gillianam:inky:

Wallsend Metro Station, “probably the only public facility in Britain in which the signage is in Latin.”

I love my home region sometimes :D.

tobeeornottobee:meltinyourmouth:here

BBC NEWS | England | London | Johnson saves woman from ‘oiks’

London mayor Boris Johnson has rescued a woman who was being attacked by an armed group of young girls, chasing them down the road on his bicycle.

Franny Armstrong called for help as she was surrounded and pushed by the girls, one of whom had an iron bar, in Camden, north London, on Monday night.

The mayor, who was cycling past, stopped and chased the girls down the street, calling them: “Oiks”.

Ms Armstrong said: “He was my knight on a shining bicycle.”

mynameisfluffybunnyslippers:

I have no words..

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British artist Stephen Wiltshire is currently attempting to draw the Manhattan skyline from memory. since Monday October 26th. Wiltshire began filling in an 18 foot canvas at the Pratt institute, Brooklyn. The drawing is expected to be complete by Friday. You can follow his progress through the live webcam here.

Wiltshire diagnosed with autism at the age of three displays an unusually powerful photographic memory that he has applied to rendering city scapes. He can look at the subject of his drawing once and reproduce it accurately with photographic detail, down to the exact number of columns or windows on a building. He memorizes their shapes, locations and the architecture.

O_o

*speechless*

Yes. This guy! I remember him. They flew him around rome for only half an hour or something, and he got ALL the detail. It was ridiculous.

mabelmoments:

Spot Crinkly, the odd-necked swan

Members of the British public are being asked to keep a keen eye out for Crinkly, a rather unique, wobbly-necked swan.

Crinkly acquired her name due to her unusual disability; she has a long neck containing distinct kinks.

Yet despite this apparent handicap, Crinkly is expected to arrive in the UK any day, to spend the winter here with 3,500 or more other Bewick’s swans.

If you spot Crinkly, the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust asks you get in touch. [continued at bbc uk]

A job for you Brits. Where’s Crinkly?

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gillianam:

http://www.poppy.org.uk/

English Summer (via Lady Vervaine)

A squatter in a deserted yard area in Elephant and Castle. Check out the deck chair!

classics:gkojaz:kapi:

St. Paul’s Cathedral through The Millennium Bridge, London.

whatson:quoteskine:

Pinky & The Brain

emmabutton:

Home sweet home.

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Photography trip with college. July (?) 2008

Always was one of my favourites.