Regents Canal temporary closure 2

The Regents Canal is dammed by the Gasometers in Cambridge Heath, East London for repairs to the canal walls. The canal and towpath between the gasometers and the Old Ford Lock is closed for 8 weeks from early February. The rainwater seems to be filling up the canal again.

A week earlier, the gasometers were fuller.

Chinese New Year in Gerrard Street, London

Chinese New Year celebrations in Gerrard Street, Chinatown, London, UK, in February 2010.

Entrance gate to Chinatown in Macclesfield Street, Soho, London.

Entrance gate to Chinatown in Gerrard Street, Soho, London.

Chinese lanterns in Gerrard Street, Soho, London.

Chinese New Year in Gerrard Street, London

Chinese New Year celebrations in Gerrard Street, Chinatown, London, UK.

The window display of a restaurant

Carousel, South Bank, London

A carousel on the South Bank, London. The lights are reflected on the damp pavement after the rain.

Sunset over Hackney

A winter sunset over Hackney. The white streak in the sky is the trail from a plane, not a shooting star.

Regents Canal temporary closure

The Regents Canal is being temporarily closed for 8 weeks for repairs to the canal walls between Victoria Park and Broadway Market. The barges have gone and the canal is being drained.

From Old Ford Lock

From Old Ford Lock

From footbridge at Bonner Gate

From footbridge at Bonner Gate

Ice Skating at Somerset House

Ice skating at Somerset House, London.

The ice rink was busy but the long exposure means that some skaters were moving too fast for the exposure and so appear as ghostly figures in the pictures.

Ice Skating: Steps to Success (Steps to Success Sports Series) 

Covent Garden at night

The Central Avenue, Covent Garden, in the evening.

Full Moon over London

Saturday 30 February was a full moon.

The moon over the National Theatre and the River Thames.

The moon over the Thames from Waterloo bridge.

The National Theatre at night.

The moon over Trafalgar Square.