2019 Lord Mayor’s Balloon Regatta
Once a year, very early in the morning, there is a chance The Lord Mayor’s Balloon Regatta will fill the sky with dozens of balloons.
Photographic ramblings of random interesting things and happenings
Once a year, very early in the morning, there is a chance The Lord Mayor’s Balloon Regatta will fill the sky with dozens of balloons.
A tour around Lloyd’s of London, the City of London’s insurance and reinsurance market housed in an iconic building designed by Norman Foster.
The 2019 Historic Commercial Vehicle Society’s run from London to Brighton seen at the Crystal Palace start on 27th May.
Bert Prior, an aggregate carrier on the River Thames, photographed leaving Deptford Creek on the River Thames to pickup another load.
Preserved steam locomotive Merchant Navy Class 35028 “Clan Line” at London Victoria 24th November 2018 with it’s train of Pullmans.
The Royal Netherlands Navy Alkmaar class mine counter measures vessel HNLMS Urk M861 visiting London in September 2018.
The 2018 Stanmore Fire Station Open Day featured huge numbers of preserved fire appliances from across London Fire Brigade’s history.
In June 2018, the preserved steam ship VIC 56 visited Hermitage Moorings in Wapping – just downstream from Tower Bridge.
Each year the church of All Hallows by the Tower hosts the start of the Knollys Rose Ceremony organised by Watermen’s Company. The short version of the story behind the ceremony is someone’s wife...
Amongst the hustle of London, oases of clam can be found. Tower Bridge Moorings is a vibrant houseboat community with floating gardens.
Every year, the Historic Commercial Vehicle Society’s London to Brighton run for vintage buses and lorries which have been lovingly restored by their members. Unlike the more famous Veteran Car Run, the HCVS starts...
On 24th March 2018, the general cargo ship “Fast Julia” passed downstream on the River Thames through London.
London Fire Brigade’s photo mosaic to mark the 150th anniversary used one of my photos from the 2016 Lord Mayor’s Show for the base image.
On 09-Sep-2017 old and new fire appliances gathered at London Fire Brigade’s former workshops in Lambeth behind the old HQ building.
Looking out into the Thames Estuary, strange objects rise from the sea. These are the Maunsell Forts, part of the defence of Britain in World War Two.
The Whitechapel Bell Foundry had been located in London’s East End for hundreds of years, supplying bells across the world including Big Ben.
Retired firemen make the last slip and pitch at the former London Fire Brigade Training School, Southwark on 10th September 2016.
The 7th of August 2016 saw an eclectic array of fire engines gather in Odiham for the 2016 Fire Show.
On 7th of August 2016, one of Heathrow Airports Panther fire appliances visited Odiham for the 2016 Fire Show.
Every year, the Historic Commercial Vehicle Society organises a run from London to Brighton for the buses and lorries which have been beautifully restored by their members. Unlike the more famous Veteran Car Run,...
The preserved London Fireboat Massey Shaw, returned to Dunkirk as part of the 2015 commemorative ADLS flotilla.
In the former LFB Headquarters at Lambeth Fire Station is an elegant memorial to Firemen and Firefighters lost on duty over the years.
Station Officer Colin Townsley was a Fireman fatally injured at the pivotal 1987 Kings Cross fire in which 31 died.