London Christmas Lights ~ 2021 *UPDATE 3*

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London Christmas Lights ~ 2021 *UPDATE 3*

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The Christmas street lights and markets are back on in London although some lights aren't officially switched on until December. About the only changes from previous years are hanging stars instead of snowballs/display boards in Oxford Street and Carnaby Street has an infestation of 600 shimmering psychedelic butterflies as part of a collaboration with the refugee charity Choose Love.

Oxford Street.
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Regent Street.
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Carnaby Street.
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More to follow.
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Nice set Brian, particuarly like the framing in number 7.
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Pen Pusher wrote:
Sun 21 Nov 2021, 10:13 am

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There certainly is something different to your photographs, which I like, but can anyone else hear the Doctor Who theme accompanying the above picture?
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Kings Cross ~ Coal Drops Yard - Lewis Cubitt Square - West Handyside Canopy

Coal Drops Yard
Wasn’t sure about the 28ft tall Christmas Tree in Coal Drops Yard until I got inside and then the changing psychedelic colours and movement of the strip lights reflecting off the angled mirrors gave the impression of being in the opening titles of Doctor Who.
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The curling lanes are plastic and not ice and the stones have little wheels on the underside.
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Lewis Cubitt Square
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West Handyside Canopy
(The canopy roof was constructed in 1888 to provide a covered area for unloading of fish and other perishable goods. The goods were unloaded from railway carriages for distribution around London)
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Cracking series Brian 👏👏

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UPDATE 2 - Covent Garden

The Christmas Tree is around 55ft high and covered with 30,000 lights.
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Whatshisname’s Happy Balloon Dog.
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The 2021 LEGO® display is a ‘Christmas Carousel of Creativity’ which is inspired by the 2021 LEGO® Holiday TV advert.
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Frozen Forest.
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Re: London Christmas Lights ~ 2021 *UPDATE 3*

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UPDATE 3

I think this is enough Christmas lights for this year.

Finsbury Avenue Square, Broadgate
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Pan Pacific Hotel, 80 Houndsditch
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The Leadenhall Building
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More London
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Private housing, Upper Ground, Southbank
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Charing Cross Station
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The Clermont Hotel, Charing Cross
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Trafalgar Square
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Brigit's Bakery, Agar Street, Covent Garden
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Nice, you really do seem to have cracked this Photography malarky :grinning:
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