London City Airport
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Taken at London Docklands, near London City Airport. The old building is the Spiller factory and the new buildings are at Canary Wharf, the financial district.
Passenger plane coming in to land at London City Airport earlier in the year, at sunset. Canary Wharf is visible behind, along with the O2 Arena and Millennium Mills building.
Plane preparing for taking off at dusk at London City Airport. In the background is the O2 arena, with the Emirates Air Line cable car, and Canary Wharf. Millennium Mills is also visible in front of Canary Wharf.
Situated in "Silvertown", an area of east London that lies between the River Thames and the London City Airport, the old Spillers "Millennium Mill" was built in 1933, heavily bombed and damaged in WW2, restored and reopened in '53, and then closed for good sometime in the early 80s. Since then it has been threatened with redevelopment many times but nothing has ever come of any of those plans. When I shot this I had a chat with a security guard who kindly let me step inside the wire fence that surrounds the building to take a few photos. Apparently there are now concrete plans to redevelop the building as luxury apartments (what else!). Another building on the estate where this building is has already been redeveloped and according to the friendly guard this is the next one that will be worked on. Of course I'd love for this building to be saved but I hope its not at the expense of it's wonderful rough and ready facade which is just fabulous.
A really interesting part of the old mill's history is the number of times its been used in cultural projects, including a Jean-Michel Jarre's projection project, multiple TV and film productions, and a whole host of music videos including ones by the Arctic Monkeys, Mick Jagger, Snow Patrol, and Coldplay. Looking at it's wikipedia page it's clear that it has a fascinating history.
35mm film photography
Leica IIIb rangefinder
Industar N-61 52mm f/2.8
Kodak Double X B&W film
Shot for at least 10+ minutes of the lights of one landing and one departing aircraft London City Airport.
14-12-2018
I have taken the picture in Greenwich, London. I am stood next to the Cutty Sark. The domed building to the right is an entrance to the Greenwich Foot Tunnel. The tunnel crosses beneath the River Thames in East London, linking Greenwich on the South bank with Millwall on the north. It was opened in 1902 and approximately 4000 people use it each day.
The skyscrapers are in Canary Wharf. It is a leading financial centre. There are around 105,000 people employed here. It also has it's own international airport, London City Airport. You may be able to spot an aeroplane in the shot.
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Royal Air Force 32 (The Royal) Squadron British Aerospace 146-100 CC2 Statesman ZE701, London City, 13th July 2017
Seen landing on runway 09 at London City Airport operating a service from Zurich for Swiss International Air Lines.
I photographed these aircraft approaching London City Airpot whilst waiting for the Tall Ships Regatta.
British Airways Embraer Emb-190-100LR (G-LCYW) CitiyFlyer.
Stagecoach London LX03OTB on route 473 towards North Woolwich is seen at London City Airport 21/05/12.