A right royal Critical Mass bike ride, London
After the country had finished working itself into a right regal lather over the ruddy royal wedding, a Critical Mass took place in central London.
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Street Party on Coldharbour Lane, Brixton
I’m guessing it has more to do with it being a bank holiday rather than today’s marriage of Wills and Kate, but Coldharbour Lane is buzzing tonight, with the hot …
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Anarchy in Manhattan and other street scenes
Here’s a collection of street photos taken around Manhattan and Williamsburg, starting with this fire service box (or whatever it is Americans call them!) in lower Manhattan.
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Hot dogs at Nathan’s Delicatessen, Coney Island, New York, USA
The first of a chain of US fast food restaurants specialising in hot dogs, the original Nathan’s restaurant stands at the corner of Surf and Stillwell Avenues in Coney Island. Al …
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Screw the wedding – let’s PARTY! Free Brixton clubs tonight/Fri!
The anarchist bunting is nearly finished, the bands are booked, the zombie bride go-go dancers are ready to go and the magician is still insisting that he’s going to make the Royal …
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Regent Street bedecked with Union Jacks as ghastly Royal Wedding looms closer
Let me get one thing out of the way before I start: being Welsh, the Union flag means precious little to me (there’s not even a hint of the Red …
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Where to eat in Brixton or Herne Hill with young kids in tow?
We’ve got quite a few mums posting on the urban75 bulletin boards, and when someone visiting Brixton asked about where they could go with their kids, gaijingirl posted up a …
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Anarchist bunting takes shape at the Brixton Frontline of Buntline
With no less than two big Offline Club anti-royal wedding parties coming up this weekend, the urban75 Craft Club was called in to create some Anarchist Bunting to add a …
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Red, orange and green: winter at Union Square market, NYC
Four colourful photos from the fabulous Farmers Market at Union Square, Manhattan, New York.
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Reclaim the Beach party on the River Thames, April 23rd 2011
I’ve been to quite a few of the free Reclaim the Beach parties and always had a great time. Taking place on the foreshore near Waterloo, the free party is a semi legal affair …
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Morris Dancers at Oxford Circus on St George’s Day
Being Welsh, St George’s Day means bugger all to me, but I’ve always had a bit of a soft spot for the bell-jangling, stick-clattering, accordion-bothering shuffle of Morris Dancers, and they …
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Dr Vampire rock Brixton Offline at our Easter Special
We had a great Easter Thursday party at the Brixton Albert on Thursday night, with the mighty Dr Vampire slamming down the rock and roll. Here’s some photos:
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Good Friday Open Day at the Herne Hill Velodrome
We spent a lovely couple of hours at the Herne Hill Velodrome today, with their Good Friday Open Day offering track races, jumble sales, bike polo and more. Here’s some photos …
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A glorious Good Friday in Brockwell Park as temperatures hit 80 degrees
London basked in an early heatwave today, with temperatures soaring to 27 degrees across the capital.
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Blue, red and grey: tube train, Tottenham Court Road
Tottenham Court Road tube station view, April 2002. [More London photos] – [More London features]
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Photo of the day: a curious Brixton market scene
Interesting scene on Brixton Station Road, April 2004. The (ahem) ‘model’ is showing off some snappy clothes from the second hand clothes store in the adjacent arch.
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Sunday Social at Leadenhall Market, London EC3
Held on the first Sunday of every month at Leadenhall Market in the City of London is the Sunday Social Art Market.
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The view from Westminster Cathedral’s Campanile Tower
I didn’t even know it was possible for the public to go up this huge brick tower until recently, but we took a trip to the top recently and I grabbed …
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From bands to DJs to soundmen: The Hierarchy Of Cool At A Gig
There may be a certain truth to the assumption that working in the music business is a cool job, but after spending years working at gigs and clubs in a wide …
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Herne Hill Velodrome Cycling Film Night – photos
Last night, a free evening event was put on at the Herne Hill Velodrome, with the classic cycling movie ‘Belleville Rendez-vous’ being shown on a bike-powered screen and PA.
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First picnic of the year: Brockwell Park, south London
On a gorgeous April Sunday afternoon, we headed up to Brockwell Park for our first picnic of the year.
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Firm but fair advisory notice on the Grosvenor’s piano
I’d say the landlord makes this one fairly clear, with this hand-written notice placed on top of the piano at the Grosvenor pub, Sidney Road, Stockwell, London. Oh, and we’ve got …
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Stunning space footage recreates Yuri Gagarin’s first flight
To mark the 50 years since Yuri Gagarin was launched into space, a stunning, real time recreation of his pioneering flight has been released on YouTube.
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London Bridge rail redevelopment charges across Borough Market
Blasting its way over Borough Market and thrusting its metal loins over Borough High Street is Network Rail’s rail improvement works. Tasked with improving the old Victorian track layout around …
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Rock’n’roll and dance DJs at the Brixton Albert, 15th Apr 2011
Last night we had a DJ-only Offline night and the theme was rock and roll, rockabilly and 50s/60s (until we got drunk and then started playing anything else we fancied).
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Crafty Fox Pop-Up Market packs them in at the Brixton Dogstar
The Brixton Dogster was packed today as the Crafty Fox Pop Up Market moved into town, offering over 40 stalls, a tea rooms, cupcake decorating, brooch making, cross stitch & cocktais and photography …
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Street dancer, Brixton Village, SW9
Seen throwing some exuberantly sharp moves today outside the ‘united80’ store in Brixton Village was this excellent dancer.
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London’s changing skyline, seen from South Bermondsey
The changing skyline of central London, as seen from South Bermondsey tube station, next to Millwall’s football ground. To the left is the unfinished Shard, with Tower42, the Gherkin and …
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London Life: Piccadilly Art Market, Green Park
Every Saturday and Sunday in central London, a huge and rather ramshackle art market rises up on the railings surrounding Green Park, on the south side of Piccadilly.
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Spring has sprung in Green Park, London
After a long winter, it only takes a few beams of sunlight breaking through the cloud to get London’s parks filled up with picnickers, suntan seekers, loungers, drinkers and newspaper perusers. With …
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