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A trip to Ffotogallery at Turner House, Penarth, south Wales
Posted on Monday, Sep 9, 2013 | No CommentsSituated on Plymouth Road around the corner from Penarth train station, Ffotogallery at Turner House hosts photographic works featuring artists from Wales and the rest of the world. -
![Located high on the south Wales coastline between Penarth and Barry can be found the remains of the Lavernock Battery and Fort. Completed in 1870, the gun battery was built by […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/lavernock-point-11-115x115.jpg "Abandoned remains of the Lavernock Battery and Fort, south Wales – photo feature")
Abandoned remains of the Lavernock Battery and Fort, south Wales – photo feature
Posted on Wednesday, Sep 4, 2013 | No CommentsLocated high on the south Wales coastline between Penarth and Barry can be found the remains of the Lavernock Battery and Fort. Completed in 1870, the gun battery was built by […] -
![Happy St David’s Day to all! Here’s some photos of my lovely, lovely, lovely home country. If you’re around Brixton tonight, come down to the Offline Club where I will […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/st-davids-day-2012-10-115x115.jpg "Happy St David’s Day/ Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant, March 1st 2013")
Happy St David’s Day/ Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant, March 1st 2013
Posted on Friday, Mar 1, 2013 | 1 CommentHappy St David’s Day to all! Here’s some photos of my lovely, lovely, lovely home country. If you’re around Brixton tonight, come down to the Offline Club where I will […] -
Cardiff Christmas lights – street views around the capital, December, 2012
Posted on Monday, Dec 31, 2012 | 1 CommentAfter suffering the ultra-stingy Christmas offerings at Brixton, it was a treat to go back to Cardiff and see that the place looked rather festive. Here’s some photos. -
![I was back up in the ‘Diff for a short stay this weekend, and took in a few sights from around town. Pictured above is the Alliance sculpture situated outside the rather […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/cardiff-photos-september-01-115x115.jpg "Cardiff photos – chip alley, Alliance sculpture, National Museum and more rain")
Cardiff photos – chip alley, Alliance sculpture, National Museum and more rain
Posted on Tuesday, Sep 25, 2012 | 2 CommentsI was back up in the ‘Diff for a short stay this weekend, and took in a few sights from around town. Pictured above is the Alliance sculpture situated outside the rather […] -
Great welcoming sites of Cardiff #1. The Brains tower
Posted on Friday, Sep 7, 2012 | 3 CommentsStepping off the London train, there’s not many sights more welcoming than the dreamy vision of the Brains brewery tower, manfully thrusting into the Cardiff sky above the railway station. -
![It traditionally rains for a large chunk of the summer in Cardiff (at least that’s how it’s always seemed to me!), but the downpour over the August Bank Holiday seemed […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/rainy-bank-august-bank-holiday-cardiff-06-115x115.jpg "A rain-lashed August Bank Holiday Monday in Cardiff, south Wales")
A rain-lashed August Bank Holiday Monday in Cardiff, south Wales
Posted on Tuesday, Sep 4, 2012 | 1 CommentIt traditionally rains for a large chunk of the summer in Cardiff (at least that’s how it’s always seemed to me!), but the downpour over the August Bank Holiday seemed […] -
Tom Jones seen in Spillers Records, Cardiff
Posted on Monday, Sep 3, 2012 | No CommentsHere’s Tom Jones, spotted gazing out of the window of the Spillers record store in central Cardiff. He certainly managed to out-stare me. -
![Recorded at various Cardiff City games, home and away in 1991/2, is this old school rave tribute to the mighty Cardiff City FC and their manager, Eddie May, who recently […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/cardiff-city-1927-club-remix-01-115x115.jpg "Cardiff City Attack! Vintage 1993 football rave track from the 1927 Club")
Cardiff City Attack! Vintage 1993 football rave track from the 1927 Club
Posted on Friday, May 18, 2012 | No CommentsRecorded at various Cardiff City games, home and away in 1991/2, is this old school rave tribute to the mighty Cardiff City FC and their manager, Eddie May, who recently […] -
![The campaign to save one of Cardiff’s oldest pubs looks to have hit a dead end, with the property’s owners Marcol Asset Management Limited agreeing to donate the 1853 building to the National […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/save-cardiff-vulcan-pub-115x115.jpg "Cardiff pub The Vulcan loses its fight to survive, building to move to National History Museum")
Cardiff pub The Vulcan loses its fight to survive, building to move to National History Museum
Posted on Friday, May 4, 2012 | 1 CommentThe campaign to save one of Cardiff’s oldest pubs looks to have hit a dead end, with the property’s owners Marcol Asset Management Limited agreeing to donate the 1853 building to the National […] -
Save the Vulcan Hotel pub in Cardiff – demo on 11th May 2012
Posted on Tuesday, May 1, 2012 | 1 CommentIn my home town of Cardiff, a campaign has kicked off to save one of the capital city’s oldest pubs from closure and demolition. -
![Despite the unfeasibly early start (kick off at 12.30? Why?) and the heftily hiked-up prices (£30 ticket and £3.80 for a bottle of Carling – you’re having a laugh), this was […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/palace-cardiff-apr-2012-16-115x115.jpg "Cardiff City triumph at Crystal Palace: play-offs here we come!")
Cardiff City triumph at Crystal Palace: play-offs here we come!
Posted on Saturday, Apr 28, 2012 | 1 CommentDespite the unfeasibly early start (kick off at 12.30? Why?) and the heftily hiked-up prices (£30 ticket and £3.80 for a bottle of Carling – you’re having a laugh), this was […] -
A tribute to the true taste of Wales: Brains SA (‘Skull Attack’)
Posted on Thursday, Mar 1, 2012 | 3 CommentsSeeing as it’s St David’s Day today, it seems appropriate to pay tribute to the Welsh Drink Of The Gods, otherwise known as Brains SA. -
![For old-time Cardiffians like yours truly, it still seems quite hard to take in the immense changes that have taken place around Cardiff Docks in the past decade or so. […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/cardiff-bay-december-2011-13-115x115.jpg "Cardiff Bay – photos around the old Tiger Bay and Cardiff Docks")
Cardiff Bay – photos around the old Tiger Bay and Cardiff Docks
Posted on Wednesday, Jan 4, 2012 | No CommentsFor old-time Cardiffians like yours truly, it still seems quite hard to take in the immense changes that have taken place around Cardiff Docks in the past decade or so. […] -
![Sadly, there wasn’t a snow-covered festive scene to greet me on my return to Cardiff this year, as the weather had turned boringly mild. There was still loads going in around the city […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/cardiff-christmas-2011-25-115x115.jpg "Cardiff city centre at Christmas 2011 – funfairs, shopping and Brains SA")
Cardiff city centre at Christmas 2011 – funfairs, shopping and Brains SA
Posted on Saturday, Dec 31, 2011 | 1 CommentSadly, there wasn’t a snow-covered festive scene to greet me on my return to Cardiff this year, as the weather had turned boringly mild. There was still loads going in around the city […]