The London Picture Project from London-based travel photographer Alan Copson
Archive for June, 2010
All about Albert
The Royal Albert Hall was envisaged by Prince Albert, Queen Victoria’s consort. Sadly he died, in 1861, before it was completed. The grieving Victoria commissioned the adjacent Albert Memorial in his memory. Both were completed in the early 1870’s and, although of very different and extravagant styles, compliment each other perfectly. NEW! Royal Albert Hall […]
St. Paul’s Cathedral
… not just a big dome! This wonderful portico with the chequerboard floor is on the west side of the cathedral, looking out over Queen Anne’s Statue and Ludgate Hill. NEW! St. Paul’s Cathedral pictures now available as Posters and Canvas Prints at www.London-Prints.com
EastEnders
Petticoat Lane Market in the East End. Busy and noisy with the stall holders “patter”. It’s always great fun shooting these traditional markets. Spitalfields, Brick Lane and Columbia Road flower market are all close-by, so if you arrive early on a Sunday, you can visit them all… and miss the crowds that fill the streets […]