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near to City of London, The City of London, England
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HMY Britannia - steering gear
This is the electrohydraulic steering gear. There are two DC motor driven variable delivery vane type pumps, either capable of taking 100% of the load. The circular white object on the left with a blue plumbing block in front is one of the... (more)
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The south-western corner of Tower of London EC3
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H.M.S. "Belfast"
The splendid vessel looks quite impressive, what with the Tower Bridge to the right, and the Tower of London to the left, behind its shelter of trees. And what is that vessel alongside - a dredger or a rubbish barge, or.....?
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River Thames and City of London
Looking across from Tower Bridge, we can see the Monument and the Dome of St Paul's Cathedral.
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All Hallows by the Tower
All Hallows by the Tower is the oldest church in the City of London and was founded by the Abbey of Barking in 675AD, 300 years before the Tower of London. An arch from the Saxon church can still be seen today. In the crypt beneath is a... (more)
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Home to criminals, princes and ravens
From the south bank of the Thames.
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Lights, Camera, Inaction
Outside City Hall, what looked to be preparations to film a pianist.
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Tower Bridge and HMS Belfast
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View of Tower Bridge from in front of the Guoman Tower Hotel
Looking south-southwest.
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Trinity Square Gardens and Allhallows-by-the-Tower church
The church has an interesting history, having survived the Great Fire of London by the creation of a fire-break around it. However, Hitler's Luftwaffe in 1940 demolished most of it, but it was subsequently rebuilt.
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NW from south end of Tower Bridge across the Thames to the City, 1995
View NW over from the - evidently restricted - Potters Field car/coach park, to the city-scape, which includes innumerable major edifices of the City, still dominated by the NatWest Tower, the view extending along the river-bank from Old... (more)
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Redevelopment work taking place near the Thames at Tower Hill
There is some redevelopment work occurring adjacent to the Tower of London, as is evidenced by the crane. The tower blocks in the distance are buildings on the riverside walk, and so I don't think they have anything to do with the... (more)
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