A view of Albert bridge, built in 1870, Chelsea barracks was on the north side of the bridge and as you can se from the sign, the soldiers had to break step when crossing to protect the bridge from swaying.
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Battersea park Peace Pagoda
The Peace Pagoda was presented to Londoners by the Venerable Nichidatsu Fuji (affectionately nicknamed ‘Guruji’ by his close friend Mahatma Gandhi) in 1984. Founder of the Japanese Buddhist movement, Nipponzan Myohoji, Guruji stated that 'Civilisation is not to kill human beings, not to destroy things, nor make war; civilisation is to hold mutual affection and to respect one another'. Following the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, he pledged to build pagodas worldwide as shrines to peace. The Battersea pagoda was constructed by nuns, monks and other followers of the Nipponzan Myohoji sect and was completed in 1985 just weeks after Guruji died at the grand old age of 100.
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Excuse me??? Taking the Micky out of you? We were being very nice, promoting your new products, and Marnie was saying how much happiness you give her. You don't deserve us 🙄😘
Sorry to interrupt just a quickie before my banter comedy comes on 8 till 1o Ch 19 incase you get bored, very impressed with the photos interesting bridge, the park well they look like my photos so I'm glad you learned a few tips off me hope I can show you a few more!! and raise even more pashion in you .🤔😁
Before you or Bazzak make any reference to the squirrel in the photograph, I'd like to say , I'm of the Red Squirrel parade ..... and i see you've already making plans to take his nut stash ☹️🤬, lol !! 🐿🌈😷x
Battersea park used to be a pleasure gardens, funfair etc.... I used to get a traih from my home town into london to go to Batterses pleasure gardens on a Saturday.
😁 yes a long time ago, I went there about 50 years ago and to be fair it was a good experience. The park still has lots of events and is very popular.🙂
It sure sounds like a lovely park I have been to London a couple times but I didn't know how nice it was well where yuv been and your so informative was you by any chance a tour guide if not you should be as you'd make it a fun tour for them too ,such a shame waisted tallent you should be a comedy story writer too I see great potential in you and can see even more now your creative artistic streak coming out in your photography slight critisim tho on the collage as pics are small so had to zoom in and went bit blurred so better seen as one photo, sorry didn't mean to find fault just constructive critisim 🤗🤗
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Beautiful xxxx💜❤️💜❤️
This was my favourite out the snow ones see full size 😊
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I love the snow when it's like this but once it goes slushy and icy then that's me in my bum 😂🤣😂🤣 xxxx
BTW, I guess you will need an early night tonight to get your strength up for the marathon task of opening all those Valentine's cards tomorrow. Good luck with that. Watch out for paper cuts! ☺🌸
Just checking up your not up to mischief I am a moderator now I applied for position and was accepted so you have to abide by my stricked rules now ok I'm in charge, and I'm sure Maria doesn't like chippolatas on her pitza she likes a nice juicey big salami, but before any orders are to be made a picture is required of this magnificant pitza I bid you good night and happy valentine's Day sir 💛😁
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Glad your having laugh Lynne happy valentine's Day not long now until your appointment time sure is flying I thought it Coss I'm on here a lot but my uncle said today how quick I'm just so tired as know you are and lack of sunlight makes it worst must go on my luma lamp tomorror Im not one for been consistent on that kind of thing rather just get out in the day light if any best get back to bed I'm looking to moving home on my anniversary 28th Feb felt better today better feel to it must be atmosphere of spring and when I moved in the trees out window in park where pink blossom so I'm looking at suites tomoffor also can't stay here bla bla lol need my own space lots of love me and sleepy babe 😻🧡😴🌛xxxx💛😁
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Thank you!! So pleased you will be moving back into your house soon. Yes, it's staying lighter in the evening which is great!!!
Thank you for the pics and the info. Now, you need to stop teasing the Pilker Baiters!! They've done nothing wrong🤪
Yes, that would be great. I would love to meet up with as many as we can when all this is over. My hubby would be coming as well, I can't drive anymore. He can see how mad everyone is. He knows I'm mad but I said I must be , I married you!! He's brilliant really. He's my rock. I love you all to bits ☺️ xxxx💜🤗💜🤗
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Oh bless you yes we must sort something if we ever get this lockdown over pixies meowing now🧡😻💛hate locking him in kitchen I'll try getting him in bed lol xxxx
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Aww bless him Praying we are out of lockdown by the Summer 🤞🤞🤞🤞
so your abode is revealed. Battersea is not Kensington (in London), nor Pimlico (tower blocks some are there), isn't it thw place with a power station and a famous kennel place made famous by Paul O'Grady? lived in nw of London, so know it quite well. I live in Liverpool, hence a specification of Kensington... The Park is peaceful sere ne, almost like our Sefton Park.mx
🤫🤫??? I live in Pimlico, which is a 10 minute walk across Chelsea Bridge to Battersea park and the other end of Battersea Parl is Albert bridge . Don't think you know the area well enough.
Once again thanks Bazzak, for sharing your superb knowledge of your home and our capital city and some really great pics! 👍😊
grt to know.very interesting. I have a vague idea, wld know to pinpoint on the map...quite an expert oon the tube system 20 yrs ago.I was an aupair, there in London, I can appreciate it now as I speak accented English my native Slovak. When I came up here north, was flabbergasted with the Scouse accent and used to watch Rab C. Nesbit and laugh with 10mins delay as I cldn't understand his broad Glaswiegen accent I am ok now.ONLY CANNOT replicate their letter U they don't say wonderful, but WUNDERFUL.Come up north and wld be educated on accents and don't start me on brummie's...different planet. ha ha ha.monikax he was far too late for The premier after John Major, Tony Blair, invaded based on dubious WEAPONS of mass destruction. SOUNDS LIKE ME ha ha ha.
no contesst.Liverpudlians total strangers can talk to you, ad vise you, wldn't go south ever, such generous people I never met. Londone:(rs, you excluded, wet noses, nobody speaks to you, insular, foreigners all, no time to breathe. worse lot I never met. plus rather negative memories, met a Scottish nanny a breath of fresh air, otherwise rubbish, kids I never saw so naughty crap, sk wld NEVER ALLOW SUCH BEHAVIOR.despite religious people, wont go into different nationalities, no probs with colour, creed, differnt mentalities, food.put it this way wldn't allow anybody TREATING ME LIKE IMBECILE now at 44. then I was 19.
Yes but Batman has super powers. I suppose that's me next to him is it? Btw you missed a good opportunity for a response when I said they don't sell that rubbish 😁😘
Sorry but I had a notification and it brought me in this post and I ended reading and saw this I cannot resist now Maria you know you want to give him these so you can stare at him in them in amazement or shock horror lol 😁😁😁i remember my reply to that set it all off I set the grey pixie looks like it's bursting out 🤯😁
Great pictures. Been to London a few times over the years, but only really seen the main sites. There are so many hidden gems we don't know about. thank you for showing them to us.😃
Hi, Just letting you know how much I enjoy your photos and information accompanying them. Very often they encourage me to find out more. As a result I can spend a further half hour or more researching a person or place and thoroughly enjoying it. A great way of filling time too. Thanks Bazz. I always look forward to your posts.Chrys x
Thankyou Chrys, pleased you enjoy them, I was going to find the tomb of John Tradescant who died in 1638 today. He was a famous gardener and collector of plants and had a interesting life, the tradescantia was named in his honour. Unfortunately the churchyard, by Lambeth Palace is now the Garden Museum and is closed due to lockdown, so another time. 🙂🙂xx
Thank you for sharing your great photos. Battersea Park and the pagoda is probably my favourite place, near me, though may be trumped by Richmond Park and the deer. Brings back some wonderful memories of living in Pimlico in my twenties. Although it's still not far away, I don't know why I don't go down there more often. So you have given me a little nudge... hope you are keeping well.
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How's the weather by you? 
plus rather negative memories, met a Scottish nanny a breath of fresh air, otherwise rubbish, kids I never saw so naughty crap, sk wld NEVER ALLOW SUCH BEHAVIOR.despite religious people, wont go into different nationalities, no probs with colour, creed, differnt mentalities, food.put it this way wldn't allow anybody TREATING ME LIKE IMBECILE now at 44. then I was 19.
Just a very short walk for me today