Streatham Common Kite Day
This was a whole heap of fun, with the skies around Streatham Common Kite Day being peppered with kites of every shape, size, design and colour. I flew this triplane …
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A night at the Charterhouse bar, London EC1
Went to a friend’s birthday at the Charterhouse Bar last night (oh, all right, he owns the place) and first impressions weren’t good: the upstairs bar was jammed with extraordinarily …
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A trip inside the Camberwell Submarine
This remarkable nuclear sub-like structure sits in the middle of a fairly quiet road in south London. Deep below the ground, boilers provide heat for local council estates, with the …
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“Oy you! You can’t take that picture….”
So, I’m walking along Avemaria Lane (near St Pauls) minding my own business. It’s a quiet afternoon and there’s barely anyone around. I’ve got my little Ricoh GR digital compact …
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Trafalgar Square to St Pauls
Some photos from my walk yesterday: ow turnout for the Biblical Gospel Ministries’ in Trafalgar Square Photographer’s Gallery, Leicester Square A statue of Fenner Brockway, an activist who I’d never …
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A walk through Spitalfields and Brick Lane
Here’s the final part of my photo series from my west-east walk across London on Saturday. I hadn’t really explored the streets around Brick Lane and quite liked the ‘Williamsburg’ …
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Jericho sculpture, Royal Academy
Slammed down in the middle of the Royal Academy’s Annenberg Courtyard, these two huge concrete towers provide a stark contrast to the Palladian architecture of Burlington House. I think they …
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Three London theatres
Battersea Arts Centre It’s been a luvvy month for us as we’ve been to no less than three theatre productions in a single month! Spamalot at the Palace Theatre Check …
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A London walk
Ace historian Chris Roberts kindly agreed to take a gaggle of urbanites on a short walk of the Thames, with a focus on ghost tales and mysterious happenings. More photos …
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A London walk
Armed with my camera, I went for a lone amble around London on Saturday, starting off at Borough market, and then walking along the Southbank to the Tate Modern and …
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Clerkenwell, Smithfield and Red Cow Yard
Save Smithfield! Pictured above is the old General Market at Smithfields Market, part of a complex of fine Victorian buildings scheduled for demolition. Despite much local campaigning and appeals from …
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A rainy day in London Town
A walk around the rain drenched streets of central London with my new Canon Ixus 850IS camera. Trafalgar Square in the rain. No takers at the funfair at Leicester Square. …
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London snapshots (D80)
I tested out my shiny new Nikon D80 dSLR and Sigma 30mm f1.4 lens over the weekend. Here’s a few of the results: See more photos
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Early evening, Soho and Bedford Square
Some more handheld street photos taken with my Ricoh GR Digital Camera Check out the Bedford Square feature More pics: Early evening, Soho
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Tax, curry and drink
This is going to be a short set of updates on account of the beastly bastard storm cloud looming up on my horizon. Yep, my tax return is due for …
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