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  • A detail showing the fine stitching of a cotton dress by couturier Margaret Howell in the company's workshop factory in Edmonton, North London. England. In close-up, the eye is drawn into the centre of focus where the buttons are held in a criss-cross stich in its four holes. There are pins in this still prototype design as it evolves from an idea on paper to an actual garment. The fine check pattern of its fabric is beautifully sewn together in this fine and intricate dress. Howell is one of Britain's more understated of couture brands alongside more flamboyant personalities. Howell admits to being "inspired by the methods by which something is made .. enjoying the tactile quality of natural fabrics such as tweeds, linen and cotton in a relaxed, natural and lived in look."
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  • While on ceremonial duties at the Queen's Buckingham Palace, members of the Welsh Guards prepare the finer details of uniform presentation at the Wellington barracks, opposite the Palace in central London, England. Buffing up their bearskin hats and brushing away any specks of dust from shoulders, they each help the other appear as near-perfect as they can before parading in front of thousands during the Changing of the Guard or at other times, during tropping of the Colour on the Queen's birthday occasion. Formed in 1915 by order of King George V,  have fought in every war since but are housed at the Wellington Barracks purely for ceremonial reasons, also serving on active duty in the world's trouble spots, where their professionalism is demanded by their British Ministry of Defence masters.
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  • Many penalty charge notices (PCNs) accumulated under the windscreen wiper of a badly-parked car in Brixton, Lambeth, south London. Attached to the front of the car we see a detail of the notices from three different occasions, filled out by a Lambeth parking enforcement attendant and accumulating three fines. Drivers and owners are advised not to ignore these notices as there are surcharges levied on the fine if not paid within a period - typically, after 14 days. The PCNs are sealed in polythene bags to avoiud water damageLambeth's fines range from £60 to £130 but in 2012, 43,723 of the 195,705 penalty charge notices that it issued – or 22% - were cancelled after appeals or wrongful issue.
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  • A detail of an ornate Victorian brass letter box plate. Seen in close-up, the single and plural word 'Letters' is printed in upper-case capitals on the flap that one must lift to insert postal mail from the outside of this heavy, glossy black doors in the seaside town of Lowestoft in Suffolk, England. The brass plate sits in its fitted slot and has been carefully polished these last decades to ensure it still looks as handsome as it might have some time in the Victorian era when brass door knockers and other elaborate fittings were fixed to houses, showing true quality craftsmanship - a factor largely ignored in the mass-produced products of today.
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  • Detail of a City of Westminster sign describing this illustrious address in a wealthy part of London - Eaton Square. A single Doric column is seen lower-right and slightly discoloured paintwork from wet English weather is on the edge of the balcony of an otherwise exclusive and classically-designed street in Belgravia. Eaton Square is one of London's three garden squares built by Thomas Cubitt and the Grosvenor family when they developed the main part of Belgravia from 1826 until 1855. Belgravia attracts actors, politicians, ambassadors, big-budget bankers, traders and Prime Ministers like Neville Chamberlain and Stanley Baldwin at number 93.
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  • A detail of number 62 London's famous Eaton Square complete with heavy gloss-painted black door and the cream walls of this exclusive and classically-designed street in Belgravia. The numbers are also painted in black to show a prosperous address in a wealthy part of town. The brass letter box is ornate too, having been polished along with the locks. Eaton Square is one of London's three garden squares built by Thomas Cubitt and the Grosvenor family when they developed the main part of Belgravia from 1826 until 1855. Belgravia attracts actors, politicians, ambassadors, big-budget bankers, traders and Prime Ministers like Neville Chamberlain and Stanley Baldwin at number 93.
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  • A beautifully simple white cotton shirt by couturier Margaret Howell is displayed in the company's workshop factory in Edmonton, North London. England. Ironed without creases, the garment has been set on a dress making tailor's dummy made by Kennett and Lindsell of Romford Essex. The pure white shirt is seen against a similarly-toned white wall and lit by daylight. Howell is one of Britain's more understated of couture brands alongside more flamboyant personalities. Howell admits to being "inspired by the methods by which something is made .. enjoying the tactile quality of natural fabrics such as tweeds, linen and cotton in a relaxed, natural and lived in look."
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  • Landscape of Alhambra Palace's Patio de Arrayanes (Court of the Myrtles). Arabesque arches and fine carvings adorn this finely detailed Moorish architecture - well preserved by Spanish authorities. Alhambra (in Arabic, Al-Ḥamra) is a palace and fortress complex constructed during the mid 14th century by the Moorish rulers of the Emirate of Granada in Al-Andalus, occupying the top of the hill of the Assabica on the southeastern border of the city of Granada in the Autonomous Community of Andalusia. The Alhambra's Moorish palaces were built for the last Muslim Emirs in Spain and its court, of the Nasrid dynasty.
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  • Details shot of gourmet food, Taku restaurant, Hotel Excelsior Hotel Ernst, Cologne.
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  • A man hangs from the hat of Prince Henry, Duke of Viseu, at the Monument of the Discoveries at Belem, Lisbon. The man has found a way to scale part of the 177 foot (54 metre) high celebration to Henry, otherwise known as Henry the Navigator, or Seafarer. The trespasser is dwarfed by the giant, oversized effigies and the man hangs by his fingers and rests his foot on Henry's ship's sail which points out to sea. It is a clear day with blue skies and the slightly yellow stone is side-lit to show each feature of the carvings in fine detail. It is a classic scene of Portguese history depicted during the 1960s fascist Portuguese President Salazar's regime. Henry remains one of ocean-conquering Portugal's most famous of cartographers, whose explorers discovered new routes around Africa and the Atlantic. Although he was called Prince Henry the Navigator by the English, Prince Henry never actually sailed on any of the voyages of discovery he sponsored. Instead, Prince Henry established a school for the study of the arts of navigation, mapmaking, and shipbuilding. This would allow sailors to better guide their ships and to come up with new ship designs. Immediately behind Henry is King Manuel I then poet Luis de Camōes. The eight figures are carved by sculptor Leopoldo Almeida and along with the monument, were commissioned for the 1960 world exhibition to commemorate the 500th anniversary of Henry's death in 1460.
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  • A dumped mattress next to a skip full of licensed waste, seen on a nearby shops CCTV camera which recorded the cars registration number while stopped on a residential street in East Dulwich, on 7th December 2019, in south London, England.
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  • A detail of a second world war Canadian veteran's chest, festooned with gleaming military campaign medals that symbolise an era of conflict, warfare and especially of survival. Seen as a close-up of polished silver, gold and zinc-alloy, we see only the upper body minus the face of this old soldier whose campaigns include the D-Day landings at Normandy in 1944 because at the bottom of his rack of fine insignia is a badge denoting the Normandy Veterans Association. Elsewhere, a medal is worn for service in Palestine. The unseen gentleman wears a Canadian pin at the top and the contribution of his fellow-countrymen as members of the British Commonwealth is recognised in battlefield cemeteries around the world. But on this day, the 11th November, old soldiers like him march past London's Cenotaph to remember friends who did not return from war.
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  • Details of starfruit at chef and artist Joao Carlos Silvas Roca Sao Joao, Sao Tome. The former plantation is now a hotel with a fine restaurant and art gallery. Sao Tome and Principe. Sao Tome and Principe, are two islands of volcanic origin lying off the coast of Africa. Settled by Portuguese convicts in the late 1400s and later a centre for slaving, their independence movement culminated in a peaceful transition to self government from Portugal in 1975.
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  • Details of a dish of bananas and mosquito herb at the Roca Sao Joao, Sao Tome. The former plantation is now a hotel with a fine restaurant and art gallery. Sao Tome and Principe. Sao Tome and Principe, are two islands of volcanic origin lying off the coast of Africa. Settled by Portuguese convicts in the late 1400s and later a centre for slaving, their independence movement culminated in a peaceful transition to self government from Portugal in 1975.
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  • Details of passionfruit at chef and artist Joao Carlos Silvas Roca Sao Joao, Sao Tome. The former plantation is now a hotel with a fine restaurant and art gallery. Sao Tome and Principe. Sao Tome and Principe, are two islands of volcanic origin lying off the coast of Africa. Settled by Portuguese convicts in the late 1400s and later a centre for slaving, their independence movement culminated in a peaceful transition to self government from Portugal in 1975.
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  • Front being finely planed down. Violins being made at viloin an cello maker, Rod Ward's studio in Guilden Morden, Hertfordshire, UK. This highly skilled craft involves the process of making from raw wood to final instrument. All hand crafted with specialist tools and care for detail.
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  • Front being finely planed down. Violins being made at viloin an cello maker, Rod Ward's studio in Guilden Morden, Hertfordshire, UK. This highly skilled craft involves the process of making from raw wood to final instrument. All hand crafted with specialist tools and care for detail.
    20100408violin makerW.jpg
  • Front being finely planed down. Violins being made at viloin an cello maker, Rod Ward's studio in Guilden Morden, Hertfordshire, UK. This highly skilled craft involves the process of making from raw wood to final instrument. All hand crafted with specialist tools and care for detail.
    20100408violin makerV.jpg
  • Front being finely planed down. Violins being made at viloin an cello maker, Rod Ward's studio in Guilden Morden, Hertfordshire, UK. This highly skilled craft involves the process of making from raw wood to final instrument. All hand crafted with specialist tools and care for detail.
    20100408violin makerU.jpg
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