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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 […] -
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. -
The Serpentine Pavilion – a futuristic, doughnut-shaped ‘broken egg’ lands in London
Posted on Monday, Jun 30, 2014 | No CommentsSince 2000, the Serpentine Gallery in Hyde Park has commissioned a temporary summer pavilion by a leading architect, and this year’s offering is perhaps the oddest – and best – one yet. -
Paddington station passengers get blasted by rock band, announcements rendered inaudible
Posted on Friday, Jun 27, 2014 | No CommentsAs part of First Great Western’s ‘Summer Tracks‘ promotion, passengers at London’s Paddington Station were treated to a full on set from seasoned sessioneers the All Stars Collective. -
![After the day-long Bus Calvacade in Regent Street, we got to see some of these fine old vehicles fire up their engines and head home, passing Oxford Circus on their […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/london-bus-calvacade-moves-on-021-115x115.jpg "Exhaust fumes hang in the air as the Bus Cavalcade heads off towards Oxford Circus, London")
Exhaust fumes hang in the air as the Bus Cavalcade heads off towards Oxford Circus, London
Posted on Thursday, Jun 26, 2014 | 1 CommentAfter the day-long Bus Calvacade in Regent Street, we got to see some of these fine old vehicles fire up their engines and head home, passing Oxford Circus on their […] -
![On Sunday, Regent Street in central London was pedestrianised and turned into an open bus museum, with a timeline of around 50 buses stretching from Oxford Circus down to Piccadilly Circus. […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/london-bus-calvacade-june-2014-021-115x115.jpg "A wonderful cavalcade of London buses, old and new, line up along Regent Street")
A wonderful cavalcade of London buses, old and new, line up along Regent Street
Posted on Wednesday, Jun 25, 2014 | No CommentsOn Sunday, Regent Street in central London was pedestrianised and turned into an open bus museum, with a timeline of around 50 buses stretching from Oxford Circus down to Piccadilly Circus. […] -
![It’s officially London’s Year Of The Bus and there’s been a host of events around the capital to celebrate the wonder of omnibuses. On Sunday, Regent Street was closed off to […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/lego-bus-stop-regent-street-london-011-115x115.jpg "Meet the Lego Bus Stop outside Hamley’s toy shop, Regent Street, London")
Meet the Lego Bus Stop outside Hamley’s toy shop, Regent Street, London
Posted on Tuesday, Jun 24, 2014 | No CommentsIt’s officially London’s Year Of The Bus and there’s been a host of events around the capital to celebrate the wonder of omnibuses. On Sunday, Regent Street was closed off to […]