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Tinseltown in the rain: Oxford Street Christmas lights in a late night downpour, Dec 2020

Fri 11th December, 2020 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Here’s a series of photos taken last night showing a near-deserted Oxford Street in the rain: 0

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London’s shame: long line of hungry homeless people queuing in the rain at Trafalgar Square

Thu 3rd September, 2020Thu 3rd September, 2020 - by editor - 5 Comments.

This was the sad scene in Trafalgar Square yesterday evening, as a long line of homeless people queued up in the rain to get something to eat. 0

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Mud, mud, glorious mud! The swampy boglands of Glastonbury Festival in photos, June 2005

Tue 16th June, 2020Tue 16th June, 2020 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I think it’s fair to say that the Glastonbury festival of fifteen years ago wasn’t one of the best. After a promising sunny start, the site swiftly degraded into a …

St Ives 20 years ago - photos of the Cornish town from April 2000

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Photos of St Ives twenty years ago – beach, harbour, countryside and sea scenes from April 2000

Sun 12th April, 2020Sat 11th April, 2020 - by editor - Leave a Comment

With the coronavirus lock-down meaning there’s little prospect of any travelling in the foreseeable future, I thought I’d have a delve through my photo archives. Here’s a selection of 25 …

Newcastle photos: Millennium and other bridges, River Tyne, rain and street scenes

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Newcastle and Gateshead photos: Millennium and other bridges, River Tyne, rain and night time street scenes

Mon 9th March, 2020Mon 9th March, 2020 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Newcastle is a bloody great city, and The Monochrome Set always get a particularly raucous welcome when we visit, so it was a pleasure to be back this weekend, despite …

Photos of the rain-soaked streets of Cardiff - City centre and Llanishen at night, Jan 2020

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Photos of the rain-drenched streets of Cardiff – city centre and Llanishen at night, Jan 2020

Wed 15th January, 2020Wed 15th January, 2020 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Growing up in Cardiff – Britain’s wettest city – I’m very familiar with being endlessly pelted with rain, drizzle and thunderous downpours, and yesterday my home town delivered in full …

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Cardiff photos: Christmas lights, street scenes, Rhiwbina station and scarf sellers, Nov 2019

Wed 20th November, 2019Wed 15th January, 2020 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I was briefly in my home town of Cardiff yesterday – here’s some of the scenes I grabbed on my camera… 0

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London 15 Years Ago: Rain, a Banksy in the street, Le Tigre and Centre Point, October 2004

Thu 31st October, 2019Thu 31st October, 2019 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Here’s a short selection of photos taken around central London fifteen years ago, back in October 2004. 0

Bristol photos: street art, station, pubs and rain

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Bristol photos: street art, station, gigs, pubs and rain

Mon 14th October, 2019Mon 14th October, 2019 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I was back up in Bristol playing a show on the weekend, and although my time in the city was brief, I managed to grab some photos on my travels: …

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Night rain in Nuremberg, Bavaria, Germany in photos, autumn 2019

Tue 8th October, 2019Wed 16th October, 2019 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I’ve just come back from another tour of Germany with The Monochrome Set, and as usual I was doing my best to document my travels. Here’s a selection of photos …

Autumn in London - photos of street scenes, the British Museum, sweet nothings and rain, November 2018

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Autumn in London – photos of street scenes, the British Museum, sweet nothings and rain, Nov 2018

Tue 13th November, 2018 - by editor - Leave a Comment

As autumn slowly heads into winter and the nights get longer, here’s a selection of 30 photos taken around central London in mid-November. 0

Empty chairs, rainy-soaked tables and the last of the Christmas lights, Cardiff in photos, 2nd Jan 2018

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Empty chairs, rain-soaked tables and the last of the Christmas lights, Cardiff in photos, 2nd Jan 2018

Wed 3rd January, 2018Wed 15th January, 2020 - by editor - 1 Comment

Here’s another short selection of photos taken around Cardiff yesterday. It rained for the entire duration of my trip. Here’s some pictures taken on my travels: 0

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Christmas lights in the November rain, drag queen karaoke and street views – a trip to Cardiff in photos

Thu 23rd November, 2017 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Once again, Cardiff lived up to its reputation as Britain’s wettest city, with my two days in the capital being accompanied by a near-incessant drizzle. Being Welsh, I’m used to the …

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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 …

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Bognor photos: dark clouds, windy scenes and a knackered old pier in photos

Wed 3rd May, 2017Tue 2nd May, 2017 - by editor - 1 Comment

Bognor is a place that I’ve found myself visiting rather more than I’d like of late, by virtue of the fact that my football team (Dulwich Hamlet) seem to play …