A very unhelpful help point on the London Underground
It’s not a very helpful Help Point, but at least it helpfully tells people that it is a Help Point that is not in use.
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Tidal Basin Tavern, east London – Shootings, Siouxsie and The Leather Boys
Situated close to the northern end of the cable car running from North Greenwich is a long-derelict pub with a fascinating history, The Tidal Basin Tavern.
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A photo walk down Brixton Station Road, Brixton – railway arches, doorways and a bridge mystery
With its southern side flanked by a long row of railway arches, Brixton Station Road stretches from Brixton Road in the west to Barrington Road in the east. Once home …
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St George Wharf Tower (the Vauxhall Tower) in south London nears completion
At 50 floors, the St George Wharf Tower will be the tallest residential building in the UK, and the build on the south bank of the Thames by Vauxhall, central London is …
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A coffee at the Lantana Cafe, Charlotte Place, Fitzrovia, London W1
With my spirits flagging after a miserable afternoon battling through the crowds of Oxford Street, I found myself in urgent need of a decent cup of coffee – and Lantana Cafe in …
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Photos from the Brixton Effra Social launch party – Tories, rock’n’roll and real ale
Last night, I went along to the opening night of the Effra Social, a new Brixton venue located almost next door to the popular Hootananny/Hobgoblin/George Canning music pub on Effra …
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Happy St David’s Day/ Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant, March 1st 2013
Happy St David’s Day to all! Here’s some photos of my lovely, lovely, lovely home country. If you’re around Brixton tonight, come down to the Offline Club where I will …
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My stress levels rise as Scientologists set up shop in the centre of Brixton
I’ve no idea how this lot got permission to hog a large chunk of public pavement area outside Brixton tube on Saturday, but someone had clearly let the Scientologists set …
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Cardiff City FC: a simple guide to scarf etiquette
Red scarf with the single word ‘Cardiff,’ backed by a stray Powerpoint motivational ‘Fire & Passion’ statement and a Red Dragon club emblem = wrong. Blue scarf with the words, “Cardiff City Football Club,” plus …
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The Anonymous beer bottle, Soho, London
Spotted in Soho, central London. A man-sized Anonymous beer bottle!
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A trip on the Emirates Air Line cable car from North Greenwich to the Royal Docks, London
Running between North Greenwich and the Royal Docks, the Emirates Air Line cable car across the River Thames was opened on the 28th June 2012 and is operated by Transport for …
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Record fair at The Canterbury Arms, Brixton, Sat 23rd Feb – photo report
On Saturday, I popped along to see the first record fair to be held at the The Canterbury Arms boozer in Brixton. The event was put on by my chum, Ian …
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Brixton handyman looks for work with unique poster, asks to be scrubbed up
This highly original poster was spotted stuck up on a Brixton Hill bus stop. I’m not sure if the guy got any work out of it, but 10/10 for originality. …
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The changing face of Coldharbour Lane, Brixton: gated communities and more Tescos
While the eastern end of Coldharbour Lane has seen multiple pub closures and the inevitable growth of supermarkets, the Brixton end has generally prospered and kept most of its independent …
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Zoom into Brixton from the BT Tower in the world’s biggest panoramic image
BT has commissioned an astonishing interactive panorama which lets users pan around London and zoom in to see incredible levels of detail.
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Pic of the day: old lady with a hat on the Epping to Ongar tube train in the 1980s
This photo of an old lady travelling on the Epping to Ongar tube line in the 1980s has always been one of my favourite photos, although I’m not entirely sure why.
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Three closed pubs, Canning Town, London E16 – Bridge House, Royal Oak and Ordnance Arms
I hadn’t been back to Canning Town for a long, long time, but a walk along the Barking Road on Saturday afternoon proved to be rather a depressing experience – …
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Practising parkour on the sandy beach of the River Thames, South Bank, London
I spotted these kids practising parkour on a chilly February afternoon. They’d set up on the stretch of sandy beach that’s exposed during low tide outside the Royal Festival Hall on the South Bank, central London.
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Community website urban75 notches up 12,000,000 forum posts
Just eleven months after the urban75 forums registered its 11,000,000th post, the Brixton-based, community-funded bulletin board has now notched up its 12 millionth user post.
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Here’s why octopuses are some of the coolest creatures on the planet [video]
To start off, with octopuses are mighty weird things. They have two eyes and four pairs of arms and are bilaterally symmetric, with a hard beak around its mouth at the centre point …
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The Skateboard Graveyard of Hungerford Bridge continues to grow
Growing steadily since some time around 2009, this pile of broken skateboards can be found facing the downstream pedestrian crossing on Hungerford Bridge.
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Pussycat and the Dirty Johnsons at Offline Club, Feb 8th 2013. Rock’n’Roll!
It was great to welcome back Offline Club regulars, Pussycat and the Dirty Johnsons back to the Prince Albert last Friday.
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The lost pubs of Coldharbour Lane, Brixton and Loughborough Junction
Although there’s a thriving pub/bar scene at the (ahem) ‘vibrant’ Brixton end of Coldharbour Lane, things look much bleaker once you head east towards Camberwell via Loughborough Junction.
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Chinese New Year 2013 – the Year of the Snake in London
Today is the Chinese New Year and the start of the Year of the Snake, and London is hosting what is claimed to be the largest free celebrations outside of Asia.
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Somerleyton Road, Brixton redevelopment and Oval House theatre: provisional plans released
Reproduced here are the provisional drawings drawn up by Lambeth Council suggesting what the proposed Somerleyton Road redevelopment might look like. Part of the Future Brixton project, it’s a major scheme …
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Queueing for horsemeat on Coldharbour Lane, Brixton at the Horse Flesh shop
This busy scene on 384 Coldharbour Lane, Brixton shows crowds queuing outside a store advertising ‘Horse Flesh for Human Consumption’ while a lorry unloads more meat. The photo was taken on January …
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All out for the workers at Brixton Square!
This was the scene outside the ghastly Brixton Square gated development on Coldharbour Lane yesterday morning, with all the workers out on the street.
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Community meets to discuss the proposed Sainsburys megastore at Tulse Hull (old Carpetright building)
Last night, Streatham MP Chuka Umunna held a ‘Question Time’ style meeting at St Matthew’s Tenants Hall in Brixton to discuss plans by Sainsbury’s to open a massive 12,000 sq …
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Dramatic sunbursts light up the London Shard skyscraper
There was a dramatic London skyline seen from Brixton today as the winter sun bounced off the Shard Tower, near London Bridge.
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Brixton Village and Market Row Brixton win Market of the Year award
The National Association of British Market Authorities (NABMA) have awarded their ‘Best Private Market’ accolade to Brixton Village and Market Row.
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