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Get a great free view of London from One New Change, St Pauls
Posted on Wednesday, Feb 18, 2015 | 3 CommentsThere’s not many things you can get for free in central London, so it’s worth celebrating this magnificent free viewing platform by St Paul’s Cathedral one more time. -
![This dazzling display of neon art at the Sprüth Magers gallery in Grafton Street caught my eye as I was wandering around town on the weekend, so I had to go […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/joseph-kosuth-amnesia-london-011-115x115.jpg "A dazzling display of neon art: Amnesia: Various, Luminous, Fixed at Sprüth Magers, London")
A dazzling display of neon art: Amnesia: Various, Luminous, Fixed at Sprüth Magers, London
Posted on Monday, Feb 16, 2015 | No CommentsThis dazzling display of neon art at the Sprüth Magers gallery in Grafton Street caught my eye as I was wandering around town on the weekend, so I had to go […] -
![Last Saturday, two separate marches from the south and east of London assembled outside City Hall to demand more affordable housing for all Londoners. I posted up 50+ photos of […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/march-for-homes-london-011-115x115.jpg "Thousands of protesters assemble at City Hall for the March For Homes protest")
Thousands of protesters assemble at City Hall for the March For Homes protest
Posted on Monday, Feb 2, 2015 | No CommentsLast Saturday, two separate marches from the south and east of London assembled outside City Hall to demand more affordable housing for all Londoners. I posted up 50+ photos of […] -
![It was a miserable day in London on Saturday, with rain falling from dark, gloomy skies all morning. I was in town to take part in the March For Homes […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/rainy-day-by-the-thames-011-115x115.jpg "A rainy day by the River Thames and Bermondsey, London")
A rainy day by the River Thames and Bermondsey, London
Posted on Monday, Feb 2, 2015 | No CommentsIt was a miserable day in London on Saturday, with rain falling from dark, gloomy skies all morning. I was in town to take part in the March For Homes […] -
Tottenham Court Road designer fail – in pictures
Posted on Tuesday, Jan 20, 2015 | 3 CommentsArchitectural designer to client: “Hey, see that clearly visible metal railing that marks the ramp into your shop entrance. You know, the one that sticks out into the really busy pedestrian thoroughfare?” -
![Seen in Fleet Street in central London is this fine example of a ghost sign for the Aerated Bread Company. Ghost signs are the fading remnants of old advertisements – […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/aerated-bread-fleet-street-london-02-115x115.jpg "Ghost sign of Fleet Street: Aerated Bread Company")
Ghost sign of Fleet Street: Aerated Bread Company
Posted on Monday, Jan 19, 2015 | 1 CommentSeen in Fleet Street in central London is this fine example of a ghost sign for the Aerated Bread Company. Ghost signs are the fading remnants of old advertisements – […] -
Photo of the day: Dior model in a dumpster, London
Posted on Friday, Jan 16, 2015 | 1 CommentI liked this scene in Ramillies Street, London W1, showing a shop display of a lantern jawed male model unceremoniously dumped in a bin. -
![I’ve lost count of the times I’ve hurtled out of this tube exit heading off to a meeting or a gig – and there’s certainly been a few times I’ve staggered […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/tottenham-court-road-5-115x115.jpg "Say goodbye to the old Tottenham Court Road tube station in London")
Say goodbye to the old Tottenham Court Road tube station in London
Posted on Monday, Jan 12, 2015 | 3 CommentsI’ve lost count of the times I’ve hurtled out of this tube exit heading off to a meeting or a gig – and there’s certainly been a few times I’ve staggered […] -
![Designed in 1881 by Sir Horace Jones (also the architect of Billingsgate and Smithfield Markets), Leadenhall Market in the City of London is a wonderful piece of architecture, and it […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/leadenhall-market-xmas-02-115x115.jpg "Christmas lights at London’s delightful Leadenhall Market")
Christmas lights at London’s delightful Leadenhall Market
Posted on Wednesday, Dec 31, 2014 | 1 CommentDesigned in 1881 by Sir Horace Jones (also the architect of Billingsgate and Smithfield Markets), Leadenhall Market in the City of London is a wonderful piece of architecture, and it […] -
![Here’s a selection of photos taken around central London in the first two weeks of December, 2014, Above, a nattily dressed Maplin & Webb worker on Old Bond Street takes […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/london-photos-dec-2014-02-115x115.jpg "London in December: three chimneys at Battersea, Thames night views, parks and Christmas lights")
London in December: three chimneys at Battersea, Thames night views, parks and Christmas lights
Posted on Monday, Dec 15, 2014 | 2 CommentsHere’s a selection of photos taken around central London in the first two weeks of December, 2014, Above, a nattily dressed Maplin & Webb worker on Old Bond Street takes […] -
![And so another wonderful chunk of Soho’s rich musical history is set to disappear forever, with the news that the legendary 12 Bar Club in Denmark Street in central London […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/anti-folk-12-bar-london-261-115x115.jpg "Soho’s legendary 12 Bar Club to close in January 2015")
Soho’s legendary 12 Bar Club to close in January 2015
Posted on Thursday, Dec 11, 2014 | 6 CommentsAnd so another wonderful chunk of Soho’s rich musical history is set to disappear forever, with the news that the legendary 12 Bar Club in Denmark Street in central London […] -
![December is still several days away, but the Christmas frenzy is already in full flow around central London, as the shop tills start to ring out their seasonal fanfare. The […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/christmas-london-2014-011-115x115.jpg "An early Christmas London walk – baubles, gas lamps, ice rink, South Bank and ICA art launch")
An early Christmas London walk – baubles, gas lamps, ice rink, South Bank and ICA art launch
Posted on Wednesday, Nov 26, 2014 | No CommentsDecember is still several days away, but the Christmas frenzy is already in full flow around central London, as the shop tills start to ring out their seasonal fanfare. The […] -
![My trip to see Dulwich Hamlet play Harrow Borough on Saturday took me through Northolt Park, a singularly characterless suburb of north west London. It didn’t help that the rain […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/northolt-park-london-photos-01-115x115.jpg "A depressing trudge in the rain around Northolt Park, north-west London")
A depressing trudge in the rain around Northolt Park, north-west London
Posted on Tuesday, Nov 25, 2014 | 2 CommentsMy trip to see Dulwich Hamlet play Harrow Borough on Saturday took me through Northolt Park, a singularly characterless suburb of north west London. It didn’t help that the rain […] -
The reds and browns of a beautiful autumn in London
Posted on Wednesday, Nov 19, 2014 | No CommentsAutumn has long been one of my favourite seasons, second only to a proper winter with lashings of lovely snow and sharp, crisp, bright blue cloudless mornings. -
![I was waiting on the platform at Vauxhall station on Saturday afternoon, when I noticed this woman smiling at me from a train that had just pulled in. I instinctively […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/weird-face-from-train-carriage-115x115.jpg "The weird smiling face from the Vauxhall train carriage")
The weird smiling face from the Vauxhall train carriage
Posted on Tuesday, Nov 18, 2014 | 7 CommentsI was waiting on the platform at Vauxhall station on Saturday afternoon, when I noticed this woman smiling at me from a train that had just pulled in. I instinctively […]