Brixton features
This highly original poster was spotted stuck up on a Brixton Hill bus stop. I’m not sure if the guy got any work out of it, but 10/10 for originality. …
Brixton handyman looks for work with unique poster, asks to be scrubbed up Read More
While the eastern end of Coldharbour Lane has seen multiple pub closures and the inevitable growth of supermarkets, the Brixton end has generally prospered and kept most of its independent …
The changing face of Coldharbour Lane, Brixton: gated communities and more Tescos Read More
BT has commissioned an astonishing interactive panorama which lets users pan around London and zoom in to see incredible levels of detail.
Zoom into Brixton from the BT Tower in the world’s biggest panoramic image Read More
It was great to welcome back Offline Club regulars, Pussycat and the Dirty Johnsons back to the Prince Albert last Friday.
Pussycat and the Dirty Johnsons at Offline Club, Feb 8th 2013. Rock’n’Roll! Read More
Although there’s a thriving pub/bar scene at the (ahem) ‘vibrant’ Brixton end of Coldharbour Lane, things look much bleaker once you head east towards Camberwell via Loughborough Junction.
The lost pubs of Coldharbour Lane, Brixton and Loughborough Junction Read More
Reproduced here are the provisional drawings drawn up by Lambeth Council suggesting what the proposed Somerleyton Road redevelopment might look like. Part of the Future Brixton project, it’s a major scheme …
Somerleyton Road, Brixton redevelopment and Oval House theatre: provisional plans released Read More
This busy scene on 384 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton shows crowds queuing outside a store advertising ‘Horse Flesh for Human Consumption’ while a lorry unloads more meat. The photo was taken on January …
Queueing for horsemeat on Coldharbour Lane, Brixton at the Horse Flesh shop Read More
This was the scene outside the ghastly Brixton Square gated development on Coldharbour Lane yesterday morning, with all the workers out on the street.
All out for the workers at Brixton Square! Read More
Last night, Streatham MP Chuka Umunna held a ‘Question Time’ style meeting at St Matthew’s Tenants Hall in Brixton to discuss plans by Sainsbury’s to open a massive 12,000 sq …
Community meets to discuss the proposed Sainsburys megastore at Tulse Hull (old Carpetright building) Read More
The National Association of British Market Authorities (NABMA) have awarded their ‘Best Private Market’ accolade to Brixton Village and Market Row.
Brixton Village and Market Row Brixton win Market of the Year award Read More
There’s so much wrong with this I don’t really know where to begin. It starts with some self-styled “infamous urban artists” co-opting ‘guerilla knitting’ in the name of a big …
Toyota team up with Knit the City urban artists to ‘whiten’ Brixton’s image Read More
It’s been tragic seeing Brixton’s main shopping drag turn into a long, dull strip of bland corporate retail units, and I’m not holding out a lot of hope for what …
Last remaining Brixton Prime Shop unit awaits its new owners – but will it be another phone shop? Read More
I’m a big fan of the Herne Hill Velodrome and I was well chuffed to learn today that it’s received more funding to improve the once-crumbling stadium.
Herne Hill Velodrome secures its future with new investment. Huzzah! Read More
Created in the style of Charles Booth’s landmark Poverty Map, this new map covering the UK lets you view housing arranged by the Index of Multiple Deprivation or Output Area …
Brixton poverty and wealth map reveals the area’s rich and poor divide Read More
The 2011 census has produced some fascinating information about the languages spoken in different parts of England and Wales, tracking the main languages spoken in 34,753 ‘output areas’ across England and Wales, each of 1,500 people.
The spoken languages of Brixton and the UK mapped on a fascinating interactive guide Read More
It’s good to see New York’s Reverend Billy (from the The Church of Life After Shopping) lending his wholehearted support to the campaign to keep Brixton Market’s Nour Cash and Carry store open.
Reverend Billy lends his support to Brixton Market’s Nour Cash and Carry Read More
It still seems a little bit too crazy to be true, but hip-hop legend Grandmaster Flash really did play the Brixton Dogstar on Saturday night.
Grandmaster Flash rocks the Brixton Dogstar Read More
So it looks like the Brixton community really has lost the old Brady’s pub in Atlantic Road for good.
Brixton Brady’s, offshore developers and Lambeth Council’s broken promises to the community Read More
Proudly billed as a ‘Magnificent Site To Be Let,’ this Edwardian photo shows the corner of Kenbury Street and Coldharbour Lane on the Brixton/Camberwell borders awaiting development. Much like today, …
Edwardian advertising on Coldharbour Lane, Brixton – Virol, Yorkshire Relish, Bovril, Brixton Theatre and Empress Read More
With the snow falling deep and thick and even over Brixton on Sunday, I ventured out again to grab a few photos from around town. Perhaps my favourite scene was …
Brixton snowmen plus snowy scenes at Windrush Square, Loughborough Park and Coldharbour Lane Read More
Being a big kid, I love seeing Brixton covered in snow, and there’s still a fairly healthy covering of the stuff on the streets right now. Here’s some photos taken …
A walk around the snowy streets of Brixton, January 2013 Read More
Thanks to this clever interactive map, it’s possible to watch tube trains shuffle their way along the Victoria Line, stopping at Brixton station and all the other stops on the …
View real-time train information about Brixton tube and the London Underground network Read More
Here’s a fairly random collection of photos taken around Brixton last Saturday night, starting with a snapshot of the bike racks on Brixton Road. Five years ago, you’d be hard …
Some photos from around Brixton on a Saturday night Read More
I’ve never been to an ice hockey game, so when I heard that a friend was playing a match at the Brixton Ice Rink on Friday night, it seemed too …
Streatham Night Wolves versus Statesmen ice hockey match, Brixton Ice Rink, Fri 11th Jan 2013 Read More
I’m used to being greeted by all sorts of weird and wonderful noises when I come out of Brixton tube, but tonight the volume level was a bit higher than usual, with a busker …
Busking drummer blasts out the beats in Brixton Read More
Another nail in the coffin of Brixton’s shopping diversity has been hammered home with the opening of the sixth mobile phone shop within 30 metres of the tube station.
Brixton gets blander as balloons announce yet another bloody mobile phone shop Read More
We had one hell of a party at the Brixton Prince Albert on New Year’s Eve. Here’s a few photos from the night. I don’t remember an awful lot of it 🙂
Brixton Offline Club New Year’s Eve party photos Read More
It’s taken me an age to post up these photos, but boy oh boy did we have a big night at the Offline Christmas Show a couple of weeks back.
Offline Brixton Xmas show: Mrs Mills, Sleighed and the Great Bono Competition Read More
There’s a mean and moody sky looming over Brixton right now. Hope it’s not an omen for the New Year!
There’s a mean and brooding sky looming over Brixton Read More
Tomorrow night there’s going to be a mighty big knees up and beer spilling sing-along at the Prince Albert in Brixton as the Offline Club hosts its Christmas party.
Friday 21st Dec in Brixton: an almighty Mrs Mills singalong and a Brixton’s Best Bono competition Read More