Right then, loo break over! As I came out of Holland Park (the park) I passed this house that looked like a hybrid between a London building and a Paris one. That kind of roof is not very common here, and always makes me think of the French capital. I would love to see what those rooms at the top look like.

Turns out the world largest telescope used to be there in the 1830’s, but eventually got knocked down.

Let’s hope these never get knocked down and replaced.

I could get used to this kind of empty, but I’m sure it would be as quiet this early on a Sunday morning in non-Covid times.

One thing I’ve gotten really good at in lockdown is to walk down alleys and off the beaten track to have a good old nosey. This sign was the nicest thing about the close. The houses didn’t grab my attention.

These shadows did instead.

Don’t know how I feel about Christmas this year. Seems like the most sensible thing would be to cancel it, but I also get why it’s something most people are keen on celebrating this year regardless. I do feel like our government is keeping very quiet about the fact that we will probably have to go back into lockdown in January after letting more households mix indoors for the holiday season. Seems like a very high price to pay.

Anyway, this building really confused me. It looked like the top two floors had just been stuck on top with no thought to the overall design, and making it much taller and out of proportion to the neighbouring houses.

Next I walked down some streets with much smaller terraced houses. There’s something about shuttered windows that really appeals to me.

This house was painted an almost fluoro coral colour. Really made it stand out next to the other houses.

Some nice type in unexpected places.

And a Swedish vibe all of a sudden, haha.

I really liked these tonally complementary colours next to each other like that.

Another example of some very different styles of architecture in the same neighbourhood. The black brick house on the left didn’t look that inviting from the outside, but after some digging on the internet I found some pictures from the interior (scroll down on the page to image history and you’ll find them), and it’s actually really nice on the inside. Surely by now I should know not to judge a book (house) by its cover (exterior). The brown brick building on the right is a stunner. Love the ALL the brown.

So there you go, that’s what a couple of hours walking around Holland Park looked like according to me. Today I’m cycling into town to go for a lunch time walk with a friend who’s working in the West End. We come out of lockdown no. 2 tomorrow, so I thought it’d be a good idea to head in before the Christmas rush starts (if there will be one). I shall bring my camera and report back if I catch anything interesting.