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Neukölln Flowmarkt photos - a wonderfully offbeat Berlin fleamarket
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Neukölln Flomarkt photos – a wonderfully offbeat Berlin fleamarket

Tue 29th July, 2014Tue 29th July, 2014 - by editor - 1 Comment

Located in the rapidly hipsterfying district of Neukölln in south-east Berlin is the Flomarkt, a fantastic flea market with a rich mix of secondhand clothes, old electronics, new art, handmade item, bric-a-brac …

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My favourite Berlin bar - Bar Mama, Hobrechtstraße 61 12047 Berlin
Clubs & Nightlife / photos / Places

My favourite Berlin bar – Bar Mama, Hobrechtstraße 61 12047 Berlin

Wed 2nd July, 2014Wed 2nd July, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Berlin’s got some absolutely amazing bars, and although we were only there long enough to sample a mere handful, we felt right at home at Bar Mama in the Neukölln district as soon as …

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Berlin Tempelhof Airport - an abandoned international airline in the centre of Berlin
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Berlin Tempelhof Airport – an abandoned international airport in the centre of Berlin

Fri 20th June, 2014Tue 12th July, 2016 - by editor

Once the third-busiest airport in Europe, the former Berlin Tempelhof Airport lay abandoned for several years after its closure in 2008 before being turned into a fabulous public park.

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The wonderful gas lamps of Berlin - the world's largest gas lighting network
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The wonderful gas lamps of Berlin – the world’s largest gas lighting network

Wed 18th June, 2014Wed 18th June, 2014 - by editor - 1 Comment

Taking an evening stroll around Berlin on the weekend, I was pleasantly surprised to see the city’s streets bathed in the warm glow of gas lighting.

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Picture Post legend Bert Hardy at the Getty Gallery, London
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Picture Post legend Bert Hardy at the Getty Gallery, London

Fri 30th August, 2013Fri 30th August, 2013 - by editor - Leave a Comment

There’s a wonderful free photo exhibition currently on at the Getty Gallery, Eastcastle Street, central London, showing the work of photographic legend Bert Hardy, who made his name working for …

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Brixton / football / London / Places

Dulwich Hamlet 3 Sittingbourne 1 – promotion pushing result cheered on by drunk Germans

Tue 12th March, 2013Wed 24th April, 2013 - by editor - 3 Comments.

I always enjoy paying a visit to nearby Dulwich Hamlet FC, and with the team currently battling hard for a promotion place, there was a good crowd at the Champion …

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TK Maxx opening up in Brixton on 10th May 2012
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TK Maxx opening up in Brixton at 9am on 10th May 2012

Thu 15th March, 2012Mon 29th June, 2015 - by editor - 1 Comment

Brixton should start bracing itself for a stampede of bargain hunters on 10th May, when the new discount retailer  TK Maxx opens up.

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Brixton / Places

The Brixton Fairies and the South London Gay Community Centre, Brixton 1974-6

Tue 14th February, 2012Tue 6th October, 2020 - by editor - 75 Comments.

This fascinating story about Brixton’s legendary gay community of the 1970s was posted up on the urban75 bulletin boards, and thanks to the author Ian Townson, I’m now able to repost …

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London / Places

Regent Street bedecked with Union Jacks as ghastly Royal Wedding looms closer

Wed 27th April, 2011Wed 27th April, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

Let me get one thing out of the way before I start: being Welsh, the Union flag means precious little to me (there’s not even a hint of the Red …

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Meet the last glass eye maker in Britain

Thu 27th January, 2011Thu 27th January, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

Here’s a beautifully shot film about the last glass eye maker in Britain. Directed by Tomas Leach and filmed in 16mm by Ben Todd, the film tells the story of …

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Tue 21st December, 2004 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Feast’o’festive facts!Brits rule the world when it comes to Christmas partying! According to a survey in the Guardian, the alcohol consumption of boozing Brits goes up by 41% over Christmas, …

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A spectacularly shite day

Mon 19th April, 2004Thu 22nd April, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

A spectacularly shite day I’ve spent the greater part of the day suffering Bulletin Board Tech Hell, enduring so much fucking hideous 1980s ‘on hold’ music that I may as …

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Apologies to urban75 bulletin board folk

Mon 5th April, 2004Thu 22nd April, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Apologies to urban75 bulletin board folk The boards have been going up and down faster than an over-excited pneumatic drill on amyl nitrate today, but the word is that someone …

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People! Bugger off! (the site’s too busy)

Wed 31st March, 2004Thu 22nd April, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

People! Bugger off! Well, I don’t mean you, dear blog reader, but it has to be said that this site is becoming a victim of its own success. Right now, …

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