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A damp and grey day in Sheffield – with high-level flasher, main roads and The Monochrome Set, Feb 2019
Last weekend, I paid my second visit to Sheffield in recent times and once again failed spectacularly to see anything of what I know is a most excellent city.
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Must see: Doreen Fletcher’s incredible East London urban street paintings at the Nunnery Gallery, London E3
Easily my favourite exhibition of the last twelve months, Doreen Fletcher’s Retrospective showcases a stunning collection of urban street views painted around east London.
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A walk around the West End: street art, signs, galleries and a busking drummer – in photos, Jan 2019
Taken at the end of a chilly January, here’s a selection of photos taken around London’s West End.
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Barcelona street photos: graffiti, market life, street art and architecture
Here’s a hefty collection of 90 photos taken on the streets of Barcelona, with scenes of street art, market life, graffiti, shoppers, street performers and more.
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The mystery of the London phonebox that’s full of cardboard – in photos
I’ve noticed this cardboard-packed phonebox off Oxford Street a couple of times in the past, and it’s always mystified me.
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A beautiful big Moon over the River Thames – in photos
The Moon’s closer proximity to the Earth made for a spectacular sunset over the River Thames yesterday evening.
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In photos: Winter Lights festival at Canary Wharf, London, January 2019
Running until Sat 26th Jan 2019 and now in its fifth year, the London Winter Lights festival showcases state-of-the-art light technology in a series of interactive and responsive artworks, installations […]
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London’s Getty Images Gallery is now permanently closed, Jan 2019
Posted on Sunday, Jan 20, 2019 | 1 CommentI was really saddened to see that the rather wonderful Getty Images Gallery by Oxford Circus has now closed for good. -
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The Top 12 posts of 2018 – dangling sneakers, fake houses, festival searches, turbines, drums, pyramids and recording studios
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Ten Years Ago: London’s Astoria Theatre closes for good, Jan 2009 – in photos
Posted on Tuesday, Jan 8, 2019 | No CommentsHere’s the sad sight of the Astoria Theatre in central London after it had closed its doors for good in January 2009.
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