https://capitallettersblog.com/2013/06/15/from-123-to-321/https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/20130615-212123.jpg20130615-212123.jpghttps://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/20130615-211232.jpg20130615-211232.jpghttps://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/20130615-211027.jpg20130615-211027.jpghttps://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/20130615-205813.jpg20130615-205813.jpg2016-06-02T10:31:58+00:00monthlyhttps://capitallettersblog.com/2013/06/14/london-sight-lines/https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/20130614-164650.jpg20130614-164650.jpg2013-06-14T15:47:44+00:00monthlyhttps://capitallettersblog.com/2013/06/14/london-at-an-angle/https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/20130614-145430.jpg20130614-145430.jpg2013-06-14T20:13:39+00:00monthlyhttps://capitallettersblog.com/2012/12/24/london-in-three-colours-red/https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/red-wordpress-0021.jpgRed Wordpress 002New England in the USA is famous for its autumnal colours and so it's always good to get an idea of how the Maples and others may bring fire to the local foliage. This in King's Road is about as close as we get to it.https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/red-wordpress-0031.jpgRed Wordpress 003Nothing more is necessary to compliment the beautiful simplicity of this Chelsea Georgian house than a red door.https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/red-wordpress-002.jpgRed Wordpress 002New England in the USA is famous for its autumnal colours and so it's always good to get an idea of how the Maples and others may bring fire to the local foliage. This in King's Road is about as close as we get to it.https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/red-wordpress-001.jpgRed Wordpress 001In a compromise of tradition and technology, the beautiful Routemaster returns to our streets. As kids, we used to jump on the rear platform then tell the conductor we had no money and so got turfed off at the next stop. It took forever to get to school in Palace Street SW1!https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/red-wordpress-003.jpgRed Wordpress 003A beautiful Georgian house in Chelsea. Nothing else is necessary to contrast the beautiful proportions of these facades than a beautiful red door.https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/red-wordpress-006.jpgRed Wordpress 006A beautiful blood-red Fairway. Other popular colours of this model were grren, white and charcoal grey. So where did the media get the lazy phrase of "black cab" from? It's a taxi.https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/broad-st-boxes.jpgOld Broad St telephone boxesWith the growth of mobile phone usage, it's unlikely to ever see a queue for the phone any more. https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/chalk-farm-underground-st-007.jpgChalk-Farm-underground-st-007Chalk Farm statio hugs the bending junction of Haverstock Hill and Adelaide Road.https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/red-wordpress-008.jpgRed Wordpress 008The Conran shop, Sloane Avenue. Terence Conran established Habitat in 1964 and from then on influenced our tastes in home decor and design. In an area which smacks of style, Santa brings a smile to even the most self-conscious fashion victim.https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/red-wordpress-0071.jpgRed Wordpress 0072013-03-24T16:41:14+00:00monthlyhttps://capitallettersblog.com/2012/09/15/hero-worship/https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/paralympic-closing-0131.jpgParalympic Closing 013Channel Four Television, Horseferry Rd SW!. As ever, current and topical with their use of location and their 4 superstructure.https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/paralympic-closing-0011.jpgParalympic Closing 001Gone were the Olympic rings and in came the Paralympic symbol with the efficiency that drove both sets of Games.2012-12-17T14:32:28+00:00monthlyhttps://capitallettersblog.com/2012/09/28/bluefriars/https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/bluefriars-0041.jpgBluefriars 004https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/bluefriars-004.jpgBluefriars 004https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/solar-photovoltaic-pv-pan-012.jpgSolar photovoltaic (PV) panels on new Blackfriars bridgehttps://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/bluefriars-003.jpgBluefriars 003https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/bluefriars-002.jpgBluefriars 002https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/bluefriars-001.jpgBluefriars 0012012-09-28T13:02:56+00:00monthlyhttps://capitallettersblog.com/2012/09/06/a-generator-regenerated/https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/battersea-power-station-sep4-2012-003.jpgBattersea Power Station Sep4 2012 0032012-09-06T12:26:01+00:00monthlyhttps://capitallettersblog.com/2012/08/29/mis-viajes/https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/marivent.jpgMariventJuan Carlos woz ere. And the King of Norway. And Michelle Obama.............https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/20120829-102408.jpg20120829-102408.jpg2012-10-20T10:51:44+00:00monthlyhttps://capitallettersblog.com/2012/08/19/london-moments/https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/oasis-11.jpgOasis 1https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/oasis-1.jpgOasis 1https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/berwick-st-hat2.jpgBerwick St hat"Style is an expression of individualism mixed with charisma. Fashion is something that comes after style" John Fairchild https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/berwick-st-hat1.jpgBerwick St hathttps://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/berwick-st-hat.jpgBerwick St hat2012-08-21T15:03:49+00:00monthlyhttps://capitallettersblog.com/2012/08/18/midnight-blue/https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0034_1.jpgIMG_0034_1https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0006_1.jpgIMG_0006_1https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0014_1.jpgIMG_0014_1https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0010_1.jpgIMG_0010_1https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0015_1.jpgIMG_0015_1https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/img_0013.jpgIMG_00132012-08-20T02:56:49+00:00monthlyhttps://capitallettersblog.com/2012/08/17/the-afterglow/https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/usain-bolt.jpgUsain BoltNot often that I'm speechless, but this guy had the charisma to do that.https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/olympics-close-0252.jpgOlympics close 025War-time air raid shelter and now gateway to the best show on earth. not much is more iconic than the London Underground2012-08-17T21:57:07+00:00monthlyhttps://capitallettersblog.com/2012/08/06/un-fare-sacrificed-at-the-green-altar/https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/palestra-building.pngPalestra buildingPalestra SE!, monolithic, sanitised, hostile and watching you.https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/fairway-dec-1-2011-002.jpgFairway Dec 1 2011 002Every time I've waved down one of these at night, I've thought to myself, "I'm home."https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/fairway-dec-1-2011-001.jpgFairway Dec 1 2011 00115 Penton St, London N1, aka the Public Carriage Officehttps://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/thats-all-folks.jpgThat's All Folkshttps://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/fairway-farewell-2012-003.jpgFairway Farewell 2012 003https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/fairway-farewell-2012-006.jpgFairway Farewell 2012 006David Bowie woz ere, nice modest man, very hunky doryhttps://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/fairway-farewell-2012.jpgFairway Farewell 2012My television screen, my window on the world, more than enough room for my 36" legshttps://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/fairway-farewell-2012-005.jpgFairway Farewell 2012 005Designed for passenger safety, destined too soon for rhe taxi rank in the skyhttps://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/fairway-farewell-2012-001.jpgFairway Farewell 2012 001Catch one while you can2012-08-14T14:26:08+00:00monthlyhttps://capitallettersblog.com/2012/08/08/while-the-city-sleeps-2/https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/battersea-power-staion-0200-aug-8-0067.jpgBattersea Power Staion 0200 Aug 8thhttps://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/battersea-power-staion-0200-aug-8-0066.jpgBattersea Power Staion 0200 Aug 8 006https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/batterseapowerstaion0200aug8006.jpgBatterseaPowerStaion0200Aug8006https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/battersea-power-staion-0200-aug-8-0064.jpgBattersea Power Staion 0200 Aug 8 0062012-08-14T14:27:47+00:00monthlyhttps://capitallettersblog.com/2012/08/09/roy-hinton-the-caxton-pimlico-rip/https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/roy-hinton-21.jpgRoy Hinton 2https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/roy-hinton-2.jpgRoy Hinton 2https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/max-justice.jpgEPSON MFP imageMax Justice, hard Mod and supplier of mohair suit lengths!https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/roy-hinton.pngRoy Hintonhttps://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/the-caxton-may-1967-0201.jpgEPSON MFP imagehttps://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/the-caxton-may-1967-020.jpgEPSON MFP imagehttps://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/the-caxton-may-1967-014.jpgEPSON MFP imagehttps://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/the-caxton-may-1967-0133.jpgEPSON MFP image2022-12-10T17:46:52+00:00monthlyhttps://capitallettersblog.com/2012/08/08/george-best-forever-young/https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/footballergeorgebestcelebrateshis26thbirthdayinmarbellaspainwhereheannouncedhisretirement.jpgfootballergeorgebestcelebrateshis26thbirthdayinmarbellaspainwhereheannouncedhisretirementGeorge Best celebrates his 26th birthday in Marbella, Spain2012-08-09T00:27:58+00:00monthlyhttps://capitallettersblog.com/2012/08/02/and-were-off/https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/formans.jpgForman'sIt was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishness, it was the epoch of belief, it was the epoch of incredulity, it was the season of Light, it was the season of Darkness, it was the spring of hope, it was the winter of despair, we had everything before us, we had nothing before us, we were all going direct to heaven, we were all going direct the other way - in short, the period was so far like the present period, that some of its noisiest authorities insisted on its being received, for good or for evil, in the superlative degree of comparison only. Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities London, everchanging since the Romans. Let's get with it.https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/olympic-stadium-rings.jpgOlympic stadium ringsNo state-controlled drummers a la Beijing, just the vision of a top film directorhttps://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/stadium-exterior1.jpgStadium exteriorA close encounter of the privileged kindhttps://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/08/stadium-exterior.jpgStadium exterior2012-08-04T14:54:59+00:00monthlyhttps://capitallettersblog.com/2012/07/12/first-you-borrow-some-traffic-cones/https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/crystal-palace-1851.jpgCrystal Palace 1851https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/va-cones2.jpgV&A Cones2012-07-15T11:30:33+00:00monthlyhttps://capitallettersblog.com/2012/06/03/our-meters-are-ticking/2012-07-02T03:25:55+00:00monthlyhttps://capitallettersblog.com/2012/06/30/on-our-marks/https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/the-doors-light-my-fire.jpgThe Doors Light My Firehttps://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/javelin-train-olympics-20121.jpgJavelin train olympics 2012https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/imagescas0yyw21.jpgimagesCAS0YYW2https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/imagescas0yyw2.jpgimagesCAS0YYW2https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/javelin-train-olympics-2012.jpgJavelin train olympics 2012https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/olympic-tower.jpgOlympic Towerhttps://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/tower-bridge-olympic-rings1.jpgTower Bridge olympic ringshttps://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/tower-bridge-olympic-rings.jpgTower Bridge olympic rings2012-07-15T11:22:12+00:00monthlyhttps://capitallettersblog.com/2012/06/22/flamenco-sketches-day-1-2/https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/andalus-roof5.jpgAndalus roof2012-06-24T14:42:19+00:00monthlyhttps://capitallettersblog.com/2012/06/22/flamenco-sketches-day-3/https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/night-mezquita.jpgnight-mezquitahttps://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/photo2.jpgphotohttps://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/photo1.jpgphotohttps://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/photo4.jpgPhoto4The eight-arched Roman bridge, Cordobahttps://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/roman-bridge-cordoba1.jpgroman-bridge-cordoba1The eight-arched Roman bridge, Cordobahttps://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/photo.jpgphotohttps://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/cordoba-2012-004.jpgCordoba 2012 004The eight-arched roman bridge, Cordobahttps://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/posada.jpgPosadahttps://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/roman-bridge-cordoba.jpgRoman bridge, Cordoba2012-06-24T14:41:15+00:00monthlyhttps://capitallettersblog.com/2012/06/22/flamenco-sketches-day-4/https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/papa-os-paella3.jpgpapa-os-paella3Paella at Papa O's. We had only just begun.https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/papa-os-paella2.jpg Paella at Papa O's. we had only just begun.https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/papa-os-paella1.jpgPaella at Papa O's. We had only just begun.https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/papa-os-paella.jpgPaella at Papa O's. We'd only just begun.https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/cordoba-2012-031.jpgCordoba 2012 031856 columns survive in the prayer hall of the Mosque2014-10-01T01:40:06+00:00monthlyhttps://capitallettersblog.com/2012/06/23/crucifix-at-bottom-of-calle-de-la-feria-and-opposite-puente-de-san-gabriel-2-2/https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/cordoba-2012-009.jpgCordoba 2012 0092012-06-24T13:59:29+00:00monthlyhttps://capitallettersblog.com/2012/06/23/more-mezquita-at-night-cordoba-spain/https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/20120623-180408.jpg20120623-180408.jpg2012-06-24T13:58:24+00:00monthlyhttps://capitallettersblog.com/2012/06/22/flamenco-sketches-day-2/https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/sardines.jpgSardineshttps://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/berwick-st-hat1.jpgBerwick St hat2012-06-23T14:35:57+00:00monthlyhttps://capitallettersblog.com/2012/06/02/it-was-45-years-ago-today/https://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/smallfaces-one3.jpgSmallfaces onehttps://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/smallfaces-one2.jpgSmallfaces onehttps://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/smallfaces-one1.jpgSmallfaces onehttps://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/smallfaces-one.jpgSmallfaces onehttps://capitallettersblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/220px-sgt__pepper27s_lonely_hearts_club_band.jpg220px-Sgt__Pepper%27s_Lonely_Hearts_Club_Band2012-06-03T11:34:49+00:00monthlyhttps://capitallettersblog.com/about/2012-11-30T10:40:35+00:00weekly0.6https://capitallettersblog.comdaily1.02022-12-10T17:46:52+00:00