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Westminster bridge early morning Monday 26 October 2026.

Falling Up, my latest painting. Inspired by London’s Tower Bridge in the rain. Architectural details meet a fractured sky in deep blues and teal, capturing the feeling of looking upward — the perspective behind its title. Falling Up, 2026. Acrylic on canvas, 30″ × 40″.

Bermondsey new Socialist Club 78 Grange Road Bermondsey Weekly Times & Echo (London) Sunday, 13 October 1895 Arthur Rowe Rev Arthur Moreland (Deptford) Herbert Burrows @pasttensehistories.bsky.social

As part of the London Literature Festival there's a book swap area at Southbank until 1st Nov. I left off two books I'd personally recommend, one being from @thelostbyway.bsky.social, and I scored this @simonphippsart.bsky.social beauty in return!

For #SundayRuin here’s the remains of the palace of the Bishop of Winchester, Bankside, London. My 📷

A view of Westminster Bridge, the London Eye, and the River Thames.

Hitch hiding from his own cameras whilst shooting FRENZY (1972) on the South Bank in London.

The National Theatre on the South Bank was opened OTD 50 years ago. Designed by Denys Lasdun with three separate theatre spaces, the building is constructed of board marked, reinforced concrete. Read more about this uncompromising building here buff.ly/24tsr6m

Historical novel brings Eleanor Coade back into spotlight www.exmouthjournal.co.uk/news/2661749...

⚪ Jubilee Line - SEVERE DELAYS (08:20) Signal failure at London Bridge. Live status & free alerts: tubenotifications.co.uk/line/jubilee

The Academy of St Martin in the Fields (ASMF) has secured its first permanent operational home through the acquisition of the London Festival Orchestra (LFO), which owns The Warehouse rehearsal and recording studios in Waterloo. moto-perpetuo.com/academy-st-m...

London Bridge terror attack 'hero' and 'passionate' chef unite to run Dagenham cafe www.romfordrecorder.co.uk/news/2665805...

More brilliant AI maps

Early morning Westminster bridge Thursday 22 October 2026.

All the drone flights taking blood samples between St Thomas' Hospital and Guy's Hospital visualised dronexl.co/2026/10/20/a...

South Bank penguins to be relocated to Birmingham www.standard.co.uk/news/london/...

Long Lane gas main repairs - SGN says the road is expected to reopen on 1 November. Bus C10 will remain on diversion till then.

Today - Harvest Festival at the Garden Museum www.se1.news/whatson/#sun...

TfL: "From 06:00 until 11:00 on Sunday 18 October, Waterloo Bridge will be closed for filming. Use alternative river crossings."

‘Climbing up to the Olivier Theatre – the largest of the NT’s three theatres – it is still a delightful surprise to find oneself suddenly at eye level with Waterloo Bridge, watching the buses go by.’ Will Wiles on the urban drama of Denys Lasdun’s National Theatre building at 50.

17 October 1091. 1st recorded tornado struck London. The wooden London Bridge was completely demolished and over 600 houses were destroyed.

Crossing the Thames on a Thameslink train. Tower Bridge off in the distance.

Video of Bournemouth Belle steam train hauled by steam locomotive 34028 'Eddystone' leaving Waterloo early this morning for Bournemouth and Swanage www.youtube.com/watch?v=RRh1...

TfL: "From 06:00 until 11:00 on Sunday 18 October, Waterloo Bridge will be closed for filming. Use alternative river crossings."

By the canal in Ath, Belgium. A memorial to Southwark-born Eddie Sullivan. One of 14 children. Killed on the eve of Armistice Day.

From Waterloo SE1 to Waterloo Belgium

This is the largest weapons factory in London since World War 2. Isembard, a new weapons manufacturer, has opened its latest site in Southwark, which is producing components for drones, jet engines, submarines, and more.

"Spiritland Productions deployed a Solid State Logic System T TCA Flypack on a landmark project to record a live performance given by Max Richter of his Hamnet soundtrack at Southwark Cathedral and cut it to vinyl at Abbey Road Studios six miles away in real time." www.mixonline.com/the-wire/spi...

"The Dubai restaurant will draw on the design inspiration from its flagship restaurant" in Borough Yards SE1 www.restaurantonline.co.uk/Article/2026...

Elephant and castle is very misleading. There are neither elephants nor castles here.

A reminder of Elephant & Castle as it was a quarter of a century ago, via Peter Marshall www.flickr.com/photos/peter...

Danny Dyer sails giant 'Pile of Poo' under Tower Bridge in water pollution protest www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0wu...

Dr Cream lived in Lambeth Palace Road

A Southwark Council employee has been ordered to pay £20,000 after taking on a secret second job with British Gas while simultaneously claiming sick leave from her council position. www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home...

LSBU chancellor Sir Simon Hughes @shwh83.bsky.social is hosting a free public lecture by former prisons minister Lord Timpson on Thursday www.se1.news/whatson/#thu...

Tower Bridge - overnight closures to traffic and pedestrians each night this week www.citybridgefoundation.org.uk/what-we-do/b...

St. Paul's Cathedral Triptich. Tate Modern, London, UK - October 2026 #photography #travel #travelphotography #cityscape #london #uk #window

Ten years ago: final approach into LCY from the west. Tower Bridge and the south bank

Ten years ago: final approach into LCY from the west. London Bridge and The Shard.

Filming due to take place on the Thames Path near Lambeth Bridge on Tuesday publicnoticeportal.uk/notice/traff...

Amazon LEGO sale: Tower Bridge £215 www.brickfanatics.com/amazon-launc...

The fish & chip shop in London Road has recently become a Lebanese Grill

"... she claimed TfL had CCTV footage of her being sexually assaulted by a colleague at Waterloo station. "She doctored a genuine TfL email to support the claim and continued to tell a judge the footage existed, even after TfL confirmed it did not." uk.news.yahoo.com/woman-faked-...

As part of this year's London Literature Festival, the Southbank Centre is hosting a free book swap in the Royal Festival Hall foyer southbank.london/news/southba...

Details of the proposed community programmes (including for babies, toddlers, senior citizens and the Latin American community) to be offered by the five-screen Everyman cinema in the development on the Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre site

Sunset from Blackfriars Bridge: