Big Ben

the morning after the night before?

resting near Trafalgar Square

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near Savile Row, 300 miles south of Newcastle

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a family resting outside Selfridges on Oxford Street, London, recently.

more Carnival

about 300 miles south of Newcastle upon Tyne the streets of Notting Hill were alive with the samba beat over the August Bank Holiday.

All Souls Church, Langham Place.

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All Souls Church on Langham Place near London's Oxford Circus was designed by John Nash and was consecrated in 1824.

Issey Miyake

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The Issey Miyake store on the corner of Conduit Street and Saville Row in London's West End brings a touch of tropical colour, warmth and elegance to the cold February streets.

Palace Theatre, London

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The Palace Theatre, London, is located on the corner of Shaftesbury Avenue and Cambridge Circus. It was commissioned by Richard D'Oyly Carte in the late 1880's and was designed by Thomas Collcutt.

Bates, Gentlemen's Hatters

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Edward Bates of Jermyn Street, supplying Gentlemen's hats for over 100 years

Geo. F. Trumper

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Geo. F. Trumper is a barbers established in the 1850s in Curzon Street in Mayfair, London by Mr George Trumper. A second site, on Jermyn Street in St James's , shown here was opened in the 1960s.

Irving Penn

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Irving Penn exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery, London.

Botticelli

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pavement ( sidewalk) art, Pallas & the Centaur , in London recently near the National Gallery,

Little and Large

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there are a number of white Fiats like this around North Shields and Tynemouth, but these were spotted just near Selfridges on Oxford Street , London late this summer.

Street Entertainer

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Covent Garden is a popular location for tourists near London's West End. At its heart is a market building designed in 1632 by Inigo Jones . In the open piazza around the market, street artists and musicians entertain the crowd, including this silver gladiator.

Carnival Face

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from the Notting Hill carnival, August Bank Holiday in London.

( see my other blog for more carnival pictures : http://toothecrossroads.blogspot.com/ )

Notting Hill Carnival

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Notting Hill is about 280 miles south of Newcastle and the Carnival is held every year on August Bank Holiday weekend; it is the largest festival of its kind in Europe.

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