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Friday, 28 August 2009
Africa House, Kingsway WC2
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Few pieces epitomise a vanished code like the group high up on Africa House. The building, by Trehearne & Norman, was built in 1921 as...
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Thursday, 27 August 2009
Supreme Court, Parliament Square SW1
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The main tower of the Supreme Court (formerly Middlesex Guildhall) has an arch of figures by Henry Fehr with Britannia (unusually with a s...
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Tuesday, 25 August 2009
35 Drury Lane WC2
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High up on a shop in Drury Lane is a Mercers' Maiden , marking the property (or former property) of the Mercers' Company. She fir...
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Monday, 24 August 2009
Supreme Court, Parliament Square SW1
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The ground floor windows of the Supreme Court have keystone figures of great charm, by Henry Fehr. On the south face they represent the ar...
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Friday, 21 August 2009
Supreme Court, Parliament Square SW1
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The south facade of the Supreme Court has a balcony stretching almost its full width, supported by angels designed by Henry Fehr. Betwee...
Thursday, 20 August 2009
Supreme Court, Parliament Square SW1
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I'm ashamed to say I nearly missed these charming little chaps, rustling through the thistles above the throng of tourists in Parliame...
Wednesday, 19 August 2009
Westminster Public Library, Great Smith Street SW1
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The old Westminster Public Library, now an Indian restaurant, may have been built as part of the same complex as the old Public Baths next...
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