A Sunday selection of six London photos
Here’s a selection of six London photos for your Sunday afternoon delectation, loosely based around the theme “red.”
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What have they done to the BT Tower in London?
Despite its Grade II listed status, BT have been allowed to make major changes to the appearance of the iconic BT Tower in central London. Citing safety reasons, BT has …
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Bam! Skip lorry smashes into rail bridge on Barrington Road, Brixton
There’s currently delays all round thanks to this skip driver bashing his load of empty skips into the rail bridge at Barrington Road, near Coldharbour Lane, Brixton Sw9.
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Cardiff Bay – photos around the old Tiger Bay and Cardiff Docks
For old-time Cardiffians like yours truly, it still seems quite hard to take in the immense changes that have taken place around Cardiff Docks in the past decade or so. …
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Brixton battered by winter storms of rain and sleet
Man oh man it’s rough out there at the moment, with gale force winds and heavy rain and sleet battering the Brixton streets.
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New Year’s Eve party at Brixton Offline – grime, rock’n’roll and lots of drinking
I’m still recovering from our massive New Year’s Eve party at the Prince Albert Brixton with James Pyke playing a superb live set. Lordy, what a night that was! Here’s …
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The most popular urban75 blog posts of 2011: Shard, Slutwalk, Naked Bike Ride and BT Tower
As 2011 draws to a close, I’ve broken out the calculator and done some totting up to find out which posts have proved the most popular with readers on my …
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Cardiff city centre at Christmas 2011 – funfairs, shopping and Brains SA
Sadly, there wasn’t a snow-covered festive scene to greet me on my return to Cardiff this year, as the weather had turned boringly mild. There was still loads going in around the city …
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Fifty year old train still in service as BR Class 121 rumbles along the Cardiff Bay line
Still to be seen ferrying folks along the short stretch of track from Cardiff Queen Street station down to Cardiff Bay is this 1960 vintage, Class 121 diesel multiple unit, …
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The urban75 Christmas drink at the Buffalo Bar, Cardiff
Despite the strong connection between the urban75 website and Wales, organising drinks in the Principality always seems to present a formidable challenge, akin to trying to herd ketamine-infused cats. However, this Christmas we managed …
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Happy Christmas, 2011! May the ales be fresh and tasty.
The snow may not be here this year (how I loved the Brixton snowfall last December!), but it’s Christmas day and that’s a good enough excuse to break open the …
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Brixton Offline Christmas party mixes up R’n’R, hip-hop and beatboxing – and drinking!
We had a three act line up at the Prince Albert last night, headlined by grungy rockers Cable35, all the way from Malta.
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Last minute shoppers on Oxford Street, London
With just one shopping day left before Christmas, there’s some frantic last-minute gift buying going on all over London.
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Offline Christmas party with Sleighed live – and the Bono Contest!
There was a lot of smiling faces at the Brixton Albert last night as we put on our Offline Christmas party, and held a fiercely fought contest to discover Brixton’s Best Bono.
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Umbrellas fail to survive a Brooklyn storm
We saw broken brollies in Brooklyn and snapped off spokes in SoHo as we battled though a fierce New York rainstorm last Winter.
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Steam train puffs through Brixton – backwards!
I love seeing steam trains puffing through Brixton, but today’s train was a little different in that the locomotive was at the back of the train – and going backwards!
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Clueless, crappy Citylink accuse me of copying their “entire site” in bonkers legal claim
When a big company screws up and attracts negative criticism, the smart thing to do is to reach out to their customers, apologise and offer to make things right. But that’s not how Citylink – …
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Brixton Thurs 22nd Dec: Join a BOBSLEIGH OF BRIXTON BONOs and compete for crap prizes!
There’s a night of festive fun lined up for the Brixton Albert this Thursday with a 7pm pub quiz followed by the debut live performance of SLEIGHED leading a mass sing-along of …
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The Lost Cavalry and Sanjuro play a packed Brixton Offline.
There was no shortage of festive spirit at the Brixton Albert last Saturday, with a packed house making it a fantastic night. On stage were the superb Lost Cavalry and Sanjuro, with DJs till the wee small …
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Brixton Ice Rink opens on Mon 19th Dec – timetable and prices announced
The opening date, timetable and prices for Brixton’s temporary ice rink have been announced, with the doors opening on Monday 19th December from 2 to 4 pm, with a full timetable running from …
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A festive feast at the urban75 Annual Christmas Curry, Khans, Brixton Water Lane
On Tuesday, we held our annual urban75 Christmas curry at Khans, on Brixton Water Lane, with a record-breaking turnout numbering over 40 folks.
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A swinging Christmas party at the Brixton Offline club with the Phil Grispo Orchestra
There was some top tunes onstage at the Brixton Albert last night, with the superb Phil Grispo Orchestra putting in a fine performance – and we’ve got another show on …
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A sleighbell rattling selection of freebie festive Brixton gigs at the Offline Club
Ladies and gentleman – here’s the OFFLINE CHRISTMAS LISTINGS and we’ve got a Santa’s bag full of festive treats for you! All of the events are FREE (except for the New …
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‘Ice Skate in Brixton this Christmas’ predicts Lambeth Council
It didn’t look too finished when I passed it yesterday, but new posters around Lambeth are confidently advertising the fact that there’ll be ice skating in Brixton this Christmas. Which …
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Rockabilly rumble at the Brixton Offline Club with the Silver Brazilians – photos
It was great to have the Silver Brazilians back at the Prince Albert on Friday. Here’s some snaps from the show – scroll down for the upcoming Offline December dates …
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Angel Pub, Coldharbour Lane, Brixton up for auction
This long-serving traditional Brixton boozer on Coldharbour Lane has been put up for auction on 15th December 2011, priced at £650,000. The pub – said to be the first Brixton …
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Jarvis Cocker and The Actionettes at Duckie, Royal Vauxhall Tavern, London
Saturday night was a blast at the historic Royal Vauxhall Tavern, an old-fashioned south London pub that is probably London’s best-known alternative gay venue. On the bill were the fabulous go-go Actionettes, a …
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Brixton Christmas market packs them in, Saturday 10th December
With Christmas fast approaching, Saturday saw Brixton stuffed full of shoppers, with several new markets offering gift ideas. There was a vintage market at the Living Bar and the Crafty Fox …
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Forever Loving Vintage at Living Bar Brixton, Sunday 11th December
I have to admin that ‘vintage’ has become one of my trigger words these days. Whenever I see it written around Brixton, it’s often being used as hipster-speak for good old fashioned …
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South Korean kindergarten kids covering the Ramones. 1, 2, 3, 4!
Man oh man, this is magnificent. Check out this footage of the the Sullivan School kindergarten classes singing and pogoing along to the Raomones punk classic, ‘Judy Is A Punk.’
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