The London most visitors don't see

[Tetramesh]

We've all seen the iconic images of London, Big Ben, Buckingham Palace, Tower Bridge etc. But there is an awful lot more to London than the tourist traps contained within the West End and The City. With over 8 million people and covering over 600 square miles Greater London has much more than the average visitor to London sees.
I'd like to share some photos that I have taken over the last few years of areas of London that most visitors to this great city might not see. Sometimes they are typical urban scenes but many of them show that London is a very green city with some lovely open spaces, great architecture but definitely urban.

I'll post a small number of images per post so that the pages will load faster.




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Woolwich Market by Tetramesh, on Flickr




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Woolwich Arsenal station by Tetramesh, on Flickr




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Royal Brass Foundry by Tetramesh, on Flickr





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Royal Arsenal Boulevard by Tetramesh, on Flickr

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Royal Military Academy by Tetramesh, on Flickr





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Peter Burke's 'Assembly' by Tetramesh, on Flickr





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River Thames from Woolwich by Tetramesh, on Flickr





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River Thames at Woolwich by Tetramesh, on Flickr





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Ferry Watching by Tetramesh, on Flickr

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River Thames at Woolwich by Tetramesh, on Flickr





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River Thames at Woolwich by Tetramesh, on Flickr





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Thames Barrier by Tetramesh, on Flickr





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Charlton House by Tetramesh, on Flickr





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Hornfair Park by Tetramesh, on Flickr

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Woolwich Common by Tetramesh, on Flickr





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Woolwich Common by Tetramesh, on Flickr





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Severndroog Castle by Tetramesh, on Flickr





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Severndroog Castle by Tetramesh, on Flickr





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Garden of Jackwood House by Tetramesh, on Flickr

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Eltham Park North by Tetramesh, on Flickr





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Falconwood Station by Tetramesh, on Flickr




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Eltham Palace - North Moat Bridge by Tetramesh, on Flickr





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Lord Chancellor's Lodgings by Tetramesh, on Flickr




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Rail footbridge near Hither Green by Tetramesh, on Flickr

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Crystal Palace station by Tetramesh, on Flickr





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Tudor Road by Tetramesh, on Flickr





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Church Road by Tetramesh, on Flickr





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Westow Park by Tetramesh, on Flickr





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View from Biggin Hill by Tetramesh, on Flickr

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Norwood Grove by Tetramesh, on Flickr





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View from Norwood Grove by Tetramesh, on Flickr





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View from Streatham Common by Tetramesh, on Flickr




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Passage under railway south of Streatham Common station by Tetramesh, on Flickr





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Streatham Pumping Station by Tetramesh, on Flickr

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The Hope pub, SW17 by Tetramesh, on Flickr





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Wandsworth Common by Tetramesh, on Flickr





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Wandsworth Common by Tetramesh, on Flickr





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Wandsworth Common Footbridge by Tetramesh, on Flickr





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Wandsworth Common by Tetramesh, on Flickr

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Up and Down by Tetramesh, on Flickr




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Tooting Bec Common by Tetramesh, on Flickr




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Du Cane Court by Tetramesh, on Flickr





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Balham High Road by Tetramesh, on Flickr

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Wandsworth Prison by Tetramesh, on Flickr





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Wandsworth Cemetery by Tetramesh, on Flickr





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489 Garratt Lane by Tetramesh, on Flickr





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River Wandle by Tetramesh, on Flickr





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Ravensbury Terrace by Tetramesh, on Flickr

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Durnsford Road Recreation Ground by Tetramesh, on Flickr





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Wimbledon Mosque by Tetramesh, on Flickr





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Wimbledon Park Station by Tetramesh, on Flickr




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District Line near Wimbledon Park by Tetramesh, on Flickr




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Wimbledon Park by Tetramesh, on Flickr

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Wimbledon Park by Tetramesh, on Flickr





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Wimbledon Park by Tetramesh, on Flickr





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Wimbledon practice courts by Tetramesh, on Flickr





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Wimbledon Common by Tetramesh, on Flickr





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Wimbledon Windmill by Tetramesh, on Flickr

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Wimbledon Common by Tetramesh, on Flickr





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Wimbledon Common by Tetramesh, on Flickr





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Wimbledon Common by Tetramesh, on Flickr





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Richmond Park by Tetramesh, on Flickr





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Royal Ballet School by Tetramesh, on Flickr

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Richmond Bridge by Tetramesh, on Flickr





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Richmond steps by Tetramesh, on Flickr





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River Thames at Richmond by Tetramesh, on Flickr





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The White Cross, Richmond by Tetramesh, on Flickr





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The White Cross, Richmond by Tetramesh, on Flickr

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Richmond Park by Tetramesh, on Flickr





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Richmond Park by Tetramesh, on Flickr





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Petersham Meadows by Tetramesh, on Flickr





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River Thames at Richmond by Tetramesh, on Flickr





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River Thames at Richmond by Tetramesh, on Flickr

[Milan Luka]

Its nice to know though that while most people are battling crowds on Oxford Street or the Southbank there are whole areas unblighted by tourists where real Londoners still do their own thing.

Tetramesh this is such a great thread- for so many reasons. Great skills and thanks for keeping the posts to a few shots at a time. Good to see parts of town that unfortunately I'll probably never go to.

[DWest]

except for the skyscrapers, yes you're right,
this is not my perception of London town.

[AJphx]

nice. I love wold English stuff like the Lord Chancellor's Lodgings. Where is that at?

[Tetramesh]

Originally Posted by Milan Luka

Its nice to know though that while most people are battling crowds on Oxford Street or the Southbank there are whole areas unblighted by tourists where real Londoners still do their own thing.

Tetramesh this is such a great thread- for so many reasons. Great skills and thanks for keeping the posts to a few shots at a time. Good to see parts of town that unfortunately I'll probably never go to.

As much as I love to visit places like the Southbank and The City it can be extremely busy. I'm glad that these tourists have chosen to visit London but it is just the sheer number of them that puts me off going to the central areas, especially in the Summer months.

Unfortunately there seem to still be too many images loading, I think I'll reduce the number per post.

[Tetramesh]

Originally Posted by DWest

except for the skyscrapers, yes you're right,
this is not my perception of London town.

Yes, the skyscrapers are an exception to this set of images, they were viewed from Woolwich in south-east London with a telephoto lens.
I'm glad to hear that in general these photos do not reflect your perception of London.