Before I made it to the Barbican during my last visit to London I also spent some time walking the streets of the City, photographing whatever caught my eye. Sometimes it was imposing architecture, but I was open to any photo opportunities, such as the light patterns on the paving stones.
Just a few yards away I found some wonderful lines in a spiral staircase.
An opening in the tunnel beneath the Barbican Centre allowed in the light and I made sure I waited to catch a silhouette of a person against the bright buildings beyond.
One of the more curious sights around Smithfield Market…
With beautiful light like this even the humble street bollard can be elevated to a thing of beauty! I made sure to carefully line up the decorative bollards between the more utilitarian ones closer to e=me
It’s unusual to see vans this old on London’s streets and it seems to me the scene could be from an earlier era. I’d love to know the story behind the crooked lampost too!
Another sight from a bygone age - a K2 phonebox. Most surviving red phone boxes are the later K6 version with larger windows, but perhaps that’s shows an excessive level of geekery on my part!
Racing to the line…
Photos taken 19 January 2024