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Bethnal Green Gardens.
The storm which swept across Southern Britain during the morning of Monday 28th October 2013 did very litttle damage in Bethnal Green, probably because it was shielded from the direct winds from the South-West by the tall buildings of the City of London. This is one of the few branches that did come down.
The poppies at the Tower of London are an evolving art installation "Blood Swept Lands and Seas of Red", to mark the 100th anniversary of the outbreak of the First World War.
The first poppies were installed in the moat at the Tower on 5th August 2014 - 100 years to the day since Britain declared war on Germany - and the last will be installed on 11th November, the anniversary of the Armistice in 1918 which brought an end to the fighting. A total of 888,246 ceramic poppies will be laid, each on signifying a British military fatality during the War.
After 11th November the poppies will be removed and sold off to raise money for six charities which support serving and former services personnel, and their families.
St John on Bethnal Green.
At the Spring Equinox the day and night are of equal length; in the Northern Hemisphere day will now be in the ascendant and our focus becomes more to the outer than the inner. It is the time when the signs of new life are everywhere, when the life force itself seems unstoppable.
The ancient Germans celebrated a Godess names Oastra, whose symbol is an egg, another symbol of spring fertility. This symbol endures today with chocolate easter eggs and painted eggs, and traditions such as egg-rolling. The female hormone, oestrogen, is named after her.
As with many festivals, Christianity has adapted the traditions of older religions and Christians celebrate Easter - the rebirth of Jesus Christ. Unusually though the date is determined by a lunar event - Easter Sunday is taken each year as the first Sunday after the first full moon following the Spring Equinox, which means it can occur as early as 23rd March and as late as 25th April. Easter is the only Christian festival to follow a lunar rather than a solar calendar.
This is a graph of my annual service charge, from the 1998-9 year to the 2008-9 year. These are the "actuals", not the "estimates".
What is a service charge? It is the fee the freeholder charges the owner of a flat to pay for the upkeep of the block. In my case, the freeholder is the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. Beginning 2008-9, their agent is Tower Hamlets Homes.
A new Flyunder has been constructed which allows trains travelling from Bank to Lewisham to avoid conflicting with trains travelling from Crossharbour to Stratford. It was brought into use on 24th August 2009.
The train on the left pauses at West India Quay on a Stratford-Crossharbour service, whilst on the right a Bank-Lewisham service powers up the ramp from the Flyunder alongside the other platform face, which is now disused. In the background a Crossharbour to Stratford train can be seen crossing simultaneously over the Bank to Lewisham train, a move that would not have been possible prior to the opening of the new Flyunder.
Mile End, London E1.
One of London's most hidden secrets. Even many people who walk regularly past an innocuous green door set into a wall in Cleveland Way do not realise that behind lies a footpath, giving access to a whole terrace of Victorian cottages. Yet all you need to do is push gently on the gate to be admitted to another world of peace and tranquility, just a few steps from the busy and bustling Mile End Road.
Swedenborg Gardens, adjacent to The Highway, London E1, commemorates the mystic and scientist Emmanuel Swedenborg who built a Swedish church here in 1727. It was demolished after the First World War.
Postbox outside the sub Post Office on Bethnal Green Road in the snows of 2nd February 2009. This postbox dates from Edward VII's reign (1901-1910). Edward VIII postboxes are very rare as he only reigned for 325 days in 1936 before he abdicated.
The panel posing with an audience member. From left to right: Matthew Wilson, a member of the audience, Anne Swithinbank and Bunny Guinness.
BBC Radio 4's "Gardeners' Question Time" was recorded at Oxford House in Bethnal Green during the afternoon of Sunday 18th May 2104. Musical entertainment was provided by Jo Stephenson and Dan Woods, otherwise known as "Can You Dig It?" who serenaded the audience with gardening-related songs.
The event was part of the Chelsea Fringe Festival, which is being hosted at Oxford House and other venues. The recorded show is due to be broadcast on Friday 23rd May at 14.00 and repeated on Sunday 25th at 15.00.
Sculpture - detail
This sculpture by Peter Dean, called "Weaving Identities", was erected in 2003 and partly conceals CCTV cameras. The figures were cast following photos and sketches that the artist made of the various sporting activities that take place on Weavers Field, whilst the ribbons through the middle represent silk strands and commemorate the Hugenot Weavers who settled in the area from the 17th Century and indirectly gave the park its name.
Memorial to seafarers who lost their lives during the Second World War, designed by Hugh Easton. St Dunstan's and All Saints, Stepney, London.
Following upgrade work and delivery of new carriages, some Bank-Lewisham workings have been strengthened to three cars. A three car train of recently delivered Bombardier B07 stock runs alongside Cable Street on its way to Bank on Tuesday 16th March.
Alie Street E1 looking up to Goodman's Stile. The farthestmost buildings have now been demolished to make way for expensive apartments.
www.smartnewhomes.com/development/details/Altitude.aspx
All part of the Square Mile plan to push the boundaries of its influence further north and east and forcing poorer residents out.
Earlier this year the stretch of Derbyshire Street alongside Oxford House was turned into a pedestrian and cycle way, and landscaped as a 'pocket park'. The plants are now maturing and this is now turning into a pleasant public space.
Oxford House has aspirations to reopen its café, and is planning to use part of the pocket park as an outdoor seating area.
Ravenscroft Street (off Columbia Row), Bethnal Green.
Our neighbours Andrew and Tsy have set up a 'pop-up' coffee and cake stall every Sunday inside 'Organics', a gardening shop. Andrew bakes the cakes and muffins himself and they are to die for - in particular, the savoury muffins are not to be missed!
The stall was supposed to run to the end of February, but it looks like it will continue for a while longer. .
If you are visiting the Flower Market on a Sunday, do pop in, have a coffee (or tea) and a muffin or a slice of cake - and tell them I sent you!
A flurry of snow hit Bethnal Green just after 2pm on Tuesday 27th February.
It only lasted fifteen minutes or so. But i expect there's more to come .....
I spent an hour trying to neutralise those green spots - selective colour balance/hue/saturation treatment, cloning, semi-opaque brushes, even converting the whole image to grayscale, but nothing quite worked, so I ended up leaving them in... if anyone knows a good technique to handle flare spots, let me know!