Buckingham Palace in 1974 (part 1 of 2)

[feng_shui_house]

I have nearly 30 pics of England (mostly London) to put up, so I'm dividing them and putting no more than 2 posts a day. Then I have 16 pics of Rome and I'll be caught up-- until I look at the rest of the slides! I'm pretty sure I took most of these- dad had no interest in pretty horses, beautiful men, statues, or architecture.)



Scots Guards outside Buckingham Palace




I love the gates of Buckingham Palace.

And the fountain

Comments

[linda-joyce.livejournal.com]

You know what surprised me most about these photos? Just how little things have changed, the sky line is the same, the fashion is a little different but not a lot since retro is in. It's the police man who has changed most. The radio has changed to something a lot more compact and they are routinely seen in knife proof vests now but that's all (http://pressbox.co.uk/images/logos/52639_Torch-3843.jpg)

[entropy-house.livejournal.com]

OOh, that's a very pretty policeman... Well, I do have one thing planned to post tomorrow that I'm pretty sure is gone. The double-decker buses have been eliminated, haven't they?

[linda-joyce.livejournal.com]

Not entirely, the classic rear entry London double deckers have gone the way of the dinosaur and been replaced by bendy buses, there are a few ultre modern double deckers used on some routes. Pictures of both types can be seen Here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buses_in_London

[entropy-house.livejournal.com]

Ah, that article says the Bendy buses are being removed. Not sure what will replace them.

[linda-joyce.livejournal.com]

I will believe that when it happens, it would cost too much to replace their capacity with normal buses. Miracles do happen though.

[vjezkova.livejournal.com]

Yes, Linda is right, you pictures are almost identical to those I made some five years ago.And the omnipotent and massive Victoria :-)

[entropy-house.livejournal.com]

That's one of the things I love about England. They build with an eye to the future and also keep as many traditions going as possible. Where I am, it's common for a 20 year old mini-mall to be torn down only to build another mini-mall just as ugly as the first one. And very few traditions are maintained by the government.