London London Buildings ID please.

[mickledore]

Can anyone tell me what this building is? Shot taken from South of the river looking north, but I suppose you'd know that.
Please don't ell me it's a railway station!!!

 

[robinsslee]

It's Charing Cross Station, you are standing on the south side of the river Thames.

 

[mickledore]

Strewth. That's a railway station????

Thank you.

 

[gramps]

'Chill wind' for rail passengers as train fares to rise by an average 3.4pc - biggest hike in five years

 

[mickledore]

We know it's a chill wind. At our station we stand in it - everytime

 

[Retune]

Strewth. That's a railway station????

Not just a railway station. From that angle you're looking at 1 Embankment Place, PwC's dark cathedral of Mammon that was cleverly built on top of it: http://architectural-tech.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/the-structure-of-1-embankment-place.html

 

[mickledore]

Not just a railway station. From that angle you're looking at 1 Embankment Place, PwC's dark cathedral of Mammon that was cleverly built on top of it: http://architectural-tech.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/the-structure-of-1-embankment-place.html

Thank you. That makes more sense. I couldn't understand why a railway station needed to be that high.
Did we see another PWC monolith near City Hall? Another edifice of shiny black glass, or was that someone else?

 

[londonbackpackr]

Not just a railway station. From that angle you're looking at 1 Embankment Place, PwC's dark cathedral of Mammon that was cleverly built on top of it: http://architectural-tech.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/the-structure-of-1-embankment-place.html

Just about to post the same

 

[londonbackpackr]

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Did we see another PWC monolith near City Hall? Another edifice of shiny black glass, or was that someone else?

Yep, that's another one of theirs

 

[mickledore]

Yep, that's another one of theirs

Thank you.

 

[tijuana taxi]

Think it featured in one of the recent Bond films purporting to be something else.

Bit like the Freemasons building in Great Queen St, MI5 headquarters in Spooks anyone?

 

[mickledore]

Stop it Rich. You are showing off now.

 

[tijuana taxi]

Stop it Rich. You are showing off now.

Just trying to bring a bit of culture to you Northern lot, anyway wasn't me who was name dropping about the M.I film shoot

 

[mickledore]

Wasn't me either. Tom Cruise. We saw him. Oh he's lovely. Is that inappropriate language?
Won't be watching the film. He was a bl**dy nuisance on Saturday.
Isn't he the one with a strange taste in wives and religion? I'm not too well up on celebrities.

Weather is looking a bit rough for tomorrow. Remember to bring your flat cap.

 

[tijuana taxi]

Wives looked quite pleasant, not so keen on the religion bit though.

No flat cap here, thermal bobbleless hat for me, recently bought in C&A (remember them) in Germany.

 

[mickledore]

C&A. Dutch firm weren't they. Sold terrible suits. Never missed when they went belly up.

 

[chrism_scotland]

Think it featured in one of the recent Bond films purporting to be something else.

I initially thought the pic was of MI6 HQ at Vauxhall which did feature in a few of the more recent Bond movies (Skyfall & The World is Not Enough in particular).

 

[GordonM]

C&A. Dutch firm weren't they. Sold terrible suits. Never missed when they went belly up.

There was a reason C&A was reputed to stand for Cheap & Awful - it was.......