coldharbour lane – urban75: art, photos, walks

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 …

Brixton Buzz and urban75 launch three new beers for Brixton - and you're all invited! 27th Sept 2013

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Brixton Buzz and urban75 launch three new beers for Brixton on the 27th Sept – and you’re all invited!

Mon 16th September, 2013Mon 16th September, 2013 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I’m really excited to be involved in this new local brewing project, which is the result of a collaboration between BrixtonBuzz.com, urban75 and the London Beer Lab.

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 …

Dulwich Ukulele Club at the Brixton Offline Club

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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.

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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.

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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

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

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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

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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 …

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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 …

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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

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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.”

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Broken Tesco windows, another ruddy Sainsburys and the Loughborough Junction Action Group

Fri 22nd March, 2013Fri 22nd March, 2013 - by editor - 3 Comments.

Famously described as “in motion” by some over-privileged halfwit, Loughborough Junction remains a world away from the hoity-toity South Hampstead outpost of Brixton Village, just a mile up Coldharbour Lane.

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The Sharks turn it up at Brixton Offline Club

Wed 20th March, 2013Wed 20th March, 2013 - by editor - Leave a Comment

We had another big night on Friday night at the Prince Albert on Coldharbour Lane, with local rock’nroll power-poppers, The Sharks, putting in a high energy set. Here’s a few photos from …

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A late snow storm in Brixton, 11th March 2013

Mon 11th March, 2013Mon 11th March, 2013 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Spring might be just around the corner, but winter’s not giving up yet, with snow currently falling over Brixton. Here’s a few photos from Coldharbour Lane. I’ll post more if …

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The changing face of Coldharbour Lane, Brixton: gated communities and more Tescos

Fri 22nd February, 2013Fri 22nd February, 2013 - by editor - 4 Comments.

While the eastern end of Coldharbour Lane has seen multiple pub closures and the inevitable growth of supermarkets, the Brixton end has generally prospered and kept most of its independent …

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Pussycat and the Dirty Johnsons at Offline Club, Feb 8th 2013. Rock’n’Roll!

Tue 12th February, 2013Tue 12th February, 2013 - by editor - Leave a Comment

It was great to welcome back Offline Club regulars, Pussycat and the Dirty Johnsons back to the Prince Albert last Friday.

The closed pubs of Coldharbour Lane, from Brixton to Loughborough Junction

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The lost pubs of Coldharbour Lane, Brixton and Loughborough Junction

Mon 11th February, 2013Thu 10th January, 2019 - by editor - 19 Comments.

Although there’s a thriving pub/bar scene at the (ahem) ‘vibrant’ Brixton end of Coldharbour Lane, things look much bleaker once you head east towards Camberwell via Loughborough Junction.

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Somerleyton Road, Brixton redevelopment and Oval House theatre: provisional plans released

Sat 9th February, 2013Sat 9th February, 2013 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Reproduced here are the provisional drawings drawn up by Lambeth Council suggesting what the proposed Somerleyton Road redevelopment might look like. Part of the Future Brixton project, it’s a major scheme …

Queueing for horsemeat on Coldharbour in Brixton at the Horse Flesh shop

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Queueing for horsemeat on Coldharbour Lane, Brixton at the Horse Flesh shop

Fri 8th February, 2013Fri 8th February, 2013 - by editor - 11 Comments.

This busy scene on 384 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton shows crowds queuing outside a store advertising ‘Horse Flesh for Human Consumption’ while a lorry unloads more meat. The photo was taken on January …

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All out for the workers at Brixton Square!

Thu 7th February, 2013Thu 7th February, 2013 - by editor - Leave a Comment

This was the scene outside the ghastly Brixton Square gated development on Coldharbour Lane yesterday morning, with all the workers out on the street.

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Grandmaster Flash rocks the Brixton Dogstar

Mon 28th January, 2013Mon 28th January, 2013 - by editor - Leave a Comment

It still seems a little bit too crazy to be true, but hip-hop legend Grandmaster Flash really did play the Brixton Dogstar on Saturday night.

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Edwardian advertising on Coldharbour Lane, Brixton – Virol, Yorkshire Relish, Bovril, Brixton Theatre and Empress

Wed 23rd January, 2013Wed 23rd January, 2013 - by editor - 1 Comment

Proudly billed as a ‘Magnificent Site To Be Let,’ this Edwardian photo shows the corner of Kenbury Street and Coldharbour Lane on the Brixton/Camberwell borders awaiting development. Much like today, …

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Brixton snowmen plus snowy scenes at Windrush Square, Loughborough Park and Coldharbour Lane

Mon 21st January, 2013Mon 21st January, 2013 - by editor - Leave a Comment

With the snow falling deep and thick and even over Brixton on Sunday, I ventured out again to grab a few photos from around town. Perhaps my favourite scene was …

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A walk around the snowy streets of Brixton, January 2013

Sat 19th January, 2013Sat 19th January, 2013 - by editor - 2 Comments.

Being a big kid, I love seeing Brixton covered in snow, and there’s still a fairly healthy covering of the stuff on the streets right now. Here’s some photos taken …

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Some photos from around Brixton on a Saturday night

Wed 16th January, 2013Wed 16th January, 2013 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Here’s a fairly random collection of photos taken around Brixton last Saturday night, starting with a snapshot of the bike racks on Brixton Road. Five years ago, you’d be hard …

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Brixton Offline Club New Year’s Eve party photos

Mon 7th January, 2013Mon 7th January, 2013 - by editor - Leave a Comment

We had one hell of a party at the Brixton Prince Albert on New Year’s Eve. Here’s a few photos from the night. I don’t remember an awful lot of it 🙂

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Offline Brixton Xmas show: Mrs Mills, Sleighed and the Great Bono Competition

Fri 4th January, 2013Fri 4th January, 2013 - by editor - Leave a Comment

It’s taken me an age to post up these photos, but boy oh boy did we have a big night at the Offline Christmas Show a couple of weeks back.

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Friday 21st Dec in Brixton: an almighty Mrs Mills singalong and a Brixton’s Best Bono competition

Thu 20th December, 2012Thu 20th December, 2012 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Tomorrow night there’s going to be a mighty big knees up and beer spilling sing-along at the Prince Albert in Brixton as the Offline Club hosts its Christmas party.

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Out now! BrixtonBuzz mag – a new listings monthly for Brixton

Thu 13th December, 2012 - by editor - 1 Comment

Hitting the streets of Brixton this morning is the new BrixtonBuzz magazine – an independent, 28-page, A5 print mag listing all the clubs, gigs and other events around Brixton for the entire festive …