blackfriars ... standing room only

posh blackfriars signage ... your pilgrimage has ended

holborn viaduct just after sunset in february

holborn viaduct is difficult to photograph after sunset

one of holborn viaduct's lions ... all rather venetian

holborn viaduct ... i have a strong weakness for tall women ... well, all sizes, actually

saint paul's

there is a small beach beneath the embankment at the royal festival hall

looking up from the beach beneath the royal festival hall

they've recently changed the lights on the millenium wheel from blue to red

i can't take sharp pictures of the millenium wheel at night because it moves quite a long way in five seconds

the marvellously good-humoured texican journalist, molly ivins has died

american visitors will surely be gladdened to see how our deep & lasting affection for their literature abides in multi-cultural modern wandsworth

more of yesterday's visit to those sackvilles at withyham

young sackville ... anticipating imminent resurrection ?

the sackville memorial at withyham church

the sackvilles in withyham church ... still mourning

nearby ... hereby hangs a whole bunch of tails

we'd like you to return this one for credit, please ?

the sackville monument at withyham church

i speculated on a short lunch break in withyham church, about two miles off my route

as i arrived, i found a sign on the door saying the church is kept locked and giving a phone number ... however, i heard voices within and entered

two builders were just packing up and about to lock up but they allowed me a two minute trot around the interior

i was astonished but there wasn't time to do justice to what i'd seen and i must return

the sackville memorial was carved by caius cibber, it is probably his best work but is poorly documented, & only after hours of searching the internet, could i find this black & white picture postcard from the nineteen thirties

it is a pretty good photograph but i can and must do better ... so watch this space