The teaching is over but the new job doesn't really start until September. However I have the odd day to do before then and yesterday was one such day. I had to go to London.
And there was no rush so I had time to walk.
Arriving at St Pancras is always such a joy - the refurbished new-old station is a pleasure to see, with its Derbyshire brick and soaring glass roof.
I was early so had time to drop into the British Museum - and another wonderful glass roof.
And then to Bedford Square to my meeting.
Imagine my delight to come round the corner and see this:
A sculpture named Driftwood Commissioned by the Architectural Association. More about it here.
On another corner there was 'driftwood' on a smaller scale.
A heavy downpour had washed material from the trees into pattern reminiscent of the beach.
And after the meeting a wander back through the streets, taking a different route and knowing I could 'tack' back to the station that I would end up somewhere along the Euston Road.
Taking an unfamiliar turn I came across this building, which looked like the Stasi might be behind the portcullis.
It is the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, so maybe I wasn't too wrong!
Back to the British Library, I always want to walk through the courtyard even if I don't have time to go inside. And here is Newton after Blake by Paolozzi.
And finally back to the wonders of St Pancras again.
More pictures on Flickr.
And there was no rush so I had time to walk.
Arriving at St Pancras is always such a joy - the refurbished new-old station is a pleasure to see, with its Derbyshire brick and soaring glass roof.
I was early so had time to drop into the British Museum - and another wonderful glass roof.
And then to Bedford Square to my meeting.
Imagine my delight to come round the corner and see this:
A sculpture named Driftwood Commissioned by the Architectural Association. More about it here.
On another corner there was 'driftwood' on a smaller scale.
A heavy downpour had washed material from the trees into pattern reminiscent of the beach.
And after the meeting a wander back through the streets, taking a different route and knowing I could 'tack' back to the station that I would end up somewhere along the Euston Road.
Taking an unfamiliar turn I came across this building, which looked like the Stasi might be behind the portcullis.
It is the School of Slavonic and East European Studies, so maybe I wasn't too wrong!
Back to the British Library, I always want to walk through the courtyard even if I don't have time to go inside. And here is Newton after Blake by Paolozzi.
And finally back to the wonders of St Pancras again.
More pictures on Flickr.