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Brixton Archive
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The Bread and Roses Award for Radical Publishing 2012, south London
Posted on Wednesday, May 2, 2012 | No CommentsLast night, I headed to uptown Clapham for the Bread and Roses Award for Radical Publishing 2012. Here’s some photos from the evening. -
St George Wharf Tower as seen from Brixton, south London
Posted on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 | No CommentsSoon to be the tallest residential building in the UK, St George Wharf Tower continues to thrust its cylindrical form up into the London skyline. -
A night at the Half Moon, Herne Hill, south London
Posted on Sunday, April 29, 2012 | No CommentsDay three of my four day DJ tour-ette saw me spinning some tunes at the Half Moon, a large, late-Victorian boozer close to Brockwell Park, a sprightly ten minutes walk... -
Brixton Windmill hosts fundraiser for the Friends of Windmill Gardens
Posted on Friday, April 27, 2012 | No CommentsThere was a right old Brixton shindig at the Windmill pub last night, with the esteemed music venue hosting a benefit bash for the Friends of Windmill Gardens – the... -
Las Vegas meets Brixton with The Actionettes at the Offline Club
Posted on Monday, April 23, 2012 | No CommentsThere was a fabulous night of glamour and drinking to be had at the Prince Albert on Saturday, with The Actionettes taking over the Offline Club for their forst of their three... -
Pussycat and the Dirty Johnsons rock the Brixton Offline club. Hell, yes!
Posted on Saturday, April 21, 2012 | No CommentsWe had a night of rip-roaring rock’n'roll last night at the Brixton Prince Albert with the amazing Pussycat and the Dirty Johnsons playing the Offline Club. -
Crown & Anchor launches in a real ale frenzy, Brixton Road, Brixton
Posted on Friday, April 20, 2012 | 1 CommentI loved the look of the pub in the preview I posted on Wednesday, and last night I went along to the full opening of the Crown & Anchor, a fab... -
Lightning strike takes out signals: posh Pullman train stuck at signals in Brixton
Posted on Thursday, April 19, 2012 | 1 CommentI love seeing these lovely old Pullman trains go by – especially when they’re being hauled by a huffin’ and puffin’ steam locomotive – but this diesel-hauled special has been... -
Crystal Palace tower celebrates switch from analogue to digital TV with damp squib display
Posted on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 | 2 CommentsTo celebrate the switch from analogue to digital TV services in London, a “spectacular” lightshow was promised at the Crystal Palace broadcast tower. Sadly, what I saw in downtown Brixton was far from... -
The Crown and Anchor, 246 Brixton Road, SW9 – a new real ale bar for Brixton
Posted on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 | 7 CommentsThere’s a new real ale bar coming to Brixton – and I was lucky enough to be invited for a pre-opening preview (and to try out some of the delicious beers and ciders... -
Brixton landmarks: the Brady’s clock tower, Atlantic Road. Brixton, London SW9
Posted on Wednesday, April 18, 2012 | No CommentsWith its south facing hands seemingly doomed to display eighteen minutes to one forever, the clock on top of the old Brady’s public house on Atlantic Road, Brixton continues to stand... -
A look around the big Coldharbour Lane development, central Brixton
Posted on Tuesday, April 17, 2012 | No CommentsWork continues apace on the large building development on Coldharbour Lane (opposite Somerleyton Road) in central Brixton, London SW9. -
An avalanche of ukes with the Dulwich Ukulele Club at Brixton Offline
Posted on Monday, April 16, 2012 | No CommentsWe had a great night last Friday with the fabulous Dulwich Ukulele Club putting on a lively show to a packed Brixton Albert. Here’s some photos from the night: -
The Living Bar becomes the Market House, Brixton
Posted on Friday, April 13, 2012 | No CommentsOlder Brixtonites will remember the building as the old Coach and Horses – or perhaps the short-lived IsoBar – but in recent times it’s enjoyed a chequered history as The Living Bar. -
Brixton’s Coldharbour Lane throbs to the thump of a mighty piledriver
Posted on Thursday, April 12, 2012 | No CommentsProperties around Coldharbour Lane in central Brixton are certainly feeling the effects of this giant screw piledriver that is hard at work on the site of the old Cooltan community...