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Post by Stammerhead on Oct 2, 2020 19:50:49 GMT
Both banks of The River Thames keeping to the riverside as much as possible. Went a bit outside the London area into the counties of Essex, Kent and Surrey but the main reason was to explore parts of London that I had never visited.. I would have finished this a lot sooner if it hadn't been for the lockdown.
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Post by enigma72 on Oct 2, 2020 19:51:58 GMT
Both banks of The River Thames keeping to the riverside as much as possible. Went a bit outside the London area into the counties of Essex, Kent and Surrey but the main reason was to explore parts of London that I had never visited.. I would have finished this a loot sooner if it hadn't been for the lockdown. How fun stamm! What surprised you most? |
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Post by Stammerhead on Oct 2, 2020 20:33:35 GMT
Both banks of The River Thames keeping to the riverside as much as possible. Went a bit outside the London area into the counties of Essex, Kent and Surrey but the main reason was to explore parts of London that I had never visited.. I would have finished this a loot sooner if it hadn't been for the lockdown. How fun stamm! What surprised you most? It wasn't really a surprise but seeing how much wealthier West London is compared to East London was interesting. East London has a lot of industry on the river while West London has stately homes.
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Post by enigma72 on Oct 2, 2020 20:52:23 GMT
How fun stamm! What surprised you most? It wasn't really a surprise but seeing how much wealthier West London is compared to East London was interesting. East London has a lot of industry on the river while West London has stately homes. Ooooo! Fun to look where the rich live! |
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Post by Stammerhead on Oct 2, 2020 21:35:06 GMT
It wasn't really a surprise but seeing how much wealthier West London is compared to East London was interesting. East London has a lot of industry on the river while West London has stately homes. Ooooo! Fun to look where the rich live! Rich people also get fined more if they don’t pick up after their dog. £80-£100 where I live compared to £1000-£2000 in wealthier areas.
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Post by enigma72 on Oct 2, 2020 22:19:16 GMT
Ooooo! Fun to look where the rich live! Rich people also get fined more if they don’t pick up after their dog. £80-£100 where I live compared to £1000-£2000 in wealthier areas. Is that enforced? That's a lot of money. When I went to UC Berkeley I had to maneuver a minefield of dog poop along Telegraph avenue to get to college. Ah.. memories |
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Post by Stammerhead on Oct 2, 2020 22:32:45 GMT
Rich people also get fined more if they don’t pick up after their dog. £80-£100 where I live compared to £1000-£2000 in wealthier areas. Is that enforced? That's a lot of money. When I went to UC Berkeley I had to maneuver a minefield of dog poop along Telegraph avenue to get to college. Ah.. memories Only if a police or council officer sees you not pick up so most times it goes unpunished. I’d hate to be the one who’s dog craps at the wrong time in the wrong place though.
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Post by enigma72 on Oct 2, 2020 23:09:03 GMT
Is that enforced? That's a lot of money. When I went to UC Berkeley I had to maneuver a minefield of dog poop along Telegraph avenue to get to college. Ah.. memories Only if a police or council officer sees you not pick up so most times it goes unpunished. I’d hate to be the one who’s dog craps at the wrong time in the wrong place though. I think that's the same here. If you get caught you are fined but otherwise meh? |
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Post by Stammerhead on Oct 3, 2020 9:50:12 GMT
Both banks of The River Thames keeping to the riverside as much as possible. Went a bit outside the London area into the counties of Essex, Kent and Surrey but the main reason was to explore parts of London that I had never visited.. I would have finished this a lot sooner if it hadn't been for the lockdown. England has some lovely countryside scenery. How were these places today? I never really got to the countryside. The area of Surrey I saw is suburban with wooded areas and parks but walking alongside the river is often not possible due to houses and boating clubs (with a few light industries). Kent had a few fields along with more industrial areas and had lovely sites like this demolished power station.  Same with Essex but that will one day have a huge park built on top of a landfill site. You can see the green hills right where the tiny rainbow hits the ground. 
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Post by Jonesy1 on Oct 3, 2020 13:56:40 GMT
England has some lovely countryside scenery. How were these places today? I never really got to the countryside. The area of Surrey I saw is suburban with wooded areas and parks but walking alongside the river is often not possible due to houses and boating clubs (with a few light industries). Kent had a few fields along with more industrial areas and had lovely sites like this demolished power station. Same with Essex but that will one day have a huge park built on top of a landfill site. You can see the green hills right where the tiny rainbow hits the ground. Nice.
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Post by divtal on Oct 3, 2020 20:20:42 GMT
Oh, what a wonderful adventure that must have been!
I did a Google search, and found that there are a variety of Thames "Treks," that are organized. Some seem to be for personal challenge, others are charitable fundraisers, and all must be great fun.
The Thames "Bridges," trek is prominently featured in the Google information. Is that the one that you did? Or, did you devise your own itinerary?
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Post by Stammerhead on Oct 3, 2020 21:46:56 GMT
Oh, what a wonderful adventure that must have been! I did a Google search, and found that there are a variety of Thames "Treks," that are organized. Some seem to be for personal challenge, others are charitable fundraisers, and all must be great fun. The Thames "Bridges," trek is prominently featured in the Google information. Is that the one that you did? Or, did you devise your own itinerary? My body isn’t as fit as it used to be so the Thames Bridges trek is best left to others. This was something I decided to do after taking a riverside long walk one night but I knew I couldn’t do it in one go so did it in sections lasting between three to five hours. The various detours I hade to take made it a lot longer journey than expected but even that became part of the exploration. The other rivers and canals have also taken up time along with my street art explorations.
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Post by Stammerhead on Oct 3, 2020 21:54:48 GMT
I like the demolished power station. It's a work of art. Symbolic and decadent. If Kubrick were still alive, he could’ve made a sequel to Full Metal Jacket there. Some of Full Metal Jacket was filmed at the disused Beckton gas works which was targeted during the Blitz. The area is now full of warehouses, transport depots and a retail park with only a gasometer as a reminder. 
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Post by Stammerhead on Oct 3, 2020 21:56:59 GMT
I never really got to the countryside. The area of Surrey I saw is suburban with wooded areas and parks but walking alongside the river is often not possible due to houses and boating clubs (with a few light industries). Kent had a few fields along with more industrial areas and had lovely sites like this demolished power station. I like the demolished power station. It's a work of art. Symbolic and decadent. I wish there was something to show the sheer scale of the ruins but it they were impressive.
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Post by Stammerhead on Oct 4, 2020 11:44:17 GMT
I wish there was something to show the sheer scale of the ruins but it they were impressive. The photo is impressive.
In the U.S., at least in urban or suburban areas, such a dilapidated structure would be completely removed or fenced off. There'd be homeless people living in it and kids playing in it. Does the public have access to it? It’s fenced off with warning signs so I had to shoot through the fence. All that remains of the power station is this chimney...  When I was a child there was an area fenced off that we called The Whippets which contained what we referred to as The Bombed Buildings. My mum said that there had been a factory on that site which had been bombed during the war but I can’t find any reference to it online. Although we were not allowed to go there we could often find a gap in the fence and it was a popular place to play with underground rooms, sometimes full of water, which were fun to explore. Some of the remaining external buildings were brick but the underground areas were concrete so it probably was a factory of some sort.
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Post by Stammerhead on Oct 16, 2020 1:00:49 GMT
I might have overdone the filters with this one but I still like the result...  |
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Post by Stammerhead on Oct 16, 2020 15:10:36 GMT
I might have overdone the filters with this one but I still like the result... Q Where was that taken? It's a nice location, with questionable architecture, but I imagine could be quite a decent place to live. I was in Chiswick looking over at Richmond. There was a rail bridge right next to me which should help you find the location. 
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