Cities, towns and mountains
Home to the world’s largest collection of living plants, the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew – otherwise referred to as Kew Gardens – covers 121 hectares in west London. Scroll on …
A photo tour of Kew Gardens, London (part one) Read More
Curious street scene in SoHo, New York, December 2007. [More New York photos]
New York sidewalk street scene: Marilyn, a giant hand and a passer-by Read More
There’s some fabulous new views across London to be seen on top of the dramatic One New Change development by St Pauls. Designed by French architect Jean Nouvel, the eight-storey shopping …
Lesser known London viewpoints: the dramatic view from One New Change, St Pauls Read More
Served up by the impressively titled ‘Special Features Division of the Rank Organisation’ is this fascinating look at London’s coffee bars in the 1950s and 1960s.
London’s coffee bars in the 1950s and 1960s – archive video footage Read More
Designed by the same folks who created the London Eye, the treetop walkway in Kew Gardens provides a fabulous birds eye view of the Royal Botanic Gardens in Kew, west …
Kew Gardens Treetop walkway – a wobbly load of fun in west London Read More
If you’re looking for somewhere interesting to grab a bite to eat after visiting the nearby British Museum in Bloomsbury, I recommend checking out the Camera Cafe. As its name …
Camera Cafe, Bloomsbury – a camera shop and cafe combined! Read More
London’s South Bank has been rolling with a strong British seaside theme since April (until Sept 4th), with 48 tonnes of sand and a series of beach huts adding some …
Southbank London – beach huts, boats and ice cream Read More
Interesting scene on Lichfield Road, Richmond TW9 today… [More London photos]
An intriguing street scene by Kew Gardens Read More
The huge Crossrail transport project continues to dominate the area to the south of Oxford Street in central London. I rather liked these rows of black silos by Dean Street, so …
Pic of the day: Crossrail silos, Oxford Street London Read More
On Friday, we hosted Canadian electro-popsters City Of Glass at the Offline Club night at the Prince Albert in Brixton.
City of Glass at Brixton Offline, 26th Aug 2011 Read More
Seen by the Festival Hall on London’s South Bank today. It has to be said that the authentic, tartan-tastic, sporran-flapping ‘Hoots Mon! ‘ Scottish illusion was slightly shattered when the …
Pic of the day: Bagpipes and big drum, South bank, London Read More
I’ve seen Carter USM play live loads of times, but I think this may have been the best I’ve ever seen them. They were ace! Here’s some photos from their …
Carter USM deliver a killer set at Beautiful Days 2011 Read More
Beautiful Days was easily my favourite festival of the year and I’ve just finished posting up some photos from the weekend. Here’s some shots:
Beautiful Days 2011 – photos from the festival Read More
Autumn has long been my favourite season – I just love it when the leaves turn golden brown, the sun goes low in the sky and the nights start drawing …
Question of the day: exactly when does Autumn start in the UK? Read More
This Dorset town of some 45,000 souls is as pretty as a picture, with some beautiful architecture, a lovely harbour and a fantastic beach a short walk away.
Photo feature: Christchurch, a coastal town in Dorset, England Read More
This is so cute! Yesterday, central Brixton was packed full of fire engines dealing with a major incident at the Footlocker store on Brixton Road. Although all the fire engines …
Little fire engine keeps an eye on Atlantic Road, Brixton Read More
En route to Endorse It Festival this year, I had a couple of hours to kill in Salisbury, so I went for a quick clatter around the town, with my …
Salisbury cathedral and town photos, Wiltshire, England Read More
I’m still not sure of the mechanics of a fire that can start up again two weeks after it had supposedly been put out, but the riot-damaged Footlocker store in …
Brixton Footlocker fire smoulders on, shops still closed [photos] Read More
Although I’ve had a blog of some description being updated on urban75 since the site first started (waaaay back in 1994/5), it’s only fairly recently that I transferred from Blogger …
The top ten most popular posts on the urban75 blog so far… Read More
Maybe Brixtonites are just too cool to bother posting up positive messages on the hoardings outside a riot-devastated building – or maybe no one really cared much for the burnt …
Brixton’s riot ‘love wall’ fails to engage locals Read More
Here’s a short selection of unusual caravans and tents seen around the Endorse It Festival camping site. Above is a particularly precarious looking Conway trailer tent, with the ‘bedrooms’ supported on …
Precarious caravans and curious tents, Endorse It Festival 2011 Read More
Expected to be completed in time for the London Olympics is this fun-looking walk over the roof of the o2 Dome (or the Millennium Dome as I like to call the thing).
Take a virtual Skywalk strut across the o2 Millennium Dome’s roof [video] Read More
Uplifting graffiti seen on the boardings outside the Footlocker store which was looted and burnt down in the disturbances in central Brixton last weekend.
One Love, Brixton – graffiti on riot-trashed store Read More
It’s not a patch on the sophisticated ‘Boris Bikes’ scheme that covers a large chunk of central London, but it’s great to see Cardiff’s more modest OyBike bike rental system …
Cardiff’s Oybike street bike hire scheme continues to grow Read More
Seagull numbers in Cardiff have apparently more than doubled in the past five years, with the cheeky ice-cream stealing buggers creating all sorts of problems – and even covering Welsh …
Cardiff overrun with seagulls, not even Aneurin Bevan safe Read More
With the media concentrating on the unrelated trouble that happened in Brixton after Splash had finished, it’s worth reminding people that a hugely successful event went on during the day, …
Brixton Splash 2011 – some photos from the Lambeth street festival Read More
Inbetween all the riots and smashed up buildings, I thought I’d lighten things up a bit with this photo taken at the Cardiff Big Weekend on Sunday. So here’s a …
Woman and a giant banana in a pram, Cardiff Read More
At the time of writing, reports are coming through that shops in Brixton have been told to close “right away” as rumours of fresh trouble grow. Brixton was hit pretty …
Brixton closes down as rumours of fresh trouble circulate Read More
Violence and looting broke out around Brixton’s town centre yesterday, with several local businesses hit and several reports of assaults taking place. Most of the town centre remains cordoned off, …
Brixton remains closed after overnight riots and looting – photos Read More
One of the most exciting, scenically stunning stretches of railway line in the UK has to be the Great Western main line that runs along a spectacular stretch of exposed …
View from a train: the stunning Great Western line through Dawlish, Devon Read More