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Football fans to march to Premier League and Football League HQs to demand Affordable Football for All 14th Aug
Posted on Friday, Jul 18, 2014 | No CommentsNext month, the Football Supporters’ Federation (FSF) has organised a march to the Premier League and Football League headquarters to demand ‘Affordable Football for All.’ -
![Founded in 1903 by brothers William and Gilbert Foyle, the Foyles flagship bookstore on Charing Cross Road in central London recently relocated a few hundred yards down the road. Leaving the premises […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/foyles-bookstore-london-011-115x115.jpg "Foyles: the new flagship store opens as we reflect on the chaotic years and the famous shoplifters")
Foyles: the new flagship store opens as we reflect on the chaotic years and the famous shoplifters
Posted on Monday, Jul 14, 2014 | No CommentsFounded in 1903 by brothers William and Gilbert Foyle, the Foyles flagship bookstore on Charing Cross Road in central London recently relocated a few hundred yards down the road. Leaving the premises […] -
The Serpentine Pavilion – a futuristic, doughnut-shaped ‘broken egg’ lands in London
Posted on Monday, Jun 30, 2014 | No CommentsSince 2000, the Serpentine Gallery in Hyde Park has commissioned a temporary summer pavilion by a leading architect, and this year’s offering is perhaps the oddest – and best – one yet. -
![It’s officially London’s Year Of The Bus and there’s been a host of events around the capital to celebrate the wonder of omnibuses. On Sunday, Regent Street was closed off to […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/lego-bus-stop-regent-street-london-011-115x115.jpg "Meet the Lego Bus Stop outside Hamley’s toy shop, Regent Street, London")
Meet the Lego Bus Stop outside Hamley’s toy shop, Regent Street, London
Posted on Tuesday, Jun 24, 2014 | No CommentsIt’s officially London’s Year Of The Bus and there’s been a host of events around the capital to celebrate the wonder of omnibuses. On Sunday, Regent Street was closed off to […] -
![One of London’s larger parks, The Regent’s Park covers 395 acres and includes the magnificent Queen Mary’s Gardens which packs in more than 30,000 rose-bushes and 400 cultivars. I took a walk around […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/regents-park-london-011-115x115.jpg "A sunny walk through a rose-packed Regent’s Park in central London")
A sunny walk through a rose-packed Regent’s Park in central London
Posted on Monday, Jun 9, 2014 | No CommentsOne of London’s larger parks, The Regent’s Park covers 395 acres and includes the magnificent Queen Mary’s Gardens which packs in more than 30,000 rose-bushes and 400 cultivars. I took a walk around […] -
Gas lamps and deckchairs, Green Park, early summer
Posted on Saturday, Jun 7, 2014 | No CommentsLast weekend the weather was rather delightful, and I took a stroll around London’s Green Park, one of the Royal Parks of London, and grabbed some photos on my perambulations. -
![Located on London’s Strand, a visit to the depths of the disused Aldwych tube station is something of a holy grail for transport fans. Although London Transport are known to occasionally […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/the-strand-aldwych-tube-station-01-115x115.jpg "Take a photo tour of the abandoned Aldwych tube station in central London")
Take a photo tour of the abandoned Aldwych tube station in central London
Posted on Tuesday, Jun 3, 2014 | 1 CommentLocated on London’s Strand, a visit to the depths of the disused Aldwych tube station is something of a holy grail for transport fans. Although London Transport are known to occasionally […] -
![Waking up with a fierce hangover after a busy Offline club night, I felt the need to immerse myself in some art, so hot footed into the National Gallery in Trafalgar […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/national-gallery-george-bellows-115x115.jpg "A visit to the National Gallery and a first look at George Bellows’ wonderful ‘Men Of The Docks’")
A visit to the National Gallery and a first look at George Bellows’ wonderful ‘Men Of The Docks’
Posted on Sunday, Jun 1, 2014 | No CommentsWaking up with a fierce hangover after a busy Offline club night, I felt the need to immerse myself in some art, so hot footed into the National Gallery in Trafalgar […] -
![Spotted in Silver Place, Soho, London was this curious shop window advertising a whole series of body hair removing treatments. Looking on the website of the shop – called X-it! - the full […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/back-crack-sack-london-115x115.jpg "Brazilians, Boyzilians, Back, Crack & Sack and more – Soho shop window")
Brazilians, Boyzilians, Back, Crack & Sack and more – Soho shop window
Posted on Saturday, May 31, 2014 | No CommentsSpotted in Silver Place, Soho, London was this curious shop window advertising a whole series of body hair removing treatments. Looking on the website of the shop – called X-it! - the full […] -
Store Street Espresso opens up in Continental Stores in Tavistock Place, London
Posted on Tuesday, May 27, 2014 | No CommentsI was rather impressed by the Store Street Espresso cafe in Bloomsbury, so was keen to check out their new premises at Continental Stores, on 54 Tavistock Place, WC1. -
Oops! Traffic light becomes a cropper in London’s Regent Street
Posted on Monday, May 26, 2014 | No CommentsTwo cops stand guard around a recently flattened traffic light in the middle of Regent Street, London,. -
A symphony in glass: The Sun by Dale Chihuly in Mayfair’s Berkeley Square
Posted on Monday, May 26, 2014 | No CommentsThis striking sculpture by the American sculptor Dale Chihuly was first unveiled in Mayfair’s Berkeley Square on the 3rd April 2014, and it’s still attracting attention a month later. -
Intriguing Rainforest pavilion goes up in Bedford Square, central London
Posted on Friday, May 23, 2014 | No CommentsCreated by the Chilean-German architecture practice GUN Architects, this ‘public pavilion’ called Rainforest stands in the south western corner of Bedford Square in central London. -
Lynn Chadwick steel beasts sculptures at the Royal Academy courtyard, Piccadilly, London
Posted on Saturday, May 17, 2014 | No CommentsYesterday, I was fortunate enough to stumble across these fantastic sculptures which were on display at the Royal Academy, off Piccadilly in central London. -
London Soho street photos – graffiti and small details, May 2014
Posted on Friday, May 16, 2014 | No CommentsI was out and about around Soho, London this afternoon and grabbed a few photos on my travels. All the photos were taken on my trusty Ricoh GR compact camera.