Last week, I was fortunate enough to be invited to the press launch of the Golden Age of Poster Design exhibition at the London Transport Museum. Seeing I was already …
A short photo tour of the London Transport Museum in Covent Garden, London Read More
Opening today, Art deco: the golden age of poster design is a glorious celebration of poster art, with more than 100 original posters from London Transport Museum’s collection on display.
Art Deco: The Golden Age of Poster Design exhibition at the London Transport Museum Read More
Running for around four miles through delightful Buckinghamshire countryside, the Chinnor and Princes Risborough Railway is a standard gauge preserved railway.
A trip on the Chinnor and Princes Risborough steam railway in Buckinghamshire, England Read More
The Cholsey and Wallingford Railway is a two and a half mile (4 km) long standard gauge heritage railway running along a large chunk of the former Wallingford branch of …
In photos: a summer ride on the Cholsey and Wallingford preserved railway, Oxfordshire, England Read More
For anyone interested in Britain’s railway heritage, steam engines and signalling (and you can count me in for all three) this is an absolutely brilliant day out. Located about an …
Beautiful steam engines, vintage carriages and industrial history at the Didcot Railway Centre – in photos Read More
Last weekend, I was in Kent taking pictures of Tenterden town, watching my football team lose again and taking a quick look around the rather wonderful headquarters of the Kent …
In photos: Tenterden Town railway station and the wonderful Old Dairy Taproom Read More
This is the absolute state of Euston Station in 2024, where passengers – sorry customers – are given the stark choice of staying inside and being bombarded by massive video …
The awful, advert-blasted, chaotic, over-commercialised death-trap that is Euston Station Read More
Eighteen years after I fist visited the now-disused Folkestone Harbour railway station, I returned last weekend to see how the place has been transformed into a bustling tourist attraction.
In photos: Return to Folkestone Harbour disused railway station – thirty images Read More
I’ll have to admit that it’s not the most picturesque village I’ve ever visited – in fact the signal box was the highlight for me – but here’s some photos …
In photos: a quick look around the village of Cuxton in South East England. Read More
A short walk from the former North Woolwich station can be found the remans of the North Woolwich Pier, which was built in the mid-1800s by the Eastern Counties Railway …
In photos: the long abandoned North Woolwich Pier on the River Thames Read More
Once again, this site is obliged to Rob Masterman for giving us permission to reproduce this wonderful set of photographs of Cardiff Queen Street railway station in the 1960s. The …
Cardiff Queen Street railway station in the 1960s – a series of fascinating photos by Rob Masterman Read More
Fans of Victorian-era mechanical signalling are in for a real feast at Worcester Shrub Hill railway station, where all movements at the station are still controlled by a signalman/woman pulling …
In photos: Victorian semaphore signals still in use at Worcester Shrub Hill railway station Read More
Here’s a set of photos taken around Cornwall and Devon some fifteen years ago, on the summer of 2005. Above: deck chairs and St Ives harbour.
Archive pictures: St Ives, Mousehole, Marazion, Cornwall and Devon in August 2005 – fifty photos Read More
Seen in August 2005, this is the abandoned station building of Marazion, which was once the penultimate stop on the Great Western main line to Penzance. Opened by the West …
In photos: abandoned Marazion station in Cornwall – archive photos from 2003-2005 Read More
London is full of great walks, and one of my favourites is the fairly short walk from North Greenwich tube station to the Thames Barrier and back, taking in The …
In photos: River walk from North Greenwich to the Thames Barrier via the O2/Millennium Dome Read More
Although the lockdown is slowly easing in Wales, Cardiff remains strangely quiet with many of its once-bustling streets remaining empty. Here’s some photos from an (essential) trip earlier this week.
Cardiff in lockdown – stations, street photos and night scenes, July 2020 Read More
It’s Britain’s busiest railway station, handling an astonishing 94 million passenger entries and exits every year, but yesterday the station was almost deserted during the evening rush hour, with more …
In photos: The eerie emptiness of Waterloo station in rush hour lockdown, Thurs 4th June, 2020 Read More
Virtual countryside walks are the only ones possible during the ongoing pandemic, so here’s a collection of 25 photos from a 2005 walk from Robertsbridge to Bodiam Castle and back, …
Castle, sheep, signalbox and beer – a photo walk from Robertsbridge to Bodiam fifteen years ago, April 2005 Read More
With the coronavirus lock-down meaning there’s little prospect of any travelling in the foreseeable future, I thought I’d have a delve through my photo archives. Here’s a selection of 25 …
Photos of St Ives twenty years ago – beach, harbour, countryside and sea scenes from April 2000 Read More
As Storm Ciara battered the UK, my Sunday morning trip from Norwich to London was beset by cancellations and hefty delays as uprooted trees blocked multiple locations along the route.
In photos: an unexpected stop at Thetford railway station, as storm-felled trees blocked the line Read More
Growing up in Cardiff – Britain’s wettest city – I’m very familiar with being endlessly pelted with rain, drizzle and thunderous downpours, and yesterday my home town delivered in full …
Photos of the rain-drenched streets of Cardiff – city centre and Llanishen at night, Jan 2020 Read More
Once again I am indebted to photographer Rob Masterman for allowing me to reproduce this cracking set of archive images of the Coryton branch line in Cardiff, with photos of …
Railway archive photos – the Cardiff to Coryton branch line in the 1960s and 1980s Read More
Following on from Rob Masterman’s excellent archive photos of Cefn Onn, here’s another selection showing the now-closed station in December 2004 – exactly fifteen years ago.
Cefn Onn Halt fifteen years ago, photos of a closed station, December 2004 Read More
I’ve always been fascinated by Cefn Onn Halt, a tiny former station located at the southern end of the mile-long Caerphilly tunnel. Accessible only by foot – and some considerable …
Cefn Onn Halt, Cardiff – nine historic photos by Rob Masterman Read More
Last night we went along to the launch of Canteen, a new cafe/bar inside the London Transport Museum, overlooking Covent Garden Piazza.
In photos: London Transport Museum opens Canteen, a new cafe/bar in the heart of Covent Garden Read More
Last month, I caught the Eurostar from London via Rotterdam to play a show in The Hague with The Monochrome Set. I was rather taken by both The Hague and …
50 photos: Views around The Hague and the striking architecture of Rotterdam Centraal railway station Read More
After my previous attempt to get to Amsterdam was thwarted by heavy snow and cancelled flights, I finally made it over the Netherlands’ capital and grabbed some photos on my …
Amsterdam photos: canals, architecture, bars, street scenes, bikes and an old submarine Read More
I was briefly in my home town of Cardiff yesterday – here’s some of the scenes I grabbed on my camera…
Cardiff photos: Christmas lights, street scenes, Rhiwbina station and scarf sellers, Nov 2019 Read More
Situated 110 miles north of Munich, the Bavarian city of Nuremberg hosts several universities and a thriving arts scene. Infamous for hosting major Nazi rallies (and the site for the …
In photos: Nuremberg architecture, castle, squares, station and street scenes Read More
I was back up in Bristol playing a show on the weekend, and although my time in the city was brief, I managed to grab some photos on my travels:
Bristol photos: street art, station, gigs, pubs and rain Read More