Places – Page 63

St Erth for St Ives railway station – a country junction

Thu 20th January, 2011Thu 20th January, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Although it’s a station on the busy main line from Paddington to Penzance in Cornwall, St Erth retains the air of a Victorian country junction.

London / photos

Walkie Talkie tower, Fenchurch St crackles into life

Wed 19th January, 2011Thu 20th January, 2011 - by editor - 14 Comments.

Construction has started on a new skyscraper in the heart of the City of London, and it’s certainly an odd looking thing, with the controversial top-heavy tower quickly earning itself …

New York / photos / Places

Battery Park, New York City in the driving autumn rain

Tue 18th January, 2011Tue 18th January, 2011 - by editor - 4 Comments.

I love walking through cities in the rain, and when it’s New York in late November, there’s rarely any shortage of the stuff.

Brixton / Places

Stockwell Studios under threat again

Mon 17th January, 2011Mon 17th January, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Formerly the Annie McCall maternity hospital, the Stockwell Studios have provided a local cultural educational resource for the past two decades. Sadly, the studios are once again facing an uncertain future, as detailed …

London / photos / Places

Half naked, unicycling knife-juggling street performer, Covent Garden

Mon 17th January, 2011Sat 29th September, 2012 - by editor - 7 Comments.

The tradition of street performers at Covent Garden dates back to the 1600s, but the area has changed dramatically after the famous covered fruit and vegetable market closed in 1974.

Brixton / Places

Fujiyama Japanese restaurant, Brixton, serves up a winning meal

Mon 17th January, 2011Mon 17th January, 2011 - by editor - 5 Comments.

With Saturday night’s hangover still biting damn hard, I stumbled off in the direction of Brixton’s finest Japanese restaurant, the New Fujiyama, in a quest for hot’n’tasty nourishment.

London / photos / Places

Pic of the day: Hats, Covent Garden

Sat 15th January, 2011 - by editor - 3 Comments.

The Blue Nile named a wonderfully melancholic album after them, Frank Sinatra was never seen without one, Tommy Copper wore a particularly fine example, and after decades in the fashion wilderness, it seems …

London / photos / Places / railways

Accumulator tower, hydraulics and bonded stores, Royal Mint St, E1

Sat 15th January, 2011Sat 15th January, 2011 - by editor - 2 Comments.

Abandoned for at least 30 years is this old ‘accumulator tower’ at Royal Mint St, by Tower Hill, London E1, which had been used for storing hydraulic power. “An accumulator …

London / photos / Places

Derelict shops, Toynbee Street, Spitalfields, London E1

Thu 13th January, 2011Thu 13th January, 2011 - by editor - 5 Comments.

Looking unlikely to ever come back from the dead is this block of derelict shops along the east side of Toynbee Street in the Spitalfields district of east London, E1.

London / photos / Places

Whitechapel Gallery – buzzing light bulbs and coffee

Wed 12th January, 2011Wed 12th January, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

Founded in 1901 as one of the first publicly-funded galleries for temporary exhibitions in the capital, Whitechapel Gallery is a free gallery, located right next to Aldgate East tube station, …

Brixton / Places / stuff

Brixton Roller Skating Rink – memories from the late 1950s

Tue 11th January, 2011Mon 14th July, 2014 - by editor - 72 Comments.

For over half a century Brixton had its own roller skating rink, located on the corner of Effra Road (opposite the George Canning/Hootenanny). Opening in 1910, contemporary reports say that dance bands …

Brixton / cardiff / photos / Places / railways

Waiting passenger sculptures, Brixton railway station

Mon 10th January, 2011Thu 17th April, 2014 - by editor - 11 Comments.

Condemned to an eternity of waiting for trains that they can never board are these life-size bronze sculptures of three passengers on Brixton railway station, south London.

New York / photos / Places

Cake Shop, Ludlow Street, New York – photos and memories

Fri 7th January, 2011Sat 8th January, 2011 - by editor - 3 Comments.

Situated on New York’s almost-completely gentrified Lower East Side at 152 Ludlow Street is the Cake Shop, a small cafe/music venue where we’ve spent many hours, scoffing bagels, surfing the …

New York / photos / Places

Concorde at the Intrepid Museum, NYC

Wed 5th January, 2011Wed 5th January, 2011 - by editor - 3 Comments.

Standing rather forlornly on a barge at the end of a Manhattan jetty on New York’s west side is retired British Airways Concorde aircraft, number G-BOAD.

Brixton / Places

Coffee at Goodbench, Brixton

Tue 4th January, 2011Mon 25th July, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

It’s ruddy freezing outside and I’ve got a stinky cold, so praise be for the restorative powers of a hot lunch at the Phoenix followed by coffee at the Goodbench …

photos / Places

Walking the London Loop – Rainham to Purfleet, Essex

Tue 4th January, 2011Tue 4th January, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

On Sunday, a hardy gang of urban75 walkers set off to walk the last section of the London Loop, a trip that took us into deepest, darkest Essex. As you …

London / Places

Shard London bridge at night, Jan 2011

Mon 3rd January, 2011 - by editor - 2 Comments.

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 …

Brixton / Clubs & Nightlife / Places

Brixton Offline NYE party photos – it was a wild one!

Sun 2nd January, 2011Sun 2nd January, 2011 - by editor - 1 Comment

This was one hell of a night, with a load of DJs, vast amounts of drinking and dancing and the fabulous Stirfried Frequency rocking the Albert till 5am.

Brixton / Clubs & Nightlife / photos

Happy New Year 2011 – Offline party in Brixton

Sat 1st January, 2011 - by editor - Leave a Comment

We had an amazing Offline party at the Brixton Prince Albert last night. Here’s the drunken scene as the new year was rung in. More photos of the madness to …

photos / Places / railways

Closed railway station: Aynho for Deddington, Oxfordshire

Fri 31st December, 2010Fri 31st December, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

The optimistically named Oxford and Rugby Railway managed to build a track from Oxford only as far as Banbury, with line being absorbed by the Great Western Railway before it …

cardiff / photos / Places / snow / Wales

Cardiff Christmas lights

Fri 31st December, 2010Fri 31st December, 2010 - by editor - 2 Comments.

A few pics taken at night around Cardiff’s city centre, showing off the festive Christmas lights. Nadolig Llawen a Blwyddyn Newydd Dda!

photos / Places / railways / snow

Banbury railway station: fog, semaphore signals and trainspotters

Thu 30th December, 2010Thu 30th December, 2010 - by editor - 3 Comments.

My train back from Cardiff yesterday ended up taking a curious diversionary route into Oxfordshire, with the HST ending up at Banbury station for 20 minutes before reversing out in the opposite direction. With the station …

cardiff / Places / Wales

Spillers Records, Cardiff moves to the Morgan Arcade

Thu 30th December, 2010Wed 29th December, 2010 - by editor - 5 Comments.

Finally losing the battle to stay in their premises by The Hayes in central Cardiff, the much loved Spillers record store closed on June 26th, 2010, reopening in the nearby Morgan Arcade a …

Avenue A freeze out as the snow brings the streets to a halt in New York

New York / photos / Places / snow

Avenue A freeze out, as snowstorm hits New York City

Tue 28th December, 2010Tue 28th December, 2010 - by editor - Leave a Comment

The snow has hit New York city very hard indeed, and my good friend Jim P has sent over this incredible photo of abandoned cabs and buses on Avenue A …

photos / Places / snow / Wales

Pic of the day: a walk in the Cardiff snow

Mon 27th December, 2010Mon 27th December, 2010 - by editor - 1 Comment

You’ve probably guessed by now that I’m rather keen on snow scenes, and with south Wales having one of its harshest Decembers for a very long time, I’ve been unable …

photos / Places / snow / Wales

A Christmas Day walk in Wales: snow, hills and blue skies

Sat 25th December, 2010Sat 25th December, 2010 - by editor - 1 Comment

Happy Christmas Day from the snowy hills of Cardiff, south Wales! The day was perfect: tons of crisp snow, bright blue skies and not a soul in sight.

London / photos / Places

BT Telecom Tower restaurant plans abandoned

Thu 23rd December, 2010Thu 23rd December, 2010 - by editor - 10 Comments.

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 …

London / photos / Places / snow

Bedford Square, London – Bloomsbury elegance in the snow

Wed 22nd December, 2010 - by editor - 2 Comments.

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 …

London / photos / Places

Remembering 7/7: the Hyde Park memorial to the fallen

Wed 22nd December, 2010Wed 22nd December, 2010 - by editor - 1 Comment

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, …

Brixton / photos / Places / railways

Brixton snow and steam as the Sussex Belle steams past

Tue 21st December, 2010Tue 21st December, 2010 - by editor - 2 Comments.

Unfortunately, I didn’t hear the hissing and puffing of this steam train until it had already passed my window, but here’s a few pics for you steam buffs out there.