Mick Hartley

6 responses to “Behind Tate Britain”

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   Richard

   March 23, 2010

   I’ve always liked these old tenements. Are they Peabody’s?
   The best of them all though is the Boundary Estate in Bethnal Green

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   Mick H

   March 23, 2010

   No, I don’t think they are Peabody’s, though they do have that feel about them. Absolutely agree about the Boundary Estate, round Arnold Circus.

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   DaninVan

   March 23, 2010

   Photo wise, I’m voting for #3 (the bottom one)

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   DaninVan

   March 23, 2010

   It appears those trees have been subjected to a form of pollarding, over the years(?), certainly brutally pruned at least. Keeping in mind the huge maintenance cost, why such intrusive surgery? Wrong trees; right place?

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   Mick H

   March 23, 2010

   Yes, pollarded a year or so ago – and drastically. Check Google street view for an earlier greener look – http://maps.google.co.uk/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&q=John+Islip+St,+Westminster,+London+SW1P,+United+Kingdom&sll=53.800651,-4.064941&sspn=19.353594,39.331055&ie=UTF8&cd=1&geocode=FY2yEQMd6Aj-_w&split=0&hq=&hnear=John+Islip+St,+London+SW1P,+United+Kingdom&ll=51.493956,-0.128789&spn=0,359.990398&z=17&layer=c&cbll=51.490737,-0.129387&panoid=UJlNYyyzp2L6634_Pl3oLw&cbp=12,31.86,,0,5

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   DaninVan

   March 23, 2010

   Thanks, M.H.; from your linked pic it looks like it’s been an ongoing ritual. Not terribly ugly but not especially beautiful either, especially out of season.
   Typical Vancouver street trees:
   http://lh5.ggpht.com/vanphotoman/SPTg6JQISsI/AAAAAAAAB3I/3-fVTeWtb5U/s320/P1060014.JPG
   The City arborist likes ’em fairly natural.

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