Monday 28 February 2011
Monday 28th February
It's a Norwegian Blue, pining for the fjords, in Hatchards bookshop, Piccadilly.
Sunday 27 February 2011
Sunday 27th February
The Chuckle Brothers (Barry and Paul) with my daughter Ellie in their dressing room at the New Theatre, Oxford. We were there with a film crew, as I interviewed Paul and Barry for Chatoon.
Saturday 26 February 2011
Saturday 26th February
Six nations cheese on a day of rugby. Stilton (Eng), Mull of Kintire Cheddar (Sco), Cashel Blue (Irl), Taleggio (Ita), Brie (Fra), Goats cheese (Wal)
Friday 25 February 2011
Thursday 24 February 2011
Wednesday 23 February 2011
Wednesday 23rd February
Either the IKEA warehouse in Edmonton, or the closing scene from Raiders of the Lost Ark, or both.
Tuesday 22 February 2011
Tuesday 22nd February
No connection to the Mayor of London, or anything like that. Completely different spelling and value.
Monday 21 February 2011
Sunday 20 February 2011
Sunday 20th February
Sack the signwriter at Next Homestore (or the Marketing Manager, or the proofreader, etc, etc..)
Saturday 19 February 2011
Saturday 19th February
Well, this is rather obvious. It's the HQ of The Guardian and The Observer, King's Place, York Way, London
Friday 18 February 2011
Friday 18th February
The Monto Water Rats Theatre Bar in Grays Inn Road, London. A venue known by young music fans for miles around, mainly featuring indie bands and singers. Katy Perry played here in 2008, Jonathan Richman last year. You never know who will turn up. The Blockheads are playing a few nights in July.
Thursday 17 February 2011
Thursday 17th February
Amazing blue windows in a pre-war telephone exchange in Harrison Street near Kings Cross. Former site of the Olive Branch pub, apparently.
Wednesday 16 February 2011
Wednesday 16th February
The York Water Gate, in Embankment gardens, near Charing Cross. This remnant of Italianate architecture was origianlly on the riverbank, before the embankment was constructed. Built in around 1626, it is attributed to Inigo Jones, and originally formed the entrance to York House, used by Charles I.
Tuesday 15 February 2011
Tuesday 15th February
Cleopatra's needle (with seagull atop). There are three of these, in London, New York and Paris. The first two are a pair from the same archaeological site in Egypt. However, all three pre-date Cleopatra's reign by a thousand years, dating from 1450BC in Heliopolis. The current site is close to the Embankment underground station. The obleisk was presented to the United Kingdom in 1819 by the ruler of Egypt and Sudan Muhammad Ali (honestly), in commemoration of the victories of Lord Nelson at the Battle of the Nile and Sir Ralph Abercromby at the Battle of Alexandria in 1801. However, the British governemnt declined to pay for transport until 1877, when Sir William Wilson put up ten thousand pounds to pay for the delivery. On the way, the transport ship foundered in the Bat of Biscay, and six men drowned, commemorated by a brass plaque on the base of the monument.
Monday 14 February 2011
Monday 14th February
Elms Lesters in Flitcroft Street, London, looking towards a refurbished office block in New Oxford Street. Purpose built in 1904 as a scenic painting studio, the Elms Lesters Painting Rooms are part of London's theatrical heritage. Visitors have included Charlie Chaplin, Laurel and Hardy in the first half of the 20th century to Blur, Kylie Minogue, Mariah Carey, Diana Rigg, Noel Fielding and Julian Barratt of The Mighty Boosh, the cast of The League of Gentlemen, Pharrell Williams and N*E*R*D, Kings of Leon,and Hot Chip more recently. The expert painters produce scenic paintings 40ft by 50ft, under daylight from a 40ft wide glass roof.
Sunday 13 February 2011
Saturday 12 February 2011
Saturday 12th February
You can see where this is. It's London's oldest theatre site. The first of four different theatre buildings was erected here in 1663. (The Globe is a modern replica of an older theatre, but is not on the original site).
Friday 11 February 2011
Thursday 10 February 2011
Wednesday 9 February 2011
Tuesday 8 February 2011
Tuesday 8th February
Not Nelson's column, but nor far away, in Pall Mall (It's Frederick, Duke of York)
Monday 7 February 2011
Sunday 6 February 2011
Saturday 5 February 2011
Friday 4 February 2011
Thursday 3 February 2011
Wednesday 2 February 2011
Tuesday 1 February 2011
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