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In photos: the indescribably ugliness of Vauxhall's St George Wharf riverside development and tower

In photos: the unspeakable ugliness of Vauxhall’s St George Wharf riverside development and tower

Mon 6th May, 2019Mon 6th May, 2019 - by editor - 2 Comments.

With each fresh new luxury development adding a new slab of ugliness, the Vauxhall skyline has become a hideous, shiny mess, dominated by the thusting phallus of the ridiculous St …

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Chelsea MA Textile Design and Interior Spatial Design show: abstract shapes, colours and forms

Thu 11th May, 2017Wed 10th May, 2017 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Currently taking place at the Chelsea College of Arts is the interim show for the MA Textile Design and MA Interior Spatial Design courses. Running until the 15th May 2017, the work can …

London / photos / Places

London in Spring – scenes by the River Thames and around the city

Thu 16th April, 2015 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Spring is in the air and I’ve been out and about in London with my trusty Ricoh GR camera. Here’s a brief selection of photos taken around the banks of the …

London / photos / Places / railways

The weird smiling face from the Vauxhall train carriage

Tue 18th November, 2014Tue 18th November, 2014 - by editor - 8 Comments.

I was waiting on the platform at Vauxhall station on Saturday afternoon, when I noticed this woman smiling at me from a train that had just pulled in. I instinctively …

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A short walk from Vauxhall tube station across the Thames to Blackfriars Bridge, London

Fri 1st August, 2014Fri 1st August, 2014 - by editor - 1 Comment

Here’s a series of photos taken from a short (2.7 miles/4.5km) walk I took recently from Vauxhall tube station (Victoria Line), along the Thames to the north side of Blackfriars Bridge.

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Vauxhall Bus Station threatened with demolition to make way for a ‘riverside town’

Mon 3rd February, 2014Mon 3rd February, 2014 - by editor - 6 Comments.

The Vauxhall Society is up in arms over TfL and Lambeth Council plans to spend £25 million demolishing the shiny edifice that is Vauxhall Bus Station, just ten years after it …

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A walk along the Thames riverfront and beach by Vauxhall, south London

Mon 30th September, 2013Mon 30th September, 2013 - by editor - 2 Comments.

On Saturday afternoon, I took a stroll along the south bank of the Thames from Vauxhall to Waterloo. Apart from having to battle through the hideous tourist scrum around the …

St George Wharf Tower - Vauxhall Tower - nears completion

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St George Wharf Tower (the Vauxhall Tower) in south London nears completion

Mon 4th March, 2013Mon 4th March, 2013 - by editor - 5 Comments.

At 50 floors, the St George Wharf Tower will be the tallest residential building in the UK, and the build on the south bank of the Thames by Vauxhall, central London is …

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The Mrs Mills Experience wow the crowds at Duckie

Thu 20th September, 2012Thu 20th September, 2012 - by editor - Leave a Comment

This was such a fun gig to play. I’ve always wanted to play the legendary gay club Duckie after seeing the Actionettes perform there so many times, so was well …

London / Places

St George Wharf Tower – the tallest residential building in the UK hits 50 floors

Wed 30th May, 2012Wed 16th January, 2013 - by editor - 6 Comments.

Shooting up in to the central London sky is the St George Wharf Tower, soon to be the tallest residential building in the UK.

St George Wharf Tower - the UK's tallest residential building - rises in Vauxhall

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St George Wharf Tower – soon to be the UK’s tallest residential building – rises in Vauxhall

Fri 17th February, 2012Fri 17th February, 2012 - by editor - 2 Comments.

Currently rising into the skies at Vauxhall is the St George Wharf Tower (aka The Tower), which will be the tallest residential building in the UK when completed.