{"id":897,"date":"2011-03-09T19:49:03","date_gmt":"2011-03-09T19:49:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.macnovel.org.uk\/?p=897"},"modified":"2011-03-09T19:49:03","modified_gmt":"2011-03-09T19:49:03","slug":"passing-time-in-jamess-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.macnovel.org.uk\/?p=897","title":{"rendered":"Passing Time in James’s World"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was in Docklands a week or two ago and took a few photos of the sort of corporate world that James escapes from in my novel. Here’s Canary Wharf with a Waitrose he’d certainly approve of.<\/p>\n

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Canada Square<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And here’s a photo I used in a pub quiz I set last night. It’s the symbol of Thatcherite regeneration — number one Canada Square or what everyone calls the Canary Wharf tower.<\/p>\n

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Canary Wharf Towers<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I travelled back from Canary Wharf to the London Eye by boat, which was surprisingly quick. I’ve just written something that mentions rabies and I was wondering if it’s such a big issue these days so I was pleased to see the sign below at the pier at Southwark which shows that it’s something that anyone arriving in this country will be aware of.<\/p>\n

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Port of London Rabies Notice<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The skyline of the City is going through a period of rapid change. When my novel starts the Heron Tower was still half built (it’s now the tallest building in the City) and the Shard was just a hole in the ground. It’s now (I think) the tallest structure in London — it definitely will be when completed. I’m going to have a reasonable period of time elapse between the sections I set in London and reference to the Shard and others might be quite a nice way of showing passed time.<\/p>\n

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The City from Canary Wharf Pier<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The height of the Shard can be seen on this photo. I think the Heron Tower is the tall building on the right and the Gherkin is standing immediately in front of Tower 42, the old Nat West building.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I was in Docklands a week or two ago and took a few photos of the sort of corporate world that James escapes from in my novel. Here’s Canary Wharf with a Waitrose he’d certainly approve of. And here’s a photo I used in a pub quiz I set last night. It’s the symbol of … <\/p>\n

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