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Anne Hughes @anne-in-black.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

#AdoorableThursday The Church of St Alban the Martyr, near Chancery Lane in London.

Full perspective of the hidden door in the alleyway leading to St Alban the Martyr.

The entryway to the church of St Alban the Martyr, Brooke Street, London EC1

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Anne Hughes @anne-in-black.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

The gardens at #Wisley are looking glorious, despite the lack of rain. Well done #RHS #flowers #gardens #flora #Surrey

Bright orange flowers in the gardens at Wisley. Some sort of daisy, if I had to guess.

Purple flower with yellow centre in bright sunshine. Might be a dahlia?

This pink hibiscus is the size of a dinner plate!

Gorgeous pink blooms and berries in the bright sunshine.
No, I don't know what they are.

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Anne Hughes @anne-in-black.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Is this the only time that both the first and second nights of the #BBCProms have opened with Copland's Fanfare for the Common Man? Albeit very different versions. The #ProgRockProm was a real treat. Well done to everyone involved. Looking forward to watching it again on #BBCFour on Friday.

BBC Concert Orchestra ready and waiting to perform at the Prog Rock Prom in London's Royal Albert Hall.
Note the tubular bells in the left hand corner of the photo.

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Anne Hughes @anne-in-black.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

The hot, bright setting sun reflects off the windows of a tower block. Rooftop currently the coolest place to be in the evenings. #sunset #heatwave #rooftop #London #hothothot

The setting sun catches the upper windows of a west London tower block.
Taken from my rooftop.

The actual setting sun doing its thing on the hottest June day on record in London. FFS.

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Anne Hughes @anne-in-black.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Midsummer light at 22:15 in #London Looking north across the river from the Hungerford Bridge. #Southbank75 #MeltdownFestival #Thames #Midsummer

Late evening view, looking north, from the Hungerford footbridge across the Thames in London. The Shell building is centre stage, Waterloo Bridge on the right.

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Anne Hughes @anne-in-black.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Sambourne House in Kensington is jam-packed full of splendid staircases... #StaircaseSaturday

Pictures fill the walls of the many staircases in Sambourne House.

The house is a perfectly-preserved Victorian home.

Looking down towards the garden door of Sambourne House Museum.

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Anne Hughes @anne-in-black.bsky.social · 17/05/2026

A Sunday #StaircaseSaturday post. Here are this week's adventures in climbing... #V&A #V&AEast #HiddenLondon #Holborn #stairs

Staircase angles inside the new V&A East in Stratford, east London.

More angles in a beautiful tiled staircase at the V&A in South Kensington, London.

Spiral staircase connecting the two floors of the jewellery section of the V&A, South Kensington.

A section, showing the original tiling, of the 181 steps of the disused spiral staircase inside Holborn Tube station, London.

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Anne Hughes @anne-in-black.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

A trio from this week's adventures about town. Tube strike? What Tube strike... #StaircaseSaturday #London #Barbican #CourtauldInstitute #BritishMuseum

One of the Barbican towers seen from the Tube station stairs.

Sunlit stairway in London's Courtauld Institute.

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Anne Hughes @anne-in-black.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

The glorious 'more is more' aesthetic at the immaculate Wallace Collection in London. One of the city's hidden gems and free to visit. #London #TheWallaceCollection

Turquoise flock wallpaper provides a suitably sumptuous backdrop in one of the rooms at The Wallace Collection, London.

A glittering chandelier is reflected in a sparkling mirror at The Wallace Collection.

Closeup of a reflected chandelier at The Wallace Collection, Manchester Square, London.

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Anne Hughes @anne-in-black.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

The last of the autumn leaves on the tree outside my west London window, silhouetted against tonight's chilly sunset. #November #Sunset #Trees #London #FromMyWindow

Almost bare tree branches silhouetted against a sunset sky. A few stubborn leaves remain.

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Anne Hughes @anne-in-black.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Treetops and chimneypots silhouetted against a sunset sky on the last warm day of September. Autumn beckons. #sunset #London #September #autumn #trees

West London sunset viewed from a rooftop. Trees and chimneypots are silhouetted against an orange sky streaked with clouds.

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Anne Hughes @anne-in-black.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Some poppies I met in the Oxford Botanic Garden. #Oxford #poppies #flowers #garden

Purple poppy in the Oxford Botanic Garden.

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Anne Hughes @anne-in-black.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Didn't think there'd be much of a sunset tonight because of the opaque skies. And then I caught this, quite by luck. #sunset #silhouette #London #rooftopviews

The magnificent St Augustine's Church in London NW6, backlit by the setting sun.

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Anne Hughes @anne-in-black.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

The last of the evening light from up on the roof heralds the start of meteorological summer. #silhouette #trees #evening #rooftop #London #summer

Calm, blue-ish evening sky with silhouettes of a tree and chimney pots.

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Anne Hughes @anne-in-black.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Dust and decay deep inside the disused Aldwych Underground station in London. A hidden world. #HiddenLondon #London #Underground #Tube #disused #transport

Dust and decayed metal, untouched by human hand for many years.

Old posters inside the disused Underground station at Aldwych in London.

Metal structure inside the tunnels of Aldwych Underground station.

The bottom of the 160 steps in and out of Aldwych Underground station.

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Anne Hughes @anne-in-black.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

It's been a floral week, so far. No complaints. #Flowers #Flora #sculpture #art

A crepe paper Chrysanthemum from the Flowers - Flora in Contemporary Art exhibition at the Saatchi Gallery in London.

A display of metal flowers made from everyday objects. You can see spoons and nails, for example. From the Saatchi exhibition.

A close up of a metal rose from the featured display.

Real flowers(!) basking in the April sunshine, Embankment Gardens, London.

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Anne Hughes @anne-in-black.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

@bbcnewsnight.bsky.social @BBC This should remain on iPlayer for all time. It needs to be seen. #BBC #BBCiPlayer

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Anne Hughes @anne-in-black.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Lincoln's Inn at its best in the spring sunshine. #London #InnsofCourt #Lincoln'sInn #architecture #heritage

Lincoln's Inn library, seen through a tree!

Lincoln's Inn Great Hall under blue skies.

Light reflections and a beautiful stained glass window inside Lincoln's Inn Chapel.

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Anne Hughes @anne-in-black.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Bright spring sunshine casting long shadows through the winter trees in a London neighbourhood park. #ShareMondays2025 #sunshine #trees #Spring #London #MaidaVale #SonyXperia

Bright sun shining through the trees in a London park.

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Anne Hughes @anne-in-black.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Little #F1 content here on Bluesky yet but I am hopeful that we can build a community as the new season approaches. Good to hear Charles Leclerc's music played (premiered?) on #Radio3 today, as part of a Words and Music programme celebrating racing in its various forms. #Ferrari #Leclerc16 #Monza

Title page of Radio 3's Words and Music, featuring F1 driver Charles Leclerc.

Radio 3 Words and Music blurb, noting the inclusion of a track by F1 driver Charles Leclerc on Sunday 9th February.

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Anne Hughes @anne-in-black.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

#ShareMondays2025 *Taps mic* Is this thing on? Last rays of sun illuminate the spire of St James Church in #Clerkenwell. Taken today, Monday 2 January and posted to enter into the spirit of Share Mondays here on Bluesky. If I am the only entrant, does it mean I win?! Likely my only chance... #London

Afternoon sunlight illuminates the spire of St James Church in Clerkenwell, London.

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Anne Hughes @anne-in-black.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

One of my favourite photos from last year. #Windermere looking tranquil in October. #LakeDistrict #nature #SonyXperia

Looking over the garden hedge at a calm Lake Windermere, taken in October 2024.

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Anne Hughes @anne-in-black.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

@alexp336.bsky.social A positive perspective, in response to your release schedule ponderings.

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Anne Hughes @anne-in-black.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

@kjcharleswriter.com You are currently the designated gingerbread house person...

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Anne Hughes @anne-in-black.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

Tricky to narrow it down after 50+ years of gigs but (excluding solo artists): Roxy Music Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds QOTSA Alter Bridge Everything Everything Crowded House Joe Jackson Band Spoon Average White Band Radiohead #TopTenBands

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Anne Hughes @anne-in-black.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

The vibe I bring to the party.

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Anne Hughes @anne-in-black.bsky.social · 05/12/2024

@courtneymilan.com Good evening (morning here!) Courtney. FYI, we are being asked by the journalists not to cross the virtual picket line on strike days.

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Anne Hughes @anne-in-black.bsky.social · 03/12/2024

Last of the autumn leaves. A moody December sunset from my window today. #sunset #trees #pollards #London #December

December sunset through the trees, taken from my west London window.

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