On our way home from our trip to the north, we spent two days in London.
from Waterloo Bridge
Ah, Waterloo Sunset remains one of my favourite songs ever. I have been an Anglophile since about age 12 so it is a thrill to me to see to see familiar place names. Below: London from Waterloo Bridge. I would love to see the inside of that round set of windows near the top right.
London from Waterloo Bridge
a street in Waterloo
Chris said this was called the Diver’s Helmet Building; the dome was made of copper.
Diver’s Helmet building and street
Covent Garden
Charing Cross bookshops!
a church in Kensington
private gardens
Above, private gardens between row houses, with a private park in the centre. I remember having a raging migraine during this afternoon walk, so I have more memories of interesting peeks through iron gates than photos of same.
Shakespeare’s Head Pub
I think the Shakespeare’s Head is where we met a friend named Kevin O’Donnel. He had befriended us while visiting Seattle and we would now visit him in his home, which I recall was in Brixton (another music reference for me by the Clash, whose song Guns of Brixton made me a little scared to go to the neighbourhood…but it was fine).
Or perhaps we met at The Old Shades pub…which may or may not be a Georgette Heyer reference, she who, along with Jane Austen, was a favourite author of my old friend Bryan.
Olde Shades pub
Below, Wyndham’s Theatre, showing The Secret of Sherlock Holmes with Jeremy Brett and Edward Hardwicke from the Mystery! Sherlock Holmes series; we went that evening. It cost nine pounds and fifty p.
Secret of Sherlock Holmes
Wyndhams Theatre
Jeremy Brett poster
Charing Cross Bookshop by night
Silver Moon Women’s Bookshop
Motor Books
I had read an article in the New Yorker about off-beat galleries to visit in London, so here we were at the One-Off.
One Off Gallery
One Off had furniture made of metal.
Here is a photo of Chris in the gallery; up til now you have just seen his back in photos.
in the One Off gallery
Portobello Road
Portobello
Portobello
taxi rank café, Portobello
And there ends a wonderful trip to England. Some relationship problems have remained as faint memories, some still sharp, but the pleasure of traveling with a Leedsman has remained as a very good memory.
in a shop window, desirable objects, another favourite photo
Tangly Cottage Gardening 