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A spring strut through the Barbican estate, London

Thu 5th May, 2011Thu 5th May, 2011 - by editor - 7 Comments.

It has to be said that parts of it are looking a bit run down these days, although the vast Barbican estate in the City of London remains a desirable …

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Anarchy in Manhattan and other street scenes

Fri 29th April, 2011Fri 29th April, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

Here’s a collection of street photos taken around Manhattan and Williamsburg, starting with this fire service box (or whatever it is Americans call them!) in lower Manhattan.

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Reclaim the Beach party on the River Thames, April 23rd 2011

Sun 24th April, 2011Wed 9th October, 2024 - by editor - 1 Comment

I’ve been to quite a few of the free Reclaim the Beach parties and always had a great time. Taking place on the foreshore near Waterloo, the free party is a semi legal affair …

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Brixton uprising event, Windrush Square, Sunday 10th April 2011

Mon 11th April, 2011Mon 11th April, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

On a scorching April afternoon, community activists marked the 30th anniversary of the Brixton riots with a public meeting in Windrush Square, followed by a series of talks in the …

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A walk down Petticoat Lane Market, London E1

Tue 5th April, 2011 - by editor - 5 Comments.

One of the oldest surviving markets in Britain, records show that second hand clothes and bric-a-brac were being sold and exchanged around Petticoat Lane as far back as 1608.

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Pics of the day: graffiti train, Farringdon, London

Sun 3rd April, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Seen earlier today at Farringdon station, central London, was this heavily graffiti’d train carriage on a northbound train. Only the last carriage had been painted. Scroll down for more.

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Offline hip hop special with The Scribes rocks Brixton!

Sun 3rd April, 2011Sun 3rd April, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

Doubling up as my birthday party, this turned out to be a great night at the Prince Albert in Brixton, with a big crowd and the fantastic Scribes putting in …

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NHS blood-spilling direct action at Charing Cross – photos

Fri 1st April, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

With Friday, April 1st being ‘All Together for the NHS Day‘ actions are taking place all across the UK to raise awareness about and protest against the Health and Social …

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The Brighton i360 tower: ‘successor’ to the West Pier

Thu 31st March, 2011Mon 13th May, 2013 - by editor - 11 Comments.

With the remains of Brighton’s magnificent West Pier now doomed to slowly rust away into the English Channel, the West Pier Trust have lent their support to what they believe …

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Remembering the Brighton West Pier in photos, part two

Thu 31st March, 2011Thu 31st March, 2011 - by editor - 3 Comments.

By 2003, storm damage and two arson attacks had all but destroyed the entire structure of the West Pier. Although there is an active campaign to create an ‘appropriate successor …

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Remembering the Brighton West Pier in photos, part one

Thu 31st March, 2011Thu 31st March, 2011 - by editor - 14 Comments.

I fell in love with this pier when I first saw it used as a backdrop for some of the photos in the photo supplement that accompanied The Who’s Quadrophenia double album. …

London / photos / Places

March for the Alternative, London demo: 220 photos

Mon 28th March, 2011Thu 31st March, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

It’s been one hell of a weekend, but I’ve finally got around to posting up my photos from the huge march on Saturday. Scroll down for a selection, with links …

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A walk through ‘in motion’ Loughborough Junction, south London

Tue 22nd March, 2011 - by editor - 3 Comments.

Laughably labelled as “in motion” by some Frappuccino-fuelled over privileged rich-kid overheard in a cafe, Loughborough Junction remains a pale shadow of its former self.

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Brixton missionaries #4: the market preacher

Wed 16th March, 2011Sun 13th March, 2011 - by editor - 3 Comments.

Brixton’s got no shortage of megaphone-toting, God-bothering street preachers, and here’s one of the more well known faces, usually to be found bellowing out platitudes around the market. (Photo: Brixton Village, May 2004)

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Cover your ears! The Brixton tube station evangelist is back!

Thu 10th March, 2011Thu 10th March, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

Last seen – or rather heard – bellowing out Godsquad platitudes outside Brixton tube station over a decade ago, I’d rather hoped that my ears had rung to the last …

London / photos / Places

The Really Free School – Guy Ritchie’s nemesis – moves to WC2

Tue 8th March, 2011Sat 7th May, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

After occupying Guy Ritchie’s Fitzrovia mansion for a while, those cheeky chappies at The Really Free School have found a new location for their activities at The Hand and Racquet …

Brixton / photos

Illegal Coldharbour Lane, Brixton billboard – update

Mon 7th March, 2011Mon 7th March, 2011 - by editor - 6 Comments.

I’ve learnt a lot about the murky world of illegal billboard builders ever since this mahoosive, twin headed beast suddenly appeared on Coldharbour Lane in Brixton, London SW9.

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Brixton Windmill gets its sails back, reopens to public May 2011

Mon 7th March, 2011Mon 7th March, 2011 - by editor - 3 Comments.

Situated in a small park called Windmill Gardens, at the west end of Blenheim Gardens, London SW2, the Brixton Windmill is set to reopen to the public on 2nd May 2011 after …

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‘Shop Is Cloze Today’, Brixton

Fri 4th March, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

Shop sign, Atlantic Road, Brixton, yesterday.

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A very drunken night in the Brixton Dogstar. Oh dear!

Fri 4th March, 2011Fri 4th March, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

It’s been a very long night, but I promised to post up these photos from my fabulously fun night out in Brixton, so here they are – four mobile phone pics …

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Brixton Car Park comes tumbling down

Thu 3rd March, 2011Thu 3rd March, 2011 - by editor - 5 Comments.

There may be controversy a plenty about what’s replacing this multi-story car park on the corner of Brixton Station Road and Popes Road, but there won’t many people wailing at the sight of …

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Happy St David’s Day/ Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant

Tue 1st March, 2011Thu 1st March, 2012 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Happy St David’s Day/ Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant to you all! Here’s a few views from my beloved country – above is a scene from the Heads of the Valleys, …

London / photos

Pic of the day: a pair of photographers, South Bank, London

Mon 28th February, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Two snapshots in progress, the South Bank, London. [More photos]

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Offline DJ special – photos from the mayhem! 25th Feb 2011

Sat 26th February, 2011Sat 26th February, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I was rather expecting a bit of a quiet night seeing as it was a last minute booking and we had no bands playing but – blimey – the place …

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Brixton station in the steam era (1950s footage)

Thu 24th February, 2011Wed 23rd February, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

Filmed in the 1950s, this fascinating amateur-shot footage (below) shows a tantalisingly short glimpse of steam trains thundering through a Brixton station still controlled by mechanical signals.

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Lambeth Town Hall occupied by anti-cuts protesters, 23rd Feb 2011

Wed 23rd February, 2011Thu 24th February, 2011 - by editor - 7 Comments.

There were lively scenes in Lambeth tonight as angry protesters stormed the Town Hall to disrupt the council’s meeting to vote on its proposed huge budget cuts.

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The Ear Inn – the oldest working bar in NYC, with a Nunhead connection

Wed 23rd February, 2011Wed 23rd February, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

The Ear Inn at 326 Spring Street, NY (btw. Greenwich and Washington) claims to be the oldest working bar in NYC and is a designated Landmark of the City of New York.

London / photos / Places

No matter how bad your Monday morning is…(worst job in London?)

Mon 21st February, 2011Mon 21st February, 2011 - by editor - 5 Comments.

You may be feeling a bit sorry for yourself as it’s a Monday morning – but – come on – things have got to be better than what this poor …

Brixton / photos / Places

Barclays Bank Brixton closed down by UK Uncut protesters

Sat 19th February, 2011Sat 19th February, 2011 - by editor - 2 Comments.

With Barclays Bank paying just 1% corporation tax in 2009 – a paltry sum of £113m after the company trousered record profits of £11.6bn – protesters have targeted their high …

London / photos / Places

Squatters take over £6m Fitzroy Square mansion. LOL

Thu 17th February, 2011Fri 18th February, 2011 - by editor - 5 Comments.

Squatters have moved into stinking rich movie maker Guy Ritchie’s enormous £6 million mansion, located in London’s upmarket Fitzroy Square. At least 12 people are thought to have taken over …