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Best viewed in large The EDF Energy London Eye (commonly the London Eye, or Millennium Wheel, formerly the Merlin Entertainments London Eye and before that, the British Airways London Eye) is a giant 135-metre (443 ft) tall Ferris wheel situated on the banks of the River Thames in the English capital. Since 20 January 2011, it has been officially known as the EDF Energy London Eye[2] following a three-year sponsorship deal.
It is the tallest Ferris wheel in Europe, and the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom, visited by over 3.5 million people annually.[3] When erected in 1999, it was the tallest Ferris wheel in the world, until surpassed first by the 160 m (520 ft) Star of Nanchang in 2006, and then the 165 m (541 ft) Singapore Flyer in 2008. It is still described by its operators as "the world's tallest cantilevered observation wheel
This was the view from the Hungerford Bridge (the footbridge across the River Thames that runs from Charing Cross to the South Bank) of the TUC-organised "A Future That Works" march and rally in central London on Saturday October 20, 2012, as the 150,000 or so protestors set off from Victoria Embankment. All those in blue are part of the teachers' union NASUWT (National Association of Schoolmasters/Union of Women Teachers).
Also see: www.flickr.com/photos/andyworthington/8106939379/in/photo...
For the march and rally website, see: afuturethatworks.org/
For more on Andy Worthington, see: www.andyworthington.co.uk/
"Two Temple Place, known for many years as Astor House, is a building situated near Victoria Embankment in central London.
"On 28 October 2011, Two Temple Place opened as a public gallery. It is a London venue specifically to showcase publicly owned art from regional collections in the United Kingdom, and is only open to the public during exhibitions.
"The building was built by John Loughborough Pearson for William Waldorf Astor, in 1895. Originally known as the Astor Estate Office, it had a residential flat above the offices for Viscount Astor's use (Pevsner). It consists of two floors and a lower ground floor and is designed to be in the Early Elizabethan style and is built entirely of Portland stone. It has splendid carvings on the exterior stonework by Nathaniel Hitch. and above the machicolated parapets is a weather vane, representing the caravel Santa Maria in which Columbus discovered America.
"The intention was to symbolize the connection of the path of discovery of his ancestor John Jacob Astor and the linking of United States and Europe. It was executed by J. Starkie Gardner, the English metal worker, who was responsible for all metalwork inside and outside the building."
Source: Wikipedia
This gateway marks the position of the northern bank of the River Thames before the construction of the Victoria Embankment in 1862.
It was built in 1626 by Nicholas Stone, Master Mason for George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, to serve as the watergate to York House which the Duke had acquired from the Archbishop of York in 1624. The arms on the river front and the motto Fidei Coticula Crux (the Cross is the Touchstone of Faith) on the land side are those of the Villiers family. York House was demolished in 1675 and streets were laid out on the site. In 1893 the gate having fallen into decay, the London County Council obtained parliamentary powers to acquire and preserve it as an object of public interest
On 29 June 2013 Nottingham was the host to the National Armed Forces Day 2013 Event.
The day started with marches from the Nottingham Castle to the Old Market Square where a Drumhead Ceremony took place with a fly over bu the Red Arrows.
Throughout the city were events to commemorate and pay tribute to the British Armed Forces. Of these events was the displays and events on the Victoria Embankment where you could met and see all the branches of the armed forces.
These photographs are dedicated to all those brave men and women throughout our history who have served our country proudly.
We thank you for your bravery, your service and dedication. Best Wishes to you all. WE are proud of you, Our Heroes.
On 29 June 2013 Nottingham was the host to the National Armed Forces Day 2013 Event.
The day started with marches from the Nottingham Castle to the Old Market Square where a Drumhead Ceremony took place with a fly over bu the Red Arrows.
Throughout the city were events to commemorate and pay tribute to the British Armed Forces. Of these events was the displays and events on the Victoria Embankment where you could met and see all the branches of the armed forces.
These photographs are dedicated to all those brave men and women throughout our history who have served our country proudly.
We thank you for your bravery, your service and dedication. Best Wishes to you all. WE are proud of you, Our Heroes.
100,000 protesters on TUC "A Future That Works" march - London, UK 20.10.2012
On 20th October 2012 an estimated 100,000 public sector employees, trade unionists, disability right groups, pensioners groups and concerned members of public marched through London to protest against David Cameron's punitive programme of so-called austerity cuts. Starting on Victoria Embankment, the route took the crowds past Parliament, up Whitehall, Piccadilly and Park Lane, ending in Hyde Park for speeches.
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A friend has been a senior engineer with the sewage works within a large Canadian city, and shared with me all of the rather earthy joking that goes with the job. There seems to be no glory in sewers.
When I came across this statue to the engineer builder of the London sewage system, I was impressed by how the English glorified the buider of their sewage system. The memorial is prominently on display along the Thames River by Victoria Embankment.
Here is some more info on Sir Joseph Bazalgette.
One of the two flanking Cleopatra's Needle, Victoria Embankment, London.
Read on Wikipedia that the gouges seen here, on the base of this spinx are from the German bombing from first world war !
River Thames from the Victoria Embankment, London.
London Skyline as it is in 2022.
Royalty boat near The Oxo Building
The Chindit Badge
Portraying a Chinthe, A Mythical
Beast, Guardian of Burmese Temples
from which was derived the name
Chindits, their motto being
The Boldest Measures
Are The Safest
In Memory Of All Who Fought On The
First And Second Expeditions Into
North Burma 1943 And 1944
With The Chindit Special Force
Formed, Trained And Commanded By
Major General Orde Charles Wingate, DSO
Chindits Came From The Armed Forces
Of The United Kingdom, Burma,
Hong Kong, India, Nepal, West Africa
And The
United States Of America
Air Supply And Direct Operational
Support Was Given By
The Royal Air Force
And
1st Air Commando Group
United States Army Air Force
And
10th United States Army Air Force
Victory Was Hastened By The Chindits
Daring Exploits Behind Enemy Lines
His Majesty King George VI
Graciously Awarded The Victoria Cross
To
Major Frank Gerald Blaker MC
Highland Light Infantry
Attached 3 Bn 9th Gurkha Rifles
Captain Michael Allmand
Indian Armoured Corps
Attached 3 Bn 6th Gurkha Rifles
Lieutenant George Albert Cairns
Somerset Light Infantry Attached
1 Bn The South Staffordshire Regiment
Rifleman Tulbahadur Pun
3 Bn 6th Gurkha Rifles
[From the memorial]
In the gardens on Victoria Embankment.
‘Two Temple Place is home to the Bulldog Trust, a charity founded in 1983. It hosts annual exhibitions, showcasing publicly-owned museum and art gallery collections from outside of London.
A cruel joke, obviously, as these young people dressed as sad clowns were demonstrating 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/
Nottingham Festival on the river Trent co-insided with the rare appearnce of a blue moon boaters making the effort to light their boats up and decorting with bunting, two photos merged together both taken at the same location
The RAF memorial was in fact dedicated to those who were killed during WW1 who had served in the RFC, RNAS, RAF and all the Empire Air Forces. It was unveiled by the Prince of Wales on Monday 16th July 1923. The memorial was designed by Sir. Reginald Blomfield and the sculptor was Reid Dick.
The PS Tattershall Castle floating pub and restaurant on the River Thames at London’s Victoria Embankment gained a replica Routemaster bus with Pimm’s O’Clock branding during 2018.
PS Tattershall Castle was built in 1934 for the London & North Eastern Railway (LNER) steamer by William Gray & Co for use as a passenger ferry across the River Humber and passed to British Railways on nationalisation of the railways in 1948. The steamer was withdrawn from service in 1973 and was moved to London in 1976 where it was used as a floating art gallery before being converted into a restaurant in 1982.
The Chindit Badge
Portraying a Chinthe, A Mythical
Beast, Guardian of Burmese Temples
from which was derived the name
Chindits, their motto being
The Boldest Measures
Are The Safest
In Memory Of All Who Fought On The
First And Second Expeditions Into
North Burma 1943 And 1944
With The Chindit Special Force
Formed, Trained And Commanded By
Major General Orde Charles Wingate, DSO
Chindits Came From The Armed Forces
Of The United Kingdom, Burma,
Hong Kong, India, Nepal, West Africa
And The
United States Of America
Air Supply And Direct Operational
Support Was Given By
The Royal Air Force
And
1st Air Commando Group
United States Army Air Force
And
10th United States Army Air Force
Victory Was Hastened By The Chindits
Daring Exploits Behind Enemy Lines
His Majesty King George VI
Graciously Awarded The Victoria Cross
To
Major Frank Gerald Blaker MC
Highland Light Infantry
Attached 3 Bn 9th Gurkha Rifles
Captain Michael Allmand
Indian Armoured Corps
Attached 3 Bn 6th Gurkha Rifles
Lieutenant George Albert Cairns
Somerset Light Infantry Attached
1 Bn The South Staffordshire Regiment
Rifleman Tulbahadur Pun
3 Bn 6th Gurkha Rifles
[From the memorial]
In the gardens on Victoria Embankment.
Comedian Michael Legge, MC at comedy night at the Tattershall Castle floating comedy venue on the River Thames, 26 May 2012.
All the photos in this set were taken hand-held and without flash, from about 6 rows from the stage. I know this one isn't specially sharp, but I just love the guy's expression.
(Stills photography was allowed by the venue, so long as it wasn't with flash)
River Thames from the Victoria Embankment, London.
London Skyline as it is in 2022.
The Shard, also referred to as the Shard of Glass, Shard London Bridge, and formerly London Bridge Tower, is a 72-storey skyscraper, designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano, in Southwark, London, that forms part of The Shard Quarter development. Standing 309.6 metres (1,016 feet) high, The Shard is the tallest building in the United Kingdom, and the seventh-tallest building in Europe. It is also the second-tallest free-standing structure in the United Kingdom, after the concrete tower of the Emley Moor transmitting station. It replaced Southwark Towers, a 24-storey office block built on the site in 1975.
The Shard's construction began in March 2009; it was topped out on 30 March 2012 and inaugurated on 5 July 2012. Practical completion was achieved in November 2012. The tower's privately operated observation deck, The View from The Shard, was opened to the public on 1 February 2013. The glass-clad pyramidal tower has 72 habitable floors, with a viewing gallery and open-air observation deck on the 72nd floor, at a height of 244 metres (801 ft). The Shard was developed by Sellar Property Group on behalf of LBQ Ltd and is jointly owned by Sellar Property (5%) and the State of Qatar (95%). The Shard is managed by Real Estate Management (UK) Limited.
Behind the Blackfriars Bridge.
On 29 June 2013 Nottingham was the host to the National Armed Forces Day 2013 Event.
The day started with marches from the Nottingham Castle to the Old Market Square where a Drumhead Ceremony took place with a fly over by the Red Arrows.
Throughout the city were events to commemorate and pay tribute to the British Armed Forces. Of these events was the displays and events on the Victoria Embankment where you could met and see all the branches of the armed forces.
These photographs are dedicated to all those brave men and women throughout our history who have served our country proudly.
We thank you for your bravery, your service and dedication. Best Wishes to you all. We are proud of you, Our Soldiers, Our Heroes.