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A pleasant and well kept park along the Victoria Embankment next to the Embankment tube station offers an oasis for those visitors wishing to eat their sandwiches and soak in the afternoon sun.
Photographs of the 'caravan' - the sponsors vehincles throwing out promotional gifts to the crowd This precedes the Tour de France cyclists. Taken on the Victoria Embankment, London on 7th July 2014.
Simon Gaywood of the Plowman Craven RT team leads the pelaton. He finished Stage 1 of the tour of britain in 40th position
A view down the Victoria Embankment from the base of Wilford Suspension Bridge, looking towards Trent Bridge
Spectra by Ryoji Ikeda, an ArtAngel light sculpture on the Victoria Embankment to commemorate World War 1.
We reached the river at Blackfriars, and then proceeded to walk alongside the river underneath the golden trees, which would have been wonderful, except for the four lanes of heavy traffic passing b us on the right
But, it is London, and what makes it wonderful, interesting, photogenic also makes it popular, so the dozens of parked buses and coached lined up at the side of the road.
Still pleasant enough, as long as you don't get in the way of a rampaging jogger or two.
River Thames from the Victoria Embankment, London.
London Skyline as it is in 2022.
The Oxo Tower is a building with a prominent tower on the south bank of the River Thames in London. The building has mixed use as Oxo Tower Wharf containing a set of design, arts and crafts shops on the ground and first floors with two galleries, Bargehouse and Gallery@oxo. The Oxo Tower Restaurant, Bar and Brasserie is on the eighth floor, which is the roof-top level with fine and casual dining. In addition to this, situated on the eighth floor is a viewing gallery open to the public. The third to seventh floors contain 78 flats owned by Redwood Housing. Much of the second floor can be hired out for events and weddings.
The finished sculpture is on the Victoria Embankment, London.
(en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Britain_Monument,_London)
Edition of 8, produced from the working model for the Battle of Britain memorial.
Artist: Paul Day
4 hours of waiting in the cold on Victoria Embankment. With only the Guardian to read and nothing else to do.. ;)
HMS WELLINGTON began her successful career in the 1930s. Laid down in September 1933 at Devonport Dockyard, launched in May 1934, she entered service in January 1935. Her purpose was as an Imperial Patrol Sloop destined for the New Zealand Station. She was a Grimsby Class Sloop and displaced 990 tons with a cruising speed of 10 knots and a maximum speed of 16 knots. Occasional open days, to view the ship, are now available