John Madden
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23 photos I've taken in 2023 🧵
Mostly London with a smattering of others in between. Enjoy!
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1. Artillery Lane, Spitalfields, London - November 2023
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The best thing to happen all year. Someone has put rap beats to cattle auctioneers and it's GLORIOUS
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No.56 Artillery Lane, Spitalfields, London - November 2023.
Grade I listed. Built in the 1720s with the present shopfront dating all the way back to 1756.
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A quick trip around Spitalfields. Photos taken over autumn 2023 (1/11) 🧵
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No.56 Artillery Lane, Spitalfields, London.
Grade I listed. Built in the 1720s with the present shopfront dating all the way back to 1756.
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Town House, 5 Fournier Street, Spitalfields, London - November 2023
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A meandering walk from Victoria Station to the Cross Keys pub in Hammersmith on 10 June. Just over 7 miles in total.
Here are a few of the sights (and stories) on the way 🧵:
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"When Chris Martin came out..."
Clara Amfo with the patience and resolve of an absolute saint
#Glastonbury
#stormzy
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Modern Saree Centre, Princelet Street, Spitalfields, London - November 2023
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After finding myself at a loose end a few weeks ago, I decided to take a walk from Highgate Underground station, through Kentish Town and Camden and down to Russell Square.
Here are a few of the sights on the way... 🧵
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Lower Robert Street, City of Westminster, London - March 2022
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I see
@jongaunt
is up in arms about his old friend Kelvin MacKenzie's suspension. Free speech is cool again apparently...
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Hewlett Road, Cheltenham - April 2023.
A rare Victorian 'Penfold' pillar box from 1866. There are only 20 of this original design left in the UK, of which eight are in Cheltenham and the rest are in Kensington, London.
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Every one of these stories on the
@BBCGlos
Instagram feed could be a song by The Smiths 😃
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Canary Wharf from The Prospect of Whitby, Wapping, London - September 2023
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Natural History Museum, South Kensington, London - July 2024
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A Christmas advert with a real message of hope. Share and follow
@StopFundingHate
#StopFundingHate
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A Brexit protest in Cheltenham just now. Probably no more than 16 years old. The voiceless rightly concerned
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St Paul's Cathedral from Watling Street, London - September 2024
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Picked up this May 1994 copy of Q Magazine the other day.
Take a trip down memory lane with a quick flick through some of the highlights - adverts and all 🧵 (1/20)
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Christ Church Spitalfields, Commercial Street, London - November 2023
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St Paul's Cathedral from Watling Street, City of London - June 2023
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Is it possible to fall in love with 1930s London Transport timetables? Asking for a friend.
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A circular(ish) walk from Buckingham Palace Road, Victoria to the Royal Over-Seas League, near Piccadilly, London.
Here are a few of the sights (and stories) on the way 🧵:
Victoria Coach Station, Buckingham Palace Road, London.
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Taylor Taylor, Commercial Street, Shoreditch, London - November 2023
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Hammersmith Ram, King Street, Hammersmith, London - June 2023
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Lock & Co, St James's Street, Westminster, London.
The oldest hat shop in the world. The company was founded in 1676 and the shop has been in its current location since 1765.
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Architect and designer of over 40 Underground stations, Charles Holden was born on this day in 1875.
Here's one of his designs, Tooting Bec Underground Station, taken last summer
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Fascinating story, please read. Peter Norman (left), the forgotten hero in this photo
http://t.co/loKKvi1LXw
http://t.co/RHRRiCMexN
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A glorious advert from 1989 for London Transport's One Day Travelcard
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Views from the Prospect of Whitby, Wapping, London - September and November 2023
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God knows what we've done to deserve this manager and group of players but long may it continue
(ht
@naylor_tony
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FUN FACT: The German word 'backpfeifengesicht' roughly translates as 'a face that's begging to be punched'.
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Lyons' Biscuits: We need a snappy tagline for our toffee filled biscuits with chocolate flavoured coating. Can you help?
Marketing agency: Sure, leave it with us
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Modern Saree Centre, Princelet Street, Spitalfields, London.
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The Ten Bells and Christ Church Spitalfields, Commercial Street, London - November 2023
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Hatton Cross Underground Station, London - June 2024
With Heathrow nearby, the Speedbird logo was originally created for Imperial Airways in 1932 and subsequently used by British Overseas Airways Corporation
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🎶🎵 All the signal ladies
(All the signal ladies)
All the signal ladies
(All the signal ladies) 🎵🎶
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George and Charlotte are more traditional names but good to see them all getting along
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The Ten Bells and Christ Church Spitalfields, Commercial Street, London
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10. St Mary Abbots Church, Kensington Church St, London - June 2023
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The Coach & Horses, Greek Street, Soho, London - September 2022
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16. St Paul's Cathedral from Watling Street, City of London - June 2023
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22. Cheltenham Cemetery, Bouncers Lane, Cheltenham - February 2023
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Something from my collection of random London ephemera for those who may be interested:
How London Transport prepared the public for the last coronation 70 years ago 🧵 (1/5)
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The last few weeks:
1. Minster Lovell, Oxfordshire
2. Aldgate Station, London
3. Piccadilly Circus, London
4. Aller, Somerset
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A selection of Cabinet ministers including
@MattHancock
,
@michaelgove
and
@sajidjavid
saying how they could never agree with proroguing Parliament.
What a difference a few weeks make for a career politician with no moral compass
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7. Bristol Cathedral, College Green, Bristol - November 2023
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