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![Boasting a natty funicular railway, a knackered castle, a bustling fishing fleet, shedloads of boozers and some stunning historic architecture, Hastings is well worth a look around. Here’s a set […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/hastings-old-town-boats-castle-02-115x115.jpg "Sixty photos of Hastings: Old Town, beach, boats, shops and historic architecture")
Sixty photos of Hastings: Old Town, beach, boats, shops and historic architecture
Posted on Thursday, Dec 12, 2019 | No CommentsBoasting a natty funicular railway, a knackered castle, a bustling fishing fleet, shedloads of boozers and some stunning historic architecture, Hastings is well worth a look around. Here’s a set […] -
![I first visited Hastings Pier in February 2005, when much of the original Victorian structure was still intact (see pic below). Five years later, the pier was nearly completed destroyed […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/hastings-pier-nov-2019-01-115x115.jpg "In photos: the windswept vista of Hastings Pier, Autumn 2019")
In photos: the windswept vista of Hastings Pier, Autumn 2019
Posted on Thursday, Nov 21, 2019 | 1 CommentI first visited Hastings Pier in February 2005, when much of the original Victorian structure was still intact (see pic below). Five years later, the pier was nearly completed destroyed […] -
In photos: a look at the Barcelona beaches in the last days of summer
Posted on Monday, Jan 7, 2019 | No CommentsHere’s a set of thirty photographs taken around Barcelona’s ‘La Barceloneta’ and ‘Platja de Sant Miquel’ beaches and harbour towards the end of a last year. -
![The remains of Brighton’s magnificent West Pier have been doomed to slowly rust away into the English Channel after a series of unexplained fires followed by storm damage made all […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/brighton-west-pier-i360-01-115x115.jpg "In photos: Brighton’s West Pier falls into the sea while its i360 tower successor flounders, Nov 2018")
In photos: Brighton’s West Pier falls into the sea while its i360 tower successor flounders, Nov 2018
Posted on Monday, Nov 19, 2018 | 1 CommentThe remains of Brighton’s magnificent West Pier have been doomed to slowly rust away into the English Channel after a series of unexplained fires followed by storm damage made all […] -
Southampton photos: parks, architecture, level crossing and late winter snow
Posted on Thursday, Mar 29, 2018 | No CommentsTaken during a chilly weekend in mid-March, here’s a selection of photos taken around the centre of Southampton. -
The magnificent Neptune’s Grotto cave system in Alghero on the island of Sardinia, Italy
Posted on Tuesday, Jul 25, 2017 | No CommentsDiscovered by local fishermen in the 18th century, Neptune’s Grotto (Grotta di Nettuno) is a stalactite cave near the town of Alghero on the beautiful island of Sardinia, Italy. -
Whitstable photos: beach scenes, singing fisherman and an oyster eating competition
Posted on Thursday, Jun 29, 2017 | No CommentsHere’s some sunny scenes from the seaside town of Whitstable in Kent, taken last year when a small festival was taking place by the harbour. -
![It’s been nine years since I last visited Southampton on England’s south coast, but I was playing a gig with my new band last weekend, I took time out to take a […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/southampton-photos-2016-01-4-115x115.jpg "The Stranger Is Always Watching: 36 street photos taken around Southampton")
The Stranger Is Always Watching: 36 street photos taken around Southampton
Posted on Tuesday, Oct 11, 2016 | 2 CommentsIt’s been nine years since I last visited Southampton on England’s south coast, but I was playing a gig with my new band last weekend, I took time out to take a […] -
![I’ve managed to visit Brighton no less than twice in the last two weeks, and both times have been blessed with wonderful weather (unlike my rain-lashed trip to Bognor Regis earlier […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/brighton-early-autumn-stroll-011-115x115.jpg "Brighton: an early autumn stroll along the seafront in photos")
Brighton: an early autumn stroll along the seafront in photos
Posted on Wednesday, Sep 30, 2015 | No CommentsI’ve managed to visit Brighton no less than twice in the last two weeks, and both times have been blessed with wonderful weather (unlike my rain-lashed trip to Bognor Regis earlier […] -
Brighton West Pier sunset – photos of the autumnal sun setting over the doomed Victorian pier
Posted on Monday, Sep 28, 2015 | No CommentsI think it’s fair to say that I’m a bit obsessed with the melancholy dereliction of Brighton’s West Pier, a beautiful Victorian pleasure pier which is slowly rusting into the sea. -
Brighton’s i360 tower under construction -photos
Posted on Wednesday, Jul 22, 2015 | 3 CommentsThe Brighton i360 tower, the controversial ‘replacement’ for the seaside town’s much-loved but now-abandoned West Pier can be seen under construction in these recent photos. -
Bars, beers, beaches and sunburn: Brighton basks in the early July sunshine
Posted on Monday, Jul 6, 2015 | No CommentsBrighton looked ruddy glorious in the July sunshine last week, and here’s a selection of photos taken during my short stay on the south coast. -
Brighton seagulls, skinheads, seaside and sun, photos from the the south coast resort
Posted on Saturday, Jun 6, 2015 | 1 CommentHere’s a selection of photos taken in and around Brighton this week. Above: a couple walks on to the beach as the skies darken. -
A rainy day in Margate. Photos from a wet and windy May afternoon
Posted on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 | 1 CommentArriving suitably drenched after my deeply unwise walk from Westgate on Sea to Margate, I grabbed a few photos around the town as I headed for hot coffee and beer. -
![With my coat buttoned up against the February chill, I took a walk along the seaside path that runs west from Brighton into Hove. At the western end there’s a […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/brighton-beach-huts-winter-011-115x115.jpg "Brighton beach huts and shelters in the winter chill")
Brighton beach huts and shelters in the winter chill
Posted on Monday, Feb 23, 2015 | 2 CommentsWith my coat buttoned up against the February chill, I took a walk along the seaside path that runs west from Brighton into Hove. At the western end there’s a […]