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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 …
Photos from the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2014 Read More
There were big crowds in Granary Square in Kings Cross watching the Wimbledon mens’ tennis final yesterday afternoon.
Big crowds soak up the sun and watch the tennis in the new Granary Square, Kings Cross Read More
I travelled south to visit Maidstone last weekend on the occasion of Dulwich Hamlet FC playing the local team, and took time to wander around the town centre and grab …
A selection of photos taken around the town centre of Maidstone, Kent Read More
Taken in December last year, here’s a series of 22 photos showing scenes around and underneath Williamsburg Bridge, New York.
Below Williamsburg bridge, Brooklyn, New York – 22 photos Read More
Rarely has an area gentrified as rapidly as Williamsburg in Brooklyn, and although I’ve been visiting the neighbourhood for well over a decade, it was startling to see just how …
Williamsburg, Brooklyn – gentrification, street scenes and dustbin lids Read More
Connecting Wall Street with Brooklyn Bridge Park/DUMBO, Williamsburg, Greenpoint, Long Island City and Midtown Manhattan, the East River Ferry is an affordable way of getting around New York. And boy …
A trip on the East River Ferry from Williamsburg to E 34th St, New York Read More
This spectacularly ugly 1960s concrete tower block has been a sizeable blot on the Colliers Wood skyline in south London for years on end, but a promised complete makeover looks set to …
Work set to start on the hideous Colliers Wood Tower ‘by the end of the year’ Read More
Situated near Llanarthney in the Towy Valley, Carmarthenshire, is the the National Botanic Garden of Wales, which is both a great place to visit and an important centre for botanical research …
A walk around the National Botanic Garden of Wales, Towy Valley, Carmarthenshire Read More
Trafalgar Square was a blur of waving hankies, stick rattling, sword entwining and jangling bells on Saturday as the Westminster Morris Men led their annual Day of Dance.
Morris Men take over Trafalgar Square for the Westminster Day of Dance 2013 Read More
Although there’s a thriving pub/bar scene at the (ahem) ‘vibrant’ Brixton end of Coldharbour Lane, things look much bleaker once you head east towards Camberwell via Loughborough Junction.
The lost pubs of Coldharbour Lane, Brixton and Loughborough Junction Read More
The 38th Lambeth Country Show returns to Brockwell Park this weekend (15 and 16 September) and as ever, there’s a ton of fun in store, as well as lashings of …
Line up for the Lambeth Country Show 2012 weekend (15/16th Sept) Read More
This fantastic time-lapse video shows the final stages of construction of Europe’s largest skyscraper, The Shard, towering over London Bridge in the heart of London.
The Shard – time-lapse video shows the great tower rising over London Read More
Blimey – that was a hot weekend! We took a walk through Myatt’s Fields on Saturday and although it was the beginning of October, it felt like high summer, with temperatures nearly hitting 30 degrees …
Ice cream bike pedals around Myatt’s Fields on the hottest October day on record Read More
Located close to Tottenham Court Road – and almost next door to the fabulous Store Street Espresso – is the Building Centre. Established in 1931 and set up to be an …
The Building Centre and its astonishing Pipers Scale Model of central London Read More
Designed to deflect the noise and fumes of a (thankfully) abandoned motorway project, the Barrier Block (Southwyck House) on Coldharbour Lane, Brixton sharply divides opinions of those who gaze upon its neo-Brutalist …
The singular beauty of Southwyck House, aka the Brixton Barrier Block Read More
Standing at the junction of Monument Street and Fish Street Hill in the City of London, I’ve always been rather fond of the 61 metre tall Monument, and a few …
A trip up the 330 year old Monument tower in central London Read More
I always thought that planning permission had to be sought before companies could erect large billboards, but there certainly hasn’t been a single notice posted anywhere in the area for this monster …
Coldharbour Lane, Brixton SW9: big ugly billboard goes up. Is it legal? Read More
Looks like someone’s quietly testing out a big lighting rig near the Thames tonight, ready for the London Eye’s snazzy relaunch before sunrise.
London Eye and EDF Energy lights up London, 2.30am Read More
Here’s another selection of photos from our December 2010 NYC trip, starting with these buskers on Bedford Avenue subway station, Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
New York photos: subways, buskers, transvestites and fallout shelters Read More
A short series of photographs taken during a chilly walk to Alexandra Palace, north London, in February 2005.
Alexandra Palace, London – a winter walk Read More
Sorry it’s taken so long, but here’s my blog from our trip to New York, 1st-14th December, 2006. As ever, I’ll be posting up lots of photos from the trip …
New York blog is here! Read More
NEW YORK BLOG – 5th – 17th November (Photo gallery to follow!) Saturday 5th November: New York bound! With a thick head after last night’s alcohol-slopping Offline (that beer at …
New York blog – Williamsburg and Lower East Side adventures Read More
Back from New York! Sunset from Brooklyn Bridge Blog from my New York trip, October/November 2004 Thursday 28th Oct, 2004 Phew! A close one! Got to Heathrow running a little …
New York blog – places we went, things we saw…2004 Read More
Our week in Santorini (I’ll be adding more to this – and posting up some photos – so come back soon!) Day One Tuesday 14th Sept After a diabolically bad …
Our week in Santorini Read More