#london St James's St
Explore tagged Tumblr posts
Text
I cried at a park yesterday. I'm sure the secret agent reading his newspaper on the bench next to The Bench appreciated it.
#good omens#crowley#aziraphale#ineffable husbands#ineffable idiots#6000 years of pining#the power this bench holds#we could have been us#their bench#st. james park#london#million lightyear freestyle dive
375 notes
¡
View notes
Text
Look at you. You're gorgeous.
I have made the pilgrimage, friends.
#good omens fandom#good omens#Aziraphale#crowley#aziraphale x crowley#crowley x aziraphale#anthony j crowley#terry pratchett#st james park#london#david tennant#michael sheen
183 notes
¡
View notes
Text
My little collection of photos from when I finally visited THE bench in St Jamesâ Park (please excuse the poor quality, phone camera angles are not my friend!).
These were taken the day after the S3 finale got announced, so it felt quite poignant to me. Itâs somewhere Iâve been meaning to visit for ages, and to get to see it at last was so special. It was almost impossible to capture the sheer number of messages and quotes that had been left - we are truly an incredible fandom! Although I heard recently that the bench has now been sanded down, the heart lock is still very much there, and Iâm sure it wonât take long for new text to be added â¤ď¸
I saw David Tennant in Macbeth the night before these pics were taken (it was phenomenal!) and then was lucky enough to see him again the next day doing a talk on Shakespeare with Greg Doran. To top it off, I got to meet many fellow GO fans while I was there as well, including @phoen1xr0se who was very lovely!
It was an incredible 48hrs to say the least đĽ°
#goodomens#st James park#ineffable husbands#GO fandom#London#David Tennant#Macbeth#Royal Shakespeare Company
99 notes
¡
View notes
Text
The novelty of a lift at 18, Carlton House Terrace, St James, SW1,
Photographed in 1890,
The MS monogram in the central panel refers to Spanish financier JosĂŠ de Murrieta y del Campo, MarquĂŠs de Santurce, who made his fortune in South America.
ŠHistoric England Archive
#art#design#lift#carlton house terrace#st james#london#united kingdom#history#style#mansion#lost mansion#1890#HEA#elevator
62 notes
¡
View notes
Text
I'm in London (for Macbeth, of course), and visited (and sat on) The Bench, and met some lovely good omens fans today. It was nice to feel a little less awkward in taking pictures when there were several other people doing the same. and if something new was added while I was there, I don't know anything about it
#i love this fandom#the bench#good omens#st james's park#I also love being a tourist in london#and the weather was perfect today#personal#travel#quietpond post
66 notes
¡
View notes
Text
Do you like Good Omens?
Are you in London right now?
Come get your souvenir at The Benchâ˘.
309 notes
¡
View notes
Text
Good Omens London Trip đđđŞ˝
It's my Birthday today and I treated myself to a trip to London last weekend to see my favourite actor Michael Sheen in Nye at the National Theatre. I made the most of my weekend by combining it with a Good Omens filming location self-tour and I'd love to share it with you all. So, are you ready for the tour?
Here we go!
Starting off with Soho, and the inspiration for Whickber Street, where Aziraphale's bookshop, Give Me Coffee or Give Me Death, The Small Back Room, and the Dirty Donkey are located.
Itâs Berwick Street and a record shop that is very similar in shape to A.Z Fell & Co. Bonus points for spotting Duck Lane!
Next is Berkeley Square, a short walk from Soho. The first two photos are of the real Berkeley Square gardens in Mayfair, and the last two photos were taken in the filming location of Tavistock Square across the other side of central London near Kings Cross. Iâm sitting on their âbody swapâ bench in the last photo!
As you can see, the benches are turned around facing inwards now but are the other way, facing outwards in Good Omens.
Oh, and I can confirm that there were no nightingales singing in either location đ
Heading up the road a few minutes from Tavistock Square to The Enterprise pub where I met a fellow fan who kindly took photos of me posing (I bet the staff thought we were off our rockers!). This is where Crowley drowns his sorrows in Talisker Whisky whilst waiting for the world to end after thinking he'd lost Aziraphale. Omg that poor poor demon, he was really just gonna die along with the world.
Also, one of my favourite moments of season 1 is Crolwey's line: "I heard that. It was the wiggle-on..." then shrugs. đ So many emotions in such short a time.
Onto the Ritz. The first two photos are of the real Ritz (a stone's throw from Berkeley Square) and the last one is inside Masala Zone in Piccadilly Circus where the âQuite extraordinary amounts of alcoholâ and âTo the Worldâ scenes were filmed.
I ate in here alone to get the photo and was so lucky with the table I was given! Perfect discreet snap whilst eating my curry! Haha!
Next up is Battersea Park and the Bandstand. It was a bit of a faff to get there, it's an 8-minute walk from the Battersea Power Station underground and we walked the full length of the park to find the Bandstand, but it was so worth it.
Also filmed here was Gabriel and Aziraphaleâs run/jog. Poor Angel is soft scene.
The trees were a little leafier with it being mid-May and the park was very busy because the weather was glorious. They also have a beautiful lake here with herons!
The Heaven & Hell staircase escalators are right over the east side of London in Broadgate Tower, Bishopsgate. I got the overground to Liverpool Street station to get there. It is in a private business building so I politely/awkwardly asked the receptionist if I could take a photo and had to explain about the scene from Good Omens⌠eek! But he kindly let me snap a photo anyway! (Phew)
The Windmill Theatre was three minutes away from my hotel in Piccadilly Circus, so I wandered up the road to take a photo of where Aziraphale âperformed on the West End stageâ as Fell the Marvelous. And wasnât he just?
The scenes weren't filmed here but it was fun to find it anyway.
St Jamesâs Park is up next! I sat on their bench and got my friend to take photos of me posing and had fun editing the first photo. Haha! We enjoyed walking through the park, watching the ducks on the lake and had a nosey at Buckingham Palace while we were there.
The Duke of York Statue steps are at the other end of St James's Park and were fun to walk up. I smiled to myself as I thought of the scene where Crowley says âWell let's have lunch? Hmm,â and Aziraphale turns around, as it was the first time I realised that these two were more than just friends.
Heavenâs top floor, the Sky Garden in Fenchurch Street near Monument is a very tall building with a botanical garden on the top floor. You can visit the sky garden for free, but you do need to book in advance so itâs best to plan ahead for this one. The views of London are breathtaking from the 35th floor and the tropical plants are fun.
My last stop for this visit was Shakespeareâs Globe Theatre. I booked a tour on the morning I was due to go home. The first tour is 10 am and lasts an hour, so I dashed off as soon as the tour guide was uttering his last words about the gift shop, across London back to Kings Cross to pick up my suitcase from luggage storage and get the 11:48 am train home!
One I missed and could have easily gone to is St Margaret Street where Newton and Shadwell meet, and Shadwell fleeces Newton for a cup of tea with nine sugars and pockets the change. A bit gutted I missed it to be honest â I love Jack Whitehall (Iâm back in London with the family in June so Iâll swing by and update then!)
There are also some other locations a little further afield that I might try to visit on a later date, such as Shadwell's and Madam Tracy's flat down Hornsey Road in Islington, Crowley's Flat exterior in Eastfields Avenue, Best Cafe on Garratt Lane where Crowley meets Shadwell, Crystal Palace Dinosaur Park where the ineffable husbands watch Warlock defacing a dinosaur sign and Antonella's Cafe and Bistro where Crowley and Aziraphale are thinking of ideas to track down the antichrist whist Aziraphale eats cake.
Okay, Iâm gonna finish up with the man himself. The very kind, very charming, and VERY patient Michael Sheen The reason for my London visit in the first place. Nye was spectacular OBviOUsLy, but he was super generous with his time at stage door for us all. I got a hug and asked him to pass it on to Aziraphale (that angel really needs a hug) and it made him laugh, which made my night!
Check out my reblog for extra locations when I visited London again a month later, and for a hilarious bonus photo of.... Gabriel??!
Hereâs the wonderful map I used -
from this website:
#good omens#good omens filming locations#good omens london#good omens tour#ineffable husbands#aziracrow#crowley#aziraphale#neil gaiman#michael sheen#david tennant#good omens locations#nye#Shakespeare globe#battersea park#st james's park#the ritz#Berkeley square#soho#mayfair#sky garden#windmill theatre#good omens travel
123 notes
¡
View notes
Text
St James's Palace, London, United Kingdom,
Will Pryce Photography
#art#design#architecture#history#luxury lifestyle#style#luxury house#luxury home#interiors#interiordesign#dining room#st jame's palace#palace#royal#london#united kingdom#will prycze
275 notes
¡
View notes
Text
jude after sickness //
"things get broken and sometimes they get repaired, and in most cases, you realise that no matter what gets damaged, life rearranges itself to compensate for your loss, sometimes wonderfully"
#a little life#a little life play#hanya yanagihara#james norton#saw this on tues and now its thurs#im still shattered and cant move on with my life#theatre#london#ivo van hove#jude st francis#sue's things
624 notes
¡
View notes
Text
Herbert James Gunn (British, 1893-1964), St. Paulâs from the Oxo Wharf. Oil on canvas, 24 x 18 in.
104 notes
¡
View notes
Text
Just a few highlights from yesterday's fabulous Good Omens shooting locations tour, including the famous ineffable husbands' bench (now covered in GO quotes and little gifts for and by fellow fans đ)
Here's Kirsty's info for anyone interested in booking one of her tours:
#good omens#ineffable husbands#good omens fandom#filming location#battersea park#st james park#the ritz#soho#london
80 notes
¡
View notes
Text
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story + Costumes
Lady Agatha Danbury's yellow & blue dress and purple & golden cloak in Season 01, Episode 05.
// requested by anonymous
#Queen Charlotte A Bridgerton Story#Bridgerton#Agatha Danbury#Lady Danbury#costumes#costume drama#costumesource#period drama#perioddramaedit#1700s#18th century#blue#yellow#gold#purple#St James's Palace#London#England#Britain#Europe#requests
164 notes
¡
View notes
Text
St Jamesâs Park, London, ca. 1950 - by Izis Bidermanas (1911 - 1980), Lithuanian
104 notes
¡
View notes
Text
a couple london birdies â¤ď¸ sorry i havent posted in a billion years i lowkey forgot tumblr existed
#nature#photography#birds#nature photographer#bird photography#animals#wild animals#wildlife#animal#bird#london#st james park#goose#geese#swans#swan#honk honk#parrot#pelican#moorhen#coot#water birds#pigeons#pigeon#canada goose
28 notes
¡
View notes
Text
All aboard for the Emerald City! The WICKED x St Pancras Christmas Tree has landed in London đâ¨
#wicked movie#wicked#ariana grande#cynthia erivo#movies#jeff goldblum#jonathan bailey#michelle yeoh#bowen yang#bronwyn james#london christmas#christmas in london#st pancras international#st pancras#wicked st pancras tree
24 notes
¡
View notes
Text
Are there any nice and accurate Sherlock/Good Omens crossovers? There must be! Crowley and Aziraphale are very likely to frequent the same places in London as Sherlock and John. Crowleyâs Bentley was parked right beside the Diogenes Club once, so he might be acquainted with Mycroft Holmes. As for Aziraphale, I bet he dines at Angeloâs now and thenâand doesnât mind the candles because itâs more romantic indeed :)
#good omens#sherlock#good omens 2#crowley#aziraphale#sherlock holmes#john watson#st james park#london
168 notes
¡
View notes