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![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-01-115x115.jpg "In photos: Cardiff Queen Street railway station in the 1960s")
In photos: Cardiff Queen Street railway station in the 1960s
Posted on Friday, Jan 17, 2020 | No CommentsAlthough 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 […] -
![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: -
![Once again I am indebted to photographer Rob Masterman for allowing me to reproduce this cracking set of archive images of the Coryton branch line in Cardiff, with photos of […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/cardiff-heath-birchgrove-rhiwbina-whitchurch-coryton-12-115x115.jpg "Railway archive photos – the Cardiff to Coryton branch line in the 1960s and 1980s")
Railway archive photos – the Cardiff to Coryton branch line in the 1960s and 1980s
Posted on Monday, Dec 30, 2019 | 2 CommentsOnce again I am indebted to photographer Rob Masterman for allowing me to reproduce this cracking set of archive images of the Coryton branch line in Cardiff, with photos of […] -
In photos: Omoide Yokocho at Shinjuku – a bustling Izakaya alley in Tokyo, Japan
Posted on Monday, Dec 23, 2019 | No CommentsIt’s become something of a tourist trap, but it’s still a fascinating place to visit, with loads of locals wedging themselves into the tiny restaurants at Omoide Yokocho at Shinjuku. -
![Last weekend, I was in the beautiful historic riverfront city of Coimbra in central Portugal, and managed to grab these 100 photos as I wandered through the narrow cobbled streets […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/coimbra-portugal-photos-01-115x115.jpg "Coimbra, Portugal: 100 photos of night scenes, street art, architecture and Christmas lights")
Coimbra, Portugal: 100 photos of night scenes, street art, architecture and Christmas lights
Posted on Wednesday, Dec 18, 2019 | No CommentsLast weekend, I was in the beautiful historic riverfront city of Coimbra in central Portugal, and managed to grab these 100 photos as I wandered through the narrow cobbled streets […] -
![Boasting a natty funicular railway, a knackered castle, a bustling fishing fleet, shedloads of boozers and some stunning historic architecture, Hastings is well worth a look around. Here’s a set […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/hastings-old-town-boats-castle-02-115x115.jpg "Sixty photos of Hastings: Old Town, beach, boats, shops and historic architecture")
Sixty photos of Hastings: Old Town, beach, boats, shops and historic architecture
Posted on Thursday, Dec 12, 2019 | No CommentsBoasting a natty funicular railway, a knackered castle, a bustling fishing fleet, shedloads of boozers and some stunning historic architecture, Hastings is well worth a look around. Here’s a set […] -
Cefn Onn Halt fifteen years ago, photos of a closed station, December 2004
Posted on Wednesday, Dec 11, 2019 | No CommentsFollowing on from Rob Masterman’s excellent archive photos of Cefn Onn, here’s another selection showing the now-closed station in December 2004 – exactly fifteen years ago. -
![I’ve always been fascinated by Cefn Onn Halt, a tiny former station located at the southern end of the mile-long Caerphilly tunnel. Accessible only by foot – and some considerable […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/cefn-onn-halt-history-01-115x115.jpg "Cefn Onn Halt, Cardiff – nine historic photos by Rob Masterman")
Cefn Onn Halt, Cardiff – nine historic photos by Rob Masterman
Posted on Tuesday, Dec 10, 2019 | No CommentsI’ve always been fascinated by Cefn Onn Halt, a tiny former station located at the southern end of the mile-long Caerphilly tunnel. Accessible only by foot – and some considerable […] -
In photos: London Transport Museum opens Canteen, a new cafe/bar in the heart of Covent Garden
Posted on Friday, Nov 29, 2019 | No CommentsLast night we went along to the launch of Canteen, a new cafe/bar inside the London Transport Museum, overlooking Covent Garden Piazza. -
![Last month, I caught the Eurostar from London via Rotterdam to play a show in The Hague with The Monochrome Set. I was rather taken by both The Hague and […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/the-hague-rotterdam-station-01-115x115.jpg "50 photos: Views around The Hague and the striking architecture of Rotterdam Centraal railway station")
50 photos: Views around The Hague and the striking architecture of Rotterdam Centraal railway station
Posted on Wednesday, Nov 27, 2019 | No CommentsLast month, I caught the Eurostar from London via Rotterdam to play a show in The Hague with The Monochrome Set. I was rather taken by both The Hague and […] -
![I was last in Oxford in March last year, and posted up a comprehensive selection of 80 photos showing off the city’s architecture, fog, frozen canal, and church tower views. […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/oxford-photos-nov-2019-01-115x115.jpg "In photos: A quick look around the streets of Oxford, England")
In photos: A quick look around the streets of Oxford, England
Posted on Monday, Nov 25, 2019 | No CommentsI was last in Oxford in March last year, and posted up a comprehensive selection of 80 photos showing off the city’s architecture, fog, frozen canal, and church tower views. […] -
![After my previous attempt to get to Amsterdam was thwarted by heavy snow and cancelled flights, I finally made it over the Netherlands’ capital and grabbed some photos on my […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/amsterdam-street-photos-01-115x115.jpg "Amsterdam photos: canals, architecture, bars, street scenes, bikes and an old submarine")
Amsterdam photos: canals, architecture, bars, street scenes, bikes and an old submarine
Posted on Monday, Nov 25, 2019 | No CommentsAfter my previous attempt to get to Amsterdam was thwarted by heavy snow and cancelled flights, I finally made it over the Netherlands’ capital and grabbed some photos on my […] -
![I took a photographic stroll around central London a while ago, walking from Oxford Circus down to the Portrait Gallery and then back past Covent Garden and Bloomsbury up to […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/london-photos-aug-2019-01-115x115.jpg "Street scenes, Portrait Gallery and Trafalgar Square – Central London photos")
Street scenes, Portrait Gallery and Trafalgar Square – Central London photos
Posted on Friday, Nov 22, 2019 | No CommentsI took a photographic stroll around central London a while ago, walking from Oxford Circus down to the Portrait Gallery and then back past Covent Garden and Bloomsbury up to […] -
![I first visited Hastings Pier in February 2005, when much of the original Victorian structure was still intact (see pic below). Five years later, the pier was nearly completed destroyed […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/hastings-pier-nov-2019-01-115x115.jpg "In photos: the windswept vista of Hastings Pier, Autumn 2019")
In photos: the windswept vista of Hastings Pier, Autumn 2019
Posted on Thursday, Nov 21, 2019 | 1 CommentI first visited Hastings Pier in February 2005, when much of the original Victorian structure was still intact (see pic below). Five years later, the pier was nearly completed destroyed […]