Architecture.
Boston Manor, West London, 3 A.M.
Now, this you might not believe, but I`m sure it`s happened to us all... about three years ago, I had a weird dream, and I can`t remember the details, but I DO remember being outside an old manor house, and it was fairly creepy, but I was compelled to go inside. I think I had a girlfriend in there or something, I don`t remember. Anyway, on one of my night time bike rides, I saw a signpost for Boston manor, which I`d heard of but never seen, so I went there at 3am, and my heart froze..Deja Vu! It WAS the house from my dream! The only difference from my dream was that the house is lit up by street lights, whereas in my dream, the house was dark, but lit up by brilliant moonlight, to make it a touch more eerie. I`m not afraid of the dark - I`ve been in the middle of woods in the middle of the night, no problem! But I must admit, I felt a little uneasy here, only because of the dream, i`m sure. I`m actually in this photo, not that you can see me! I`m to the left of the door, as you look at it. ("You`ve never looked better" do I hear you say?!) The picture is crooked, because the camera is resting on my upside-down bike on the lawn!!
The Golden Mile, Brentford West London, Looking back towards Gillette corner, and Heathrow. Look, there`s my Gaurdian Angel again.
Hey Guys! There are only three of these old white art deco buildings left on the Golden Mile..whatever you`re doing with this one...PLEASE don`t do anything stupid!!
I rode past this building countless times without ever noticing it, until one day I stopped and really saw it. one of my favourites, just because there are SO many things I could do with it! No doubt it will be just another office block, but we`ll see. Again, so much detail on this building, if you notice the curves, in the concrete above the door, the grooves running down the side, another really cool building. Hopefully, all they`re doing is cleaning up the outisde a bit, and painting it white again. I actually took loads of photos of this building before, but thanks to Tescos, they lost my film, and when I went back, as you can see, work had begun! I`ll take some more as soon as the work is finished. And, by the way, my next intention is to use that scaffolding to get onto the roof and take some photos!! Watch this space.
Well Done!
As you can see, they didn`t screw it up. This was taken on the 24th October 2001, and they cleaned it up, and lit it up. Great job, guys.