I met a man in Finchley who asked what I was up to, and he directed me to a few local landmarks, such as the "La Délivrance" statue by Emile Guillaume, known locally as "The Naked Lady."
With a sword, no less.
She is an allegorical representation of the victory of France and its allies in World War I, and was unveiled in Finchley in 1927. My helpful impromptu guide also reminded me that Finchley was the parliamentary constituency of Margaret Thatcher.
So thanks, Finchley voters -- said with no enthusiasm whatsoever.
It was a good day out, and a long one. I got home about 4 p.m. and spent the next couple of hours editing photos and uploading them to the Bleeding London web site. I shot 79 streets altogether. Dave keeps saying I should be paid for this -- but I really do enjoy it. Would I have ever seen Finchley otherwise? Doubtful.
4 comments:
The statue evokes Jeanne d'Arc, perhaps? The sword is damn weird.
I love that statue, sword and all.
Yeah, you probably should get paid but it's such a cool project and you're part of it and that's awesome.
The horse, Olga, the roses, the portraits of Londoners. I feel enriched, catching up here.
Oh and your nasturtiums! And the little handmade crab. It looked sad. I hope someone came back to pick it up.
I'm embracing boredom these days. It's working for me for the time being.
The bleeding London project - very libraryesque.
Cool statue! And horses in London - what a concept :)
I'm listening to the WEIRDEST book right now. It's set in London so I thought of you of course :) It's called "Kraken" and is about an underground movement of people who worship a giant squid VERY bizarre!
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