2026 Salon Privé – Sloane Street, Chelsea, London
As a curtain raiser to the 2026 Salon Privé London Car Show at the Royal Hospital Chelsea, Sloane Street hosted cars valued at £100 million.
Photographic ramblings of random interesting things and happenings
As a curtain raiser to the 2026 Salon Privé London Car Show at the Royal Hospital Chelsea, Sloane Street hosted cars valued at £100 million.
P676 “Flamant”, a patrol vessel of the French Navy on the River Thames in London.
On 22nd October 2025 the very new superyacht “Valor” sailed up the River Thames, through Tower Bridge and into the Pool of London.
Brasilian Navy training ship U27 NE Brasil on the River Thames near Tower Bridge during its annual visit to London in 2025.
The 174th Gravesend and Rochester Agricultural Association Ploughing Match in Hoo, Kent on Saturday 20th September 2025.
On 8th September 2025, the Honourable Artillery Company took their guns through the City of London to fire them at the Tower of London.
On Sunday 7th September 2025, the annual Commemorative Service was held at the Merchant Navy War Memorial in Tower Hill, London.
Tottenham Fire Station threw open its doors for its open day on Saturday 6th September 2025 with a line up of old and new fire engines.
Cruising in the Solent near Southampton to watch the start of the 2025 Fastnet Sailing Race, which celebrated its 100th anniversary.
The Silvertown Tunnel Cycle Shuttle bus service takes cyclists across the River Thames using a dedicated bus fleet.
French Navy intelligence ship A759 Dupuy de Lome sailing up the River Thames, through Tower Bridge and into London.
The Worshipful Company of Coopers 2025 Cask Race in Guildhall Yard, City of London with teams from across the City taking part.
NAO Santa Maria, a replica of Christopher Columbus’ sailing ship, has visited London using St Katherine Docks as its base.
Ceramic Remembrance Poppies have returned to the Tower Of London in 2025 to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War Two in 1945.
The sailing ship NAO Santa Maria passed through Tower Bridge at the start of its visit to London, before docking at St Katherine Dock.
Royal Navy frigate F81 HMS Sutherland in the Pool of London on the morning of 14-May-2025 tied up alongside HMS Belfast.
Climbing, with middle-aged fitness and Parkinson’s, the “Stairways to Heaven”, stairs rising 780m over 4,261 steps in the Swiss Alps.
Huge truck delivering a new electrical transformer to the London Electricity tunnels on the Old Kent Road in SE London
The “Craft of Carpentry” exhibition at Japan House, London is a really impressive (and free) exhibition of Japanese carpentry skills.
The London Archives have sixty miles of shelving containing a treasure trove of London’s history stretching back to the 1067 William Charter.
Twice a year photographers descend on RAF Northolt in West London for a very special evening photographing a selection of aircraft.
50th anniversary memorial service for the 1975 London Underground Moorgate disaster. 43 people lost their lives and many more were injured. 28-Feb-2025.
INS Tushil (F70), a Talwar class frigate of the Indian Navy, tied up close to Tower Bridge whilst visiting London in December 2024.
The 50th anniversary of the Worsley Hotel fire in Clifton Gardens, at which fireman Hamish Pettit of Paddington fire station lost his life.
LMS built “Black 5” steam locomotive 44871 headed North through Finsbury Park station at 07:48 on 16th November 2024.
Photos from the 2024 London to Brighton Veteran Car Run taken in central London at Buckingham Palace and Westminster Bridge.
Brazilian Navy training ship U-27 ‘NE Brasil’ leaving her London moorings at HMS Belfast being guided down the River Thames.
The world’s last sea-going paddle steamer, Waverley, visited the River Thames as part of its annual cruise around the UK.
On 5th October 2024, British Railways steam locomotive 70000 Britannia passed through Wandsworth Road station in London hauling the Golden Arrow.
FGS Magdeburg (F261), a German Navy Corvette, passed through Tower Bridge with tugs “Peter” and “Ambition”.
Replica Spanish sailing ship Galeón Andalucía visited London on 23-Sep-2024, passing through Tower Bridge and mooring in St Katharine Docks.
Holy Trinity church in Stratford-upon-Avon is the resting place of William Shakespeare who lies beside his wife Anne in the church’s Chancel.
The Horse Hospital – A surprising building tucked behind Russell Square Underground Station that has survived wars and redevelopment.
A World War Two Anderson air raid shelter which saved a family’s life when houses close by were destroyed by a bomb in an air raid.
Airside with Heathrow Airport’s Fire Service vehicles with 360 virtual tours. Rosenbauer, Angloco and Land Rover.
On 11th August 2024, the Indian Navy frigate F44 INS Tabar passed through London’s Tower Bridge and was then turned at Wapping Reach on the River Thames to head downstream.
Visitors to Mayfield Lavender Farm in Carshalton (SW London) walk along rows of Lavender plants taking photographs.
20th anniversary memorial service and mural unveiling for Firefighters Billy Faust and Adam Meere who lost their lives in the Bethnal Green fire.
Swan Upping is one of those English traditions that sparks bemused looks, this is one ancient tradition with a modern day purpose.
2024 annual Vintners’ company procession, led by a sweeper, to St James Garlickhythe church following the installation of the new Master.
ARC Gloria, flagship of the Colombian Navy, passing through Tower Bridge leaving London after visiting for a few days.
The 2024 London visit of tall ships ARC Gloria and Juan Sebastián de Elcano overlapped making a spectacular sight alongside each other.
The former RMS St Helena, now Extreme E Racing’s support ship, sailed up the River Thames through Tower Bridge to visit London on 26-Jun-2024
Cycle the overnight 102 mile Ride to the Sun from Carlisle to Edinburgh carrying a Parkinson’s diagnosis with you.
The Red Arrows passing over the City of London flying towards Buckingham Palace to conclude the Trooping the Colour flypast.
On 10th June, London Fire Brigade held its annual memorial service at Fireman’s Corner in Highgate Cemetery.
On Monday 27th May 2024, the Royal Navy’s Type 45 destroyer D37 HMS Duncan departed Portsmouth and headed out into the English Channel.
To mark the World War Two evacuation of Dunkirk, the Dunkirk Little Ships gathered in central London’s St Katherine Dock on 25-27th May 2024.
The Company of Watermen and Lightermen is one of the City of London’s many historic organisations still active in their industry.
The Banqueting House in Whitehall is well known for the stunning ceiling painted by Rubens and being the last major part of Whitehall Palace.