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Masjid-E-Quba,
Masjid-E-Quba (guest)
wrote
17 years ago:
Sunni Mosque in East London.
Highgate School,
NoName (guest)
wrote
17 years ago:
is that freddie highmore`s school ?
Minerva House,
ArbusDriver
wrote
17 years ago:
In the comment just above, for "photo" read "photos". -Arb.
Minerva House,
ArbusDriver
wrote
17 years ago:
This photo (taken by me c1986) was uploaded from Wikimedia Commons:
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0d/Minerva_House%2C_Southwark%2C_London%2C_c1986.jpg
cc-by-sa-2.0-uk licensing applies.
-Arb.
Notting Hill,
Ngumbi (guest)
wrote
17 years ago:
One of my favourite parts of all London.
Waitrose,
Philip (guest)
wrote
17 years ago:
Gloucester park apartments
Fire Boat Pontoon,
Bakerloo_BadBoy
wrote
17 years ago:
The only floating fire station in London, home to the London Phoenix Fire Rescue boat
Empress State Building,
Bakerloo_BadBoy
wrote
17 years ago:
Currently home to the part of the Metropolitan Police service that deals with requests made under the freedom of information act.
Was originally designed for the admiralty in such a way that it was supposed to represent the bow of a warship no matter what way you looked at it. Was subsequently used by MI6 before their relocation to Albert Embankment into the building you see in modern James Bond films
Former Thames Ironworks Area,
Bakerloo_BadBoy
wrote
17 years ago:
The Thames Iron Works company also had a football team of some note. Apparently they were quite good and went on to be called West Ham United.
LIDL Superstore,
Bakerloo_BadBoy
wrote
17 years ago:
Formally a C&A clothing store with the offices of the Recorder Group of Newspapers advertising department above. Famous for being the site of the East Ham Palais theatre before it closed
Anthony's Pharmacy Ltd.,
Bakerloo_BadBoy
wrote
17 years ago:
No longer a public house, now called Anthonys Pharmacy following its conversion to a pharmacy and flats above. However the last few English people in this area still refer to this junction of the Romford Road as "The Rabbits" in deference to the former pub
Wibbly Wobbly,
Chuck (guest)
wrote
17 years ago:
Great little pub, very friendly and novel.
Apparently a really good Sunday Lunch.
Gasometer,
Bakerloo_BadBoy
wrote
17 years ago:
This is actually a Gas storeage tank, owned by Transco, the Gas transport company
Tower Hill Memorial,
Bakerloo_BadBoy
wrote
17 years ago:
This is the Maritime seamans war memorial, listing the names of those died in maritime service in the 2 great wars
Limehouse Station,
Bakerloo BadBoy (guest)
wrote
17 years ago:
Formally known as Stepney, later Stepney Junction and then Stepney East Station before yet another name change to Limehouse
Lokkanta,
basanjohn` (guest)
wrote
17 years ago:
always bizy
Moorgate Underground Station,
WikiMapper
wrote
17 years ago:
"Moorgate Control" stops trains from overruning the buffers in an underground terminus station. it was introduced after the crash at Moorgate when a train shot through buffers and crashed in a dead-end tunnel.
Samuel Johnson's House,
Leonnacnud (guest)
wrote
17 years ago:
Also most quoted Englishman after Shakespeare.
Samuel Johnson's House,
Leonnacnud (guest)
wrote
17 years ago:
Wrote first Dictionary of the English Language. 18th Century was knows as The Age of Johnson. Subject of the first and greatest biography.
Drayton Park station,
Jez (guest)
wrote
17 years ago:
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