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Umbrellas in June: a very rainy day in central London and Brixton

Tue 6th June, 2017 - by editor - Leave a Comment

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 …

Peak hipster artisan cocktail douchbaggery achieved in London

Clubs & Nightlife / London / news

Peak hipster artisan douchenozzlery achieved in London with the hot water bottle cocktail

Thu 12th November, 2015Thu 12th November, 2015 - by editor - 4 Comments.

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 …

Brixton / London / Places

A winter fog descends over London

Wed 11th December, 2013 - by editor - 2 Comments.

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 …

Brixton / news / Places

Eating out in Brixton? Here’s the best guide for cafes and restaurants

Mon 2nd December, 2013Fri 29th November, 2013 - by editor - Leave a Comment

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 …

Brixton / photos / Places

The short life and swift death of a Foxtons estate agent sign, Brixton

Sat 23rd November, 2013 - by editor - Leave a Comment

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 …

Brixton / London / news / Places

The A – Z of Gentrification – sure-fire signs that your neighbourhood is upwardly mobile

Thu 18th July, 2013Thu 29th October, 2020 - by BrixtonTonTonTon - 28 Comments.

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 …

Brixton / photos / Places

A sad day for Brixton as Rushcroft Road squatters are evicted

Mon 15th July, 2013 - by editor - 3 Comments.

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 …

Brixton / London / Places

A hipster bike stripped bare, Brixton Police Station – and some useful bike locking tips

Wed 19th June, 2013 - by editor - 5 Comments.

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.

Brixton / London / photos / Places

Sausage dogs strutting down St Giles High Street, London

Sun 26th May, 2013Fri 7th June, 2013 - by editor - 1 Comment

Seen strutting along St Giles High Street in central London yesterday were this pair of rather charming sausage dogs.

Coldharbour Lane, Brixton 10pm Saturday night

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Coldharbour Lane view, Brixton 10pm Saturday night

Sat 25th May, 2013 - by SuperSnapper - 2 Comments.

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 …

Great signs of Brixton: strapes & batteries

Brixton / London / photos / Places

Great signs of Brixton: Watches, Strapes & Batteries

Wed 22nd May, 2013Wed 22nd May, 2013 - by editor - 1 Comment

Watches, Strapes & Batteries. Spotted near Brixton railway station, Atlantic Road, SW9.

Dulwich Ukulele Club at the Brixton Offline Club

Brixton / Clubs & Nightlife / music / photos / Places

Dulwich Ukulele Club strum their way into the hearts of the Brixton Offline Club

Wed 15th May, 2013 - by editor - Leave a Comment

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.

Brixton / London / photos / Places

Tree branches crash down in breezy Coldharbour Lane, Brixton

Fri 10th May, 2013 - by editor - 4 Comments.

It was a breezy old day in Brixton yesterday, with several tree branches crashing down in the high winds.

Brixton / London / Places

Goodbye to the Angel pub, Coldharbour Lane, Brixton

Tue 7th May, 2013Sun 5th May, 2013 - by editor - 18 Comments.

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 …

Brixton / London / photos / Places

Brixton, 3am Friday morning

Fri 26th April, 2013Mon 29th April, 2013 - by editor - 4 Comments.

Full Moon over the Moorlands Estate, off Coldharbour Lane, Brixton.

Carlton Mansions Co-Op fights for their future as doubts are cast on just how 'co-operative' Lambeth Council really is

Brixton / news / Places

Brixton’s Carlton Mansions housing co-op fights for its future

Thu 25th April, 2013Fri 3rd May, 2013 - by editor - 2 Comments.

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.

Mrs Mills Experience bring music hall to the Brixton Albert

Brixton / London / music / photos / Places

Mrs Mills Experience bring a lively night of music hall singalongs to the Brixton Albert

Fri 19th April, 2013Fri 19th April, 2013 - by editor - Leave a Comment

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 …

Brixton / football / London / Places

Dulwich Hamlet lose to Leatherhead in rancour-filled dodgy replay

Wed 17th April, 2013Wed 24th April, 2013 - by editor - Leave a Comment

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 …

London / photos / Places

View from The Shard – a trip to the top of the tallest building in Europe

Tue 16th April, 2013Wed 17th April, 2013 - by editor - 5 Comments.

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 …

Brixton / football / London / photos / Places

Dulwich Hamlet thump Walton Casuals 5-0 to go top of the league

Mon 15th April, 2013 - by editor - Leave a Comment

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.

Brixton / photos / Places

Is this Brixton’s least enticing cafe poster? The Hand Wash Cafe, Brixton Road SW9

Sat 13th April, 2013Fri 12th April, 2013 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Located outside the JAMM venue on Brixton Road is the Hand Car Wash & Cafe, as advertised by two well seasoned plastic banners.

Brixton / London / Places

The inquisitive hoarding, Wanless Road, Loughborough Junction

Fri 12th April, 2013Fri 12th April, 2013 - by editor - 1 Comment

Street scene showing artwork on hoardings at the junction of Herne Hill Road and Wanless Road, SE24, close to Loughborough Junction.

Brixton / London / photos / Places

Dancing in the streets – more photos from the Brixton Thatcher party

Tue 9th April, 2013Tue 9th April, 2013 - by editor - 6 Comments.

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.

Brixton / music / Places

Over 600 people sign up for Thatcher party in Windrush Square, Brixton tonight

Mon 8th April, 2013Mon 8th April, 2013 - by editor - 1 Comment

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.

Brixton / Clubs & Nightlife / London / music / Places

Brixton Offline Club party night at the Prince Albert 5th April – some photos

Mon 8th April, 2013Mon 8th April, 2013 - by editor - Leave a Comment

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 / London / Places

Channel 4 filming at Southwyck House, Brixton

Fri 5th April, 2013Fri 5th April, 2013 - by editor - 1 Comment

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 …

Brixton / London / Places

Derelict house on Coldharbour Lane. Is this Brixton’s longest abandoned house?

Fri 5th April, 2013Sat 6th April, 2013 - by editor - 6 Comments.

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 …

Junction Sweet Junction and the Bird Seed Specialists, SW9

Brixton / London / photos / Places

Junction Sweet Junction and the mystery of the Bird Seed Specialists, SW9

Wed 3rd April, 2013Wed 3rd April, 2013 - by editor - 3 Comments.

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.”

Brixton / football / London / photos / Places

Dulwich Hamlet hammer out a win against a stubborn Chipstead in wind-blasted game

Tue 2nd April, 2013Tue 2nd April, 2013 - by editor - 2 Comments.

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 …

SIA Community Arts cafe, Loughborough Junction, London SW9 - quick review

Brixton / photos / Places

Knitting and coffee at the SIA Community Arts cafe, Loughborough Junction, London SW9

Mon 1st April, 2013 - by editor - Leave a Comment

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 …