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The Royal College of Ophthalmologists held its annual meeting in London in 2013.
Detail from The Battle of Britain Monument.
© Larry A. Donoso/Bower Media
On Saturday October 18, 2014, around 90,000 people took part in "Britain Needs A Pay Rise," a march and rally in London organised by the TUC (Trades Union Congress) to highlight the growing inequality in the UK, and to call for an increase in pay for those who are not in the top 10% of earners, who, it was recently revealed, now control 54.1% of the country's wealth. The London march began on Victoria Embankment and proceeded to Hyde Park, where there was a rally. Other protests took place in Glasgow and Belfast. This is a photo of a balloon for the Fire Brigades Union, with the powerful message, "We rescue people, not banks".
As I explained in an article before the protest, I was "extremely glad to see the TUC putting together a major protest, as it is exactly two years since the last major TUC-organised protest, 'A Future That Works'. Prior to that, there was the 'March for the Alternative' in March 2011."
As I also explained, "I must admit to being extremely disappointed that the unions have not organised massive anti-austerity protests every six months against the butchers of the Tory-led coalition government, who continue with their efforts to destroy almost every aspect of the British state, privatising almost everything that was not privatised by Margaret Thatcher, John Major, Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, and to hand it all over to unaccountable profiteers -- with the exception of their own jobs, and their lavish expenses, and, presumably, parts of the judiciary, the military and the intelligence services."
For the TUC, see: www.tuc.org.uk/
For the Britain Needs A Pay Rise website, see: britainneedsapayrise.org/
For the FBU, see: www.fbu.org.uk/
For my article publicising the march, see: www.andyworthington.co.uk/2014/10/16/please-support-brita...
For my photos of "A Future That Works" in October 2012, see: www.flickr.com/photos/andyworthington/sets/72157631818307...
and: www.flickr.com/photos/andyworthington/sets/72157631831036...
For my article about the "March for the Alternative" in March 2011, see: www.andyworthington.co.uk/2011/03/26/on-the-anti-cuts-pro...
For my most interesting photos, see: www.flickriver.com/photos/andyworthington/popular-interes...
This is a postcard published by W. Straker Ltd of Ludgate Hill circa 1932. It shows the view looking upstream from the Victoria Embankment approximately halfway between Waterloo Bridge and Blackfriars Bridge. The temporary emergency bridge alongside Waterloo Bridge can be seen which was in situ from 1925 until 1943. Behind the bridges is a very new Shell-Mex House, built on the footprint of the Cecil Hotel in 1930-31. Just downstream of the temporary bridge is the floating police station on Waterloo Pier, the pier for pleasure boats is on the upstream side of Waterloo Bridge.
Holborn tram station was only accessible via two staircases in the centre of Kingsway. The stairs are still there today under iron gratings in the middle of the road.
Plaxton Panther
Volvo B12B
Year 2006
Date taken: 11/09/09
Location: Victoria Embankment, City of London, UK
Zooming in on the ancient Egyptian obelisk, known as Cleopatra's Needle.
Despite its name, this oblisk has little to do with that famous last ruler of independent Egypt but it has a long and winding history.
The obelisk was cut out in Aswan, famous for its pink granite, and erected in the city of Heliopolis in the Nile delta more than a thousand years before Cleopatra VII - around 1450 BCE - on the orders of pharao Thutmose III. There it remained until 12 BCE when the Romans had it moved to Alexandria and the temple of Caesarium - built by Cleopatra VII in honor of Mark Antony.
When Alexandria went into decline the obelisk was toppled and covered in sand, which was very fortunate since that helped preserving most of the hieroglyphs. Until now. In 1879 it was erected in London, as a gift from the viceroy of Egypt, where it has been battered by acid rain, traffic pollution and more shaking than in the previous two thousand years. In a generation or two it will probably be impossible to make out the 3500 years old text ;-(
Charlie Chaplin takes a stroll along Victoria Embankment on the 18th September 1931 under the watchful eyes of two City of London Police Sergeants; and if I do not miss my guess a couple of plain clothes officers too. Chaplin had spent much of 1931 on a world tour promoting his latest silent film, "City Lights". The premiere in London had been at the Dominion Theatre on 27th February, he later returned to London in September and stayed at the Carlton Hotel until December.
Photographs taken along the Victoria Embankment between Waterloo Bridge and Golden Jubilee Bridge during the Prudential Ride London Freecycle Event on Saturday 3rd August 2013. Roads through the captital were closed to traffic to allow cyclists of all ages
and abilities to cycle an 8 mile loop round central London. This is going to become an annual event. See www.prudentialridelondon.co.uk
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The embankment along the river Thames in London was made to reclaim marshy land in the center of the city - needed for the growing population.
Such a project had been suggested already in the 17th century, but had come to nothing. But in 1862 this project started, adding another 89 000 m2 to the city. The work was for the greater part designed by Sir Jospeh Bazalgette.
It stretches from Blackfriars bridge to Battersea bridge, and is called the Victoria and the Chelsea Embankment.
Looking west along the Thames from 80 Strand towards the Jubilee Bridges, London Eye and the Houses of Parliament, with the crowds massed along Victoria Embankment.
Great message from a student on the TUC-organised "A Future That Works" march and rally in central London on Saturday October 20, 2012.
For more on Andy Worthington, see: www.andyworthington.co.uk/
Photographs taken along the Victoria Embankment between Waterloo Bridge and Golden Jubilee Bridge during the Prudential Ride London Freecycle Event on Saturday 3rd August 2013. Roads through the captital were closed to traffic to allow cyclists of all ages
and abilities to cycle an 8 mile loop round central London. This is going to become an annual event. See www.prudentialridelondon.co.uk
The second in my mini-series of London at Night, this is a tone-mapped HDR image of the Victoria Embankment, St Paul's, and the City.
Three exposures: -1, 0 & +1 overlaid using Photomatix HDR Plug-in for Aperture. Also a bit of post-processing in there as well.
I love how St Paul's glows at night. Actually pretty tough to get everything exposed correctly. Even with the HDR I still lost a bit of detail.
Dread to think what the electricity bill is to light that place up like that.
YJ11TVK is seen on route T1 Yellow Tour at Victoria Embankment.
Date: 21/01/2017
Photo No: 1534
Ref: YJ11TVK/1
© Copyright MonklandsBus. It would be an offence for you to remove the copyright mark, or post the image elsewhere without my written permission.
Photographs taken along the Victoria Embankment between Waterloo Bridge and Golden
Jubilee Bridge during the Prudential Ride London Freecycle Event on Saturday 3rd August 2013. Roads through the captital were closed to traffic to allow cyclists of all ages
and abilities to cycle an 8 mile loop round central London. This is going to become an annual event. See www.prudentialridelondon.co.uk
An old amateur photograph (just 2" x 2") from an enthusiasts old tram/bus photo and postcard album, the latest pictures dating to c1950. This one was taken by 'JRM - Rex' and is of a London Transport (LT) E/3 class tram on Victoria Embankment.
I assume that the photo album belonged to a young person because at the front is a list of initials indicating the photographers. CC - C. Carter, HOD - Haynes of Dulwich (W. J. Haynes), JRM - Rex, WRGA - Robin Anderson of South Birmingham, MM - Mummy, JKM - Daddy, CJDM - Me, LOS - Lens of Sutton.
The description written next to the photo is "An E3 on the Victoria Embankment in April 1950 (JRM)".
The parts of the London tramways system that had not already been withdrawn or transferred to trolleybus/bus operation closed in Jul 1952.
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A pub/bar on the Thames just by the Golden Jubilee footbridges (and Hungerford rail bridge). (Older photo of it.)
Address: Kings Reach, Victoria Embankment.
Owner: TCG Acquisitions (website); Tattershall Castle Group (former); Punch Taverns [Spirit Group] (former).
Links:
Two of the participants in the Cancer Research UK's "Race For Life" in Nottingham. Just two of several thousand women who walked, jogged or ran their way round a 5k course starting and finishing at Victoria Embankment by the River Trent.
My partner Sue and her daughter Steph ran together and I'm proud to say they both ran the whole way. Sadly no photos of them.
These views of the London Eye comes from near Cleopatra's Needle on the Thames. Near Embankment.
So Bateaux operate in London too then?
Paris Roubaix winner Magnus Backstedt with back to camera watching daughter Elynor Backstedt of Canyon SRAM
I love how excited this woman was about her placard, on the TUC-organised "A Future That Works" march and rally in central London on Saturday October 20, 2012, correctly identifying Michael Gove, George Osborne, David Cameron and Theresa May as gobshites -- essentially, talkative and compulsive liars.
For more on Andy Worthington, see: www.andyworthington.co.uk/
On Saturday October 18, 2014, around 90,000 people took part in "Britain Needs A Pay Rise," a march and rally in London organised by the TUC (Trades Union Congress) to highlight the growing inequality in the UK, and to call for an increase in pay for those who are not in the top 10% of earners, who, it was recently revealed, now control 54.1% of the country's wealth. The London march began on Victoria Embankment and proceeded to Hyde Park, where there was a rally. Other protests took place in Glasgow and Belfast.
I took this photo from one of the Golden Jubilee Bridges, the footbridges that flank the Hungerford Bridge from Charing Cross Station, showing banners for, amongst other unions, the Communication Workers Union (CWU), Equity and the Musicians Union.
As I explained in an article before the protest, I was "extremely glad to see the TUC putting together a major protest, as it is exactly two years since the last major TUC-organised protest, 'A Future That Works'. Prior to that, there was the 'March for the Alternative' in March 2011."
As I also explained, "I must admit to being extremely disappointed that the unions have not organised massive anti-austerity protests every six months against the butchers of the Tory-led coalition government, who continue with their efforts to destroy almost every aspect of the British state, privatising almost everything that was not privatised by Margaret Thatcher, John Major, Tony Blair and Gordon Brown, and to hand it all over to unaccountable profiteers -- with the exception of their own jobs, and their lavish expenses, and, presumably, parts of the judiciary, the military and the intelligence services."
For the TUC, see: www.tuc.org.uk/
For the Britain Needs A Pay Rise website, see: britainneedsapayrise.org/
For my article publicising the march, see: www.andyworthington.co.uk/2014/10/16/please-support-brita...
For my photos of "A Future That Works" in October 2012, see: www.flickr.com/photos/andyworthington/sets/72157631818307...
and: www.flickr.com/photos/andyworthington/sets/72157631831036...
For my article about the "March for the Alternative" in March 2011, see: www.andyworthington.co.uk/2011/03/26/on-the-anti-cuts-pro...
For my most interesting photos, see: www.flickriver.com/photos/andyworthington/popular-interes...
Photographs taken along the Victoria Embankment between Waterloo Bridge and Golden Jubilee Bridge during the Prudential Ride London Freecycle Event on Saturday 3rd August 2013. Roads through the captital were closed to traffic to allow cyclists of all ages
and abilities to cycle an 8 mile loop round central London. This is going to become an annual event. See www.prudentialridelondon.co.uk
Photographs taken along the Victoria Embankment between Waterloo Bridge and Golden Jubilee Bridge during the Prudential Ride London Freecycle Event on Saturday 3rd August 2013. Roads through the captital were closed to traffic to allow cyclists of all ages
and abilities to cycle an 8 mile loop round central London. This is going to become an annual event. See www.prudentialridelondon.co.uk