City of Westminster: Marylebone and adjacent to Notting Hill

 

City of Westminster: Belgravia, Abbots Manor, Pimlico, Churchill Gardens and Westminster

A poem inspired by the above pictures (first, Aubrey Beardsley's former home, second, the view from the front window):

116 cambridge street

aubrey beardsley's view

three gothic arches

with doors like that look like graves

the church so perilously close

looming heavily over his pimlico portcullis

a curtain in the third story flicks open

a white hand

it's a long walk to the strand

for drinks past midnight

he enjoys the moon on the thames

the long way about

A poem inspired by the above picture:

42 cumberland street

little moment of light

the world is wider 

i can smell the sky

A poem inspired by the above picture:

158 Vauxhall Bridge Road

my little hideout

my glass and light bubble

if I open a window, i'll feel fresh morning air and hear a few early voices

Following: Three views of a cute pupper!

If anyone has read Uncle Stephen by Forrest Reid, this makes me think of the door between Uncle Stephen's study and his bedroom.

City of Westminster: St. James, Covent Garden, Soho, Mayfair, Buckingham, Hyde Park and Paddington

 

I didn't take as many photos in this area. To be honest, a lot of it was extremely repetitive Georgian architecture which is always stunning (especially the sculptures), but can becomes slightly dull if you take in too much at once. I was relieved to get to Paddington (and some parts of Mayfair) where things became a little more varied. 

Hyde Park wasn't as beautiful as I thought and didn't strike me so much as Greenwich or Victoria Park, but there were still some lovely statues and landscapes to capture.

I've discovered that Brutalism and New Internationalism, though less beautiful than Georgian and other earlier styles, do a great deal to make a city more interesting and are truly missed when not there.

It was in Paddington where I also discovered how charming (where gentrified or not) a Mews can be, as well, even though I've seen many in my travels so far. 

Before I get to the photos, some bonus content! Two sketches made instead of photos taken: