West London
Locked down.
Day whatever of lockdown. As of this week we’ve moved from “Stay home” to “Stay alert”. Face masks may be worn in some shops and on public transport, but it’s only a suggestion. A fourteen-day quarantine for overseas travellers might … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, London, UK
Tagged Art, Boris, Bus stop, Coronavirus, Covid-19, Doors, Europe, Fiat 500, Holodomor, Hugh Grant, I worry for the NHS, Kids, Lockdown, London, Mask, Milk, Milkman, Monkey, NHS, Photos, Stay alert, UK, Urban photography, W3, W4, West London
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Ever wondered what do those London neighbourhoods are like?
Have you ever flown into London Heathrow airport? Unless you’re arriving from the West, thereby ruining the Queen’s sleep over in Windsor (because, like a particularly loud American once said within earshot of yours truly, Why have they built a castle … Continue reading
Posted in London, UK
Tagged Business Park, England, Europe, Gurdwara, Hammersmith, London, Overground, Passchendaele, Pokémon, Richard Rogers, Rogers, Rogers Stirk Harbour + Partners, Southall, Thames, UK, West London
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Five years after.
Training for a trekking in the Tian Shan doesn’t come easily in London. It’s flat and almost wholly urban, something, I am told, that is at odd with walking for days through woods, moraines, rock fields and the occasional glacier. … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, London, UK
Tagged Abandoned house, Abandonmnent, Acton, Kensal Rise, London, UK, West London
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Under the gurdwara dome: a walk through Southall, London
If you were to be parachuted anywhere in London, outside the ring described by the Circle Line, I’m sure that you’d have a tough time understanding where you have landed. With a few notable exceptions where natural features – rivers, … Continue reading
Posted in Europe, London, UK
Tagged Britain, British Airways, British National Party, Economic growth, Gurdwara, London, Mosque, Race riot, Sikh, Southall, UK, United Kingdom, West London, White flight
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