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A walk through the Thames Tunnel

Fri 12th March, 2010Sat 13th March, 2010 - by editor - 4 Comments.

Connecting Rotherhithe and Wapping, the Thames Tunnel was built between 1825 and 1843 by Marc Brunel and his son, the legendary Great Western railway engineer, Isambard Kingdom Brunel. Hailed in …

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Meeting Phil Daniels (Quadrophenia)

Sun 7th March, 2010Wed 27th July, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

I was asked by an old chum to take some photos at the launch of Phil Daniel’s biography, Phil Daniels – Class Actor – I’ve always liked the fella since …

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Brixton / stuff

Offline goes Brazilian!

Sun 7th March, 2010Sun 14th March, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

We had a great Offline night in the Brixton Albert on Friday, with Brazilian rockers OCIO putting in a top live set. Here�s a few pics.

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Brixton / stuff

Windrush Square: new public square in Brixton

Sun 7th March, 2010Sun 14th March, 2010 - by editor - 7 Comments.

Used for sheep pasture until the end of the 19th Century, the space in front of Brixton Tate library was purchased by Sir Henry Tate’s widow and donated to the …

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Brixton / stuff

Brixton Village (Granville Arcade)

Sun 7th March, 2010Sun 14th March, 2010 - by editor - 2 Comments.

Late last year, the Space Makers Agency teamed up with London & Associated Properties PLC and Lambeth Council to fill the empty shop units in the Brixton Village indoor market …

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Atomic Suplex at Offline Club, Brixton

Wed 17th February, 2010Sat 13th March, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

It was a night of full on raaawck’n’rollll at the Brixton Albert on Friday – here’s some pics:

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football / stuff

Chelsea vs Cardiff City: FA cup, pics

Wed 17th February, 2010Sat 13th March, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

We came. We saw. We outsang the home fans. We put up a bit of a decent fight but were finally overwhelmed. Here’s some pics from Cardiff’s away trip to …

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My mod past – Mods Mayday and all that

Thu 11th February, 2010Thu 24th June, 2021 - by editor - 4 Comments.

Here’s me in my mod days, back in 1979 with the band Beggar (as heard on the outer chart troubling Mods Mayday album). I’m the bloke on the left. I’d …

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Trinity Buoy Wharf and Container City, Docklands – photos

Tue 9th February, 2010Sat 13th March, 2010 - by editor - 2 Comments.

Here’s the second part of our walk last weekend. Trinity Buoy Wharf is a great place to visit, and the diner was ace too!

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East India Docks and Basin walk – photos

Tue 9th February, 2010Sat 13th March, 2010 - by editor - 1 Comment

We went for a walk around East India DLR station on Saturday and had an unexpectedly pleasant walk. Parts of it feel very Brooklyn-esque: wide open spaces, industrial decay and …

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Brixton / stuff

Offline Brixton Hot Tiki Party

Tue 2nd February, 2010Sun 14th March, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

This was one helluva party! We had the Silver Brazilians onstage, plus the Actionettes dancing – and the gig was packed all night long. Here’s a few photos:

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Coffee and cake

Sat 30th January, 2010Sun 14th March, 2010 - by editor - 1 Comment

The Photographers Gallery (now situated by Oxford Circus) has long been my favourite cafe in the West End. Here’s a photo of their cafe staff ready to load up the …

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London / Places

National Portrait Gallery

Fri 29th January, 2010Sun 14th March, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

There’s a small selection of great photos to be seen downstairs in the National Portrait Gallery at the moment. It’s free so pop in if you’re in town! Oh, I’m …

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Brixton / London / photos / Places / stuff

Blurt at the Brixton Dogstar

Fri 29th January, 2010Sun 14th March, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Great to see old-school punk/jazz/experimentalists Blurt doing their thing upstairs at the Dogstar last night.

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cardiff / Places / Wales / wales

Cardiff Bay photos

Tue 26th January, 2010Sun 14th March, 2010 - by editor - 1 Comment

We took a walk around the Bay around Christmas, and the place keeps changing so fast I can hardly recognise parts of it. A new walk had been opened up …

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London / Places

I’m a Photographer, Not a Terrorist! protest

Mon 25th January, 2010Mon 15th March, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

We went along to Saturday’s I’m a Photographer, Not a Terrorist! protest in Trafalgar Square to register our concerns about about the increasing use of terrorism laws against street photographers. …

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photos / Places / Wales / wales

A winter’s day trip to Crickhowell, Powys – photos

Sun 17th January, 2010Sun 14th March, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

We popped over to Crickhowell for the day over Christmas and I’d forgotten what an attractive little Welsh town it is. It was unbelievably cold though! Here’s a few photos:

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London / Places / stuff

Goodbye snow

Thu 14th January, 2010Sun 14th March, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

It was with a heavy heart that I pulled back the curtains this morning to be greeted with a damp, wet day outside. At least the snow went out with …

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snow

Snowy walk: Hamsey Green – Coulsdon South

Tue 12th January, 2010Fri 26th March, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Here’s the full set of photos from our fabulously wintery trek through the snow covered fields of deepest south London and Surrey.

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London / snow

A winter’s walk through Kenley Common

Sun 10th January, 2010Thu 25th March, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

We had a fabulous day today, trudging through gloriously deep snow on the outer edges of south London, not far from Coulsdon. Here’s a few pics: lots more to follow!

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London / Places / snow

London snow: frozen Serpentine lake and Trafalgar Square fountains

Sat 9th January, 2010Tue 13th July, 2010 - by editor - 1 Comment

I’ve never seen London this cold and snowy before, with both the Trafalgar Square fountains and the entire Serpentine lake frozen solid. And I love it! Here’s some pics:

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cardiff / snow / wales

A few snowy Cardiff pics

Mon 4th January, 2010Fri 26th March, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

A few snaps from my trip up to Cardiff on Christmas Eve (including the train ‘trouble’ when some arse on a bridge in Slough threw a brick at the train …

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Brixton / London / Places / stuff

Offline NYE party – the mayhem!

Sat 2nd January, 2010Sun 14th March, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

More photosLhttp://www.urban75.org/offline/albert-nye-09.html

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cardiff / football / Places / Wales

Goodbye Cardiff’s Ninian Park

Tue 29th December, 2009Mon 15th March, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Some photos of Cardiff City’s half demolished stadium – a place full of memories for me!

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London / Places

Winter Wonderland, Hyde Park

Wed 23rd December, 2009Mon 15th March, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

I didn’t even know this was going on, but came across it while we were taking in a winter’s walk across Hyde Park. I didn’t expect a lot, but it …

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London / Places / stuff

Borders bookstore RIP

Mon 21st December, 2009Sun 14th March, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

The whole Borders UK operation is winding up this week, dumping over 1,100 people on the dole on Christmas Eve. Here’s the last days of the Charing Cross Road branch. …

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Brixton / snow / stuff

Brixton in the snow!

Mon 21st December, 2009Thu 25th March, 2010 - by editor - 1 Comment

Huzzah! I love snow! More pics: here

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Christmas tea 2009

Mon 21st December, 2009 - by editor - Leave a Comment

This was the best Christmas shindig we’ve ever had in the house! Loads of cakes, chums and Christmas cheer and a right ol’ singalong!     Happy Christmas everyone!  🙂

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Brixton / stuff

Offline Christmas Party

Sun 20th December, 2009 - by editor - Leave a Comment

The photos don’t really capture the madness – it was one hell of a night! – but here’s a few: More pics Next Offline – New Year’s Eve party, Prince …

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Brixton / snow / stuff

Snow’s on its way!

Thu 17th December, 2009 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Brixton, 1.30pm today.. Can’t wait!

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