The Shard Building, Progress 2010-12

The view from St Thomas Street of the southwest corner of the Shard outside London Bridge Station in July 2010

The southwest corner in evening sunlight, April 2011

Nearing completion, the southwest corner in April 2012

The Shard, London Bridge Station

The Shard, London Bridge, seen from Borough High Street, April 2012, by Cybermyth13.

The Shard building next to London Bridge Staion, is nearing completion. It already towers over the other buildings in the area. As constuction progressed, the tower gradually took shape. Taken on the same day, these two photographs show the building from two opposite direction. Above is the western and southern sides. Below is the view of the northern and eastern sides. Further pictures of the construction of the Shard can be seen on my set on Flickr.

The Shard towers over London Bridge Station, seen from Tooley Street, April 2012
The line of lights is on a platform on London Bridge Station

The Shard, London Bridge

Does size matter?

The Shard towers over Londoners.

On relection:

 

Handley Road, Kingshold Estate, Hackney, London E9

In 1993 Handley Road, Hackney, London E9 looked like this:

In 2012 Handley Road looks like this:

Handley Road, Kingshold Estate, London E9, March 2012, by Cybermyth13.

The concrete blocks have gone to be replace by low-rise terraces. The tree in the middle survived the deomlition of the old estate.

Other pictures of the Kingshold Estate and its redevelopment from the 1990s can be seen in my set on Flickr.

The Tunnel, Leake Street, London

Airborne Mark and paper planes, The Tunnel, Leake Street, London, by Cybermyth13.

The Tunnel, Leake Street, under the railway lines at Waterloo Station, is an "authorised graffiti area". The tunnel was used in 2008 for a display by Banksy.

Street art need not be ugly

The walls are constantly being resprayed with new art and tags

The walls are open to all

Boy in Rocking Chair, Fourth Plinth, Trafalgar Square

Curious use of Fourth Plinth in Trafalgar square:

Boy on Rocking Chair at night on Fourth Plinth, Trafalgar Square, London, close up, by Cybermyth13.

Powerless Structures, Fig 101 by Michael Elmgreen and Ingar Dragset. More commonly known as Boy in Rocking Chair, a 4.1m high bronze sculpture.

It replaces:

HMS Victory in a bottle, by artist Yinka Shonibare, 

with African cloth representing the former colonies.

Graffiti need not be ugly, Banksy in Pollard Street

Banksy Pollard Street yellow flower, by Cybermyth13.

Graffiti need not be ugly but can easily lead to a mess. This Banksy in Pollard Street, Bethnal Green, has gradually been vandalised.

The flower is an extension of the double yellow lines on the road.