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The Walkie Talkie part two – Sky Garden

Posted on May 29, 2015 by Ben Rowe

The Sky Garden is a public space at the top of the Walkie Talkie building, (officially known as 20 Fenchurch Street) which opened in January 2015. It is home to restaurants and bars, plenty of foliage and great views of London. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, London | Tagged baby, bar, blanket, blue dress, building, cheesegrater, cocktail, drinks, fern, lemons, limes, palm tree, plants, rug, seats, shard, skyscraper, view, windows | Leave a comment

Leadenhall Building

Posted on January 15, 2015 by Ben Rowe

The Leadenhall Building, aka The Cheesegrater, was opened late 2014 and I got the chance to go up to the 47th floor for a sneak peak. It stands at 224 metres tall and there’s a pretty impressive view of the City from up … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, London | Tagged 30 st mary axe, bt tower, building, cheesegrater, city, escalator, falcon nest, gherkin, lift, london, pipes, shard, silhouette, skyline, steel, structure, sunset, time out, view, walkie talkie | Leave a comment

Docklands Museum

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Ben Rowe

Museum of London Docklands, Isle of Dogs, London. The museum, which opened in 2003 in an old sugar warehouse, contains artefacts and displays telling the history of the Thames and Docklands area, from Roman times to the closure of the … Continue reading →

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The Old Blue Last

Posted on November 30, 2011 by Ben Rowe

The Old Blue Last, Great Eastern Street, London. The Old Blue Last is a pub and live music venue in East London run by Vice. It hosts ‘forward-thinking’ bands and DJs every night (usually for free) and is the epitome … Continue reading →

Posted in London, Music | Tagged architecture, band, building, bus movement, dj, effects, great eastern street, history of apple pie, old street, photography, pub, shoreditch, truman hanbury buxton, venue | 3 Comments

Heygate Estate

Posted on July 19, 2011 by Ben Rowe

Heygate Estate, between Old Kent Road and Walworth Road, Southwark, London. Build in 1974 the neo-brutalist buildings were once a popular place to live, but crime, poverty and dilapidation hit the housing estate and it is now being demolished as … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, London | Tagged bench, building, computer, dish, housing estate, photography, pipes, satellite, tower block | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: building

The Walkie Talkie part two – Sky Garden

Leadenhall Building

Docklands Museum

The Old Blue Last

Heygate Estate

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