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

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 …

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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 …

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A winter fog descends over London
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 …

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

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

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

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Rushcroft Road evicted
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 …

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A hipster bike stripped bare, Brixton Police Station
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. 0

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Sausage dogs on St Giles, London
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. 0

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Coldharbour Lane, Brixton 10pm Saturday night
Brixton / photos / Places

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 …

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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. 0

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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. 0

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Tree branches crash down in breezy Coldharbour Lane, Brixton
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. 0

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Goodbye to the Angel pub, Coldharbour Lane, Brixton
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 …

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Brixton, 3am Friday morning
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. 0

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