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A damp and grey day in Sheffield – with high-level flasher, main roads and The Monochrome Set, Feb 2019
Posted on Friday, Feb 15, 2019 | No CommentsLast 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. -
Must see: Doreen Fletcher’s incredible East London urban street paintings at the Nunnery Gallery, London E3
Posted on Monday, Feb 4, 2019 | No CommentsEasily my favourite exhibition of the last twelve months, Doreen Fletcher’s Retrospective showcases a stunning collection of urban street views painted around east London. -
Barcelona street photos: graffiti, market life, street art and architecture
Posted on Friday, Jan 25, 2019 | No CommentsHere’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. -
The mystery of the London phonebox that’s full of cardboard – in photos
Posted on Tuesday, Jan 22, 2019 | No CommentsI’ve noticed this cardboard-packed phonebox off Oxford Street a couple of times in the past, and it’s always mystified me. -
A beautiful big Moon over the River Thames – in photos
Posted on Monday, Jan 21, 2019 | No CommentsThe Moon’s closer proximity to the Earth made for a spectacular sunset over the River Thames yesterday evening. -
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. -
![Here’s a listing of the most popular posts on this blog over 2018 – and it makes for quite an eclectic collection of articles covering a diverse range of topics […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/popular-posts-2018-115x115.jpg "The Top 12 posts of 2018 – dangling sneakers, fake houses, festival searches, turbines, drums, pyramids and recording studios")
The Top 12 posts of 2018 – dangling sneakers, fake houses, festival searches, turbines, drums, pyramids and recording studios
Posted on Tuesday, Jan 8, 2019 | No CommentsHere’s a listing of the most popular posts on this blog over 2018 – and it makes for quite an eclectic collection of articles covering a diverse range of topics […] -
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. -
![I’m not entirely sure why I got sent this press release from BT, but it’s quite interesting stuff, with loads of facts about the almighty surge in 999 calls caused […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/999-nye-115x115.jpg "New Year’s Eve in the UK: The 999 service’s busiest night of the year – and stupid calls listed")
New Year’s Eve in the UK: The 999 service’s busiest night of the year – and stupid calls listed
Posted on Thursday, Dec 27, 2018 | 1 CommentI’m not entirely sure why I got sent this press release from BT, but it’s quite interesting stuff, with loads of facts about the almighty surge in 999 calls caused […] -
![I’m trying to think of how to say what I want to say about Pete Shelley. I was kinda speechless when I heard so just posted up a link to […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/peteshelley-115x115.jpg "The life and death of Pete Shelley – a personal reflection")
The life and death of Pete Shelley – a personal reflection
Posted on Friday, Dec 7, 2018 | No CommentsI’m trying to think of how to say what I want to say about Pete Shelley. I was kinda speechless when I heard so just posted up a link to […] -
The street art, posters and stickers of Manchester – in photos, Dec 2018
Posted on Tuesday, Dec 4, 2018 | No CommentsI was back up in Manchester last weekend, and took time out to capture some of the incredible street art that can be found around the centre of the city: -
![A market town in County Durham, Stockton-on-Tees is famous for its associations with the friction match and the Stockton and Darlington Railway, which operated the world’s first steam-hauled passenger train in […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/stockton-street-photos-01-115x115.jpg "Stockton-on-Tees photos: street market scenes, rain, walking barrels and bargain hunters, Dec 2018")
Stockton-on-Tees photos: street market scenes, rain, walking barrels and bargain hunters, Dec 2018
Posted on Monday, Dec 3, 2018 | No CommentsA market town in County Durham, Stockton-on-Tees is famous for its associations with the friction match and the Stockton and Darlington Railway, which operated the world’s first steam-hauled passenger train in […] -
Baubles, dolphins and clock towers – the Christmas lights around Brighton, Nov 2018
Posted on Tuesday, Nov 27, 2018 | No CommentsAs seen on a chilly night last week, here’s some photos of the rather splendid Christmas lights on display around Brighton on England’s south coast. -
![The remains of Brighton’s magnificent West Pier have been doomed to slowly rust away into the English Channel after a series of unexplained fires followed by storm damage made all […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/brighton-west-pier-i360-01-115x115.jpg "In photos: Brighton’s West Pier falls into the sea while its i360 tower successor flounders, Nov 2018")
In photos: Brighton’s West Pier falls into the sea while its i360 tower successor flounders, Nov 2018
Posted on Monday, Nov 19, 2018 | 1 CommentThe remains of Brighton’s magnificent West Pier have been doomed to slowly rust away into the English Channel after a series of unexplained fires followed by storm damage made all […] -
Autumn in London – photos of street scenes, the British Museum, sweet nothings and rain, Nov 2018
Posted on Tuesday, Nov 13, 2018 | No CommentsAs autumn slowly heads into winter and the nights get longer, here’s a selection of 30 photos taken around central London in mid-November.