The incredible fake houses of Paddington
A deceptive façade at 23/24 Leinster Gardens, Paddington, London W2
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Photos, features, oddities and snapshots from the streets of London
A trip to the fabulous Horniman Museum
I love this place – parts of it feel like you’ve stepped into an untouched Edwardian gallery of curiosities, while other parts are as high tech as anything you’ll find …
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Tate Modern: Miroslaw Balka’s ‘How It Is’ sculpture
Polish artist Miroslaw Balka’s sculpture – entitled ‘How It Is’ – dominates the Turbine Hall at the Tate Modern, standing 13 metres high by 30 metres long, and balanced on …
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Revolution Paper, Mexican Prints at the British Museum
This is only on until the 5th of April, so get down to the British Museum sharpish if you want to check out some superb political posters from the great …
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London Razor skyscraper packs wind turbines, Bladerunner-style (update)
Looking like it’s sprouted from the set of Bladerunner is London’s newest high-rise apartment block, the ‘Razor.’ The 148 metre-tall high-tech tower will feature built-in wind turbines – a world …
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Snappers snap snaps at the Getty photogallery
Photographers taking photographs of photographs at the Getty Gallery, by Oxford Circus.
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National Portrait Gallery
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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Great to see old-school punk/jazz/experimentalists Blurt doing their thing upstairs at the Dogstar last night.
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I’m a Photographer, Not a Terrorist! protest
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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Goodbye snow
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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A winter’s walk through Kenley Common
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 snow: frozen Serpentine lake and Trafalgar Square fountains
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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Offline NYE party – the mayhem!
More photosLhttp://www.urban75.org/offline/albert-nye-09.html
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Winter Wonderland, Hyde Park
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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Borders bookstore RIP
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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Climate Change camp, Trafalgar Square
Situated slap bang in the middle of Trafalgar Square, one of London’s most famous landmarks and tourist attractions, the Climate Camp picked a perfect place to publicise their cause. Pitching …
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The Kings Cross Lighthouse Building lives!
It’s been slowly falling apart for years but the landmark building adjacent to Kings Cross railway station is set for a £13 million internal reconstruction.
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Shunt Club, London Bridge. Absolutely amazing!
I can’t remember the last time I was blown away by a club, but Shunt was one of the best clubs I’ve been to for a very long time. We …
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Gossips Club, London
We pay homage to one of London’s finest clubs, which closed a few years ago. WARNING: this feature includes some seriously shocking hairstyles and yours truly clad in vast amounts …
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Goodbye London Astoria
One of London’s finest music venues is set to be demolished by the summer, thanks to the long-delayed CrossRail project which needs the land. I’ve seen some great gigs at …
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The Monochrome Set at Dingwalls
We managed to blag our way into an invite-only Cherry Red party tonight at Dingwalls in Camden. And there was free beer! On the bill was JimBob (from Carter USM) …
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Greenwich Tunnel & Canary Wharf
We originally tried to get a Clipper boat back into town after learning that the DLR system was suspended for maintenance work. Despite being sold the ticket and informed that …
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Around Leicester and Trafalgar Squares
Some snaps from my wander around central London yesterday: Street artist in Leicester Square.
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Goodbye New Piccadilly cafe
A much loved London cafe lost forever. April 2006 December 2007 Read my photo feature: The New Piccadilly Café, 8 Denman Street, Piccadilly, London
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A trip inside the Camberwell Submarine
This remarkable nuclear sub-like structure sits in the middle of a fairly quiet road in south London. Deep below the ground, boilers provide heat for local council estates, with the …
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Creating a froth outside Starbucks
Those loveable scamps the Space Hijackers weren’t chuffed with Starbucks opening a shiny new outlet in their patch of the East End, so they decided to make a stand: We …
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Richmond – Kingston, urban75 walk
Richmond – Kingston, urban75 walk This was a cracking walk – the weather was fantastic, there was a big turn out of urban folks and the beer was delightful! Check …
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Another lost Brixton pub
Another lost Brixton pub Was out and about on my bike this afternoon, snapping a few pics around my ‘hood and came across this glorious old pub in Flaxman Road. …
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Cabman’s shelters and a London walk, Feb 2006
Site updates.. London photos Added a page about a Saturday stroll around a wintery London here. Also new, a section about Cabman’s shelters which are Victorian ‘mini-cafes’ for London cab-drivers.
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Photos from Offline2 @ Birkbeck College
Photos from Offline2 @ Birkbeck College It was a strange night at first – I had to grimace through 45 minutes of a horribly over-enthusiastic salsa instructor whooping up a …
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