Loss in London - Monument

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The Monument to The Great Fire of London, erected to commemorate the fire of 1666 and the people who lost their lives to it, is also the site of where six people committed suicide between 1788 and 1842. This is apparently very close to the "official" number of deaths The Great Fire itself caused; as peasants were not considered important enough to record at the time though, its not even close to the actual unknown figure.

Loss in London - Kennington Park

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The South field of Kennington Park was used as a public air-raid shelter during the second world war.
On October 15th the trenches suffered a direct hit killing 104 people. It was the largest single loss of life at a bomb incident in Lambeth. 48 of the bodies were recovered, but rescue efforts were hampered and the remaining 56 victims were covered with lime and the trenches filled in, effectively making the park a mass grave.

Loss in London - Marchioness

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This small stretch of the Thames between Southwark Bridge and Cannon Street Railway Bridge is where on 20 August 1989, 51 of 130 guests attending a birthday party on the Marchioness drowned after it was run down by the dredger Bowbelle.
The 1,880 ton Bowbelle caused the Marchioness to founder within 30 seconds of the collision, as the meager 46 ton vessel was pushed under water "like a toy boat".

Loss in London - Tyburn Gallows

Photography - Loss in London

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Produce a piece of narrative photography
October 2009

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This central reservation road crossing, next to Marble Arch, was the site of the Tyburn Gallows, the place where up to, or maybe more than, 50 000 people met their maker.
It was one of the first public gallows to not only erect stands for the viewing public, but to charge them to watch the proceedings. Now next to the site ironically sits a cinema where people still go and pay for their entertainment.

Piano Stairs

Great idea, genuinely fun "exercise"...wish i'd thought of that

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Chris Jordan

Just came across this tonight. Really great photos that are very thought provoking and interesting. Such as strong body of work...why have I not heard of this guy before!

http://www.chrisjordan.com/

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