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Photos of the rain-soaked streets of Cardiff - City centre and Llanishen at night, Jan 2020

Photos of the rain-drenched streets of Cardiff – city centre and Llanishen at night, Jan 2020

Wed 15th January, 2020Wed 15th January, 2020 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Growing up in Cardiff – Britain’s wettest city – I’m very familiar with being endlessly pelted with rain, drizzle and thunderous downpours, and yesterday my home town delivered in full …

New York / news / photos / Places

In photos: Snow in Manhattan. Wintry scenes on the streets of New York

Fri 5th January, 2018Fri 5th January, 2018 - by Jim_NYC - 1 Comment

Jim, our resident New York snapper, took to the snowy streets of Manhattan yesterday to capture these dramatic views of the streets under snow as temperatures plummeted across the city.

Empty chairs, rainy-soaked tables and the last of the Christmas lights, Cardiff in photos, 2nd Jan 2018

cardiff / photos / Places / wales / Wales

Empty chairs, rain-soaked tables and the last of the Christmas lights, Cardiff in photos, 2nd Jan 2018

Wed 3rd January, 2018Wed 15th January, 2020 - by editor - 1 Comment

Here’s another short selection of photos taken around Cardiff yesterday. It rained for the entire duration of my trip. Here’s some pictures taken on my travels:

Brixton / London / photos / Places

Umbrellas in June: a very rainy day in central London and Brixton

Tue 6th June, 2017 - by editor - Leave a Comment

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 …

photos / Places / railways / snow

Frosty scenes across Germany – 13 photos of a chilly Europe

Fri 20th January, 2017Thu 19th January, 2017 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Last month, I was travelling across Germany by train with The Monochrome Set, and although my hopes for Christmas card scenes of snow that was deep and crisp and even were …

football / London / photos / Places

Ghostly football – players hunt the ball in the swirling mists of Surrey

Sun 16th November, 2014Mon 17th November, 2014 - by editor - 1 Comment

Yesterday, I travelled to Surrey to watch Dulwich Hamlet take on the Metropolitan Police FC at their East Molesey ground. The game wasn’t that great – Hamlet lost 2-0 – but there were some dramatic scenes …

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 …

cardiff / photos / Places / Wales

It’s official – Cardiff is the wettest city in Britain, followed by Glasgow and Preston

Sun 19th October, 2014Sun 19th October, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

New data released by the Met Office confirms what every long suffering Cardiffian already knows – it’s the wettest city in Britain.

London / photos / Places

Chatting in the rain, Tottenham Court Road, London – pic of the day

Sat 1st February, 2014Sat 1st February, 2014 - by editor - 1 Comment

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 …

Brixton / London / Places

A winter fog descends over London

Wed 11th December, 2013 - by editor - 2 Comments.

There’s a murky fog descending over London, evoking memories of the notorious pea-soupers that blighted the capital in the post war period. Above, you can see the top of the St …

music / photos / Places

Warning to Glastonbury festival first-timers – it’s not always that bloody good (see: great mudfests of the past)

Wed 3rd July, 2013Fri 14th June, 2019 - by editor - 5 Comments.

I fear I would be failing in my responsibilities as a seasoned festival-goer to not pass on some words of advice to anyone who has booked their first ticket to …

Want to see real snow chaos? Check out the Snowdrift at Bleath Gill video

Places / railways

Want to see real snow chaos? Check out the chilly tale of the Snowdrift at Bleath Gill

Thu 24th January, 2013Thu 24th January, 2013 - by editor - 4 Comments.

The news reporters may scream “Snow Chaos!’ every time a few centimeters of the white stuff sprinkles down on Blighty, but it’s looking pretty tame compared to this astonishing archive footage of a …

Brixton / photos / Places / snow

A walk around the snowy streets of Brixton, January 2013

Sat 19th January, 2013Sat 19th January, 2013 - by editor - 2 Comments.

Being a big kid, I love seeing Brixton covered in snow, and there’s still a fairly healthy covering of the stuff on the streets right now. Here’s some photos taken …

London / photos / Places

A damp and grey London walk along the Albert and Victoria Embankments

Sat 5th January, 2013Sat 5th January, 2013 - by editor - 1 Comment

I was hoping to see London covered in clean, crisp white snow, but instead the New Year has started in a more traditional manner, with the capital under a grey, …

Brixton / London / photos / Places

There’s a mean and brooding sky looming over Brixton

Sat 29th December, 2012Sat 29th December, 2012 - by editor - Leave a Comment

There’s a mean and moody sky looming over Brixton right now. Hope it’s not an omen for the New Year!