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In photos: A night at the wonderful What’s Cookin’ club in Leytonstone, east London
Posted on Thursday, May 17, 2018 | No CommentsLast night, I finally made it across to east London to visit the What’s Cookin‘ night held at the Leytonstone Ex-Servicemens Club, and enjoyed a splendid night in a striking venue. -
In photos: Lost Cavalry at the Folkroom music night, Harrison’s Bar, Kings Cross
Posted on Saturday, Feb 17, 2018 | 1 CommentOn Wednesday, I popped along to the splendid Folkroom night at The Harrison bar to see the Lost Cavalry play a short acoustic set. -
![The UK’s largest light festival, Lumiere is produced by the London-based creative company Artichoke, and comprises of multiple standalone light art-installations across the capital. The festival also sees iconic buildings and […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/lumiere-london-2018-01-115x115.jpg "In photos: Lumiere festival 2018 – lights and interactive installations around central London")
In photos: Lumiere festival 2018 – lights and interactive installations around central London
Posted on Tuesday, Jan 23, 2018 | 2 CommentsThe UK’s largest light festival, Lumiere is produced by the London-based creative company Artichoke, and comprises of multiple standalone light art-installations across the capital. The festival also sees iconic buildings and […] -
![Serving its last customer in early 2011, The Old Rose was a traditional old dockworkers pub situated on the once-notorious Highway in London’s East End. With redevelopment and demolition leaving […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/wapping-old-rose-pub-01-115x115.jpg "Lost Pubs of London: The Old Rose, The Highway, Wapping E1 – ‘vinegar beer, green interior and odd locals’")
Lost Pubs of London: The Old Rose, The Highway, Wapping E1 – ‘vinegar beer, green interior and odd locals’
Posted on Thursday, Dec 28, 2017 | 8 CommentsServing its last customer in early 2011, The Old Rose was a traditional old dockworkers pub situated on the once-notorious Highway in London’s East End. With redevelopment and demolition leaving […] -
Christmas rain – Soho lights reflected in the rainy pavements of London, Dec 2017
Posted on Monday, Dec 18, 2017 | 2 CommentsHere’s another set of photos taken around Soho this weekend, showing the rainy streets of the capital a week before Christmas. -
In photos: the Christmas lights of London: Trafalgar Square, Mayfair and Winter Wonderland
Posted on Thursday, Dec 14, 2017 | No CommentsHere’s a short photo series showing some of the Christmas lights and decorations currently lighting up the streets around central London. -
![December hasn’t arrived yet but the West End is already in full Christmas mode, with every shop ablaze with festive messages of consumerism and consumption. I battled the crowds earlier […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/west-end-november-2017-01-115x115.jpg "Wim Wenders, alleyways and a monster bauble – London’s West End in photos, Nov 2017")
Wim Wenders, alleyways and a monster bauble – London’s West End in photos, Nov 2017
Posted on Tuesday, Nov 28, 2017 | 1 CommentDecember hasn’t arrived yet but the West End is already in full Christmas mode, with every shop ablaze with festive messages of consumerism and consumption. I battled the crowds earlier […] -
![Over the last weekend, The Lexington venue in north London played host to Tapete Records, an independent record label based in Hamburg, Germany. The label was celebrating its 15th birthday with […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/monochrome-set-tapete-01-115x115.jpg "In photos: The Monochrome Set at the Tapete Records showcase, The Lexington, London")
In photos: The Monochrome Set at the Tapete Records showcase, The Lexington, London
Posted on Tuesday, Nov 21, 2017 | No CommentsOver the last weekend, The Lexington venue in north London played host to Tapete Records, an independent record label based in Hamburg, Germany. The label was celebrating its 15th birthday with […] -
![Taking place across multiple floors of a brutalist block in London’s The Strand, Store X The Vinyl Factory is a fascinating free show featuring the work of Ryoji Ikeda, Arthur Jafa, […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/store-x-vinyl-factory-38-115x115.jpg "In photos: Store X, The Vinyl Factory, Store Studios, 180 The Strand, London")
In photos: Store X, The Vinyl Factory, Store Studios, 180 The Strand, London
Posted on Wednesday, Nov 15, 2017 | No CommentsTaking place across multiple floors of a brutalist block in London’s The Strand, Store X The Vinyl Factory is a fascinating free show featuring the work of Ryoji Ikeda, Arthur Jafa, […] -
In photos: Ruin – an abandoned imaginary disco nightclub in the Store Studios, London
Posted on Tuesday, Nov 14, 2017 | No CommentsA collaboration between Ben Kelly – who was behind the legendary Manchester nightclub Hacienda – and architectural designer Virgil Abloh, Ruin is a large-scale installation that recreates a mythical abandoned nightclub. -
![Running until the 12th November, the Glass Room is a fascinating project that describes itself as “a pop-up shop, a space for reflection, experimentation and play on how our we […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/the-glass-room-london-01-115x115.jpg "In photos: The Glass Room, a disruptive tech store with nothing for sale in London")
In photos: The Glass Room, a disruptive tech store with nothing for sale in London
Posted on Friday, Nov 10, 2017 | 1 CommentRunning until the 12th November, the Glass Room is a fascinating project that describes itself as “a pop-up shop, a space for reflection, experimentation and play on how our we […] -
![With the festive season fast approaching, open air ice skating rinks are beginning to pop up all over London, and last night I popped along to the launch of Skylight’s […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/skylight-tobacco-dock-wapping-13-115x115.jpg "Rooftop skating, booze, fondue and Gus’s wonderful roasted chestnuts at Skylight, Tobacco Dock, Wapping, London")
Rooftop skating, booze, fondue and Gus’s wonderful roasted chestnuts at Skylight, Tobacco Dock, Wapping, London
Posted on Thursday, Nov 2, 2017 | 1 CommentWith the festive season fast approaching, open air ice skating rinks are beginning to pop up all over London, and last night I popped along to the launch of Skylight’s […] -
Trams, trains, tubes, trolleybuses and buses: a look around the London Transport Museum
Posted on Thursday, Oct 19, 2017 | 1 CommentTransport aficionados are going to love the London Transport Museum, a three floor attraction located in the Grade II-listed Flower Market building in Covent Garden Piazza. -
![London’s Getty Gallery is currently hosting the Renaissance Photography Prize 2017, an international photography award that discovers and celebrates outstanding work from emerging and established photographers, while raising funds to support young […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/renaissance-photography-01-115x115.jpg "Renaissance Photography Prize 2017 at the Getty Gallery, London")
Renaissance Photography Prize 2017 at the Getty Gallery, London
Posted on Thursday, Oct 12, 2017 | 1 CommentLondon’s Getty Gallery is currently hosting the Renaissance Photography Prize 2017, an international photography award that discovers and celebrates outstanding work from emerging and established photographers, while raising funds to support young […] -
Poster Girls – a century of wonderful art and design by female artists at the London Transport Museum
Posted on Wednesday, Oct 11, 2017 | No CommentsOpening this Friday, 13th Oct, Poster Girls is a new major exhibition at the London Transport Museum, celebrating a century of art and design created by female poster artists.