Feeling a little better today, I dozed away the morning, got up for lunch, and scanned another dozen slides from the Streets of London series. These were all made in April 2004.
This young mother, speaking on her mobile phone in Avery Row W1, to the west of New Bond Street, blended perfectly with her surroundings.
Further west, Westbourne Terrace Road Bridge crosses the Regent’s canal in Little Venice. As the plaque indicates, this was once in the Borough of Paddington which was absorbed by Westminster in 1965.
The Bridge House pub lies at the corner of Westbourne Terrace Road and Delamere Terrace. The pub was fortunate enough to survive World War 2 bombing, which is more than can be said for many of its neighbours.
The Little Venice area lies within the parish of St Mary’s on Paddington Green, visible in this view of St Mary’s Square.
The A40 flyover overlooks a bricked up end of the square, and in 2004 the now- completed apartments for sale in Paddington Walk were still being built.
Church Yard Walk provides a route through to Edgware Road.
Sussex Gardens W2 forms a T junction with Praed Street, which is always as congested as this.
Marylebone’s St Christopher’s Place looks like an alfresco dining room.
Maintenance work was being undertaken at The Churchill Hotel in Portman Square.
Ashland Place W1 is one of the many streets that enjoys a view of The Post Office Tower.
Saint Michael’s Street W2 houses one of London’s many Starbucks coffee houses. I wondered whether the man on the chair was waiting for coffee, or simply having a breather. So many food and drink outlets place seats outside that are very tempting to people who simply want to sit down.
The historic Mason’s Arms pub in Upper Berkeley Street was founded in 1778 and rebuilt in 1870.
This amble round West London was probably carried out on one particular day.
This evening we dined on Jackie’s famous sausage casserole; crisp carrots, broccoli, and green beans; and mashed potato, followed by treacle tart and custard.