London from the rooftops – in pictures

London From The Rooftops is the result of a five-year project by James Burns who has taken thousands of photographs from more than 100 of the city's rooftops, mostly residential tower blocks. An exhibition of 45 of his images opens at theprintspace gallery in east London next week 1-22 August). Here's a sneak preview ...
  
  


London from the rooftops : St Paul's at night
St Paul's standing proud as the gatekeeper to the City of London Photograph: James Burns
London from the rooftops : London at night
View north-east from Centrepoint, with Oxford Street running off to the left and Tottenham Court Road to the right Photograph: James Burns
London from the rooftops: primrose hill
Looking north-west from Somers Town towards Primrose Hill Photograph: James Burns
London from the rooftops : Battersea Power Station
Standing at the base of one of Battersea Power Station's four chimneys, looking across the Thames towards Pimlico Photograph: James Burns
London from the rooftops : Chelsea sunrise
View east along the Thames from the World's End estate in Chelsea Photograph: James Burns
London from the rooftops : East London rooftop
Balfron Tower, the grade II-listed tower block in Poplar. An icon of brutalist architecture Photograph: James Burns
London from the rooftops : Tower bridge at night
Looking along the river towards Tower Bridge Photograph: James Burns
London from the rooftops : london mist
Looking southwest over the North Circular road from Ilford on a misty winter's evening Photograph: James Burns
London from the rooftops : Winter sunset over Stratford
The Olympic Stadium and the Orbit Tower silhouetted against the low winter sun. Taken from Henniker Point, Leyton Photograph: James Burns
London from the rooftops : The city
View east from Shakespeare Tower on the Barbican Estate Photograph: James Burns
 

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