The wonkiness of this photo is because I took it with the Pano camera setting on my phone.
The glass and steel building at the far end of the road is University College London Hospital (UCLH).
The red brick building is the Cruciform Building.
It houses the Wolfson Institute for Biomedical Research, the UCL Medical School, and a library.
It was constructed in 1906, designed by Alfred Waterhouse, and it used to be the site of the hospital.
Waterhouse was a real fan of Gothic Revival architecture.
He also designed the Natural History Museum, which as you can see in the photo below, has got that same Gothic feel.
Tamara and I have been to the Natural History Museum quite a few times.
We went there recently to see the Life Beyond Earth exhibition, and touched a piece of the Moon – which was a pretty cool experience.
I get a kick out of knowing that Waterhouse designed both buildings and helps me see a more connected London.
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