The foreman in this photo is not the onlooker on the left with his hands in his pockets but the man in the center of the team with the black and white striped shirt, using his hard hat to demonstrate some point or other.
It was a rainy day back in August 1989 when I stepped out of the Boulevard Hotel for a wander. The church is the Orchard Road Presbyterian Church. The area has changed quite a lot in the intervening 23 years though the church remains a pillar of strength, anchoring the intersection.
The London Eye is a cantilevered wheel having support on only one side unlike other observation wheels in other cities. The wheel has 64 spoke cables that work like the spokes of bicycle wheel, holding the rim tight to the spindle in the middle of the wheel.
The London Eye currently has EDF Energy as a sponsor. The EDF stands for Electricité de France, of course; just as 20% of the iconic London Buses are operated by Deutsche Bahn - the German railroad company.