Friday, August 25, 2006

the weather vane above young's brewery in wandsworth

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young's brewery in wandsworth

whilst waiting for my bike repairs, i failed to finish a pint of young's special in the spreadeagle because it is just too strong !

then i crossed the street to take a picture of the brewery, just sold to a developer for £69 million

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about one eighth of the freize on wandsworth town hall

all idealized stereotypes, typical of the time, carved by david evans around 1936/1937

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marble stacked at st john's hill near clapham junction

there are lots of marble warehouses and stores in south london

here the sheets of stone were illuminated by the oblique sunlight

i was on my way home from work, and if i hadn't had to push my bike two and half miles along some different streets to the bike shop for a new back tyre, i'd have missed it

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Tuesday, August 22, 2006

eastbourne ... band stand and pier

a delivery to the grand hotel during an unusually busy day provided an opportunity for a very brief scamper from the cab to take two pictures in eastbourne

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eastbourne's other architectural glory, the effluent water filtration complex

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oi've never seen nuthin loik it ! how the kentish cultivate their fields

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Sunday, August 20, 2006

congratulations

polish work mate arek has just spent three weeks flying in florida to obtain his commercial pilots license

at one airfield landings are often delayed whilst alligators are cleared from the runway

Friday, August 18, 2006

west of beachy head

i used to work in brighton with a tightly wound chap who was doing his best but losing the battle not to have a nervous breakdown

one day i drove him up to the high cliffs at beachy head

you could almost see the question marks written in beads of sweat on his forehead

then i got out of the car and bought him an ice-cream and said "you've got to learn to relax !"

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its never too late to have mother tattooed on your biceps

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