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![Last week, activists calling themselves Bohemians 4 Soho occupied and reopened the legendary 12 Bar in central London, shortly after it had been closed in the wake of a huge redevelopment. […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/anti-folk-12-bar-london-261-115x115.jpg "Eviction order served on Soho’s 12 Bar Club – bailiffs due tomorrow, street party called")
Eviction order served on Soho’s 12 Bar Club – bailiffs due tomorrow, street party called
Posted on Thursday, Jan 29, 2015 | 1 CommentLast week, activists calling themselves Bohemians 4 Soho occupied and reopened the legendary 12 Bar in central London, shortly after it had been closed in the wake of a huge redevelopment. […] -
Photos of the snow-covered deserted streets of New York in the wake of Winter Storm Juno
Posted on Tuesday, Jan 27, 2015 | No CommentsThe predicted Biblical winter storms never arrived, but a deathly hush descended over New York today as the streets lay empty under a covering of snow. -
Tottenham Court Road designer fail – in pictures
Posted on Tuesday, Jan 20, 2015 | 3 CommentsArchitectural designer to client: “Hey, see that clearly visible metal railing that marks the ramp into your shop entrance. You know, the one that sticks out into the really busy pedestrian thoroughfare?” -
![I paid another visit to Margate over the weekend, and enjoyed some lovely walks around the town before heading off to see the mighty Dulwich Hamlet beat the home team […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/margate-photos-jan-2015-011-115x115.jpg "Margate in winter: Dreamland, architecture, pub and beach views")
Margate in winter: Dreamland, architecture, pub and beach views
Posted on Monday, Jan 19, 2015 | No CommentsI paid another visit to Margate over the weekend, and enjoyed some lovely walks around the town before heading off to see the mighty Dulwich Hamlet beat the home team […] -
![Seen in Fleet Street in central London is this fine example of a ghost sign for the Aerated Bread Company. Ghost signs are the fading remnants of old advertisements – […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/aerated-bread-fleet-street-london-02-115x115.jpg "Ghost sign of Fleet Street: Aerated Bread Company")
Ghost sign of Fleet Street: Aerated Bread Company
Posted on Monday, Jan 19, 2015 | 1 CommentSeen in Fleet Street in central London is this fine example of a ghost sign for the Aerated Bread Company. Ghost signs are the fading remnants of old advertisements – […] -
Photo of the day: Dior model in a dumpster, London
Posted on Friday, Jan 16, 2015 | 1 CommentI liked this scene in Ramillies Street, London W1, showing a shop display of a lantern jawed male model unceremoniously dumped in a bin. -
The Sky Garden at the Walkie Talkie tower, 20 Fenchurch Street, London – photos
Posted on Thursday, Jan 15, 2015 | 2 CommentsThe Sky Garden in the Walkie Talkie tower at 20 Fenchurch Street has now opened to the public, so I took a stroll around yesterday. -
![I’ve lost count of the times I’ve hurtled out of this tube exit heading off to a meeting or a gig – and there’s certainly been a few times I’ve staggered […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/tottenham-court-road-5-115x115.jpg "Say goodbye to the old Tottenham Court Road tube station in London")
Say goodbye to the old Tottenham Court Road tube station in London
Posted on Monday, Jan 12, 2015 | 1 CommentI’ve lost count of the times I’ve hurtled out of this tube exit heading off to a meeting or a gig – and there’s certainly been a few times I’ve staggered […] -
![This brought a smile to my face. After Foyles’ main book shop relocated a little further down the road, their former premises on the corner of Charing Cross and Manette Street […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/foyles-oh-yes-sushi-1-115x115.jpg "Now that is clever: Foyles former shop rebranded as O YES sushi restaurant")
Now that is clever: Foyles former shop rebranded as O YES sushi restaurant
Posted on Monday, Jan 12, 2015 | No CommentsThis brought a smile to my face. After Foyles’ main book shop relocated a little further down the road, their former premises on the corner of Charing Cross and Manette Street […] -
A walk up Caerphilly Mountain, north Cardiff, south Wales
Posted on Friday, Jan 9, 2015 | No CommentsSituated between Cardiff and Caerphilly at the southern edge of the South Wales coal field, Caerphilly mountain is a lovely place to go for a wander. -
Come and get murdered at this Cardiff hotel – or how not to advertise your business
Posted on Wednesday, Jan 7, 2015 | No CommentsThis hotel in north Cardiff was certainly offering something a little different this Christmas, with their sign promising guests “Murders, Tributes and Disco Party Nights.” -
![During a particularly short sighted bout of rampant rationalisation in the 1970s, most of Cardiff’s once stunning Queen Street station was demolished and replaced by a glorified hut. The glorious cast iron […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/cardiff-queen-street-station-02-115x115.jpg "Cardiff Queen Street railway station modernisation adds new platforms for increased Valleys traffic")
Cardiff Queen Street railway station modernisation adds new platforms for increased Valleys traffic
Posted on Tuesday, Jan 6, 2015 | No CommentsDuring a particularly short sighted bout of rampant rationalisation in the 1970s, most of Cardiff’s once stunning Queen Street station was demolished and replaced by a glorified hut. The glorious cast iron […] -
![During my Christmas stay in south Wales, I took a trip to see Newport County FC see off Plymouth Argyll in an entertaining Boxing Day match. It was great to see […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/spytty-the-dog-newport-011-115x115.jpg "Spytty the Dog, Newport County’s strange emo paedobear club mascot")
Spytty the Dog, Newport County’s strange emo paedobear club mascot
Posted on Monday, Jan 5, 2015 | 1 CommentDuring my Christmas stay in south Wales, I took a trip to see Newport County FC see off Plymouth Argyll in an entertaining Boxing Day match. It was great to see […] -
![Designed in 1881 by Sir Horace Jones (also the architect of Billingsgate and Smithfield Markets), Leadenhall Market in the City of London is a wonderful piece of architecture, and it […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/leadenhall-market-xmas-02-115x115.jpg "Christmas lights at London’s delightful Leadenhall Market")
Christmas lights at London’s delightful Leadenhall Market
Posted on Wednesday, Dec 31, 2014 | 1 CommentDesigned in 1881 by Sir Horace Jones (also the architect of Billingsgate and Smithfield Markets), Leadenhall Market in the City of London is a wonderful piece of architecture, and it […] -
![With the rebranded and corporatised Cardiff City no longer on my sporting agenda, we travelled to Newport on a wet and cold Boxing Day afternoon to watch the home team take on Plymouth […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/newport-county-plymouth-18-115x115.jpg "Newport County sweep aside Plymouth Argyle on a dark and miserable Boxing Day afternoon")
Newport County sweep aside Plymouth Argyle on a dark and miserable Boxing Day afternoon
Posted on Monday, Dec 29, 2014 | 2 CommentsWith the rebranded and corporatised Cardiff City no longer on my sporting agenda, we travelled to Newport on a wet and cold Boxing Day afternoon to watch the home team take on Plymouth […]