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HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

The day after the Harry Potter tour, as we're vaguely in the vicinity of London, we get the train in from Radlett to do some tourist stuff. We're a bit undecided on a plan, but settle on the Imperial War Museum's HMS Belfast on the banks of the Thames near London Bridge. It's a good day out poking around in the WWII ship, followed by a bit of roaming around near Nosher's old work manor of Southwark, and an obligatory visit to Pizza Express.

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Fred gets a photo of people and a taxi cab, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

Fred gets a photo of people and a taxi cab

Fred gets a nice photo of stacked tenements, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

Fred gets a nice photo of stacked tenements

Our breakfast room for the morning, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

Our breakfast room for the morning

The Mill's restaurant, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

The Mill's restaurant

The boys eat cereal, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

The boys eat cereal

The M25 roars away right next door, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

The M25 roars away right next door

M25 signs next to the Bricket Wood Beafeater, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

M25 signs next to the Bricket Wood Beafeater

Harry feeds the ducks, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

Harry feeds the ducks

Fred gets some duck food, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

Fred gets some duck food

Harry gets more food for a hopeful duck, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

Harry gets more food for a hopeful duck

The boys are surrounded by ducks, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

The boys are surrounded by ducks

Harry gets close to the ducks, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

Harry gets close to the ducks

Walking back to the hotel, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

Walking back to the hotel

Fred and the gang in the coridoors, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

Fred and the gang in the coridoors

A shed in the car park, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

A shed in the car park

The boys run around in Radlett station car park, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

The boys run around in Radlett station car park

Graffiti at Radlett station, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

Graffiti at Radlett station

On the platform at Radlett, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

On the platform at Radlett

An obsolete railway mile post showing 15¼ miles, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

An obsolete railway mile post showing 15¼ miles

Welcome to Radlett's graffiti, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

Welcome to Radlett's graffiti

Trackside buildings, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

Trackside buildings

Semi-derelict railway buildings, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

Semi-derelict railway buildings

Some dude waits at Radlett Station, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

Some dude waits at Radlett Station

The pedestrian footbridge to all platforms, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

The pedestrian footbridge to all platforms

The tracks through Radlett, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

The tracks through Radlett

Isobel and Harry on the train, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

Isobel and Harry on the train

Some trackside graffiti, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

Some trackside graffiti

Graffiti on a bridge in the form of Scrabble , HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

Graffiti on a bridge in the form of Scrabble

Vintage Class 43 locos, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

Vintage Class 43 locos

Another colourful stretch of graffiti, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

Another colourful stretch of graffiti

Graffiti on a container building, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

Graffiti on a container building

The Wobbly Bridge, and the Walkie Talkie, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

The Wobbly Bridge, and the Walkie Talkie

A view of London from Blackfriar station, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

A view of London from Blackfriar station

A grim view from the train, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

A grim view from the train

Take Courage wall advert near London Bridge, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

Take Courage wall advert near London Bridge

Steps into the new London Bridge station, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

Steps into the new London Bridge station

The gang on the escalators at London Bridge, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

The gang on the escalators at London Bridge

The gang roam around the new London Bridge station, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

The gang roam around the new London Bridge station

Fancy cast-iron atrium, in the Victorian style, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

Fancy cast-iron atrium, in the Victorian style

Buildings in East Cheap, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

Buildings in East Cheap

Harry and Fred, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

Harry and Fred

HMS Belfast, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

HMS Belfast

Tower Bridge, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

Tower Bridge

Harry peers into the Thames, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

Harry peers into the Thames

The Tower of London, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

The Tower of London

Harry and Fred on the deck of HMS Belfast, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

Harry and Fred on the deck of HMS Belfast

Fred roams the ship, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

Fred roams the ship

A huge long torpedo, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

A huge long torpedo

The ship's entertainment radio room, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

The ship's entertainment radio room

Fred scopes for photos to take, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

Fred scopes for photos to take

The bakery, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

The bakery

The engine room is just a tangle of pipes, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

The engine room is just a tangle of pipes

Lots of wheel valves everywhere, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

Lots of wheel valves everywhere

Shiny copper pipework, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

Shiny copper pipework

Fred tries a balance game, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

Fred tries a balance game

Harry and Isobel do some dancing, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

Harry and Isobel do some dancing

Isobel reads the news, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

Isobel reads the news

Fred in his 1940s Arctic sailor's gear, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

Fred in his 1940s Arctic sailor's gear

Isobel and Fred, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

Isobel and Fred

Harry finds some amusing glasses, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

Harry finds some amusing glasses

The shell room, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

The shell room

Back on the decks of HMS Belfast, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

Back on the decks of HMS Belfast

The Walkie Talkie again, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

The Walkie Talkie again

Isobel waits in the Turret Experience, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

Isobel waits in the Turret Experience

The Belfast's foreward 6' guns, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

The Belfast's foreward 6' guns

A rainbow briefly appears over HMS Belfast, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

A rainbow briefly appears over HMS Belfast

Wet stones after a brief downpour, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

Wet stones after a brief downpour

The Tower, HMS Belfast and Tower Bridge in one shot, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

The Tower, HMS Belfast and Tower Bridge in one shot

More wet flagstones, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

More wet flagstones

Bits of London are beginning to look like New York, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

Bits of London are beginning to look like New York

Fred on The Queen's Walk, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

Fred on The Queen's Walk

The Great Fire of London Monument is almost hidden, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

The Great Fire of London Monument is almost hidden

Isobel on wet stone steps, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

Isobel on wet stone steps

Some funky modern architecture, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

Some funky modern architecture

Fred looks up to the Shard near London Bridge, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

Fred looks up to the Shard near London Bridge

10Foot graffiti is everywhere, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

10Foot graffiti is everywhere

Harry and Isobel in Pizza Express, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

Harry and Isobel in Pizza Express

Isobel and Fred play cards, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

Isobel and Fred play cards

Underneath the arches, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

Underneath the arches

Fred sits on a funky sculpted wooden bench, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

Fred sits on a funky sculpted wooden bench

Brutalist architecture, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

Brutalist architecture

A dodgy-looking snooker/pool club by London Bridge, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

A dodgy-looking snooker/pool club by London Bridge

The Shard, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

The Shard

A rush-hour exit corridor at London Bridge Station, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

A rush-hour exit corridor at London Bridge Station

We're back roaming around the new London Bridge, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

We're back roaming around the new London Bridge

The boys get some magazines in WHSmith, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

The boys get some magazines in WHSmith

Nice wooden ceiling at London Bridge, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

Nice wooden ceiling at London Bridge

Some natural light sneaks in, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

Some natural light sneaks in

Harry and Isobel on the escalator, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

Harry and Isobel on the escalator

A South-eastern train pulls in , HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

A South-eastern train pulls in

The boys read magazines as we wait for our train, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

The boys read magazines as we wait for our train

A view of St Paul's and Borough Market, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

A view of St Paul's and Borough Market

Urban graffiti, and St. Paul's Cathedral, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

Urban graffiti, and St. Paul's Cathedral

Fred has a look of Ennui on the train, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

Fred has a look of Ennui on the train

Queen of th[e air] wall art, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

Queen of th[e air] wall art

Three vintage Class 43 locos (InterCity 125s), HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

Three vintage Class 43 locos (InterCity 125s)

A Rans tag, also common around Liverpool Street, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

A Rans tag, also common around Liverpool Street

Piling off the train at Radlett, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

Piling off the train at Radlett

Class 43 43059 roars through Radlett, HMS Belfast and the South Bank, Southwark, London - 17th February 2020

Class 43 43059 roars through Radlett

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Fred gets a photo of people and a taxi cab

Fred gets a photo of people and a taxi cab

Fred gets a nice photo of stacked tenements

Our breakfast room for the morning

The Mill's restaurant

The boys eat cereal

The M25 roars away right next door

M25 signs next to the Bricket Wood Beafeater

Harry feeds the ducks

Fred gets some duck food

Harry gets more food for a hopeful duck

The boys are surrounded by ducks

Harry gets close to the ducks

Walking back to the hotel

Fred and the gang in the coridoors

A shed in the car park

The boys run around in Radlett station car park

Graffiti at Radlett station

On the platform at Radlett

An obsolete railway mile post showing 15¼ miles

Welcome to Radlett's graffiti

Trackside buildings

Semi-derelict railway buildings

Some dude waits at Radlett Station

The pedestrian footbridge to all platforms

The tracks through Radlett

Isobel and Harry on the train

Some trackside graffiti

Graffiti on a bridge in the form of Scrabble

Vintage Class 43 locos

Another colourful stretch of graffiti

Graffiti on a container building

The Wobbly Bridge, and the Walkie Talkie

A view of London from Blackfriar station

A grim view from the train

Take Courage wall advert near London Bridge

Steps into the new London Bridge station

The gang on the escalators at London Bridge

The gang roam around the new London Bridge station

Fancy cast-iron atrium, in the Victorian style

Buildings in East Cheap

Harry and Fred

HMS Belfast

Tower Bridge

Harry peers into the Thames

The Tower of London

Harry and Fred on the deck of HMS Belfast

Fred roams the ship

A huge long torpedo

The ship's entertainment radio room

Fred scopes for photos to take

The bakery

The engine room is just a tangle of pipes

Lots of wheel valves everywhere

Shiny copper pipework

Fred tries a balance game

Harry and Isobel do some dancing

Isobel reads the news

Fred in his 1940s Arctic sailor's gear

Isobel and Fred

Harry finds some amusing glasses

The shell room

Back on the decks of HMS Belfast

The Walkie Talkie again

Isobel waits in the Turret Experience

The Belfast's foreward 6' guns

A rainbow briefly appears over HMS Belfast

Wet stones after a brief downpour

The Tower, HMS Belfast and Tower Bridge in one shot

More wet flagstones

Bits of London are beginning to look like New York

Fred on The Queen's Walk

The Great Fire of London Monument is almost hidden

Isobel on wet stone steps

Some funky modern architecture

Fred looks up to the Shard near London Bridge

10Foot graffiti is everywhere

Harry and Isobel in Pizza Express

Isobel and Fred play cards

Underneath the arches

Fred sits on a funky sculpted wooden bench

Brutalist architecture

A dodgy-looking snooker/pool club by London Bridge

The Shard

A rush-hour exit corridor at London Bridge Station

We're back roaming around the new London Bridge

The boys get some magazines in WHSmith

Nice wooden ceiling at London Bridge

Some natural light sneaks in

Harry and Isobel on the escalator

A South-eastern train pulls in

The boys read magazines as we wait for our train

A view of St Paul's and Borough Market

Urban graffiti, and St. Paul's Cathedral

Fred has a look of Ennui on the train

Queen of th[e air] wall art

Three vintage Class 43 locos (InterCity 125s)

A Rans tag, also common around Liverpool Street

Piling off the train at Radlett

Class 43 43059 roars through Radlett