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Billingsgate Market

nobody@flickr.com (EricP2x) — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 11:42:34 -0800

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This place was London's main fish market from 16th century to 1982 when it was relocated to the Isle of Dogs (to some nondescript building) and the site given over to offices.

The market building (the yellow one) was designed by Horace Jones of Tower Bridge fame and built in 1877. It was built in Italianate style and in my mind was heavily influenced by Fondaco dei Turchi in Venice. George Orwell worked here in the 1930.

That huge skyscraper under construction is 20 Fenchurch Street, which still divides opinion, and Im largely undecided about it too. The little church next to the green block is St Margaret Pattens designed by Wren and built in 1687, while the spire to the right belongs to St Dunstan in the East, redesigned by Wren in 1671, it was bombed during WWII and instead of being restored was turned into a garden.

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nobody@flickr.com (EricP2x) — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:26:19 -0700

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The water clock which also goes by the name of Dar al-Magana, it was built in 1357(!). This is what wikipedia has to say about it - "The clock consists of 13 windows and platforms carrying brass bowls. The motion of the clock was presumably maintained by a kind of small cart which ran from left to right behind the twelve doors. At one end, the cart was attached to a rope with a hanging weight; at the other end to a rope with a weight that floated on the surface of a water reservoir that was drained at a regular pace. Each hour one of the doors opened; at the same time a metal ball was dropped into one of the twelve brass bowls. The rafters sticking out of the building above the doors supported a small roof to shield the doors and bowls." Fantastic stuff!

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nobody@flickr.com (EricP2x) — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:27:15 -0700

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Markets, markets and more markets, indeed the whole city is one big market, pretty exciting.

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nobody@flickr.com (EricP2x) — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:26:12 -0700

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Medina.

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nobody@flickr.com (EricP2x) — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:26:39 -0700

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Medina.

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nobody@flickr.com (EricP2x) — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:27:25 -0700

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Markets, markets and more markets, indeed the whole city is one big market, pretty exciting.

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nobody@flickr.com (EricP2x) — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:24:29 -0700

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Medina.

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nobody@flickr.com (EricP2x) — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:24:19 -0700

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Medina.

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nobody@flickr.com (EricP2x) — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:24:24 -0700

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Medina.

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nobody@flickr.com (EricP2x) — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:24:27 -0700

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Medina.

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nobody@flickr.com (EricP2x) — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:27:41 -0700

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Nice ancient window in the background there.

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nobody@flickr.com (EricP2x) — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:27:36 -0700

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This is woodworking area, I think, although the guy in the archway is carrying dried skins. Nice ancient window in the background there.

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nobody@flickr.com (EricP2x) — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:26:16 -0700

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nobody@flickr.com (EricP2x) — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:27:31 -0700

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This is area where they make pottery.

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nobody@flickr.com (EricP2x) — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:26:44 -0700

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Medina.

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nobody@flickr.com (EricP2x) — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:27:20 -0700

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Markets, markets and more markets, indeed the whole city is one big market, pretty exciting.

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nobody@flickr.com (EricP2x) — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:26:31 -0700

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Medina.

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nobody@flickr.com (EricP2x) — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:26:25 -0700

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Medina.

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nobody@flickr.com (EricP2x) — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 18:26:36 -0700

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Medina.