The Canalway Cavalcade is a waterways boaters’ annual gathering that has been taking place at Little Venice in north London for over thirty years.
Boats galore at the Canalway Cavalcade in Little Venice, London Read More
Located on Gray’s Inn Road, the Offsite Gallery is run by Vic the Barber and offers an unusual place to see art that is “perhaps too unconventional to be shown …
A Haircut and Art – Developers Up Yours by Gram Hilleard at the Offsite Gallery Read More
Squatters have occupied a former office block in the heart of trendy Soho, and have said that they intend to turn it into a hub for the capital’s growing army of homeless people.
Squatters take over Soho offices to create a hub for London’s growing homeless Read More
Spring is in the air and I’ve been out and about in London with my trusty Ricoh GR camera. Here’s a brief selection of photos taken around the banks of the …
London in Spring – scenes by the River Thames and around the city Read More
Launched on the stroke of the new year of 2004, this interesting photographic project was created by 24 postgraduate photography students who decided to document the first day of the …
Photographic project seeks to capture the first day of 24 New Years in London Read More
I was pleased to discover that the charm of the original Ray’s Jazz cafe in the former Foyle’s store on Charing Cross Road has been recaptured in this new venture located in the old …
A fantastic cafe for central London: The Old Cafe takes over Ray’s Jazz in the former Foyles store Read More
“Do not climb on the horse” says the warning sign by the eminently climbable and hugely inviting White Horse sculpture on The Mall, in central London.
Do NOT climb on Mark Wallinger’s White Horse on the Mall, London Read More
Now the tenth artwork to occupy the fourth plinth in London’s Trafalgar Square, Gift Horse presents a skeletal sculpture entwined with an electronic ribbon displaying a live ticker feed from the London Stock …
A skeletal horse with a live stock market feed takes over Trafalgar Square’s fourth plinth Read More
There’s not many things you can get for free in central London, so it’s worth celebrating this magnificent free viewing platform by St Paul’s Cathedral one more time.
Get a great free view of London from One New Change, St Pauls Read More
This dazzling display of neon art at the Sprüth Magers gallery in Grafton Street caught my eye as I was wandering around town on the weekend, so I had to go …
A dazzling display of neon art: Amnesia: Various, Luminous, Fixed at Sprüth Magers, London Read More
Last Saturday, two separate marches from the south and east of London assembled outside City Hall to demand more affordable housing for all Londoners. I posted up 50+ photos of …
Thousands of protesters assemble at City Hall for the March For Homes protest Read More
It was a miserable day in London on Saturday, with rain falling from dark, gloomy skies all morning. I was in town to take part in the March For Homes …
A rainy day by the River Thames and Bermondsey, London Read More
Architectural designer to client: “Hey, see that clearly visible metal railing that marks the ramp into your shop entrance. You know, the one that sticks out into the really busy pedestrian thoroughfare?”
Tottenham Court Road designer fail – in pictures Read More
Seen in Fleet Street in central London is this fine example of a ghost sign for the Aerated Bread Company. Ghost signs are the fading remnants of old advertisements – …
Ghost sign of Fleet Street: Aerated Bread Company Read More
I liked this scene in Ramillies Street, London W1, showing a shop display of a lantern jawed male model unceremoniously dumped in a bin.
Photo of the day: Dior model in a dumpster, London Read More
I’ve lost count of the times I’ve hurtled out of this tube exit heading off to a meeting or a gig – and there’s certainly been a few times I’ve staggered …
Say goodbye to the old Tottenham Court Road tube station in London Read More
Designed in 1881 by Sir Horace Jones (also the architect of Billingsgate and Smithfield Markets), Leadenhall Market in the City of London is a wonderful piece of architecture, and it …
Christmas lights at London’s delightful Leadenhall Market Read More
Here’s a selection of photos taken around central London in the first two weeks of December, 2014, Above, a nattily dressed Maplin & Webb worker on Old Bond Street takes …
London in December: three chimneys at Battersea, Thames night views, parks and Christmas lights Read More
And so another wonderful chunk of Soho’s rich musical history is set to disappear forever, with the news that the legendary 12 Bar Club in Denmark Street in central London …
Soho’s legendary 12 Bar Club to close in January 2015 Read More
December is still several days away, but the Christmas frenzy is already in full flow around central London, as the shop tills start to ring out their seasonal fanfare. The …
An early Christmas London walk – baubles, gas lamps, ice rink, South Bank and ICA art launch Read More
My trip to see Dulwich Hamlet play Harrow Borough on Saturday took me through Northolt Park, a singularly characterless suburb of north west London. It didn’t help that the rain …
A depressing trudge in the rain around Northolt Park, north-west London Read More
Autumn has long been one of my favourite seasons, second only to a proper winter with lashings of lovely snow and sharp, crisp, bright blue cloudless mornings.
The reds and browns of a beautiful autumn in London Read More
I was waiting on the platform at Vauxhall station on Saturday afternoon, when I noticed this woman smiling at me from a train that had just pulled in. I instinctively …
The weird smiling face from the Vauxhall train carriage Read More
Late Saturday afternoon, I went for a hangover-clearing autumnal stroll through central London, taking in two parks and stopping off for some art. I started off at Green Park tube …
An autumnal London walk at dusk – Green Park, St James’s park, National Gallery and Oxford Street Read More
One of the best places to be in East London after an evening enjoying an ample selection of the finest ales has to be Brick Lane, home of the freshly …
The late night bagel stores of Brick Lane, east London Read More
It may be 70 days away, but the Big Christmas Cash In has already started in London’s West End, with several stores putting out their festival baubles.
Baubles in October – the big Christmas cash-in kicks off in central London Read More
Currently turning heads in Covent Garden is this remarkable structure by the artist and designer Alex Chinneck.
In photos: the amazing floating piazza at Covent Garden, as created by Alex Chinneck Read More
I first visited the Building Centre back in 2011 and was suitably impressed by the amazing Pipers 1:1500 scale model of London which dominates the ground floor.
London in miniature: the fabulous scale model at the Building Centre Read More
The tourist heaving environs of Trafalgar Square often provide rich pickings for buskers and street performers – but generally some kind effort is required to catch the eye of passers …
London’s worst street performers do their stuff in Trafalgar Square Read More
Completed in July this year, the WW1 warship HMS President on the Thames has been repainted in ‘dazzle camouflage,’ as part of 14-18 NOW, the official cultural programme to commemorate …
HMS President covered in dazzle camouflage on the River Thames, London Read More