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Hamburg photos: street art, graffiti, night scenes, the docks and The Monochrome Set

Thu 4th May, 2017Thu 4th May, 2017 - by editor - 1 Comment

I’m still working through the photos from my recent German tour, and here’s a selection of over 80 pictures taken around Hamburg, a city I liked very much.

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Cardiff’s Bute Road railway station listed as one of the UK’s top 10 most endangered buildings

Fri 16th September, 2016Fri 16th September, 2016 - by editor - 2 Comments.

We wrote about the terrible state of the former Bute Road Station, in Cardiff Bay, exactly five years ago, and it’s sad to see that station continues to decline. Such is …

Red Hook, Brooklyn - street scenes, graffiti and dock views

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Red Hook, Brooklyn – street scenes, graffiti and waterfront views

Wed 30th April, 2014Wed 30th April, 2014 - by editor - 1 Comment

Inaccessible and run down enough to ward off all but the most hardy hipsters and developers, Red Hook is situated in the south-western corner of the New York City borough …

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Cardiff Bay railway station in old Tiger Bay quietly rots away…

Wed 14th September, 2011Fri 16th September, 2016 - by editor - 13 Comments.

Located in what was once the bustling area of Tiger Bay in Cardiff docks, Cardiff Bay railway station (Bae Caerdydd) is the southern terminus of the short Butetown Branch Line, …

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Trinity Buoy Wharf and Container City, Docklands – photos

Tue 9th February, 2010Sat 13th March, 2010 - by editor - 2 Comments.

Here’s the second part of our walk last weekend. Trinity Buoy Wharf is a great place to visit, and the diner was ace too!

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East India Docks and Basin walk – photos

Tue 9th February, 2010Sat 13th March, 2010 - by editor - 1 Comment

We went for a walk around East India DLR station on Saturday and had an unexpectedly pleasant walk. Parts of it feel very Brooklyn-esque: wide open spaces, industrial decay and …