I lived in London for 16 years before heading north to Manchester. The first four years of this blog detailed places around the capital.
I found myself back in London recently on a very brief stopover. But long enough to ride the Elizabeth Line, the newest artery of London’s Tube network.
On the way I looked up and captured some new architecture above ground.
Have you been on the Elizabeth Line? Tell me what you thought in the comment section below.
I lived in London for 16 years before moving north to Manchester in 2016. For years I roamed around the capital city with my camera, going inside many beautiful buildings.
A favourite weekend of the year was when Open House London enabled access to many premises. There were so many lavish rooms to enjoy and photograph.
The coronavirus pandemic and lockdown has made photography more difficult. That’s why I decided to trawl my archive and revisit some favourite shots. Many have been re-edited to suit my evolving tastes and sensibilities, although architecture stands the test of time. Please enjoy!
I worked in this iconic BBC building for many years until its closure in 2013.
It was sold off and underwent a lengthy redevelopment process which I witnessed first hand.
Television Centre is now open for business again, and I went to take a look on a flying visit to London.
It’s now an upmarket residential complex with smart facilities – a cafe now occupies the place I used to enter the building every day.
It was a disquieting visit, seeing the completion of such great change, contemplating memories and a past era…
BBC Television Centre in March 2013
2016 has been dismissed as a bad vintage by some, thanks to Brexit, Trump and a large number of celebrity deaths.
But behind the camera, another year has passed with a great deal of photographs to show for it. I’ve picked out 16 that seem to have stood out from the pack, reflecting a year of travel to Abu Dhabi and Sri Lanka.
The foreign adventures were curtailed as I set about the task of leaving London and setting up home further north. There were some photo excursions along the way, including a blistering summer’s day in Broadstairs – and finally capturing the sumptuous staircase in an old London furniture store.
2017 looks likely to be filled with new northern adventures in and around Manchester, with some travel thrown in. Thank you for another year of visits, appreciation and support – a Happy New Year to you and yours.
After living in London for more than 16 years, it’s time to say goodbye. I’m heading north to Manchester for fresh challenges and a whole new hinterland for photography.
I’ve been looking back over thousands of photographs taken in this city over the past five years, meaning much of my time here is locked in memories. This tiny fraction of images touches upon London’s scale and grand architecture – and places I’ve spent many hours in or passed by so many times. A goodbye here is a hello elsewhere – see you again soon from pastures new.
