Granary Square Fountain

Granary Square is part of the Kings Cross redevelopment. It is an area the size of Trafalgar Square that runs between Regents Canal and Central St Martin's College of Art and Design. 1080 dancing jets of water make up the new fountain in its centre. The spouts of water leap and dance and they make sounds as if singing.

Beauty in Freeze

Generally during the winter months the fountains at Trafalgar Square are drained. We've had such a mild winter that this has happened. The cold snap we had last week has resulted in the fountains partly freezing. Rather beautiful, don't you think?

Cooling Off

How to manage the very hot days.

Reappearance of Disappearing Rooms

Usually the reappearance of disappearing rooms is a sure sign of summer sun and fun. Her umbrella was not just fot the fountain. Fun in the rain doesn't have quite the same ring to it does it.

Drinking Fountain

At times throughout London's history the water was not drinkable. During these times beer or gin were drunk. Looks as though someone has something to say about the current water.

Fountain

Technical problems resolved.
Just had to go back and check everything drop by drop.
Just like this lovely fountain in Regent's Park.

February Theme Day - Fountains

One sunny afternoon passing Trafalgar Square I caught the sun reflecting through the water of fountain creating a lovely rainbow.

Fountains are this month's theme at CDP
Click here to view thumbnails for all participants

Dancing Fountain

Summertime the courtyard of Somerset House is covered with dancing jets of water. Coloured lights add to the fun in the evening.
In July a dance performance choreographed with the fountains is promised.

Interactive Art

Each summer the water installation 'appearing rooms' by Danish artist Jeppe Hein is part of the summer fun on Southbank. You can leap from "room" to "room" as they appear and disappear and stay dry (if you are lucky). If you are a kid getting wet is what it's all about. That goes for the big kids as well.

Cooling off in the Fountain

Summer images continue. The fountains at Trafalgar Square became paddling pools on hot days.

I will be away for the bank holiday but summer images will continue.

Joy of Life Fountain

Joy of life? Looks like impish trouble to me.
A fund set up by Constance, who was the then widow of artist Sigismund C H Goetze, paid for this and several other sculptures in London Parks.

Preparation for Guests

London is getting a makeover in time for the 2012 Olympics. This fountain at Marble Arch is one of the many to benefit from extensive work in recent weeks. Doubling as an impromptu swimming pool this week as temperatures in the city soar to mid 30's.

Men at Work #10

Paying homage to fountain

I'm taller than you

Fun at Somerset House. 55 of these fountains dance and tease in the courtyard. The building itself is huge. The palace of the Duke of Somerset built in the 1500's. Since the 1800's, thanks to King Georg III the home of the Royal academy of arts.It was also from around this time the place the general register office. A place where certificates of births, deaths and marriages could be found. Until they moved out in 1970.

Brief posts will appear over Easter while I am away exploring other parts of the UK.