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Lost dodgy London boozers: Cundy’s Tavern, Silvertown

Fri 11th February, 2011Fri 11th February, 2011 - by editor - 8 Comments.

Captured here in its last death throes in May 2005 is Cundy’s Tavern in Silvertown, reputed to be one of East London’s dodgiest boozers.

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Gravestones in a tree – the Hardy Tree, St Pancras Churchyard

Wed 9th February, 2011Wed 9th February, 2011 - by editor - 4 Comments.

Situated a short distance north of the grand St Pancras railway station is St. Pancras Churchyard, a quiet public park that was completely deserted when I visited on a cold …

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Stage doors, sweets and the old Marquee club, London

Mon 7th February, 2011Mon 7th February, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Some evening photos taken around Covent Garden on my Lumix LX5 camera . First up, here’s a sweet seller in a bowler hat at Seven Dials, London WC2.

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London signs and notices – photos from the city

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

Here’s a Friday selection of signs and scenes that have caught my eye while wandering around London. Above is Senate House, a natty Art Deco offering in Bloomsbury, constructed between …

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Photo of the day: trolleys, St Pancras station

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

Photo taken on a Ricoh GX100 digital compact, with a slow hand-held exposure (0.4s). I leant the camera against a bannister to keep things sharp. I took a few photos of the scene (that’s …

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Moderately amusing sign, central London

Thu 3rd February, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

Well, it brought a smile to my face anyway…

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Gas lamp man, Green Park, London

Thu 3rd February, 2011Thu 3rd February, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

Photographed back in April 2002, here’s a gas lamp man hard at work in Green Park, central London.

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London rain: six rain-drenched scenes from the capital’s streets

Wed 2nd February, 2011Wed 2nd February, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

“Here comes the rain.. Here she comes again…I love the rain” sang The Cult, and with London regularly being doused in the stuff, it’s no surprise that so many artists choose …

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Pic of the day: feeding the pigeons, Trafalgar Square

Sat 29th January, 2011Mon 23rd April, 2012 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I’ve no idea why anyone would willingly invite flying rats to clamber all over them, but I snapped these two guys photographing each other in Trafalgar Square.

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Meet the last glass eye maker in Britain

Thu 27th January, 2011Thu 27th January, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

Here’s a beautifully shot film about the last glass eye maker in Britain. Directed by Tomas Leach and filmed in 16mm by Ben Todd, the film tells the story of …

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London’s most common surnames listed by area and origin in a natty map

Wed 26th January, 2011Wed 26th January, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

Data-chewing whizzkid James Cheshire has imbibed a ton of facts from the 2001 electoral register to create an interactive map showing off the most common surnames in London by area.

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London Eye and EDF Energy lights up London, 2.30am

Tue 25th January, 2011Tue 25th January, 2011 - by editor - 4 Comments.

Looks like someone’s quietly testing out a big lighting rig near the Thames tonight, ready for the London Eye’s snazzy relaunch before sunrise.

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The Bromley Arms, Cleveland St NW1 and the case of the bad shilling

Sun 23rd January, 2011Sun 23rd January, 2011 - by editor - 2 Comments.

Rather cruelly dismissed as a “late building of no interest,” in the Survey of London: volume 21 (1949), the Bromley Arms used to be at 84 Cleveland Street (corner of …

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The 52-storey Cheesegrater tower at 122 Leadenhall starts

Thu 20th January, 2011Thu 20th January, 2011 - by Crispy - 3 Comments.

Work has started on what will be become the tallest skyscraper in the City of London (at least until the Pinnacle tower is completed). Leadenhall Building (aka The Cheesegrater) will …

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Walkie Talkie tower, Fenchurch St crackles into life

Wed 19th January, 2011Thu 20th January, 2011 - by editor - 14 Comments.

Construction has started on a new skyscraper in the heart of the City of London, and it’s certainly an odd looking thing, with the controversial top-heavy tower quickly earning itself …

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Half naked, unicycling knife-juggling street performer, Covent Garden

Mon 17th January, 2011Sat 29th September, 2012 - by editor - 7 Comments.

The tradition of street performers at Covent Garden dates back to the 1600s, but the area has changed dramatically after the famous covered fruit and vegetable market closed in 1974.

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Pic of the day: Hats, Covent Garden

Sat 15th January, 2011 - by editor - 3 Comments.

The Blue Nile named a wonderfully melancholic album after them, Frank Sinatra was never seen without one, Tommy Copper wore a particularly fine example, and after decades in the fashion wilderness, it seems …

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Accumulator tower, hydraulics and bonded stores, Royal Mint St, E1

Sat 15th January, 2011Sat 15th January, 2011 - by editor - 2 Comments.

Abandoned for at least 30 years is this old ‘accumulator tower’ at Royal Mint St, by Tower Hill, London E1, which had been used for storing hydraulic power. “An accumulator …

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Derelict shops, Toynbee Street, Spitalfields, London E1

Thu 13th January, 2011Thu 13th January, 2011 - by editor - 5 Comments.

Looking unlikely to ever come back from the dead is this block of derelict shops along the east side of Toynbee Street in the Spitalfields district of east London, E1.

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Whitechapel Gallery – buzzing light bulbs and coffee

Wed 12th January, 2011Wed 12th January, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

Founded in 1901 as one of the first publicly-funded galleries for temporary exhibitions in the capital, Whitechapel Gallery is a free gallery, located right next to Aldgate East tube station, …

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Shard London bridge at night, Jan 2011

Mon 3rd January, 2011 - by editor - 2 Comments.

I’ve been fascinated by the sight of the Shard London Bridge slowly rising up, and have enjoyed documenting the various stages of its construction. I walked past the tower last …

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BT Telecom Tower restaurant plans abandoned

Thu 23rd December, 2010Thu 23rd December, 2010 - by editor - 10 Comments.

Back in November 2009, I was chuffed to learn that the BT was set to reopen the novel revolving restaurant situated on the 34th floor of the BT Tower. A report in the Times …

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Bedford Square, London – Bloomsbury elegance in the snow

Wed 22nd December, 2010 - by editor - 2 Comments.

Bedford Square is one of the best preserved set pieces of Georgian architecture in London, and it’s never looked finer than when it’s covered in crisp December snow… I waked …

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Remembering 7/7: the Hyde Park memorial to the fallen

Wed 22nd December, 2010Wed 22nd December, 2010 - by editor - 1 Comment

Commemorating the terrible events of the 7th July, 2005, this permanent memorial in Hyde Park honours the 52 victims of the London Bombings. Unveiled exactly four years after 7/7 on 7th July, …

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Green Park and Hyde Park in the snow, London, Dec 2010

Tue 21st December, 2010 - by editor - 1 Comment

I enjoyed a lovely, long walk through a freezing central London yesterday, with my journey taking me across the snow covered Green Park and Hyde Parks, before I headed into …

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A Victorian Christmas at Dennis Severs’s house, 18 Folgate St, E1

Fri 17th December, 2010Fri 17th December, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Situated close to Spitalfields market, Dennis Severs’s House at 18 Folgate Street is a Georgian terraced house which has been turned into a time capsule. Taking its name from its …

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London’s Shoreditch turns into Williamsburg (circa 2005)

Wed 15th December, 2010Sat 8th January, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

Currently swarming with hipsters, estate agents, career-seeking graffiti artists, wannabe musicians, website-promoting entrepreneurs, record-bag clutching DJs and – thankfully – a fair few normal people, is the area of Shoreditch in east London.

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Frozen lake in St James’s Park, London

Fri 10th December, 2010Fri 10th December, 2010 - by editor - 1 Comment

Britain has been gripped by a cold snap that is turning December into one of the coldest on record.

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Parliament student protest, 9th Dec 2010 – photos

Thu 9th December, 2010Fri 10th December, 2010 - by editor - 6 Comments.

The student protest at Parliament today was loud and lively.

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Student protest: pic of the day

Thu 9th December, 2010Thu 9th December, 2010 - by editor - 7 Comments.

Protester slaps ‘fuck’ sticker on BBC reporter making live TV broadcast. Lots of photos from the protest here and check out the urban75 discussion thread.