Nicola Ann Art
Oct 20
by Nicola in Architecture, Back2Blighty, Cities, London, The United Kingdom 2 comments tags: Architecture, Back2Blighty, Battersea, Battersea Power Station, BeanOn Photography, Chelsea Bridge, England, The United Kingdom

Iconic Battersea Power Station

Feeling inspired after relishing other people’s art at the Affordable Art Show in Battersea, I ventured along the Thames and happily explored the in-progress renovations of Battersea Power Station.   I lived in Battersea many years ago and walked over Battersea Bridge to work, ran around the Battersea Park most days and dined weekly at a cheap and cheerful Thai place where I was known by name.   What a delightful surprise to return and find an elegance of eclectic architecture, sonorous and arousing; the beauty of lines.   Captured by the reflections, I wanted to include only them in the post; however, all the rest of my images are as charming. A completely different space to when I last visited fourteen years ago.   I vow to return to sample Mother, oh please feed me mother, all artisan products sourced directly from Italy and apparently their pizzas are to die for!    
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Nov 09
by Nicola in Architecture, Back2Blighty, Nature, The United Kingdom 0 comments tags: Adventure, Architecture, Back2Blighty, BeanOn Photography, Exploring, Glenfinnan, Glenfinnan Viaduct, Harry Potter, nature, Scotland, Scottish Highlands, The United Kingdom

Glenfinnan Viaduct Made Famous by Harry Potter

Made famous by Harry Potter, Genfinnan viaduct is the longest concrete railway bridge in Scotland at 380m, and crosses the River Finnan at a height of 30m. The Hogwarts Express calls at Glenfinnan in the second and third Harry Potter books, Harry Potter and the Chambers of Secret and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. The impressive 21 semicicular spans of 15m mass concrete are built on a curve of 241m.   An image speaks a thousands words and more…  
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Apr 30
by Nicola in Adventure, Architecture, Back2Blighty, The United Kingdom 0 comments tags: Architecture, Back2Blighty, BeanOn Photography, England, Exploring, haunted Stacklands Retreat House, Kent countryside, Sevenoaks Chronicle (UK), The United Kingdom, West Kingsdown

Sevenoaks Chronicle – Haunted Stacklands Retreat House

Towards the end of April a reporter from the Sevenoaks Chronicle (UK) approached me after discovering my blog piece on the haunted Stacklands Retreat House – original post here – requesting more information and permission to use my photography taken of the haunted derelict. The derelict is soon to be demolished. Read more of the article here or view it below.
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Jan 13
by Nicola in Architecture, Back2Blighty, Nature, The United Kingdom 0 comments tags: 20th-century, Architecture, Back2Blighty, BeanOn Photography, catamarans, Chichester, Chichester Cathedral, Chichester Marina, England, paintings, sailboats and dinghies, South Coast, stained-glass, The United Kingdom, yachts

Chichester Marina & Cathedral

“Where shall we explore today?’ “Umm… How about lunch at the nearest marina? In desperate need to see the sea.”   I grabbed my laptop, clicked on Google, searched ‘nearest marina to Guildford’ and one of them happened to be Chichester Marina set in the beauty of a natural harbour.   “And then we can visit Chichester Cathedral too!”   Apparently Chichester Marina is “…the most desirable marina on the South Coast.” Who am I to argue? Actually, it impressed us all; however, I haven’t seen many others along the south coast of England to compare against.   The highly recommended The Boat House Café on Trip Advisor fulfilled all expectations. A beautiful setting overlooking the hundreds of boats moored at the marina. We enjoyed a pleasant walk, admiring the catamarans, yachts, sailboats and dinghies while working up an appetite before devouring platefulls of fresh, mouthwatering seafood.   With sated stomaches, we ventured in to town to view the impressive Chichester Cathedral. A warm welcome greeted us, and we were encouraged to join the tour that had just begun; instead, we decided to take in the awe-inspiring 20th-century paintings, sculptures and stained-glass below the tall arches on our own. The […]
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