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The Soho Mural painted in 1989 on the end of a row of terraced houses faces on to Noel Street in the Soho area of London.
I can't pretend to understand what it all means, but here's a couple of bits and pieces relating to it. The name ' Ode to the West Wind' is from Percy Bysshe Shelley's poem of the same name. Shelley lived near here around 1819, not long before he lost his life. The boy seen reading the book probably relates to that. The split tree trunk may well relate to the Great Storm (usually called hurricane) of 1987, but possibly could have deeper meaning as well.
XBV 301 displayed at the Festival of Steam and Transport 2019. Historic Dockyard Chatham.
This overall design was introduced during 1941, but not produced in any numbers until 1946. Back in 1941 the design was a major update on American Ford cars from the 1930's. But by the time 1948 came along Ford had much more advance body designs ready to go in to production to replace this model range.
Only went out of service in 1986 after being built in 1877 for the London Brighton and South Coast Railway. Now has Grade II listed status and a preservation society to safeguard it.
Brighton Road, Crawley. At the other end of the road on the left is another similar level crossing at Horsham Road. probably just over ½ mile away.
One of the very well presented railway trucks on the standard gauge railway track within the Historic Dockyard, Chatham, Kent.
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Go-Ahead London's Y824 TGH making its was along the A13 London Road towards Southend-On-Sea for the start of another day of the open top service 68.
Group of Punjabi farmers in a tractor-trailer on a highway near Ludhiana, on their way to the site of farmers' protests in Delhi.
The farmers had stopped on the highway side to take a break in their long journey. With a biting cold wind blowing, they were huddled together for warmth, and having their dinner inside the trailer. A tarpaulin sheet was all they had to protect them from this year's unusually bone chilling winter, which has seen temperatures in the plains of Punjab region fall below even Shimla in some instances.
Special thanks to Mohit Khanna (Hindustan Times) for taking me along during his story run on the farmers' protests.
Ulster Volunteer Force mural. There were many such murals to be seen on the route of the tourist bus. Regardless of anything else, the quality of the artwork on some of them was of a high standard.
Preparing for take off at the Flying Festival 2019 held by the Shuttleworth Collection at Old Warden Airfield.
The Gladiator MkI took to the sky with ease. Fortunately a fault with the Sea Hurricane was detected at this point and not after take off, so stayed on the ground.
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YN05 HCA departing Crawley Bus Station.
Fleet number 7546 carrying both Brighton and Hove Bus Co and Metrobus logos. Both companies are part of the Go-Ahead Group. The bus also carries the name Maria Andrews. She was a driver trainer instructor who took the opportunity to work on secondment in Singapore for Go-Ahead. Sadly she passed away whilst in Singapore.
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Q962 YRX at the Festival of Steam and Transport 2019. Historic Dockyard Chatham, Kent.
No idea what this is really, other than it appears to be a 3 wheeler kit car based around the 602cc engine from the Citroén 2CV. On the DVLA website it is listed as a Citroén Tyke.
Looks good though!
Migrants walking on the Ludhiana-Delhi Highway (NH-44) near Ludhiana, Punjab, during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.
As the pan-India lockdown gradually extended to nearly 2 months, migrants all over India - predominantly labourers - began an exodus back to their home states.
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Located outside of Upminster Station, London Borough of Havering.
London County Council Tramways existed from 1899 until 1933. The first incarnation of trams in London was between 1860 and 1952.
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The now much loved original Fiat 500 was made from 1957 until 1975 with variations and updates along the way.
This one is the Fiat 500L that was produced between 1967 and 1971. It has front hinged doors instead of the rear hinged 'suicide doors' on the earlier models. It also featured slightly better levels of trim and dashboard layout that the more basic model that was still available alongside the 500L (Lusso).
Photograph taken in 2019.
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This scene is in the heart of a controversial shared space scheme with a 20 mph speed limit for motorist..
The buildings in view here are far older than they look. Although the frontages are much modified the basis of some of the structures go back as far as the 1820's to 1840's era. Back then they were know as Strutt's Parade. Built by John James Strutt, 2nd Baron Rayleigh. Major-General William Goodday Strutt lived in Rayleigh House, where the Spar and Subway signage is, from around 1824 to 1844 and some of the original building is most likely still present in the current day premises. The cream coloured building in the middle distance is The Hope Hotel which is even older. The prominent large white building beyond that is The Park Inn Palace Hotel from late Victorian times.
W221 DNO built in the year 2000 arriving in Labworth Car Park, Canvey Island, Essex for the Big Wheels 2018 event. Hosted by Canvey Island Transport Museum.
Evening scene at Lakeside in Pokhara, Nepal.
I was having a coffee at a roadside cafe when I saw this scene. A family was riding out from their hotel to the BOBMC Rider Mania (@bobmcridermania) venue for the evening party. I was suddenly really missing my family back home. That's what probably set the mood for this shot.
After the first evening of the event, the party had split out from the venue and into the Lakeside area. It was motorcycles, riders, music and drinks on every street. A testimony to the spirit of the RM, and the welcoming city that Pokhara is.
Q962 YRX at the Festival of Steam and Transport 2019. Historic Dockyard Chatham, Kent.
No idea what this is really, other than it appears to be a 3 wheeler kit car based around the 602cc engine from the Citroén 2CV. On the DVLA website it is listed as a Citroén Tyke.
Looks good though!