Category: England

Entering Three Mills Island

Three Mills Island Walk in East London

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Three Mills Island is as unusual as it is fascinating. It is a place where historic London meets modern renaissance.

Its presence is announced by two large quaint mills. It’s easy to imagine that they are time machines – to set your sights on them is to travel to another era.… Continue reading

View of Barbican Conservatory

Barbican Conservatory London, Beauty Among The Beasts

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London’s Barbican Conservatory is an urban oasis. And a very unlikely find. Her glass ceilings sprout from among the area’s harsh Brutalist buildings, like a stubborn beauty among the beasts.

These beastly buildings of the Barbican Centre and Estate are dubbed as “Brutalist wonders” due to their post-war architectural style.… Continue reading