New York to London

One of the things I love about England is how so many houses — not fancy mansions but ordinary dwellings — have names.

But Barnes, in Zone 3.

The Russell Square tube station still retains its lovely old-fashioned signage.

With the tower of St. Pancras’ railway station in the background.

The New River is actually a manmade aqueduct dating from the early 17th century…

Outside a modern sandwich shop, leftover signage for a place where people once hung out.

A newish (circa 2014) installation on the north bank of the Thames, on the what is apparently the only remaining Anglo Saxon dock on the planet.

So, there’s at least one person who loves Wood Green…