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London 15 Years Ago: Rain, a Banksy in the street, Le Tigre and Centre Point, October 2004
Posted on Thursday, Oct 31, 2019 | No CommentsHere’s a short selection of photos taken around central London fifteen years ago, back in October 2004. -
Swing Both Ways – nicely subverted street sign in Tottenham Court Road, London
Posted on Monday, Apr 29, 2019 | 1 CommentI loved this street sign on Tottenham Court Road that had been wittily subverted. -
A walk around the West End: street art, signs, galleries and a busking drummer – in photos, Jan 2019
Posted on Friday, Feb 1, 2019 | No CommentsTaken at the end of a chilly January, here’s a selection of photos taken around London’s West End. -
Christmas rain – Soho lights reflected in the rainy pavements of London, Dec 2017
Posted on Monday, Dec 18, 2017 | 2 CommentsHere’s another set of photos taken around Soho this weekend, showing the rainy streets of the capital a week before Christmas. -
![December hasn’t arrived yet but the West End is already in full Christmas mode, with every shop ablaze with festive messages of consumerism and consumption. I battled the crowds earlier […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/west-end-november-2017-01-115x115.jpg "Wim Wenders, alleyways and a monster bauble – London’s West End in photos, Nov 2017")
Wim Wenders, alleyways and a monster bauble – London’s West End in photos, Nov 2017
Posted on Tuesday, Nov 28, 2017 | 1 CommentDecember hasn’t arrived yet but the West End is already in full Christmas mode, with every shop ablaze with festive messages of consumerism and consumption. I battled the crowds earlier […] -
![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 […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/rainy-day-london-umbrellas-01-115x115.jpg "Umbrellas in June: a very rainy day in central London and Brixton")
Umbrellas in June: a very rainy day in central London and Brixton
Posted on Tuesday, Jun 6, 2017 | No CommentsWe 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 […] -
The Fire Breathing Tuba of Tottenham Court Road – unique London busker in action
Posted on Friday, Jul 22, 2016 | 2 CommentsRecently, I’ve been methodically documenting the assortment of buskers seen on the streets of Brixton in south London, but this fella with a fire-breathing tuba surely trumps the lot. -
![Here’s a selection of street shots taken around central London late yesterday afternoon. For those who like to know these kind of things, the photos were taken with a three year […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/london-street-scenes-2015-011-115x115.jpg "London street scenes – tourist tack, horse-drawn bus, photo exhibitions and the first Christmas tree, Nov 2015")
London street scenes – tourist tack, horse-drawn bus, photo exhibitions and the first Christmas tree, Nov 2015
Posted on Friday, Nov 20, 2015 | 1 CommentHere’s a selection of street shots taken around central London late yesterday afternoon. For those who like to know these kind of things, the photos were taken with a three year […] -
Tottenham Court Road designer fail – in pictures
Posted on Tuesday, Jan 20, 2015 | 4 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?” -
![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 | 5 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 […] -
![I liked this photo of determined, all-weather chatters that I unearthed from my woefully disorganised photo archives. It was taken on Tottenham Court Road in 2001 – when the street […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/chatting-in-the-rain-115x115.jpg "Chatting in the rain, Tottenham Court Road, London – pic of the day")
Chatting in the rain, Tottenham Court Road, London – pic of the day
Posted on Saturday, Feb 1, 2014 | 1 CommentI liked this photo of determined, all-weather chatters that I unearthed from my woefully disorganised photo archives. It was taken on Tottenham Court Road in 2001 – when the street […] -
The Fitzrovia mural, Whitfield Gardens, off Tottenham Court Road, W1
Posted on Tuesday, Jun 4, 2013 | No CommentsTowards the northern end of Tottenham Court Road can be found a public open space called Whitfield Gardens, which is dominated by a large outdoor painting known as the Fitzrovia mural. -
Coffee and ruddy good cakes at Damson, St Giles High Street, central London
Posted on Wednesday, May 29, 2013 | 1 CommentPutting up a strong challenge to become my cafe of choice when I’m in the Tottenham Court Rd/Covent Garden/Bloomsbury area is the rather lovely Damson Cafe on St Giles High Street. -
![Seen on Tottenham Court Road tonight was this accordion player and his travelling band trying hard to impress these three girls waiting for the bus. Despite many jaunty, rousing choruses only the girl at […]](http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/accordion-player-london-115x115.jpg "Pic of the day: accordion player tries to impress young girls. Pretty much fails")
Pic of the day: accordion player tries to impress young girls. Pretty much fails
Posted on Saturday, Nov 3, 2012 | No CommentsSeen on Tottenham Court Road tonight was this accordion player and his travelling band trying hard to impress these three girls waiting for the bus. Despite many jaunty, rousing choruses only the girl at […]