Where do you think the above photo was taken? Here is a link to the
google map. You might imagine that it is somewhere in the English countryside. In fact, it is a little place called Horse Guards Road, looking towards St James's Park, right in the centre of London. Turning 180 degrees, here is the view of Horse Guards Parade where the trooping of the colour is carried out. You can see the London Eye in the background and just out of shot to the right is 10 Downing Street, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and HM Treasury.
I had to cross a busy road called "The Mall" which has a good prospect to the west (Buckingham Palace.)
My destination was this venerable English institution in Carlton House Terrace, for the launch of "Test of Faith" (more in a moment).
As it was a glorious evening and I was passing some of the great landmarks, I thought some of you might appreciate a couple of snaps.
Where do you think the above photo was taken? Here is a link to the google map. You might imagine that it is somewhere in the English countryside. In fact, it is a little place called Horse Guards Road, looking towards St James's Park, right in the centre of London. Turning 180 degrees, here is the view of Horse Guards Parade where the trooping of the colour is carried out. You can see the London Eye in the background and just out of shot to the right is 10 Downing Street, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and HM Treasury.
I had to cross a busy road called "The Mall" which has a good prospect to the west (Buckingham Palace.)
My destination was this venerable English institution in Carlton House Terrace, for the launch of "Test of Faith" (more in a moment).
As it was a glorious evening and I was passing some of the great landmarks, I thought some of you might appreciate a couple of snaps.
3 comments:
For a second there, I thought you had access to my photo albums. Any London tourist has pictures...but probably not native Londoners...as they would probably be the last to go to these places. ;-D
Good photos. I often take this walk in the holidays on the way from Westminster Cathedral to the East India Club. Both are features in my london days. The Assumption , Warwick St is also a must but I like Sunday Mass at Farm Street. I was lucky enough to be brought up in London (Ealing).
When I am with friends in London I like to stand opn the bridge from which you took the photo and point out the axis of empire: buckingham Palace in one direction, the foriegn (Ex India) Office in the other.
Dear Father Finigan
Great "Early evening in London" photos of the world's greatest city, in my biased 'A Deo et Rege' Londoner's opinion of course :-)
Our London '2012' Olympic City Challenge is coming along nicely, here is the link for my son Michael's BBC blog for June:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/london/hi/people_and_places/newsid_8095000/8095164.stm
It will now change every month which means that we have to inform your Parishioners, and all the readers of your internationally acclaimed blog 'The hermeneutic of continuity' as and when it is published.
Our young 'Catholic with Attitude' who is studying for a BA in Theology and Religious Studies at St. Mary's University College, Twickenham where my son Michael and members of TEAM GB's training squad are also doing their very best to prepare for the London '2012' Olympic City Challenge, will I know be interested to learn that Michael has got his results for his 2nd year exams, and he is on the way to a 1st, which he couldn't have done without top marks for his paper on the physical development of middle distance runners.
The hermeneutic of continuity recently published an update of my own FARE 2008/9 professional work which as you are aware has now reached a critical legal juncture here in London : vesper has left a new comment on the post "Mass at St Peter's".
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