Photos by keepclicking : on the map, in Google Earth (KML)

Thanks for the invite Ralph, although I own a digital SLR Canon 450D, does this count?

I ought to add here, that the trouble with my spell checker is I'm too lazy to use it on this sort of thing. At work, I have to be strictly accurate, but I consider this sort of site to be a bit of a giggle and no more. Not fair I guess, when there is an international readership trying to convert languages into their mother tongue.

p.s. The threatened snow arrived, but just a dusting. Regards

John

Bellissima!

Maybe the captain dreamt about doing a James Bond stunt, but he couldn't find the Jump / Dive button ...

Paul, youv'e got me going on this one. Very seldom do I act the nerd, but here goes. It is indeed called the Millenium Mill, commissioned by Spillers in 32/33 and was once the largest mill in Europe. Decommissioned in 1980, when Spillers moved their operation to the new container port of Tilbury when the dockers had a strangle hold on all imports and exports. Rank Hovis Mcdougall had a similar operation on the dock as did Fullers. Full Metal Jacket was filmed there as were many other films including pop vieos etc.etc. It has planing permission to be demolished but retaining some external facades, and converted to 5,000 flats.

Hey, it´s not a photo for a funny competition, it´s one of my best and one of my favorites! :-)

:))

Thank you Przemas!

Happy New Year!

The girl selling seasonal gifts and christmas trees for Smiths is singulary unimpressed by their customers forms of conveyance. Knowing nothing of bikes, I will leave it to the experts here to squabble over what there is and isn't etc. etc. However, if you want to know more about Smiths, I can certainly help.

The junction of Cowcross St and St Johns St typifies the lanes of this area from whence they were first laid way back when the market was frst commissioned.

On a sunday morning cruise, these bike enthusisats decended upon Smiths for breakfast while giving passersby the opportunity to check the bikes out.

Smiths of Smithfields (I highly recomend it) had just opened their doors for the sunday morning breakfast clientle when..........