Skip to content
Sun 17th January, 2021

urban75 photo features

Street photography, photo features, travel, protest, seaside, railways, rainy days, London, NYC, Wales and more

  • Home
  • Brixton
  • London
  • New York
  • Wales
  • Railways
  • Music
  • Protest

Tag: trafalgar square

A photo walk through Green Park, St James's Park and Trafalgar Square, London, September 2020
art / London / Places

A photo walk through Green Park, St James’s Park and Trafalgar Square, London, September 2020

Sat 5th September, 2020Mon 7th September, 2020 - by editor - Leave a Comment

On a rainy September afternoon, I took a stroll through central London, walking from Green Park tube station through the adjacent park, and then to St James’s Park and on …

Read More
London's shame: long line of hungry homeless people queuing in the rain at Trafalgar Square
London / news / photos / Places

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

Read More
Street scenes, Portrait Gallery and Trafalgar Square - Central London photos, August 2019
London / photos / Places

Street scenes, Portrait Gallery and Trafalgar Square – Central London photos

Fri 22nd November, 2019Thu 21st November, 2019 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I took a photographic stroll around central London a while ago, walking from Oxford Circus down to the Portrait Gallery and then back past Covent Garden and Bloomsbury up to …

Read More
In photos: London Christmas lights and markets - Regent Street, Leicester Square, Carnaby Street and Trafalgar Square
London / news / photos / Places

In photos: London Christmas lights and markets – Regent Street, Leicester Square, Carnaby Street and Trafalgar Square

Mon 18th November, 2019Sun 17th November, 2019 - by editor - Leave a Comment

It may only be the middle of November, but all of London’s main Christmas street lights have now been switched on, and this short photo series shows off the displays …

Read More
In photos: Extinction Rebellion activists defy protest ban and pack out Trafalgar Square, 16th Oct 2019
London / photos / Places

In photos: Extinction Rebellion activists defy protest ban and pack out Trafalgar Square, 16th Oct 2019

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

By Wednesday morning, the Metropolitan police had made over 1,600 arrests at Extinction Rebellion (XR) protests, with many of that number put into custody after the police imposed a section …

Read More
In photos: the Christmas lights of London: Trafalgar Square, Mayfair and Winter Wonderland
Clubs & Nightlife / London / music / photos / Places

In photos: the Christmas lights of London: Trafalgar Square, Mayfair and Winter Wonderland

Thu 14th December, 2017 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Here’s a short photo series showing some of the Christmas lights and decorations currently lighting up the streets around central London. 0

Read More
Thousands join anti-Brexit demo in rain-drenched Trafalgar Square, London: full photo coverage
London / news / photos / Places

Thousands join anti-Brexit demo in rain-drenched Trafalgar Square, London: full photo report

Tue 28th June, 2016 - by editor - 3 Comments.

Despite relentless torrential rain and the protest being ‘officially’ called off because of police concerns, thousands of people packed into Trafalgar Square this afternoon to protest against the ‘Brexit’ referendum, …

Read More
Palmyra's Arch of Triumph recreated in London's Trafalgar Square
London / news / photos / Places

Palmyra’s Arch of Triumph recreated in London’s Trafalgar Square

Fri 22nd April, 2016Fri 22nd April, 2016 - by editor - Leave a Comment

A 3D facsimile arch from Palmyra’s destroyed Temple of Bel was unveiled in London’s Trafalgar Square earlier this week. The monumental recreation of the destroyed Arch of Triumph in Palmyra, Syria, is a scale …

Read More
Tonight: your last chance to see choirs sing traditional Christmas carols in Trafalgar Square, London
London / news / Places

Tonight: your last chance to see choirs sing traditional Christmas carols in Trafalgar Square, London

Tue 22nd December, 2015 - by editor - Leave a Comment

There was festive sights and sounds in central London last night as choirs belted out traditional Christmas carols next to the Christmas tree that dominates Trafalgar Square – and tonight is your …

Read More
Batman, a high-rise unicyclist and an alcoholic confession: scenes around Trafalgar Square, London
London / photos / Places

Batman, a high-rise unicyclist and an alcoholic confession: scenes around Trafalgar Square, London

Wed 5th August, 2015 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Here’s a collection of scenes snapped around Trafalgar Square last Saturday afternoon. Above, a Batman ‘human statue’ looks over the space in front of the National Gallery. 0

Read More
A skeletal horse with a live stock market feed takes over Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth
news

A skeletal horse with a live stock market feed takes over Trafalgar Square’s fourth plinth

Fri 6th March, 2015Fri 6th March, 2015 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Now the tenth artwork to occupy the fourth plinth in London’s Trafalgar Square, Gift Horse presents a skeletal sculpture entwined with an electronic ribbon displaying a live ticker feed from the London Stock …

Read More
An autumnal park walk at dusk - Green Park and St James's in central London
London / photos / Places

An autumnal London walk at dusk – Green Park, St James’s park, National Gallery and Oxford Street

Mon 10th November, 2014Mon 10th November, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Late Saturday afternoon, I went for a hangover-clearing autumnal stroll through central London, taking in two parks and stopping off for some art. I started off at Green Park tube …

Read More
Japan Matsuri 2014 brings the orient to Trafalgar Square, London
London / photos / Places

Japan Matsuri 2014 in Trafalgar Square, London -photos

Mon 29th September, 2014Mon 29th September, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

The Japan Matsuri returned to central London on Saturday 27th Sept, bringing Japanese food, music, dance, family activities and more to Trafalgar Square. I popped along and grabbed a few pictures of …

Read More
London's worst street performers do their stuff in - Trafalgar Square
London / photos / Places

London’s worst street performers do their stuff in Trafalgar Square

Sun 28th September, 2014Sun 28th September, 2014 - by editor - 3 Comments.

The tourist heaving environs of Trafalgar Square often provide rich pickings for buskers and street performers – but generally some kind effort is required to catch the eye of passers …

Read More
London Mayday march commemorates Tony Benn and Bob Crow
London / photos / Places

London Mayday march commemorates Tony Benn and Bob Crow – photo report

Thu 1st May, 2014Thu 1st May, 2014 - by editor - 2 Comments.

A huge turnout was seen marching through central London today as part of a Mayday event dedicated to socialist heroes Tony Benn and Bob Crow. 0

Read More

Posts navigation

1 2 Next

Tag cloud

rain clubs offline protest nyc walks history festival pubs wales soho art photos seaside music street photography cardiff city cafe New York cardiff football Brixton railways parks architecture the Monochrome Set photography prince albert bands london

Recent posts

  • Remembering the New Piccadilly Cafe in central London
  • In photos: The fragile beauty of the Albert Bridge at night, south west London
  • In photos: Battersea Power Station redevelopment – luxury flats, trendy shops and security guards
  • Christmas lights, festive installations and street market at Coal Drops Yard, Kings Cross, December 2020
  • Neon art against a December sky: Winter Light at the Southbank Centre – in photos

Recent comments

  • Margaret on Brixton Roller Skating Rink – memories from the late 1950s
  • Fred on Brixton Roller Skating Rink – memories from the late 1950s
  • Margaret on Brixton Roller Skating Rink – memories from the late 1950s
  • Fred on Brixton Roller Skating Rink – memories from the late 1950s
  • Margaret on Brixton Roller Skating Rink – memories from the late 1950s

Twitter

My Tweets
All content ©urban75