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Tag: United Kingdom

HS1

The train tracks from St Pancras to the Channel Tunnel are known as HS1 (short for High Speed 1).  They … More

England, High Speed 1, HS1, Kent, Thames, train, travel, UK, United Kingdom

The station next door

Travellers on the London Underground will have encountered the tube station ‘KingsCrossStPancras’.  Above ground, there are two stations directly next … More

England, Kings Cross, London, St Pancras, station, train, travel, UK, United Kingdom

Permanent St Pancras Art

St Pancras tweeted this link to me about last week’s post, a YouTube video about One More Time.  You can watch … More

art, bronze, England, London, Martin Jennings, Paul Day, Public art, St Pancras, station, statue, street art, train, travel, UK, United Kingdom

Temporary Station Art

On the upper level of the station there are two permanent works of public art as well as one site … More

art, clock Cornelia Parker, England, London, Public art, St Pancras, station, train, travel, UK, United Kingdom

St Pancras

I feel like I’m back in my ‘elephant’ as one of my friends always says.  I’m sitting on a long … More

Betjeman, England, Eurostar, London, St Pancras, St Pancras Stations, train, travel, UK, United Kingdom, US

Towersey post-view

The last blog post (two weeks ago, I know!) was a pre-view, this is a post-view of the Towersey Village … More

England, folk, Joan Armatrading, Music, Show of Hands, Spooky Men's Chorale, Tash Tops, towersey, Towersey Village Festival, UK, United Kingdom

Towersey

Usually I go on trips and then tell the tales.  This week I’m giving you a pre-view of an upcoming … More

England, fashion, fashion design, festival, festival fashion, festival style, Oxfordshire, Tash Tops, thame, towersey, UK, United Kingdom

Richard in the Rain

On a sunny day a few months ago, I met some friends visiting London from the US for pre-theatre dinner … More

city, England, London, Richard II, Shakespeare, The Globe, theatre, travel, UK, United Kingdom

Office views

I can’t really leave you without some pictures from the office I was working in earlier this year.  On one … More

city, England, London, skyline, skyscrapers, travel, UK, United Kingdom

Lombard Street

The last stage of my journey to the office is walking up Lombard Street from Bank Station.  It isn’t a … More

commute, England, Lloyd's, Lloyd's of London, Lombard Street, London, travel, UK, United Kingdom

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