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![Local campaigners are battling hard to save a large London Plane tree in Redcross Way, SE1 1TD, which the local council is trying to axe because it has become an “insurance […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/save-this-tree-01-115x115.jpg "Save This Tree campaign battles to keep a fine London Plane from the axe")
Save This Tree campaign battles to keep a fine London Plane from the axe
Posted on Tuesday, Jul 22, 2014 | No CommentsLocal campaigners are battling hard to save a large London Plane tree in Redcross Way, SE1 1TD, which the local council is trying to axe because it has become an “insurance […] -
![Taking place every Tuesday and Friday in Berlin is the Turkish Market in Maybachufer, Neukölln. Open from 11am to 6.30pm, it’s a great place to buy some great food and rake in the […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/turkish-market-maybachufer-berlin-neukolln-011-115x115.jpg "Photo feature – Turkish Market, Maybachufer in Berlin Neukölln, Germany")
Photo feature – Turkish Market, Maybachufer in Berlin Neukölln, Germany
Posted on Friday, Jul 18, 2014 | No CommentsTaking place every Tuesday and Friday in Berlin is the Turkish Market in Maybachufer, Neukölln. Open from 11am to 6.30pm, it’s a great place to buy some great food and rake in the […] -
Football fans to march to Premier League and Football League HQs to demand Affordable Football for All 14th Aug
Posted on Friday, Jul 18, 2014 | No CommentsNext month, the Football Supporters’ Federation (FSF) has organised a march to the Premier League and Football League headquarters to demand ‘Affordable Football for All.’ -
Phyllida Barlow’s mad furniture factory explosion and British Folk Art at the Tate Britain, Millbank, London
Posted on Wednesday, Jul 16, 2014 | No CommentsThis year’s Tate Britain Commission is a real feast for the eyes, with Phyllida Barlow’s massive ramshackle wooden constructions almost filling every inch of the gallery’s voluminous Duveen Sculpture Court. -
The amazing upside down house of Blackfriars Road, London
Posted on Tuesday, Jul 15, 2014 | 1 CommentCreated by Hackney artist Alex Chinneck, this striking installation of an inverted house can be seen turning heads on Blackfriars Road. -
![Founded in 1903 by brothers William and Gilbert Foyle, the Foyles flagship bookstore on Charing Cross Road in central London recently relocated a few hundred yards down the road. Leaving the premises […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/foyles-bookstore-london-011-115x115.jpg "Foyles: the new flagship store opens as we reflect on the chaotic years and the famous shoplifters")
Foyles: the new flagship store opens as we reflect on the chaotic years and the famous shoplifters
Posted on Monday, Jul 14, 2014 | No CommentsFounded in 1903 by brothers William and Gilbert Foyle, the Foyles flagship bookstore on Charing Cross Road in central London recently relocated a few hundred yards down the road. Leaving the premises […] -
![Located betwixt Euston and King’s Cross stations, the Crypt of St Pancras Parish Church was built in 1822 and used for coffin burials until 1854, when the crypts of all London […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/crypt-gallery-st-pancras-11-115x115.jpg "A look inside the Crypt Gallery in St Pancras: ShoShoShow sculpture exhibition")
A look inside the Crypt Gallery in St Pancras: ShoShoShow sculpture exhibition
Posted on Friday, Jul 11, 2014 | 2 CommentsLocated betwixt Euston and King’s Cross stations, the Crypt of St Pancras Parish Church was built in 1822 and used for coffin burials until 1854, when the crypts of all London […] -
![The RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show has been running since 1993, and is now recognised as the world’s largest flower show, with the site covering 34 acres. I was […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/hampton-court-flower-show-2014-03-115x115.jpg "Photos from the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2014")
Photos from the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2014
Posted on Wednesday, Jul 9, 2014 | 2 CommentsThe RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show has been running since 1993, and is now recognised as the world’s largest flower show, with the site covering 34 acres. I was […] -
![Following on from yesterday’s set of photos from the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, here’s the second batch showing some of the delightful flowers on display and other scenes from around […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/hampton-court-flower-pics-2014-011-115x115.jpg "More scenes from the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2014")
More scenes from the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2014
Posted on Wednesday, Jul 9, 2014 | No CommentsFollowing on from yesterday’s set of photos from the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, here’s the second batch showing some of the delightful flowers on display and other scenes from around […] -
![Looking like something off the set of a Star Trek movie is the new pedestrian tunnel at King’s Cross. The 90 metre long curved tunnel features an LED integrated lightwall and […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/kings-cross-tube-tunnel-01-115x115.jpg "Walking through the Star Trek-styled LED lightwall tunnel at Kings Cross station")
Walking through the Star Trek-styled LED lightwall tunnel at Kings Cross station
Posted on Monday, Jul 7, 2014 | No CommentsLooking like something off the set of a Star Trek movie is the new pedestrian tunnel at King’s Cross. The 90 metre long curved tunnel features an LED integrated lightwall and […] -
Big crowds soak up the sun and watch the tennis in the new Granary Square, Kings Cross
Posted on Monday, Jul 7, 2014 | No CommentsThere were big crowds in Granary Square in Kings Cross watching the Wimbledon mens’ tennis final yesterday afternoon. -
A walk along a deserted Hunter’s Point South Park, Long Island City, New York
Posted on Friday, Jul 4, 2014 | No CommentsThe new Hunter’s Point South Park can be found on Long Island City, across the East River from Midtown Manhattan. -
![Berlin’s got some absolutely amazing bars, and although we were only there long enough to sample a mere handful, we felt right at home at Bar Mama in the Neukölln district as soon as […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/bar-mama-berlin-02-115x115.jpg "My favourite Berlin bar – Bar Mama, Hobrechtstraße 61 12047 Berlin")
My favourite Berlin bar – Bar Mama, Hobrechtstraße 61 12047 Berlin
Posted on Wednesday, Jul 2, 2014 | No CommentsBerlin’s got some absolutely amazing bars, and although we were only there long enough to sample a mere handful, we felt right at home at Bar Mama in the Neukölln district as soon as […] -
![Rarely has a city transformed as quickly as Cardiff has in recent years, and whenever I return I’m always interested to see the changes. Here’s twenty-five photos taken as I scampered […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/cardiff-street-photos-021-115x115.jpg "Cardiff street photos – 25 views of the capital of Wales, June 2014")
Cardiff street photos – 25 views of the capital of Wales, June 2014
Posted on Tuesday, Jul 1, 2014 | No CommentsRarely has a city transformed as quickly as Cardiff has in recent years, and whenever I return I’m always interested to see the changes. Here’s twenty-five photos taken as I scampered […] -
![Last month, I went for a long walk to Fishtown, Philadelphia, and I was astonished to come across the iconic artwork for Kurt Vile’s, “Wakin’ On A Pretty Daze” on a […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/kurt-vile-mural-artwork-philadelphia-3-115x115.jpg "Kurt Vile artwork in Fishtown, Philadelphia gets painted over in bizarre circumstances")
Kurt Vile artwork in Fishtown, Philadelphia gets painted over in bizarre circumstances
Posted on Tuesday, Jul 1, 2014 | No CommentsLast month, I went for a long walk to Fishtown, Philadelphia, and I was astonished to come across the iconic artwork for Kurt Vile’s, “Wakin’ On A Pretty Daze” on a […]