No market today

Having ducked out of our usual Sunday shopping run yesterday, we did it today but because it was Monday and not Sunday, things were a little different from the usual. For one thing, Chapel Market was closed as it always is on Mondays.

In Sainsbury’s

Sainsbury’s was not very busy and we had soon collected our purchases and checked out.

Waiting for the bus in Upper Street

After lunch, we went to the bus stop in Upper Street.

Aboard the 43 bus

We boarded a number 43 bus whose destination is London Bridge Station.

Entering London Bridge Station

We entered the station and…

Down the escalator

…went down the escalator to the lower level which gave us access to the streets behind the station.

Guinness Trust

We wandered about, photographing whatever caught our fancy, such as the Guinness Trust housing estate dated 1897 and 1898. There’s no story so I’ll just show you some of the photos.

Arthur’s Mission Snowfields 1863-1895

Pub with curiously big chimney

1930s-style housing eatate

Old docks warehouses converted as dwelllings

Under the railway bridge

A distant glimpse of Tower Bridge

Museum ship HMS Belfast
Photo by Tigger

Hay’s Galleria

Queueing at Costa Coffee

After a coffee break in a rather crowded branch of Costa, we returned to London Bridge Station and…

Crossing London Bridge aboard the 43
Photo by Tigger

…there caught a number 43 bus that carried us back across London Bridge and thence to the Angel.

Sadly, the extra long bank holiday weekend now draws to a close and Tigger returns to work tomorrow. We shall make the most of this evening.