Exploring with my camera
This area, now Clerkenwell, was originally fertile meadows rising to small hills and watered by the Fleet River and numerous springs. The land belonged originally to the Augustinian nunnery of St Mary, Clerkenwell, and the Priory of St John of … Continued
‘Pentonville, a large district on the north side of the New Road, was unbuilt upon till 1773, when the fields of Mr Henry Penton were appropriated to receive the increasing population. Of late years it has extended rapidly..’. The association … Continued
The flowers in London this Spring have been wonderful, and often in unexpected places, like the Pentonville Road. These clematis were in Clerkenwell.
‘Taking a northerly course, we pursue our way from Holborn up Gray’s Inn Lane, in which stands the Royal Free Hospital, founded in 1828..[to help] all destitute persons requiring medical relief..’. The hospital was founded by William Marsden, whose name cancer patients will … Continued
And finally – beautifully delicate
I can hear Mr Bradshaw tutting – where is the description of King’s Cross? The Fleet River, Coldbath Prison? But the flowers were so beautiful! Yellow is the colour I most associate with early Spring.
And the beautiful Hellebores.
These beautiful flowers were in the Churchyard in Myddelton Square, a peaceful, surprising area behind Rosebery Avenue.
And the white camellias –
