UrbaneRambler
@urbanerambler.bsky.social
Rambler. Urbane.
LDN-philic male adult based in UK.
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UrbaneRambler
@urbanerambler.bsky.social
· Aug 15
One of the 14 dragons that defend the City of London's modern gateways. Blackfriars, July 2024
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Actual Soviet poster about achieving the five-year plan in four years, just in case anyone wanted to know the origins of that famous example in Nineteen Eighty-Four.
Yakov Guminer, 2 + 2, plus workers' enthusiasm = 5, 1931
Yakov Guminer, 2 + 2, plus workers' enthusiasm = 5, 1931
December 5, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Actual Soviet poster about achieving the five-year plan in four years, just in case anyone wanted to know the origins of that famous example in Nineteen Eighty-Four.
Yakov Guminer, 2 + 2, plus workers' enthusiasm = 5, 1931
Yakov Guminer, 2 + 2, plus workers' enthusiasm = 5, 1931
@octopus.energy "Intelligent Octopus Go customers will continue to receive 6 hours of off-peak electricity for your whole home between 11:30pm and 5:30am... Plus up to 6 hours of super-cheap smart charging every 24 hours." 6 *plus* 6 equals 12, not 6, which appears to be what is being offered...
December 5, 2025 at 1:33 PM
@octopus.energy "Intelligent Octopus Go customers will continue to receive 6 hours of off-peak electricity for your whole home between 11:30pm and 5:30am... Plus up to 6 hours of super-cheap smart charging every 24 hours." 6 *plus* 6 equals 12, not 6, which appears to be what is being offered...
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During the 19thC there was a fascination in Britain for Egypt. When a terrace in Richmond Avenue at Islington was constructed in 1841, pairs of obelisks and sphynxes were added to guard the entrance to each house.
November 13, 2025 at 8:34 AM
During the 19thC there was a fascination in Britain for Egypt. When a terrace in Richmond Avenue at Islington was constructed in 1841, pairs of obelisks and sphynxes were added to guard the entrance to each house.
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Consider this a pleasant reminder that just a few minutes from Oxford Street is a free roof terrace with some wonderful views of the local area.
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/a-r...
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/a-r...
A reminder to visit the Post Building’s free public roof garden
Consider this a pleasant reminder that just a few minutes from Oxford Street is a free roof terrace with some wonderful views of the local area.
www.ianvisits.co.uk
November 12, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Consider this a pleasant reminder that just a few minutes from Oxford Street is a free roof terrace with some wonderful views of the local area.
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/a-r...
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/a-r...
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Battersea Power Station is going to project images of Christmas trees onto its famous chimneys, and they want you to design them.
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/you...
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/you...
Your artwork could light up Battersea Power Station this Christmas
Battersea Power Station is going to project images of Christmas trees onto its famous chimneys, and they want you to design them.
www.ianvisits.co.uk
November 6, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Battersea Power Station is going to project images of Christmas trees onto its famous chimneys, and they want you to design them.
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/you...
www.ianvisits.co.uk/articles/you...
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"The salmon mousse!"
September 17, 2025 at 8:22 PM
"The salmon mousse!"
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Want to support the campaign for a real Right to Roam across England & Wales, all while having a chance to win a bundle of beautiful nature bundles?
Take part in our Prize Draw which closes at the end of the week!
Supported by @foldedorset.bsky.social
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/right-to-r...
Take part in our Prize Draw which closes at the end of the week!
Supported by @foldedorset.bsky.social
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/right-to-r...
Right to Roam: 10 Nature Inspired Prize Bundles
Help us fuel our campaign to secure a full right to roam in England to give people better access to nature.
www.crowdfunder.co.uk
August 26, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Want to support the campaign for a real Right to Roam across England & Wales, all while having a chance to win a bundle of beautiful nature bundles?
Take part in our Prize Draw which closes at the end of the week!
Supported by @foldedorset.bsky.social
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/right-to-r...
Take part in our Prize Draw which closes at the end of the week!
Supported by @foldedorset.bsky.social
www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/right-to-r...
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I love this sculpture in a fountain on the north side of Tower Bridge.
June 7, 2025 at 7:22 AM
I love this sculpture in a fountain on the north side of Tower Bridge.
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Battersea Power Station in 1936 by Bill Brandt from his famous series of night photographs of London. Inspired by Brassaï's night photos of Paris, this is a masterpiece.
April 8, 2025 at 6:59 AM
Battersea Power Station in 1936 by Bill Brandt from his famous series of night photographs of London. Inspired by Brassaï's night photos of Paris, this is a masterpiece.
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America preparing to impose tariffs
April 1, 2025 at 2:11 PM
America preparing to impose tariffs
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From 6pm today, the hands will show the wrong time, and the bells will be silent. 🔇 By 2am on Sunday, the chimes should return, marking the start of British Summer Time.
March 29, 2025 at 9:39 AM
From 6pm today, the hands will show the wrong time, and the bells will be silent. 🔇 By 2am on Sunday, the chimes should return, marking the start of British Summer Time.
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1/ 🧵 To mark #InternationalWomensDay, a short tribute to some female architects of 1960s public housing. First up, Kate Macintosh and the incomparable Dawson's Heights Estate she designed for Southwark Borough Council aged just 28 in 1966.
March 8, 2025 at 11:32 AM
1/ 🧵 To mark #InternationalWomensDay, a short tribute to some female architects of 1960s public housing. First up, Kate Macintosh and the incomparable Dawson's Heights Estate she designed for Southwark Borough Council aged just 28 in 1966.
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London Bridge is one of only 2 bridges (the other being Blackfriars) where the City of London boundary crosses right across onto land on the south side of the River Thames, evidenced by the City dragons which mark the historic walled boundary around the Roman city.
#London #history #walking
#London #history #walking
February 4, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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This #HolocaustMemorialDay marks 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. At 8pm, iconic buildings and landmarks will light up in purple in solidarity standing against prejudice and hatred. #HMD2025
hmd.org.uk hmd.org.uk/take-part-in...
#LightTheDarkness @westminsterabbey.bsky.social
hmd.org.uk hmd.org.uk/take-part-in...
#LightTheDarkness @westminsterabbey.bsky.social
January 27, 2025 at 1:02 AM
This #HolocaustMemorialDay marks 80 years since the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau. At 8pm, iconic buildings and landmarks will light up in purple in solidarity standing against prejudice and hatred. #HMD2025
hmd.org.uk hmd.org.uk/take-part-in...
#LightTheDarkness @westminsterabbey.bsky.social
hmd.org.uk hmd.org.uk/take-part-in...
#LightTheDarkness @westminsterabbey.bsky.social
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A circle I can’t square: on one hand newspapers outraged about how much train drivers earn; on the other, Thameslink cancelling lots of trains for lack of drivers.
Maybe booking on or off in the middle of the night for early and late shifts not that attractive whatever the pay.
Maybe booking on or off in the middle of the night for early and late shifts not that attractive whatever the pay.
December 17, 2024 at 6:47 PM
A circle I can’t square: on one hand newspapers outraged about how much train drivers earn; on the other, Thameslink cancelling lots of trains for lack of drivers.
Maybe booking on or off in the middle of the night for early and late shifts not that attractive whatever the pay.
Maybe booking on or off in the middle of the night for early and late shifts not that attractive whatever the pay.
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"The city clocks had only just gone three but it was quite dark already - it had not been light all day..."
December 13, 2024 at 4:08 PM
"The city clocks had only just gone three but it was quite dark already - it had not been light all day..."
December 1, 2024 at 11:47 AM
Red, white and blue. Barkers department store Kensington London. Designed by in-house (blimey) architect Bernard George in Art Deco style. Nov 2024
December 1, 2024 at 11:44 AM
Red, white and blue. Barkers department store Kensington London. Designed by in-house (blimey) architect Bernard George in Art Deco style. Nov 2024
Sunday Sundae. From exhibition of Japan's food replica culture: "Looks Delicious" Japan House London. Not real, really.
Nov 2024
Nov 2024
December 1, 2024 at 11:25 AM
Sunday Sundae. From exhibition of Japan's food replica culture: "Looks Delicious" Japan House London. Not real, really.
Nov 2024
Nov 2024
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Giant Wallace & Gromit to appear on the Battersea Power Station chimneys
➡️ ianvisits.co.uk/articles/gia...
For the rest of this year, there will be a giant Wallace & Gromit projected onto the side of Battersea Power Station.
➡️ ianvisits.co.uk/articles/gia...
For the rest of this year, there will be a giant Wallace & Gromit projected onto the side of Battersea Power Station.
Giant Wallace & Gromit to appear on the Battersea Power Station chimneys
For the rest of this year, there will be a giant Wallace & Gromit projected onto the side of Battersea Power Station.
ianvisits.co.uk
November 29, 2024 at 5:48 PM
Giant Wallace & Gromit to appear on the Battersea Power Station chimneys
➡️ ianvisits.co.uk/articles/gia...
For the rest of this year, there will be a giant Wallace & Gromit projected onto the side of Battersea Power Station.
➡️ ianvisits.co.uk/articles/gia...
For the rest of this year, there will be a giant Wallace & Gromit projected onto the side of Battersea Power Station.
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I couldn't resist taking some photos of the tube map on the window outside the Map House.
They currently have a new exhibition "Mapping the Tube: 1863-2023", it's definitely worth a visit.
It's open from the 25th October to 30th November 2024.
#maps #london #underground
They currently have a new exhibition "Mapping the Tube: 1863-2023", it's definitely worth a visit.
It's open from the 25th October to 30th November 2024.
#maps #london #underground
October 29, 2024 at 1:47 PM
I couldn't resist taking some photos of the tube map on the window outside the Map House.
They currently have a new exhibition "Mapping the Tube: 1863-2023", it's definitely worth a visit.
It's open from the 25th October to 30th November 2024.
#maps #london #underground
They currently have a new exhibition "Mapping the Tube: 1863-2023", it's definitely worth a visit.
It's open from the 25th October to 30th November 2024.
#maps #london #underground
X marks the dot.
Haymarket Oct 2024
Haymarket Oct 2024
October 24, 2024 at 10:11 AM
X marks the dot.
Haymarket Oct 2024
Haymarket Oct 2024
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British Library Update: 'You can now consult 100% of our printed collection, as it was prior to the cyber-attack last October, with access to our hard copy newspapers now restored... new guides to our collection on our website.' #skystorians 🗃️
servicemessage.bl.uk/cr/AQjV-A8Q9...
servicemessage.bl.uk/cr/AQjV-A8Q9...
Access restored to more of our collection
servicemessage.bl.uk
October 16, 2024 at 11:01 AM
British Library Update: 'You can now consult 100% of our printed collection, as it was prior to the cyber-attack last October, with access to our hard copy newspapers now restored... new guides to our collection on our website.' #skystorians 🗃️
servicemessage.bl.uk/cr/AQjV-A8Q9...
servicemessage.bl.uk/cr/AQjV-A8Q9...
Red white and blue
October 16, 2024 at 2:35 PM
Red white and blue