the battle of britain monument on victoria embankment ... sculptor paul day

the view from london bridge

the tallow chandlers' guild

fishmongers hall by london bridge

Azure three dolphins naiant embowed in pale argent, finned, toothed and crowned or, between two pairs of stockfishes in saltire argent, over the mouth of each fish a crown or, on chief gules three pairs of keys of Saint Peter in saltire or. Out of a wreath argent and sable two cubit arms, the dexter vested or cuffed azure, the sinister vested azure cuffed or, the hand argent holding an imperial crown proper.

MANTLING Gules doubled argent.The mantling shown in the exemplification in the 1575 patent is: Dexter, gules doubled or and sinister, azure doubled argent. Either mantling is admissible. Granted by Sir Thomas Wriothesley, Garter, and Thomas Benolt, Clarenceux, 19th October, 1512.

SUPPORTERS Dexter a merman armed, holding in his right hand a falchion and sustaining with his left hand the helm and timbre, sinister a mermaid holding in her left hand a mirror and supporting the arms with her right hand all proper. Al' worship be to God only. Granted by Robert Cooke, Clarenceux, 17th December, 1575

on the brookside at bailiffscourt

glued to a phone box on lavender hill

cat update ... the cat is fine

cheese from the geometer's notepad

chipping norton ... the bliss valley tweed mill

the last old gas holder at beckton ... i'll go back for more pictures when the light is early or late

rob elliott ... our h&b midfield general ... achieves notional maturity today

a rarther grand entrance ... park crescent in worthing

duende ... a startling sign in back-street worthing

there is an essay by lorca about "the duende", often discussed on the internet ...

http://greatamericanpinup.blogspot.com/2005/04/lorca-and-gilbert-on-duende.html

outbuildings at bailiffs court hotel, climping

the low rider

free-range donkeys in hampshire ! drive carefully

putney heath by moonlight

breakfast is served ... wheat-free rye bread bought from the natural cafe in northcote road ... satisfyingly heavy

25 of joe hyam's "handbook for explorers" sonnets have gone into a glossy folder ... until he ever publishes them

http://handbookforexplorers.blogspot.com/

the loved one has brought me some posh nougat from the south of france ... now where can i hide it ?