Tag: gherkin

Behind another green door; the rural idyll of Bellevue Place in Stepney

Unfamiliar with this part of London my satnav took me into an alley that led to a development of identikit 1980’s houses. I assumed I must be about…

Sailing at Shadwell basin

I don’t know this neck of the woods very well. Turning east  out of Wapping Station I was surprised to come across this lovely sight while crossing the…

The roofs of London

Looking east from the edges of the City of London. The constant rebuilding of the metropolis is evidenced by the cranes.  St Pauls Cathedral, meanwhile, is beginning to…

Slow train coming

The DLR train came to a momentary holt as it passed across Canary Wharf so that the passengers could admire the City of London; the Gherkin, Cheese Grater…

The view along Fleet Street

The classic picture looking east along Fleet Street has St Paul’s Cathedral sitting at the end, fat and majestic. These days if you stand slightly to the south…

Matthew Lindop’s clean-lined London pictures

Matthew Lindop paints cityscapes, mostly of London where he lives. This picture is The City At Night and is typical of his work. He spends his time looking…