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Photos by Richard J Thomas

@photosbyrjt.bsky.social

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London based Street Photographer and travel blogger. Writer and author of two photoooks based on my tavels along the Tfl & Lodon Rail networks. Passionate Welshman, gardener and Liverpool supporter. www.photosbyrjt.blog

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Photos by Richard J Thomas @photosbyrjt.bsky.social · Feb 4

Thank you for your patience. My new Website is NOW OPEN at photosbyrjt.blog

I hope you like the layout, and I'd love to know what you think.

By way of celebration, I have a half-price sale on my books and calendars throughout February.

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Photos by Richard J Thomas @photosbyrjt.bsky.social · 10h

Cannon Street Railway Bridge 06/08/2025: #12/13 People in Places

You’ve all done it - People Watching. Here are a few of mine whilst I walked along the Thames.

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Photos by Richard J Thomas @photosbyrjt.bsky.social · 2d

Cannon Street Railway Bridge 06/08/2025: #11/13 Shadowy Busker

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Photos by Richard J Thomas @photosbyrjt.bsky.social · 2d

Cannon Street Railway Bridge 06/08/2025: #11/13 Shadowy Busker

Here’s one of London’s many buskers plying his trade in the arches on the south side under Southwark Bridge. Alas, if you listen carefully, his repertoire is pretty limited.

Photos by Richard J Thomas @photosbyrjt.bsky.social · 4d

Cannon Street Railway Bridge 06/08/2025: #10/13 ‘Trapy’ asks, Can you see St Paul’s?

Look at the reflection in the riverside office building, that is No. 1 London Bridge, and you can make out the famous dome.

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Photos by Richard J Thomas @photosbyrjt.bsky.social · 6d

Cannon Street Railway Bridge 06/08/2025: #09/13 4 London Icons - can you name them?

In case you can’t work them out: The river, Tower Bridge, HMS Belfast and Red Buses. Can you see any others?

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Photos by Richard J Thomas @photosbyrjt.bsky.social · 8d

Cannon Street Railway Bridge 06/08/2025: #08/13 ‘Welcome to London Cannon Street’

The sign on the bridge says it all. Although the bridge isn’t particularly striking, it does act as an excellent focus for many of London’s iconic structures.

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Photos by Richard J Thomas @photosbyrjt.bsky.social · 10d

Cannon Street Railway Bridge 06/08/2025: #07/13 Subway Shadows

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Photos by Richard J Thomas @photosbyrjt.bsky.social · 10d

Cannon Street Railway Bridge 06/08/2025: #07/13 Subway Shadows

Fruiterers’ Alley, under the northern approach to Southwark Bridge, is a surprise. It has become a stopping point for the casual walkers who enjoy the murals along its length.

Photos by Richard J Thomas @photosbyrjt.bsky.social · 12d

Cannon Street Railway Bridge 06/08/2025: #06/13 Vertical Screens

Look up as you walk along the Hanseatic Walk, and what do you see?

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Photos by Richard J Thomas @photosbyrjt.bsky.social · 14d

Cannon Street Railway Bridge 06/08/2025: #05/13 Steelyard Passage

Not a pretty passage, but the blue uplighters are an attempt to make the walk through interesting and less threatening

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Photos by Richard J Thomas @photosbyrjt.bsky.social · 16d

Cannon Street Railway Bridge 06/08/2025: #04/13 Concrete Pillars

I think I counted 25 of these sturdy pillars holding up the railway bridge.

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Photos by Richard J Thomas @photosbyrjt.bsky.social · 18d

Cannon Street Railway Bridge 06/08/2025: #03/13 ‘Hello!’, Can I hire a bike?

‘...and can I hire them all for 10 minutes at a time?’

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Photos by Richard J Thomas @photosbyrjt.bsky.social · 20d

Cannon Street Railway Bridge 06/08/2025: #02/13 God’s Gates

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Photos by Richard J Thomas @photosbyrjt.bsky.social · 20d

Cannon Street Railway Bridge 06/08/2025: #02/13 God’s Gates

The entrance to Skinner’s Hall is quite imposing. This company, whose original purpose is now part of our social history, is now committed to education and philanthropy

Photos by Richard J Thomas @photosbyrjt.bsky.social · 22d

Cannon Street Railway Bridge 06/08/2025: #01/13 ‘X’ marks the spot

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Photos by Richard J Thomas @photosbyrjt.bsky.social · 22d

Cannon Street Railway Bridge 06/08/2025: #01/13 ‘X’ marks the spot

…and the spot is the side of Cannon Street Station. For me, this is a good example where structural architecture provides an interesting feature. Of course, you only see this if you look up.

Photos by Richard J Thomas @photosbyrjt.bsky.social · 24d

Rotherhithe Pier 05/08/2025: #15/15 Canada Water Library

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Photos by Richard J Thomas @photosbyrjt.bsky.social · 24d

Rotherhithe Pier 05/08/2025: #15/15 Canada Water Library

Do you fancy a good book, or a cup of coffee (I did)? The inverted pyramid, designed by Piers Gough of CZWG Architects, is strikingly clad in perforated anodized light bronze aluminium.

Photos by Richard J Thomas @photosbyrjt.bsky.social · 26d

Rotherhithe Pier 05/08/2025: #14/15 Industrial Ironworks

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Photos by Richard J Thomas @photosbyrjt.bsky.social · 26d

Rotherhithe Pier 05/08/2025: #14/15 Industrial Ironworks

These remnants of the workings of the dock, in their heyday, can be found along the length of Brunswick Quay. The tramlines for the roll-along cranes and the mooring bollard help to give an indication of the scale of operations once seen.

Photos by Richard J Thomas @photosbyrjt.bsky.social · 28d

Rotherhithe Pier 05/08/2025: #13/15 Local Celebraties

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Photos by Richard J Thomas @photosbyrjt.bsky.social · 28d

Rotherhithe Pier 05/08/2025: #13/15 Local Celebraties

Have you met Phyllis Pearsall MBE, who drew the first A to Z map of London, or Sir Michel Caine CBE, the renowned actor? Here they are looking over Greenland Dock

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Photos by Richard J Thomas @photosbyrjt.bsky.social · 29d

The first of many no doubt. Welcome to autumn.

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#cranefly
#Garden
#autumn

Photos by Richard J Thomas @photosbyrjt.bsky.social · Sep 21

Rotherhithe Pier 05/08/2025: #12/15 James Walker

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Photos by Richard J Thomas @photosbyrjt.bsky.social · Sep 21

Rotherhithe Pier 05/08/2025: #12/15 James Walker

This statue, by Michael Rizzello, represents the Scottish engineer who spent most of his working life constructing the Surrey Commercial Docks. It’s located at Brunswick Quay overlooking Greenland Quay.