We may be six days into June, but Londoners got a real drenching today as the skies opened up and sent people reaching for their umbrellas. Here’s a series of photos …
Umbrellas in June: a very rainy day in central London and Brixton Read More
As gentrification continues to sweep through London, cash-heavy, imagination-lite consumers are swarming into the capital, some desperately seeking expensively manufactured thrills to provide a momentary throb of excitement in their ultra-mainstream …
Peak hipster artisan douchenozzlery achieved in London with the hot water bottle cocktail Read More
There’s a murky fog descending over London, evoking memories of the notorious pea-soupers that blighted the capital in the post war period. Above, you can see the top of the St …
A winter fog descends over London Read More
I have to admit that I’m not exactly what you’d call a foodie – I like greasy spoons and old cafes best of all – but over on our sister …
Eating out in Brixton? Here’s the best guide for cafes and restaurants Read More
Yesterday, a sign advertising the controversial estate agents, Foxtons appeared tied on to a wall of a council housing estate in Brixton, south London. The sign was positioned next to the entrance …
The short life and swift death of a Foxtons estate agent sign, Brixton Read More
Compiled with the help of folks living at the sharp end of a rapidly gentrifying neighbourhood, this guide hopes to let you swiftly identify the tell-tale words, phrases and signs …
The A – Z of Gentrification – sure-fire signs that your neighbourhood is upwardly mobile Read More
Another large chunk of what made Brixton so unique was lost today, as a masses of police officers and High Court Enforcement Officers evicted 75 residents out of their homes in …
A sad day for Brixton as Rushcroft Road squatters are evicted Read More
Spare a moment, if you will, for this stylish, single-speed, retro racer bike in Brixton that has been cruelly been stripped bare of almost all of its components.
A hipster bike stripped bare, Brixton Police Station – and some useful bike locking tips Read More
Seen strutting along St Giles High Street in central London yesterday were this pair of rather charming sausage dogs.
Sausage dogs strutting down St Giles High Street, London Read More
A view looking north over Coldharbour Lane towards central London, 10pm Sat 25th May 2013. The tall tower in the distance (central left) is St George Wharf Tower, while the …
Coldharbour Lane view, Brixton 10pm Saturday night Read More
Watches, Strapes & Batteries. Spotted near Brixton railway station, Atlantic Road, SW9.
Great signs of Brixton: Watches, Strapes & Batteries Read More
A packed crowd at the Offline Club in the Prince Albert, Coldharbour Lane, saw a rousing performance from the Dulwich Ukulele Club on Friday night.
Dulwich Ukulele Club strum their way into the hearts of the Brixton Offline Club Read More
It was a breezy old day in Brixton yesterday, with several tree branches crashing down in the high winds.
Tree branches crash down in breezy Coldharbour Lane, Brixton Read More
It was a pub with a rich Afro-Caribbean heritage from the 1950s, and before that strong connections to the Edwardian music hall, but The Angel on Coldharbour Lane, Brixton has now been …
Goodbye to the Angel pub, Coldharbour Lane, Brixton Read More
Full Moon over the Moorlands Estate, off Coldharbour Lane, Brixton.
Brixton, 3am Friday morning Read More
There is growing concern about the future of one of Brixton’s longest housing co-ops as the council appear to be conspiring to evict residents from Carlton Mansions on Coldharbour Lane.
Brixton’s Carlton Mansions housing co-op fights for its future Read More
There was a lively crowd in the Prince Albert on Coldharbour Lane last night to see the Mrs Mills Experience play a warm up show before their big Chas& Dave gig in …
Mrs Mills Experience bring a lively night of music hall singalongs to the Brixton Albert Read More
This is a game that should never have had to have been played in the first place. In January this year, the original fixture saw Dulwich Hamlet go 2-0 up …
Dulwich Hamlet lose to Leatherhead in rancour-filled dodgy replay Read More
After watching the skyscraper slowly rise in the London sky from my Brixton flat, I finally made it to the top of the Shard tower, and was rewarded with some …
View from The Shard – a trip to the top of the tallest building in Europe Read More
There was a veritable goal fest at Champion Hill on Saturday as Dulwich Hamlet thumped basement strugglers Walton Casuals 5-0 to go top of the table.
Dulwich Hamlet thump Walton Casuals 5-0 to go top of the league Read More
Located outside the JAMM venue on Brixton Road is the Hand Car Wash & Cafe, as advertised by two well seasoned plastic banners.
Is this Brixton’s least enticing cafe poster? The Hand Wash Cafe, Brixton Road SW9 Read More
Street scene showing artwork on hoardings at the junction of Herne Hill Road and Wanless Road, SE24, close to Loughborough Junction.
The inquisitive hoarding, Wanless Road, Loughborough Junction Read More
Following on from the big photo report posted up on BrixtonBuzz last night, here’s some more pictures from the party thrown in Windrush Square after the death of Thatcher.
Dancing in the streets – more photos from the Brixton Thatcher party Read More
It looks like things are going to be busy in Brixton tonight with over 600 people signing up for a party in Windrush Square following the death of Margaret Thatcher.
Over 600 people sign up for Thatcher party in Windrush Square, Brixton tonight Read More
The hangover was formidable after this one, but it was mighty fun while it lasted! We had a great crowd down for the night, and no less than four DJs …
Brixton Offline Club party night at the Prince Albert 5th April – some photos Read More
This is great news for residents and Brixtonites alike. Channel 4 is doing a show about the Resident’s Hall in Southwyck House (aka the Barrier Block) which will see the place …
Channel 4 filming at Southwyck House, Brixton Read More
Slowly rotting away on Coldharbour Lane (by Barrington Road) is this four-floored Victorian terraced house. It’s looked like this for getting on for two decades and now seems to be in a …
Derelict house on Coldharbour Lane. Is this Brixton’s longest abandoned house? Read More
Seen adjacent to the Shakespeare Business Centre building off Coldharbour Lane by Loughborough Junction is this rather splendid banner, proclaiming, “There’s no place like home! Junction Sweet Junction.”
Junction Sweet Junction and the mystery of the Bird Seed Specialists, SW9 Read More
It has to be said that this wasn’t a classic game, with Hamlet fortunate to take three points from a Chipstead team who at times dominated the game. After the thrills of …
Dulwich Hamlet hammer out a win against a stubborn Chipstead in wind-blasted game Read More
Situated close to Loughborough Junction station is the S.I.A. Community Arts Cafe, billed as “an imaginative and creative space that is sure to become a meeting point for south London’s …
Knitting and coffee at the SIA Community Arts cafe, Loughborough Junction, London SW9 Read More