Photos, features, oddities and snapshots from the streets of London
Running until the 21st March 2015 and an absolute ‘must see’ is this wonderful installation by the Japanese artist Tadashi Kawamata on display in central London.
A wooden wonderland: Tadashi Kawamata Stairs at Annely Juda Fine Art gallery, Mayfair, London Read More
There’s not many things you can get for free in central London, so it’s worth celebrating this magnificent free viewing platform by St Paul’s Cathedral one more time.
Get a great free view of London from One New Change, St Pauls Read More
Here’s a small set of photos from a rainy London weekend. Above, a man passes a collection of beach paintings hung on the railings of Green Park, on Piccadilly. The artist sagely …
Beach scenes and Piccadilly rain, Photographers Gallery and other London photos Read More
Seen annoying shoppers and deafening passengers trying to get into a crowded Oxford Circus tube station was this God-bothering bloke with a megaphone. His name is Carl.
God-bothering, megaphone-toting Islamophobe annoys Oxford Circus shoppers Read More
This dazzling display of neon art at the Sprüth Magers gallery in Grafton Street caught my eye as I was wandering around town on the weekend, so I had to go …
A dazzling display of neon art: Amnesia: Various, Luminous, Fixed at Sprüth Magers, London Read More
Last Saturday, two separate marches from the south and east of London assembled outside City Hall to demand more affordable housing for all Londoners. I posted up 50+ photos of …
Thousands of protesters assemble at City Hall for the March For Homes protest Read More
It was a miserable day in London on Saturday, with rain falling from dark, gloomy skies all morning. I was in town to take part in the March For Homes …
A rainy day by the River Thames and Bermondsey, London Read More
Last week, activists calling themselves Bohemians 4 Soho occupied and reopened the legendary 12 Bar in central London, shortly after it had been closed in the wake of a huge redevelopment. …
Eviction order served on Soho’s 12 Bar Club – bailiffs due tomorrow, street party called Read More
Architectural designer to client: “Hey, see that clearly visible metal railing that marks the ramp into your shop entrance. You know, the one that sticks out into the really busy pedestrian thoroughfare?”
Tottenham Court Road designer fail – in pictures Read More
Seen in Fleet Street in central London is this fine example of a ghost sign for the Aerated Bread Company. Ghost signs are the fading remnants of old advertisements – …
Ghost sign of Fleet Street: Aerated Bread Company Read More
I liked this scene in Ramillies Street, London W1, showing a shop display of a lantern jawed male model unceremoniously dumped in a bin.
Photo of the day: Dior model in a dumpster, London Read More
The Sky Garden in the Walkie Talkie tower at 20 Fenchurch Street has now opened to the public, so I took a stroll around yesterday.
The Sky Garden at the Walkie Talkie tower, 20 Fenchurch Street, London – photos Read More
I’ve lost count of the times I’ve hurtled out of this tube exit heading off to a meeting or a gig – and there’s certainly been a few times I’ve staggered …
Say goodbye to the old Tottenham Court Road tube station in London Read More
This brought a smile to my face. After Foyles’ main book shop relocated a little further down the road, their former premises on the corner of Charing Cross and Manette Street …
Now that is clever: Foyles former shop rebranded as O YES sushi restaurant Read More
Designed in 1881 by Sir Horace Jones (also the architect of Billingsgate and Smithfield Markets), Leadenhall Market in the City of London is a wonderful piece of architecture, and it …
Christmas lights at London’s delightful Leadenhall Market Read More
Here’s a selection of photos taken around central London in the first two weeks of December, 2014, Above, a nattily dressed Maplin & Webb worker on Old Bond Street takes …
London in December: three chimneys at Battersea, Thames night views, parks and Christmas lights Read More And so another wonderful chunk of Soho’s rich musical history is set to disappear forever, with the news that the legendary 12 Bar Club in Denmark Street in central London …
Soho’s legendary 12 Bar Club to close in January 2015 Read More
December is still several days away, but the Christmas frenzy is already in full flow around central London, as the shop tills start to ring out their seasonal fanfare. The …
An early Christmas London walk – baubles, gas lamps, ice rink, South Bank and ICA art launch Read More
My trip to see Dulwich Hamlet play Harrow Borough on Saturday took me through Northolt Park, a singularly characterless suburb of north west London. It didn’t help that the rain …
A depressing trudge in the rain around Northolt Park, north-west London Read More
In line with the fan-run, no-budget, slightly ramshackle ethos, there’s often plenty of home-made and hand painted signs to be found around the grounds of lower league football teams. At …
The hand-painted and hand made signs of Harrow Borough FC, north London Read More
Autumn has long been one of my favourite seasons, second only to a proper winter with lashings of lovely snow and sharp, crisp, bright blue cloudless mornings.
The reds and browns of a beautiful autumn in London Read More
Looking like something straight out of the 1970s is the offensive piece of advertising by estate agents Strutt & Parker, as seen on the London Underground today. (UPDATE 21st Nov: The company …
“Utterly moronic racist nonsense” – advertising by Notting Hill estate agents Strutt & Parker – UPDATE Read More
I was waiting on the platform at Vauxhall station on Saturday afternoon, when I noticed this woman smiling at me from a train that had just pulled in. I instinctively …
The weird smiling face from the Vauxhall train carriage Read More
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 …
Ghostly football – players hunt the ball in the swirling mists of Surrey Read More
I’m really saddened to hear that London is to lose another fine live music venue, with the Buffalo Bar in Highbury and Islington announcing that it will be hosting its …
London’s Buffalo Bar to close, with final event on New Year’s Eve 2014 Read More
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 …
An autumnal London walk at dusk – Green Park, St James’s park, National Gallery and Oxford Street Read More
One of the best places to be in East London after an evening enjoying an ample selection of the finest ales has to be Brick Lane, home of the freshly …
The late night bagel stores of Brick Lane, east London Read More
I first visited this little cafe back in December 2011, and it’s great to see that business is thriving and that it’s lost none of its down-to-earth charm.
An afternoon at the Electric Elephant Cafe, Crampton Street, south London Read More
Last night I went along to the premises of Maggs Bros Ltd in Berkeley Square for the launch of an intriguing book about the English writer and eccentric, Frederick Rolfe.
The Corvo Cult book launch at Maggs Bros in Berkeley Square, London Read More
I really enjoyed last year’s art show in the Cavendish Square underground car park, so I made sure I got along to the new show in the same venue, this …
London car park artshow – We Could Not Agree at the Q Park, Cavendish Square Read More