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London Revolution
A collection of London 360 images 1995 - 2009
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Posts Tagged ‘London’Bankside Power Station & The Tate Modern - Alligator in the Lily PondMonday, April 20th, 2009
Bankside Power Station was built by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott - his name may not be familiar, but his other major London building will be - Battersea Power Station. He also designed the much-loved Red Telephone boxes (you can see four of these in a virtual tour here), the Salvation Army’s William Booth Memorial Training College in Camberwell, and Waterloo Bridge. (more…) Plague!Tuesday, March 10th, 2009A 17th century Londoner might one day notice a dark, gangrenous looking pustule on his leg which grew. It would soon be joined by black blotches all over the skin caused by haemorrhages underneath, and buboes - apple-sized swellings in his groin and armpits. He’d swiftly fall into a high fever and experience (more…) London Facts Part IIIMonday, March 2nd, 2009Literary London: Wood StreetTuesday, February 24th, 2009When need to some more wood for your woodpile in medieval London, you’d head to the sellers of Wood Street - just off Cheapside in the City of London. The street today bears little resemblance to its earlier incarnation; having been almost totally destroyed during the blitz very little of its’ pre-1940 heritage now remains. But it would be a mistake to see this as ‘new’ part of London, as it has its place in history and particularly in literature. (more…) London’s Ugliest Buildings…?Monday, February 9th, 2009Arthur “Bomber” Harris and Bomber CommandFriday, February 6th, 2009We’ve got a new virtual tour on the site of the St Clement Danes Church in the Strand. Outside the church stands one of London’s most controversial statues - to Arthur Harris. Arthur Harris was in charge of RAF Bomber Command during World War II (after 1941). He, along with many other high-ranking air commanders believed that a heavy, sustained bombing campaign over German cities would demoralise the Germans and force them into surrender. Samuel Johnson - The Consummate LondonerThursday, February 5th, 2009
This morning we have added the Dr Samuel Johnson statue virtual tour to the London Revolution map. The 360 tour shows a statue of a diminutive, slightly caricatured man holding a book. Dr Johnson is best known of course as a lexicographer - as the author of the first ‘Dictionary of the English Language’, completed in under a decade and containing 42,773 entries, an incredible feat. (more…) Fitzroy Square and the Telecom TowerTuesday, February 3rd, 2009
Today we have uploaded two new virtual tours of Fitzroy Square, London. The tours are in the square itself, but rising high above the elegant Georgian buildings of Fitzrovia is the BT Tower. I’ve been doing a little research on this classic London landmark, and so thought a blog post was in order! (more…) The Lloyds BuildingMonday, February 2nd, 2009
Louis Khan, architect in 1950s America believed that ‘design habits leading to the concealment of structure have no place’. Khan was an instrumental influence in the ‘High Tech’ (hi tech) style of architecture, where buildings appear inside out. In 1978, Richard Rogers was awarded the project of designing a new headquarters for Lloyds of London. (more…) Getting to know LondonSunday, February 1st, 2009With each of the virtual tours that we have added to the site, I have tried to add some interesting information about the area or building in London. However, sometimes, there’s far more interesting information than I can cram into the virtual tour page! When this happens, I’ll write a blog post about the virtual tour and give a lot more information than we can fit on the main pages. If you have any suggestions of areas you’d like to see more information on, or even a suggestion of interesting locations for future London Revolution virtual tours, then please feel free to leave a comment and we’ll see what we can do! I shall kick off tomorrow with some info about the Lloyds of London building in the City… |
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