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Say no to Cardiff City FC corporate rebranding and sign the petition
Posted on Wednesday, May 9, 2012 | No CommentsIt looks like Cardiff City really are going to ignore the wishes of their fans and push through the unwanted rebranding of the club in return for a fat £100m... -
Crowning the Queen of May, Hastings Castle
Posted on Wednesday, May 9, 2012 | No CommentsOn the site of an ancient castle overlooking a south coast town, I witnessed a quintessentially English scene as the Queen of May was crowned in Hastings, East Sussex. -
The 39 steps, Brixton railway station
Posted on Tuesday, May 8, 2012 | No CommentsThe 39 steps sign seen on Brixton railway station. Well, it amused me for a moment -
Charles Dickens Walked Past Here, Big ships on big lorries and other pics
Posted on Saturday, May 5, 2012 | No CommentsHere’s a Saturday selection of photos for y’all, starting with this curious plaque seen on a building near Borough tube station, south London. -
Brixton pic of the day: Marilyn Manson and the Barrier Block
Posted on Friday, May 4, 2012 | 3 CommentsCaptured late last night was this image of a huge Marilyn Manson gazing blankly out from the illegal billboard on Coldharbour Lane, with the iconic Barrier Block behind. In case... -
Angel pub on Coldharbour Lane to become arty community space
Posted on Friday, May 4, 2012 | No CommentsThe old Angel public house at 354 Coldharbour Lane is soon to reopen as ’key community space, after The Brick Box negotiated a six month trial use of the building. -
Cardiff pub The Vulcan loses its fight to survive, building to move to National History Museum
Posted on Friday, May 4, 2012 | 1 CommentThe campaign to save one of Cardiff’s oldest pubs looks to have hit a dead end, with the property’s owners Marcol Asset Management Limited agreeing to donate the 1853 building to the National... -
Wartime Waterloo station shown off in fascinating British Council short film
Posted on Thursday, May 3, 2012 | No CommentsBritish Council has put over 120 short heritage films online, with footage covering all aspects of British life. Dating back to 1939, the films were commissioned by the Council to... -
The Shard and London Bridge Quarter in the April gloom
Posted on Thursday, May 3, 2012 | 1 CommentOn a thoroughly miserable wet and grey April afternoon, I grabbed a couple of photos of The Shard and its accompanying London Bridge Quarter development. -
The Majestic rock Brixton Offline with sweet roots reggae rock
Posted on Thursday, May 3, 2012 | No CommentsLast weekend we had a fab night of roots reggae at the Brixton Albert, as The Majestic returned to the Offline club night. Here’s some snaps from the evening. -
The Bread and Roses Award for Radical Publishing 2012, south London
Posted on Wednesday, May 2, 2012 | No CommentsLast night, I headed to uptown Clapham for the Bread and Roses Award for Radical Publishing 2012. Here’s some photos from the evening. -
Kemble station and the old Cirencester branch platform – a feast of GWR style
Posted on Wednesday, May 2, 2012 | No CommentsImmaculately preserved despite not seeing a passenger train for nearly half a century, the old Cirencester branch platform at Kemble station is a treat if you have a bit of a thing... -
Save the Vulcan Hotel pub in Cardiff – demo on 11th May 2012
Posted on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 | 1 CommentIn my home town of Cardiff, a campaign has kicked off to save one of the capital city’s oldest pubs from closure and demolition. -
St George Wharf Tower as seen from Brixton, south London
Posted on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 | No CommentsSoon to be the tallest residential building in the UK, St George Wharf Tower continues to thrust its cylindrical form up into the London skyline. -
The Monochrome Set entertain London Dingwalls, April 2012
Posted on Monday, April 30, 2012 | 1 CommentIn what’s rapidly turning into an annual event, long-serving indie popsters The Monochrome Set played a superb set to a packed house at London’s Dingwalls last night. Here’s some photos from...