The Anonymous beer bottle, Soho, London
Spotted in Soho, central London. A man-sized Anonymous beer bottle!
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Photos, features, oddities and snapshots from the streets of London
A trip on the Emirates Air Line cable car from North Greenwich to the Royal Docks, London
Running between North Greenwich and the Royal Docks, the Emirates Air Line cable car across the River Thames was opened on the 28th June 2012 and is operated by Transport for …
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Record fair at The Canterbury Arms, Brixton, Sat 23rd Feb – photo report
On Saturday, I popped along to see the first record fair to be held at the The Canterbury Arms boozer in Brixton. The event was put on by my chum, Ian …
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Brixton handyman looks for work with unique poster, asks to be scrubbed up
This highly original poster was spotted stuck up on a Brixton Hill bus stop. I’m not sure if the guy got any work out of it, but 10/10 for originality. …
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The changing face of Coldharbour Lane, Brixton: gated communities and more Tescos
While the eastern end of Coldharbour Lane has seen multiple pub closures and the inevitable growth of supermarkets, the Brixton end has generally prospered and kept most of its independent …
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Zoom into Brixton from the BT Tower in the world’s biggest panoramic image
BT has commissioned an astonishing interactive panorama which lets users pan around London and zoom in to see incredible levels of detail.
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Pic of the day: old lady with a hat on the Epping to Ongar tube train in the 1980s
This photo of an old lady travelling on the Epping to Ongar tube line in the 1980s has always been one of my favourite photos, although I’m not entirely sure why.
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Three closed pubs, Canning Town, London E16 – Bridge House, Royal Oak and Ordnance Arms
I hadn’t been back to Canning Town for a long, long time, but a walk along the Barking Road on Saturday afternoon proved to be rather a depressing experience – …
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Practising parkour on the sandy beach of the River Thames, South Bank, London
I spotted these kids practising parkour on a chilly February afternoon. They’d set up on the stretch of sandy beach that’s exposed during low tide outside the Royal Festival Hall on the South Bank, central London.
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The Skateboard Graveyard of Hungerford Bridge continues to grow
Growing steadily since some time around 2009, this pile of broken skateboards can be found facing the downstream pedestrian crossing on Hungerford Bridge.
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The lost pubs of Coldharbour Lane, Brixton and Loughborough Junction
Although there’s a thriving pub/bar scene at the (ahem) ‘vibrant’ Brixton end of Coldharbour Lane, things look much bleaker once you head east towards Camberwell via Loughborough Junction.
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Chinese New Year 2013 – the Year of the Snake in London
Today is the Chinese New Year and the start of the Year of the Snake, and London is hosting what is claimed to be the largest free celebrations outside of Asia.
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Somerleyton Road, Brixton redevelopment and Oval House theatre: provisional plans released
Reproduced here are the provisional drawings drawn up by Lambeth Council suggesting what the proposed Somerleyton Road redevelopment might look like. Part of the Future Brixton project, it’s a major scheme …
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Queueing for horsemeat on Coldharbour Lane, Brixton at the Horse Flesh shop
This busy scene on 384 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton shows crowds queuing outside a store advertising ‘Horse Flesh for Human Consumption’ while a lorry unloads more meat. The photo was taken on January …
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All out for the workers at Brixton Square!
This was the scene outside the ghastly Brixton Square gated development on Coldharbour Lane yesterday morning, with all the workers out on the street.
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Community meets to discuss the proposed Sainsburys megastore at Tulse Hull (old Carpetright building)
Last night, Streatham MP Chuka Umunna held a ‘Question Time’ style meeting at St Matthew’s Tenants Hall in Brixton to discuss plans by Sainsbury’s to open a massive 12,000 sq …
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Dramatic sunbursts light up the London Shard skyscraper
There was a dramatic London skyline seen from Brixton today as the winter sun bounced off the Shard Tower, near London Bridge.
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Brixton Village and Market Row Brixton win Market of the Year award
The National Association of British Market Authorities (NABMA) have awarded their ‘Best Private Market’ accolade to Brixton Village and Market Row.
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Toyota team up with Knit the City urban artists to ‘whiten’ Brixton’s image
There’s so much wrong with this I don’t really know where to begin. It starts with some self-styled “infamous urban artists” co-opting ‘guerilla knitting’ in the name of a big …
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Elephant and Castle regeneration outrage: 2,535 new homes and just 79 social rented units
Thanks to some startling incompetence, Southwark Council accidentally exposed the contents of its deal with global property giant Lend Lease for the £1.5bn regeneration of the Elephant & Castle. The document reveals that …
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Last remaining Brixton Prime Shop unit awaits its new owners – but will it be another phone shop?
It’s been tragic seeing Brixton’s main shopping drag turn into a long, dull strip of bland corporate retail units, and I’m not holding out a lot of hope for what …
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Herne Hill Velodrome secures its future with new investment. Huzzah!
I’m a big fan of the Herne Hill Velodrome and I was well chuffed to learn today that it’s received more funding to improve the once-crumbling stadium.
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Brixton poverty and wealth map reveals the area’s rich and poor divide
Created in the style of Charles Booth’s landmark Poverty Map, this new map covering the UK lets you view housing arranged by the Index of Multiple Deprivation or Output Area …
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The spoken languages of Brixton and the UK mapped on a fascinating interactive guide
The 2011 census has produced some fascinating information about the languages spoken in different parts of England and Wales, tracking the main languages spoken in 34,753 ‘output areas’ across England and Wales, each of 1,500 people.
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Pic of the day: An emphatic No Parking sign, London
I don’t think there can be any confusion with this sign spotted on Waterloo Place, near Waterloo Gardens, London SW1.
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Brixton Brady’s, offshore developers and Lambeth Council’s broken promises to the community
So it looks like the Brixton community really has lost the old Brady’s pub in Atlantic Road for good.
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Brixton snowmen plus snowy scenes at Windrush Square, Loughborough Park and Coldharbour Lane
With the snow falling deep and thick and even over Brixton on Sunday, I ventured out again to grab a few photos from around town. Perhaps my favourite scene was …
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View real-time train information about Brixton tube and the London Underground network
Thanks to this clever interactive map, it’s possible to watch tube trains shuffle their way along the Victoria Line, stopping at Brixton station and all the other stops on the …
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Footes drum and music store reopens in Store Street, central London
It was feared that London had lost one of its oldest music retailers when Foote’s Soho drum store closed last year, but the good news is that the store is …
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Some photos from around Brixton on a Saturday night
Here’s a fairly random collection of photos taken around Brixton last Saturday night, starting with a snapshot of the bike racks on Brixton Road. Five years ago, you’d be hard …
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