England

The building in back was opened in 1929 as the headquarters of the Underground Electric Railways Company of London, later part of the London Underground. The architect was Charles Holden, and the building features sculptures by several important sculptors. One of the sculptures, by Jacob Epstein, outraged many when the building opened, until Epstein agreed to chop off its penis. Transport for London announced plans several years ago to move out of the building by 2015, but according to TripAdvisor it ran an open house there three weeks ago, so still seems to be using the building.

Anglican church in Southwold, Suffolk

Seen from the Victoria and Albert Museum. The Oratory was consecrated in 1884; the architect was Herbert Gribble.

In the background is Norwich Castle. The stone keep was built around the turn of the 12th century. It replaced a timber keep built in 1067 (Norwich was one of the largest cities in England then, and soon after his invasion William acted to secure it).

Walsingham Priory, Norfolk, the site of the shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham. The priory was, with the complicity of the prior, destroyed under Cromwell Henry VIII after its valuables had been removed. Today there are two shrines in Walsingham, one Roman Catholic and one Anglican. The Slipper Chapel (where pilgrims removed their shoes before completing their journey) is Roman Catholic, and Our Lady of Walsingham Anglican. Here the pilgrims were taking part in mass. Confessions were being heard in lawn chairs just out of shot to the right.

London, 2011.

Austin Friars, City of London

Manningtree station, Essex.

Social bubbling back in 2012. I prefer the bigger version (click the pic or type Z).

Waiting for the Paralympic torch at the Joseph Lister Memorial (Thomas Brock, 1924). Try a closer look by typing Z.

More from the West Cast Court of the Victoria and Albert Museum. In front is Isabelle (aka Isabella) d'Angoulême, King John's second wife and queen consort, and later Countess of Angoulême in her own right. Behind her is Richard I, and behind him Henry II. Isabelle was probably 12 to 14 years old when she married John, and already betrothed to the count of Lusignan. As a result of John's ill-treatment of the count of Lusignan, Philip II of France confiscated John's territories in France. After four years of warfare John eventually lost all his territory in France except the duchy of Aquitaine.

The changing of the guard, Buckingham Palace, seven years ago today. The people with cameras are shooting the new guards arriving.

The station opened in 1875 and was designed by Edward Wilson, an engineer for the Great Eastern Railway. I recommend the larger view (type Z).

Pre-pandemic London. I find the large version more interesting. Type Z to see if you agree.

Park Square West, London (the original one, for a change), September 2016. You would have seen more of the fence if these two hadn't barged right in front of me, eh? But the photos I got without them parked in front of it were less interesting, so six of one, half a dozen of the other, as Einstein said in Kosmologische Betrachtungen zur allgemeinen Relativitätstheorie . To obtain a larger view you may type Z. Just a suggestion, eh? I'm not ordering you, like.

Norwich. According to Nikolaus Pevsner, Edward Boardman was the most successful Norwich architect of the second half of the nineteenth century, Since one of his rivals was George Skipper, that's quite an achievement. Lots of detail in the big views. Type Z for a bigger view. For a full-screen view, next click the frame in the top right corner between the comment balloon and the autoplay arrow. If you want a bigger view then that -- really, get a grip.