Photos, features, oddities and snapshots from the streets of London
I’ve been fascinated by the sight of the Shard London Bridge slowly rising up, and have enjoyed documenting the various stages of its construction. I walked past the tower last …
Shard London bridge at night, Jan 2011 Read More
Back in November 2009, I was chuffed to learn that the BT was set to reopen the novel revolving restaurant situated on the 34th floor of the BT Tower. A report in the Times …
BT Telecom Tower restaurant plans abandoned Read More
Bedford Square is one of the best preserved set pieces of Georgian architecture in London, and it’s never looked finer than when it’s covered in crisp December snow… I waked …
Bedford Square, London – Bloomsbury elegance in the snow Read More
Commemorating the terrible events of the 7th July, 2005, this permanent memorial in Hyde Park honours the 52 victims of the London Bombings. Unveiled exactly four years after 7/7 on 7th July, …
Remembering 7/7: the Hyde Park memorial to the fallen Read More
I enjoyed a lovely, long walk through a freezing central London yesterday, with my journey taking me across the snow covered Green Park and Hyde Parks, before I headed into …
Green Park and Hyde Park in the snow, London, Dec 2010 Read More
Situated close to Spitalfields market, Dennis Severs’s House at 18 Folgate Street is a Georgian terraced house which has been turned into a time capsule. Taking its name from its …
A Victorian Christmas at Dennis Severs’s house, 18 Folgate St, E1 Read More
Currently swarming with hipsters, estate agents, career-seeking graffiti artists, wannabe musicians, website-promoting entrepreneurs, record-bag clutching DJs and – thankfully – a fair few normal people, is the area of Shoreditch in east London.
London’s Shoreditch turns into Williamsburg (circa 2005) Read More
Britain has been gripped by a cold snap that is turning December into one of the coldest on record.
Frozen lake in St James’s Park, London Read More
The student protest at Parliament today was loud and lively.
Parliament student protest, 9th Dec 2010 – photos Read More
Protester slaps ‘fuck’ sticker on BBC reporter making live TV broadcast. Lots of photos from the protest here and check out the urban75 discussion thread.
Student protest: pic of the day Read More
I love walking along the elevated walkways around the Barbican on a weekend when there’s barely a soul around.
A walk through the Barbican, London Read More
One of the world’s biggest urban history museums, the Museum of London has over two million objects in its collection and holds the largest archaeological archive in Europe.
A trip to the Museum of London Read More
As a panorama dilettante myself, I can’t get enough of zoom-tastic cityscape vistas, although I’d have to start snapping in an amphetamine frenzy to get anywhere near matching Jeffrey Martin’s …
London 80GB photo panorama: the biggest in the world Read More
Now reaching the start of the viewing gallery and open air observation deck at floors 64-72 is the Shard tower at London Bridge, which can already claim to be the …
The London Shard at London Bridge, London SE1 continues to soar Read More
Over the years, I’ve enjoyed many of the exhibitions in the Turbine Hall at the Tate Modern – particularly the fantastic Weather Project in 2003 – but Ai Weiwei’s work, called …
Ai Weiwei Sunflower Seeds at the Tate Modern. Meh Read More
With its street level buildings suffering a fairly ghastly rebuilding in the not so distant past, Wandsworth Town railway station is a bit of a Spartan affair. Although the island platform has some attractive original buildings and retains …
Wandsworth Town station in the early evening rain Read More
The long, long running saga of the Battersea Power Station redevelopment has taken many turns. Over the years, all manner of ambitious plans have been presented in super-glossy leaflets backed by king-size …
Battersea Power Station redevelopment plans get the green light Read More
I loved the old Routemaster buses, with their hop-on hop-off platforms making them ideal for getting around London, so Mayor Boris Johnson’s pledge to reinstate them was one of the few …
New London Routemaster unveiled as a full size model Read More
Whatever you think of the protest, it’s great to see students getting arsey and uppity about politics again, with an unexpectedly huge crowd – estimated at over 50,000 – protesting …
Massive student demo against the cuts; Millbank occupied Read More
I’ve no idea what inspired someone to get out a pot of a paint and a brush and carefully write out the words Elvis on the pavement, but this is …
Elvis on Goodge Street, 2002 Read More
I’ve had some parsimonious pastries, stingy sticky buns, frugal fruitcakes and economical Eccles cakes, but I don’t think anything has ever come close to this miserly, paltry slither of carrot cake …
London’s meanest slice of cake? (Tate Modern) Read More
The oldest building on the Parliamentary estate, Westminster Hall, is getting on a thousand years old. I was lucky enough to be invited along to a meeting in Parliament, so grabbed …
A visit to Westminster Hall, Parliament Read More
Set to open in February 2011 is the Heron Tower skyscraper, located at 110 Bishopsgate in the City of London, near Liverpool Street station.
Heron Tower skyscraper, 110 Bishopsgate, London Read More
It may be long closed, but the frontage of these old Tea Rooms in central London is still (just about) hanging on to life. Situated close to the British Museum …
Old Tea Rooms, Museum Street, London WC2 [updated] Read More
A few days after the government announced massive spending cuts, a rally was held at Congress House, central London to mobilise opposition . The Tory chancellor, George Osborne, wants to see cuts of £81 billion, …
Stop the Cuts rally and Fireman’s strike, London – photos Read More
Amusingly damaged neon sign in the window of a Licensed Sex Shop, Charing Cross Road, W1.
‘Lice Sex Shop,’ bookshops, old hospitals and autumnal London street scenes Read More
A short series of photographs taken during a chilly walk to Alexandra Palace, north London, in February 2005.
Alexandra Palace, London – a winter walk Read More
I wouldn’t go as far as saying that it’s the thinnest building in London, but it has to be up there with the slenderest. The photo above is from Google …
A very, very thin house, Coldharbour Lane, Brixton, SW9 Read More
Saturday saw the 10th anniversary party of the all-girl, go-go dancing troupe, The Actionettes at the 100 Club, Oxford Street, London. It was a great party!
Actionettes 10th Birthday at the 100 Club London Read More
This was one for the ‘ardcore walkers, with the rain belting down at the start, deeply flooded footpaths to traverse and a fairly ambitious 12 miles to cover in fading …
Walking the London Loop – Hatton Cross to Kingston Read More