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- In photos: Central Park in the snow on St David’s Day, New York, March 2019
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- A damp and grey day in Sheffield – with high-level flasher, main roads and The Monochrome Set, Feb 2019
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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. -
![Last week I took another trip up the Shard skyscraper in London Bridge, this time courtesy of a tech press launch I was invited to. The launch took place in the ultra-plush […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/shard-views-london-011-115x115.jpg "Views from The Shard skyscraper: Shangri-la hotel, London landscapes and a high tech toilet")
Views from The Shard skyscraper: Shangri-la hotel, London landscapes and a high tech toilet
Posted on Tuesday, Sep 23, 2014 | No CommentsLast week I took another trip up the Shard skyscraper in London Bridge, this time courtesy of a tech press launch I was invited to. The launch took place in the ultra-plush […] -
![After watching the skyscraper slowly rise in the London sky from my Brixton flat, I finally made it to the top of the Shard tower, and was rewarded with some […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/trip-up-the-shard-26-115x115.jpg "View from The Shard – a trip to the top of the tallest building in Europe")
View from The Shard – a trip to the top of the tallest building in Europe
Posted on Tuesday, Apr 16, 2013 | 5 CommentsAfter watching the skyscraper slowly rise in the London sky from my Brixton flat, I finally made it to the top of the Shard tower, and was rewarded with some […]