Before a visit to the NPG to see the Audrey Hepburn photographs, a quick visit in and around Waterloo East.

The arches in London are all about contrasts: from the one-man-band auto-repair arches in Hackney etc. to the gentrification in Waterloo East!

The stretch of arches on Wootton Street have been modernised with new façades fronting the original arches. But the arches are still there to be seen, and Chris at the Digital Consultancy was happy for me to poke my Nikon FE through his front door, and capture the modern, stylish interior of their office.

On to the arches adjacent to the Festival Hall, thronging with tourists. The well known watering holes of the Topolski Gallery-Café-Bar Venue and the Archduke Wine Bar are here, but somewhere else caught my eye.

The Interior Designers who created the restaurant Le Pain Quotidien have retained the arch at the rear superbly, using subtle lighting that emphasizes the brickwork. I need permission to shoot here…. and a tripod and my Pentax 67. Another revisit beckons…