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Jet trails, blue skies, skyscrapers and glass lamps: a South Bank sunset, autumn 2018
Posted on Tuesday, Oct 23, 2018 | 8 CommentsHere’s a short series of photographs taken around the South bank, Blackfriars and Waterloo Bridge during the fading light of an autumnal London sunset. -
A short walk from Vauxhall tube station across the Thames to Blackfriars Bridge, London
Posted on Friday, Aug 1, 2014 | 1 CommentHere’s a series of photos taken from a short (2.7 miles/4.5km) walk I took recently from Vauxhall tube station (Victoria Line), along the Thames to the north side of Blackfriars Bridge. -
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. -
![Now spanning the width of the Thames with station entrances on both the north and south sides of the river, London Blackfriars railway station has recently been fitted out with thousands […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/london-blackfriars-bridge-06-115x115.jpg "Photos of London Blackfriars railway bridge – the world’s largest solar-powered bridge")
Photos of London Blackfriars railway bridge – the world’s largest solar-powered bridge
Posted on Wednesday, Mar 19, 2014 | 1 CommentNow spanning the width of the Thames with station entrances on both the north and south sides of the river, London Blackfriars railway station has recently been fitted out with thousands […] -
![I was hoping to see London covered in clean, crisp white snow, but instead the New Year has started in a more traditional manner, with the capital under a grey, […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/january-thames-walk-2013-15-115x115.jpg "A damp and grey London walk along the Albert and Victoria Embankments")
A damp and grey London walk along the Albert and Victoria Embankments
Posted on Saturday, Jan 5, 2013 | 1 CommentI was hoping to see London covered in clean, crisp white snow, but instead the New Year has started in a more traditional manner, with the capital under a grey, […]