Since moving over the urban75 blog to WordPress in March this year, site traffic increased massively, with the busiest week recording an incredible 10,000 page impressions. Hopefully the blog will …
Top ten most popular posts on the urban75 blog for 2010 Read More
The optimistically named Oxford and Rugby Railway managed to build a track from Oxford only as far as Banbury, with line being absorbed by the Great Western Railway before it …
Closed railway station: Aynho for Deddington, Oxfordshire Read More
A few pics taken at night around Cardiff’s city centre, showing off the festive Christmas lights. Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda!
Cardiff Christmas lights Read More
My train back from Cardiff yesterday ended up taking a curious diversionary route into Oxfordshire, with the HST ending up at Banbury station for 20 minutes before reversing out in the opposite direction. With the station …
Banbury railway station: fog, semaphore signals and trainspotters Read More
Finally losing the battle to stay in their premises by The Hayes in central Cardiff, the much loved Spillers record store closed on June 26th, 2010, reopening in the nearby Morgan Arcade a …
Spillers Records, Cardiff moves to the Morgan Arcade Read More
The snow has hit New York city very hard indeed, and my good friend Jim P has sent over this incredible photo of abandoned cabs and buses on Avenue A …
Avenue A freeze out, as snowstorm hits New York City Read More
You’ve probably guessed by now that I’m rather keen on snow scenes, and with south Wales having one of its harshest Decembers for a very long time, I’ve been unable …
Pic of the day: a walk in the Cardiff snow Read More
Happy Christmas Day from the snowy hills of Cardiff, south Wales! The day was perfect: tons of crisp snow, bright blue skies and not a soul in sight.
A Christmas Day walk in Wales: snow, hills and blue skies Read More
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 …
BT Telecom Tower restaurant plans abandoned Read More
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 …
Bedford Square, London – Bloomsbury elegance in the snow Read More
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, …
Remembering 7/7: the Hyde Park memorial to the fallen Read More
Unfortunately, I didn’t hear the hissing and puffing of this steam train until it had already passed my window, but here’s a few pics for you steam buffs out there.
Brixton snow and steam as the Sussex Belle steams past Read More
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 …
Green Park and Hyde Park in the snow, London, Dec 2010 Read More
There’s not many bars I can think of that double up as a flower shop, but the Sycamore at Cortelyou Rd, Brooklyn, NY 11218 can boast that that rare distinction. …
Sycamore Flower Shop & Bar, Flatbush, Brooklyn NY Read More
After Saturday’s blizzard, Brixton remains covered in snow, and there’s loads more more expected to fall in the next day or so. I braved the chilly conditions last night to …
Brixton freeze continues – town centre photos Read More
It’s now become a Christmas tradition around our house to invite a bunch of folks over for a festive occasion of chat, home-made cakes, mince pies, beer, mulled wine and lots of …
Our musical Christmas house party Read More
Friday’s Offline Christmas party at the Brixton Albert was another great night out, with three great acts and a lovely crowd.
Offline Christmas party photos – go-go, surf and rockabilly! Read More
After yesterday’s rather feeble offering, we got a proper snow blizzard today, and the streets are still covered in thick, crunchy lovely snow! Here’s some photos of the delightfully snowy …
Brixton covered in snow – photos, Dec 18th 2010 Read More
In a full-blown blizzard, we joined a bunch of snow-shrugging protesters to close down the Brixton TopShop and Vodafone stores to highlight their owners’ tax-swerving activities.
Brixton TopShop and Vodafone protests brave the blizzards, 18th December, 2010 Read More
OK, so it may not be quite as dramatic as the frozen lighthouse by Lake Erie, Cleveland, Ohio, but Brixton received another early snow shower today, with the streets being lightly dusted …
Brixton gets a dusting of snow. Chaos ensues. Probably. Read More
We’re happy to tramp quite vast distances in our quest for great cafes and good coffee, and our trek out to the Bedford-Stuyvesant area of Brooklyn was rewarded by excellent beverages …
Bedford Hill Coffee Bar, Bedford-Stuyvesant, NYC Read More
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 …
A Victorian Christmas at Dennis Severs’s house, 18 Folgate St, E1 Read More
In the UK, things have been hotting up with students taking to the streets to demonstrate about the swingeing cuts hitting the education sector, introduced by an evil Tory government …
Locate your local corporate tax-shirker with UK uncut mobile app Read More
When it comes to top curry houses, there’s none finer than Khans in Brixton Water Lane, SW2, so it’s a natural choice for the annual urban75 curry.
The urban75 Christmas Curry 2010 at Khans, SW2 Read More
Spotted outside the Hootenanny pub on Effra Road, SW2 was this tragically legless – and headless – Santa.
Brixton’s saddest Santa Read More
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.
London’s Shoreditch turns into Williamsburg (circa 2005) Read More
In protest at the violent police tactics seen on Thursday’s anti-education cuts rally at Parliament, a demo was held outside Brixton police station.
Brixton Kettle The Met – protest outside Brixton Police Station Read More
Here’s another selection of photos from our December 2010 NYC trip, starting with these buskers on Bedford Avenue subway station, Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
New York photos: subways, buskers, transvestites and fallout shelters Read MoreIt was only a matter of time until someone created one of these – and this one was definitely worth the wait.
Führer Cameron reacts to student protests [video] Read More
The Green Workshop in Brixton Village is a great place to bag yourself a sustainable Christmas tree. We invested in two exceptionally cute mini-trees from there, so there’ll be no plasticky monstrosities in our household this festive season! Huzzah!
Brixton Village: Christmas trees and herring shots Read More