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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. […] -
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?” -
![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 […] -
![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 […] -
![Here’s a selection of photos taken around central London in the first two weeks of December, 2014, Above, a nattily dressed Maplin & Webb worker on Old Bond Street takes […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/london-photos-dec-2014-02-115x115.jpg "London in December: three chimneys at Battersea, Thames night views, parks and Christmas lights")
London in December: three chimneys at Battersea, Thames night views, parks and Christmas lights
Posted on Monday, Dec 15, 2014 | 2 CommentsHere’s a selection of photos taken around central London in the first two weeks of December, 2014, Above, a nattily dressed Maplin & Webb worker on Old Bond Street takes […] -
Soho’s legendary 12 Bar Club to close in January 2015
Posted on Thursday, Dec 11, 2014 | 6 CommentsAnd so another wonderful chunk of Soho’s rich musical history is set to disappear forever, with the news that the legendary 12 Bar Club in Denmark Street in central London […] -
![December is still several days away, but the Christmas frenzy is already in full flow around central London, as the shop tills start to ring out their seasonal fanfare. The […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/christmas-london-2014-011-115x115.jpg "An early Christmas London walk – baubles, gas lamps, ice rink, South Bank and ICA art launch")
An early Christmas London walk – baubles, gas lamps, ice rink, South Bank and ICA art launch
Posted on Wednesday, Nov 26, 2014 | No CommentsDecember is still several days away, but the Christmas frenzy is already in full flow around central London, as the shop tills start to ring out their seasonal fanfare. The […] -
![My trip to see Dulwich Hamlet play Harrow Borough on Saturday took me through Northolt Park, a singularly characterless suburb of north west London. It didn’t help that the rain […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/northolt-park-london-photos-01-115x115.jpg "A depressing trudge in the rain around Northolt Park, north-west London")
A depressing trudge in the rain around Northolt Park, north-west London
Posted on Tuesday, Nov 25, 2014 | 2 CommentsMy trip to see Dulwich Hamlet play Harrow Borough on Saturday took me through Northolt Park, a singularly characterless suburb of north west London. It didn’t help that the rain […] -
![In line with the fan-run, no-budget, slightly ramshackle ethos, there’s often plenty of home-made and hand painted signs to be found around the grounds of lower league football teams. At […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/harrow-borough-signs-011-115x115.jpg "The hand-painted and hand made signs of Harrow Borough FC, north London")
The hand-painted and hand made signs of Harrow Borough FC, north London
Posted on Monday, Nov 24, 2014 | No CommentsIn line with the fan-run, no-budget, slightly ramshackle ethos, there’s often plenty of home-made and hand painted signs to be found around the grounds of lower league football teams. At […] -
The reds and browns of a beautiful autumn in London
Posted on Wednesday, Nov 19, 2014 | No CommentsAutumn has long been one of my favourite seasons, second only to a proper winter with lashings of lovely snow and sharp, crisp, bright blue cloudless mornings. -
![Looking like something straight out of the 1970s is the offensive piece of advertising by estate agents Strutt & Parker, as seen on the London Underground today. (UPDATE 21st Nov: The company […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/strutt-parker-racist-advertising-115x115.jpg "“Utterly moronic racist nonsense” – advertising by Notting Hill estate agents Strutt & Parker – UPDATE")
“Utterly moronic racist nonsense” – advertising by Notting Hill estate agents Strutt & Parker – UPDATE
Posted on Tuesday, Nov 18, 2014 | 88 CommentsLooking like something straight out of the 1970s is the offensive piece of advertising by estate agents Strutt & Parker, as seen on the London Underground today. (UPDATE 21st Nov: The company […]