Costing a cool £24m and the result of several years work, the roof renewal project at London’s bustling Victoria railway terminus is finally reaching completion.
London Victoria railway station – the refurbished roof sees the light Read More
Seen on the back of a Brixton-bound bus in Streatham High Road was this hand-drawn tribute to Pink Floyd’s ‘Dark Side Of The Moon’ album, smudged on to the the …
The Dark Side of the Bus, south London Read More
Things aren’t looking too good for Streatham residents at the moment, with the High Road peppered with closed down swimming baths, cinema and clubs.
Streatham struggles to keep its leisure and entertainment venues Read More
With Lambeth Council cabinet expected to set up a Libraries Commission to push through cuts of £750,000 by 2014, a demo assembled outside the meeting today.
Save Lambeth Libraries Lobby, Lambeth Town Hall 11 April, 2011 Read More
This was a lovely day out – the weather was fantastic and there was enough wind about to keep most kites up.
Streatham Kite Day 2011 – photos Read More
On a scorching April afternoon, community activists marked the 30th anniversary of the Brixton riots with a public meeting in Windrush Square, followed by a series of talks in the …
Brixton uprising event, Windrush Square, Sunday 10th April 2011 Read More
This was one of the maddest (and probably the riskiest) Offline Club bills I’ve ever put on in Brixton – a full on thrash metal band versus a grime/hip hop …
Grime vs Thrash Metal in Brixton with Mortad vs James Pyke Read More
Old school Brixtonites will remember it as the Coach and Horses – or even perhaps the IsoBar – but last night saw the long overdue opening of the Living Bar, …
Brixton Living Bar, Coldharbour Lane reopens Read MoreThirty years after the Brixton riot, The Clash’s “Guns of Brixton” anthem pre-dates the uprising (the song was released in 1979) but perfectly captures the growing mood of discontent and …
Brixton riots 30 years on: The Clash ‘The Guns of Brixton’ Read More
Work continues apace on The Shard tower at London Bridge, which will be the tallest building in the European Union when completed next year.
The Shard, London Bridge, nears completion Read More
Gleaming in the glorious Brixton sunshine is this excursion train headed up by a BR standard class 7 70000 Britannia locomotive.
BR 70000 Britannia loco thunders through Brixton Read More
Allow me to pay tribute to the humble music cassette, my faithful musical companion for a large chunk of my life. The soundtrack to my youth (and onwards), each little …
C30, C60, C90, Go! Farewell then, trusty old cassettes Read More
One of the oldest surviving markets in Britain, records show that second hand clothes and bric-a-brac were being sold and exchanged around Petticoat Lane as far back as 1608.
A walk down Petticoat Lane Market, London E1 Read More
Not physically related to the Heron Tower at 100 Bishopgate although built by the same people, this posh residential development is apparently set to “redefine standards of luxury living in …
The Heron rises in the City, 36-storeys for the well heeled in EC2 Read More
Blimey! When I started urban75 way back in 1995, I never thought it would still be going strong in 2011, and today sees the bulletin board hitting the astonishing total of …
urban75 celebrates 10 million posts Read More
Well worth a visit is the Museum of London’s ‘London street photography’ exhibition, showing over 200 candid street scenes from 1860 to the present day.
Museum of London: London Street Photography Read More
Seen earlier today at Farringdon station, central London, was this heavily graffiti’d train carriage on a northbound train. Only the last carriage had been painted. Scroll down for more.
Pics of the day: graffiti train, Farringdon, London Read More
Doubling up as my birthday party, this turned out to be a great night at the Prince Albert in Brixton, with a big crowd and the fantastic Scribes putting in …
Offline hip hop special with The Scribes rocks Brixton! Read More
With Friday, April 1st being ‘All Together for the NHS Day‘ actions are taking place all across the UK to raise awareness about and protest against the Health and Social …
NHS blood-spilling direct action at Charing Cross – photos Read More
Being forced to sit down in uncomfortable plastic seats at a football game is a bit like going to see The Clash and being asked to sit down and be …
Bring back the football terraces: sign the petition Read More
With the remains of Brighton’s magnificent West Pier now doomed to slowly rust away into the English Channel, the West Pier Trust have lent their support to what they believe …
The Brighton i360 tower: ‘successor’ to the West Pier Read More
By 2003, storm damage and two arson attacks had all but destroyed the entire structure of the West Pier. Although there is an active campaign to create an ‘appropriate successor …
Remembering the Brighton West Pier in photos, part two Read More
I fell in love with this pier when I first saw it used as a backdrop for some of the photos in the photo supplement that accompanied The Who’s Quadrophenia double album. …
Remembering the Brighton West Pier in photos, part one Read More
I’m fairly partial to a beer-fuelled pub quiz or two, and there’s always quite a few going on around Brixton in the week. There doesn’t seem to be any official …
Brixton pub quizzes: a handy list Read More
Well worth five minutes of your time is this short video (below) filmed outside Brixton Library showning how the community is fighting to keep libraries open across the UK.
Save our libraries videos: Brixton library and more Read More
Although it was undeniably useful as a car park, Brixton Pope’s Road multi storey car park was an utterly charmless slab of mean and oppressive architecture, and I’m delighted to …
Farewell then, Brixton Pope’s Road car park Read More
Last weekend was ambitious: two Offline Club nights at the Brixton Prince Albert with the massive TUC March for the Alternative demo in the middle – but we just about …
Offline Brixton weekender: Drunken Balordi and Narcotic Daffodils Read More
It’s been one hell of a weekend, but I’ve finally got around to posting up my photos from the huge march on Saturday. Scroll down for a selection, with links …
March for the Alternative, London demo: 220 photos Read More
Just got back in from the huge anti-cuts march in central London today. I took hundreds of photos but seeing as I have to get ready for the free after …
Photos from the TUC March for the Alternative, 26th March 2011 Read More
The last standing reminder of the Pope’s Road car park is set to disappear, with the removal of the concrete link bridge coming down this Sunday.
Sunday 27th March – Brixton Pope’s Road footbridge is coming down Read More