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A summer sunset in downtown Brixton

Sun 19th June, 2011 - by editor - 4 Comments.

View from my window tonight looking north from Coldharbour Lane. The unfinished Shard skyscraper can be seen to the right, and the sci-fi profile of the Strata tower at Elephant & Castle …

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Cowboys ahoy! Shoddy workmanship on Coldharbour Lane, Brixton

Fri 17th June, 2011Fri 17th June, 2011 - by editor - 8 Comments.

Long term residents of Coldharbour Lane, Brixton have watched with some dismay as the site of the old Texaco garage has been employed for all manner of ad hoc activities …

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A busy Speakers’ Corner, Hyde Park, on a wet Sunday

Thu 16th June, 2011Thu 16th June, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

If you ever fancy a good argument – or maybe just want to listen to a reasoned/mad/weird rant or two – then there’s no finer place in the capital than …

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Penny Farthing races in the heart of the city: London Nocturne 2011

Tue 14th June, 2011Tue 14th June, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Wrapping up my photos from an all-action Saturday afternoon in London (Slutwalk followed by the Naked Bike Ride followed by this cycling event at Smithfield), is this selection of snaps …

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London Naked Bike Ride 2011 – all the wobbly bits in a full photo report

Tue 14th June, 2011Tue 14th June, 2011 - by editor - 5 Comments.

Straight after the Slutwalk on Saturday was the London Naked Bike Ride 2011 – and once again there was a massive turnout of over a thousand nude or semi naked cyclists …

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London Slutwalk 2011- full photo report

Mon 13th June, 2011Mon 13th June, 2011 - by editor - 5 Comments.

There was a huge turnout for the London Slutwalk on Saturday, with an estimated 5,000 people marching from Piccadilly to Trafalgar Square. The march was lively, fun and good natured …

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Sluts, flypasts, naked bike rides and penny farthings

Sun 12th June, 2011Mon 13th June, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

There can’t be many places on this planet that have so many great things going on for free, and yesterday London excelled itself. My first stop was over to Piccadilly to …

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Question of the day: puncture wonder

Fri 10th June, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Seen in my Brixton tower block. I wonder if the person responsible was the same evil bastard who ripped the flower of one of my geraniums. Grrr!

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Brixton’s lost railways – East Brixton station to Battersea, 3rd October 1969

Thu 9th June, 2011Fri 31st January, 2014 - by editor - 5 Comments.

Purchased for the princely sum of £1.25 on eBay, this old British rail ticket is for a journey which can no longer be made, as East Brixton station has long …

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Fifty years of Brixton railway station

Tue 7th June, 2011Tue 7th June, 2011 - by editor - 2 Comments.

Pictured above is Brixton Railway Station, photographed on 11th December 1960. The tracks to the left run to Loughborough Junction, while the tracks nearest the camera are on the London Victoria to Orpington line.

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Kings Cross Lighthouse continues to rot away

Mon 6th June, 2011Sun 5th June, 2011 - by editor - 7 Comments.

Still empty, derelict and slowly rotting away is this remarkable building adjacent to Kings Cross railway station, known locally as the King’s Cross Lighthouse

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A summer Saturday in Green Park, London

Sun 5th June, 2011Sat 4th June, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

With temperatures hitting 25 degrees C in central London yesterday, Green Park was packed with people enjoying the early summer sunshine. Here’s a few photos:

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London Shard tower keeps climbing to the sky

Fri 3rd June, 2011Thu 9th June, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I’ve been keeping my beady eye on the ride of what will be Europe’s tallest skyscraper, although my view from Brixton is rather limited: I can only see the top …

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The singular beauty of Southwyck House, aka the Brixton Barrier Block

Fri 3rd June, 2011Mon 19th December, 2022 - by editor - 33 Comments.

Designed to deflect the noise and fumes of a (thankfully) abandoned motorway project, the Barrier Block (Southwyck House) on Coldharbour Lane, Brixton sharply divides opinions of those who gaze upon its neo-Brutalist …

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Pic of the day: Karaoke Frankie on the move, Brixton Market

Thu 2nd June, 2011 - by editor - 3 Comments.

Spotted speeding through Brixton Market a few years back was Karaoke Frankie.

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Pic of the day: which way is Camden Town?

Tue 31st May, 2011Tue 31st May, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Confusing sign seen on Earnshaw Street, near New Oxford Street, central London, WC2.

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Penarth Pier gets thumping big grant from Heritage Lottery Fund

Mon 30th May, 2011 - by editor - 3 Comments.

I spent a fair bit of my childhood summer holidays visiting Penarth (and the nearby Barry Island), so it’s great to hear that the pier and pavilion will be enjoying …

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A trip up the 330 year old Monument tower in central London

Thu 26th May, 2011Thu 26th May, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

Standing at the junction of Monument Street and Fish Street Hill in the City of London, I’ve always been rather fond of the 61 metre tall Monument, and a few …

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The politician, the illusionist and the ‘wonderful talking machine,’ 322 Brixton Road

Tue 24th May, 2011Tue 24th May, 2011 - by editor - 4 Comments.

It’s still looks a little bit wonky after its recent refurbishment, but this building currently up for sale at 322 Brixton Road, London SW9 once enjoyed a rather more glamorous past. It was …

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Tottenham Court Road and Crossrail – one almighty building site

Fri 20th May, 2011 - by editor - 2 Comments.

The massive CrossRail project which saw the much-loved Astoria music venue biting the dust continues apace in central London, with vast areas of Soho turned into construction sites.

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London Street Photography Festival, July 2011, London

Thu 19th May, 2011Thu 19th May, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Serving up a diverse program of world-class photography, exhibitions and interactive events across London from the 1st-31st July is the London Street Photography Festival 2011.

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Brixton, 04:45am. Let the Jager Bombs commence!

Mon 16th May, 2011Mon 16th May, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

This was the scene late, late Saturday night at the Offline after-show party. In case you’ve never enjoyed a Jager Bomb yourself, it’s made up of one shot of Jägermeister …

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Four bands at Brixton’s Plan B (Offline club photos)

Mon 16th May, 2011Mon 16th May, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

On Saturday night we put on out first ever Offline club night at Brixton’s fabulous Plan B venue. I was really impressed with the venue – the staff were great to work …

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The soaring kite hawks of Piccadilly

Sat 14th May, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Soaring over the fabulously over-the-top baroque roof-line of The Ritz by Green Park can be spotted this kite, which is rather convincingly shaped like a hawk.

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Visit the Getty Images photo gallery, Oxford Circus, London

Fri 13th May, 2011Fri 13th May, 2011 - by editor - 2 Comments.

It is perhaps not as well known as the (currently closed) Photographers Gallery nearby, but there’s been some cracking photo exhibitions at the Getty Images Gallery. Situated close to Oxford Circus …

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Brixton’s past: New Orleans style funeral procession on Brixton Road

Wed 11th May, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Seen making its way slowly up Brixton Road on a wet summer afternoon in 1993 was this New Orleans style funeral procession. Just behind the band is the coffin, which …

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St Pancras: brown bowler hatted football stand off

Tue 10th May, 2011Tue 10th May, 2011 - by editor - 2 Comments.

These kids were enjoying a kick about on the newly restored space outside St Pancras station, when this fella in the natty brown bowler told them to shove orf and …

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The plinth, the artist and contortionist, Trafalgar Square, May 2011

Mon 9th May, 2011Mon 9th May, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

If you can’t get enough of street performers and bizarrely garbed people standing still for long periods of time, then the good news is that you no longer have to …

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Dulwich Ukulele Club May Ball – Japanese rock, go-go and ukuleles

Mon 9th May, 2011Mon 9th May, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

With Japanese rock, Morris dancers, Actionettes and our good friends the Dulwich Ukulele Club playing live, the May Ball at the St. Thomas More hall in East Dulwich was well worth …

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Cooling off in Cardiff Bay at the Torchwood Tower

Sat 7th May, 2011Sat 7th May, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

On a red hot August afternoon in 2004, kids are seen cooling off in the water feature in Cardiff bay (also known as the Torchwood Tower after its appearances in the BBC …