![Tucked away in a Shinjuku alley and up a flight of stairs is the wonderful Gravity rock bar, a diminutive venue which wedges in a fully stocked bar and a […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/gravity-rock-bar-tokyo-01.jpg "In photos: the fabulous Gravity Rock bar in Shinjuku, Tokyo")
![On the weekend, I was back up in one of my favourite UK cities, with the Monochrome Set playing a show at Jimmy’s in Liverpool. Here’s some photos from my […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/liverpool-night-out-01-195x110.jpg "In photos: A drinking night out in Liverpool – Jimmy’s, The Grapes and the Motel Bar")
![Recently, I’ve been embarking on long journeys in noisy cars, vans, planes and trains and wanted to find some noise cancelling headphones that would cut out some of the racket […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/anker-soundcore-3-195x110.jpg "Review: Anker Soundcore Life Q20 noise cancelling Bluetooth headphones – a bloody bargain at under fifty quid")
![Although recent works have seen station platforms reinstated and a new booking hall constructed, Cardiff Queen Street remains a shadow of its former self. The overall roof and Taff Vale […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cardiff-queen-street-photos-01-195x110.jpg "In photos: Cardiff Queen Street railway station in the 1960s")
Categories
Tag cloud
-
Recent posts
- In photos: Extinction Rebellion protest in Parliament Square, London, Sat 22nd Feb 2020
- In photos: the fabulous Gravity Rock bar in Shinjuku, Tokyo
- In photos: an unexpected stop at Thetford railway station, as storm-felled trees blocked the line
- Norwich at night: street photos, bars, chip shops and architecture
- In photos: A drinking night out in Liverpool – Jimmy’s, The Grapes and the Motel Bar
Recent comments
- Don Mackrill on Footes drum and music store reopens in Store Street, central London
- fenella strickland on Museum of the Moon and other great things to see at London’s Natural History Museum – in photos
- In photos: A walk through Ruskin park during Storm Dennis, Sat 15th Feb 2020 on Ruskin Park in the spring, south London
- Get your bike fixed up for free – Dr Bike check-ups in Brixton and Lambeth, Feb/March 2020 on Here’s what happens when you don’t lock your bike properly outside Brixton tube
- Get your bike fixed up for free – Dr Bike check-ups in Lambeth, March 2020 on Here’s what happens when you don’t lock your bike properly outside Brixton tube
Twitter
My Tweets
![Hundreds of Extinction Rebellion activists filled Parliament Square yesterday, after marching from Russell Square. Joining forces with Parents for Futures and others, the march was to highlight the inaction on […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/extinction-rebellion-feb-2020-01-620x300.jpg "In photos: Extinction Rebellion protest in Parliament Square, London, Sat 22nd Feb 2020")
In photos: Extinction Rebellion protest in Parliament Square, London, Sat 22nd Feb 2020
Hundreds of Extinction Rebellion activists filled Parliament Square yesterday, after marching from Russell Square. Joining forces with Parents for Futures and others, the march was to highlight the inaction on […]
Featured Stories
-
Norwich at night: street photos, bars, chip shops and architecture
Here’s a set of late night photos of the Norfolk city of Norwich, contrasting the beautiful architecture with images from the lively bars and chip shops.
-
In photos: A drinking night out in Liverpool – Jimmy’s, The Grapes and the Motel Bar
On the weekend, I was back up in one of my favourite UK cities, with the Monochrome Set playing a show at Jimmy’s in Liverpool. Here’s some photos from my […]
-
Review: Anker Soundcore Life Q20 noise cancelling Bluetooth headphones – a bloody bargain at under fifty quid
Recently, I’ve been embarking on long journeys in noisy cars, vans, planes and trains and wanted to find some noise cancelling headphones that would cut out some of the racket […]
-
In photos: Tokyo at night – neon, lights, signs and street scenes
Late last year, I spent a short time in the fascinatingly photogenic Tokyo, and grabbed this selection of 55 photos as i wandered around the streets at night.
-
New York 20 Years Ago: Street scenes, Chelsea Hotel, Twin Towers, neon, snow and rain, January 2000
New York is a fascinating place to visit and photograph – here’s a selection of 60+ street images taken during January 2000 – exactly twenty years ago.
-
In photos: Cardiff Queen Street railway station in the 1960s
Although recent works have seen station platforms reinstated and a new booking hall constructed, Cardiff Queen Street remains a shadow of its former self. The overall roof and Taff Vale […]
Editors' Picks
-
![Growing up in Cardiff – Britain’s wettest city – I’m very familiar with being endlessly pelted with rain, drizzle and thunderous downpours, and yesterday my home town delivered in full […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/cardiff-rain-jan-2020-01-115x115.jpg "Photos of the rain-drenched streets of Cardiff – city centre and Llanishen at night, Jan 2020")
Photos of the rain-drenched streets of Cardiff – city centre and Llanishen at night, Jan 2020
Posted on Wednesday, Jan 15, 2020 | No CommentsGrowing up in Cardiff – Britain’s wettest city – I’m very familiar with being endlessly pelted with rain, drizzle and thunderous downpours, and yesterday my home town delivered in full […] -
In photos: Look Shopping Street in Shin Koenji, Tokyo, Japan
Posted on Tuesday, Jan 7, 2020 | No CommentsLocated a short train ride from Shinjuku, Look Shopping Street in Tokyo is a great place to browse for second-hand clothing at bargain prices. Here’s some photos from my recent visit: -
![With the year nearly over, here’s a listing of the fifteen most popular posts on this blog in 2019, with the mystery of sneakers dangling on the power lines of […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/hanging-sneakers-new-york-03-115x115.jpg "Shoes on power lines, fake houses, trains, photos, gentrification and architecture – the most popular posts in 2019")
Shoes on power lines, fake houses, trains, photos, gentrification and architecture – the most popular posts in 2019
Posted on Tuesday, Dec 31, 2019 | 2 CommentsWith the year nearly over, here’s a listing of the fifteen most popular posts on this blog in 2019, with the mystery of sneakers dangling on the power lines of […]
Latest Headlines
-
photos
Railway archive photos – the Cardiff to Coryton branch line in the 1960s and 1980s
2 Comments -
news
In photos: Omoide Yokocho at Shinjuku – a bustling Izakaya alley in Tokyo, Japan
No Comments -
news
Coimbra, Portugal: 100 photos of night scenes, street art, architecture and Christmas lights
No Comments -
news
Sixty photos of Hastings: Old Town, beach, boats, shops and historic architecture
No Comments -
cardiff
Cefn Onn Halt fifteen years ago, photos of a closed station, December 2004
No Comments -
cardiff
Cefn Onn Halt, Cardiff – nine historic photos by Rob Masterman
1 Comment -
London
In photos: London Transport Museum opens Canteen, a new cafe/bar in the heart of Covent Garden
No Comments -
news
50 photos: Views around The Hague and the striking architecture of Rotterdam Centraal railway station
No Comments -
music
In photos: A quick look around the streets of Oxford, England
No Comments -
London
Street scenes, Portrait Gallery and Trafalgar Square – Central London photos
No Comments -
news
In photos: the windswept vista of Hastings Pier, Autumn 2019
1 Comment -
cardiff
Cardiff photos: Christmas lights, street scenes, Rhiwbina station and scarf sellers, Nov 2019
No Comments -
news
In photos: The faces and sights of the Meiji Shrine, Tokyo, Japan
No Comments -
London
In photos: London Christmas lights and markets – Regent Street, Leicester Square, Carnaby Street and Trafalgar Square
No Comments