Category Archives: Geography

‘One year +76’ march, London

A couple of weekends ago saw a march in London, in support of the Palestinian cause. These photos were sent in by Shiraz Chanawala, who attended the march. I’ve included many of his photos are they are too good not to share. Thank-you Shiraz.

Sir Giles Gilbert Scott

Sir Scott designed the red phone box and while in Scotland I came across anther of his designs – a church tower in Oban, seen below.

Scotland

Lots of phone boxes still around in Scotland. Here are some from Mull and Skye.

Leeds social history

The above photo comes from a Guardian article ‘Road to ruins: Peter Mitchell’s crumbling Leeds – in pictures’.

More boxes abound

Dungeness
Dungeness, Kent
Dungeness

Recently going to and when in, Brisbane

Portugal

Christmas was spent on Sao Miguel, Azores and then the return home included a couple of says in Lisbon.

Cat in a box

Unsolicited (but on this occasion welcome) FB post

At home entertainment

Started watching Daisy May Cooper in ‘Rain Dogs’ (love her). First episode has a great phone box experience (although there isn’t currently a phone box in that spot in Picadilly Circus).

A few more television images

Synchronicity

For the last couple of years, on the Tube going to work, I have passed a groovy phone cover at Hyde Park Corner. I kept telling myself I’d get off one day and take a photo but as I was on my way to work I never got round to it. Last month I thought – I’d better take a photo from my seat when we stop. I did. Then only two weeks later I noticed it was gone! Honestly, the cover must have been there for decades and then within a couple for weeks of me taking a photo, gone! Synchronicity at work. If I’d left it any longer I’d have missed my chance. Maybe this is the only photo of the phone cover at the end of the platform on the Piccadilly Line going west at Hyde Park Corner.