![Running from Gansevoort Street in the Meatpacking District right up to 30th Street, the High Line park follows the route of a disused elevated freight railroad spur on the west side of […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/high-line-walk-new-york-city-00.jpg "A rainswept stroll along the High Line public park, Manhattan, New York")
![Last Saturday, I took a trip out to Billericay in deepest Essex to watch a woefully under-performing Dulwich Hamlet lose to the local football team. I didn’t have a lot […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/billericay-essex-photos-011-620x300.jpg "Billericay, Essex, southern England – twenty photos")
![Located 5 miles north of Canterbury, the seaside town of Whitstable is famous for its oysters, which have been collected in the area since at least Roman times. It’s about […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/whitstable-shops-pubs-high-street-012-195x110.jpg "Whitstable photos – shops, pubs and High Street views")
![Here’s the story of how the punk revolution changed everything for this Welsh boy living in Cardiff in the 1970s, and how the dreams of rock’n’roll stardom took a blow when […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/punk-rock-wales-roxy-70s1-195x110.jpg "From the Valleys to the Roxy: Welsh punk rock dreams from the 1970s")
![This was one of those wonderful late night New York moments. We were waiting for a subway train at First Avenue and heard this amazing busker, who was playing classical […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/first-avenue-subway-nyc-busker-6-195x110.jpg "A wonderful First Avenue subway musical moment in New York")
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New York City subway dancers bust out the hip hop moves on the J train
Getting a well earned tip from us were these three dancers who came onboard our northbound J train in New York and bust out some incredible moves.
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Beach scenes and harbour views of Whitstable, Kent
Following on from this feature - Whitstable photos – shops, pubs and High Street views - here’s the rest of my photos from this lovely seaside town.
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Whitstable photos – shops, pubs and High Street views
Located 5 miles north of Canterbury, the seaside town of Whitstable is famous for its oysters, which have been collected in the area since at least Roman times. It’s about […]
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From the Valleys to the Roxy: Welsh punk rock dreams from the 1970s
Here’s the story of how the punk revolution changed everything for this Welsh boy living in Cardiff in the 1970s, and how the dreams of rock’n’roll stardom took a blow when […]
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A wonderful First Avenue subway musical moment in New York
This was one of those wonderful late night New York moments. We were waiting for a subway train at First Avenue and heard this amazing busker, who was playing classical […]
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NUT school teachers’ strike and march through central London, 26 March 2014
Thousands of schools in England and Wales were closed today as a National Union of Teachers (NUT) action saw teachers join picket lines to protest against the government’s failure to negotiate over their […]
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![It’s stuffed full of historic buildings, has a long history dating back to Roman times, goes crazy on Bonfire Night and has a fabulous brewery right in the middle of the town. Yep, […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/photos-lewes-east-sussex-011-115x115.jpg "Photos of Lewes, East Sussex – old castle, historical buildings, Harveys ales and a car boot sale")
Photos of Lewes, East Sussex – old castle, historical buildings, Harveys ales and a car boot sale
Posted on Tuesday, Mar 25, 2014 | 1 CommentIt’s stuffed full of historic buildings, has a long history dating back to Roman times, goes crazy on Bonfire Night and has a fabulous brewery right in the middle of the town. Yep, […] -
![I travelled south to visit Maidstone last weekend on the occasion of Dulwich Hamlet FC playing the local team, and took time to wander around the town centre and grab […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/maidstone-kent-town-photos-19-115x115.jpg "A selection of photos taken around the town centre of Maidstone, Kent")
A selection of photos taken around the town centre of Maidstone, Kent
Posted on Thursday, Mar 20, 2014 | 2 CommentsI travelled south to visit Maidstone last weekend on the occasion of Dulwich Hamlet FC playing the local team, and took time to wander around the town centre and grab […] -
![Now spanning the width of the Thames with station entrances on both the north and south sides of the river, London Blackfriars railway station has recently been fitted out with thousands […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/london-blackfriars-bridge-06-115x115.jpg "Photos of London Blackfriars railway bridge – the world’s largest solar-powered bridge")
Photos of London Blackfriars railway bridge – the world’s largest solar-powered bridge
Posted on Wednesday, Mar 19, 2014 | No CommentsNow spanning the width of the Thames with station entrances on both the north and south sides of the river, London Blackfriars railway station has recently been fitted out with thousands […]
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