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Batman, a high-rise unicyclist and an alcoholic confession: scenes around Trafalgar Square, London
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Batman, a high-rise unicyclist and an alcoholic confession: scenes around Trafalgar Square, London

Wed 5th August, 2015 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Here’s a collection of scenes snapped around Trafalgar Square last Saturday afternoon. Above, a Batman ‘human statue’ looks over the space in front of the National Gallery.

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Thousands of pills - Cradle to Grave by Pharmacopoeia at the British Museum
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Thousands of pills – Cradle to Grave by Pharmacopoeia at the British Museum

Tue 4th August, 2015 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Currently on display in the British Museum is a contemporary art installation called, ‘Cradle to Grave,’ which sets out to explore our approach to health in Britain today. The work incorporates …

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London at dusk: cranes, flags and the Telectom Tower
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London at dusk: cranes, flags, Big Ben and the Telecom Tower

Thu 30th July, 2015Wed 6th April, 2022 - by editor - 5 Comments.

This photo of central London taken from my flat in Brixton had such a nice response after I posted it on Facebook that I thought I’d share it here too. …

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A statue made of soap: Duke of Cumberland erodes away in Cavendish Square, London
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A statue made of soap: Duke of Cumberland erodes away in Cavendish Square, London

Thu 2nd July, 2015 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Still quietly falling apart in Cavendish Square is this statue of the Duke of Cumberland, which has been created from soap.

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Fifty photos - Anti Austerity rally in Parliament Square, London, 20th June 2015
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Fifty photos – Anti Austerity Rally in Parliament Square, London, 20th June 2015

Sat 20th June, 2015Sat 20th June, 2015 - by editor - Leave a Comment

Tens of thousands of protesters filled the streets of central London today to protest against the government’s austerity measures.

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A drone's eye view of Crossrail's completed rail tunnels
London / Places / railways

Whizz through London’s newly completed Crossrail tunnels – video

Fri 5th June, 2015 - by editor - 2 Comments.

Here’s a pleasant enough way to pass away six minutes: the Crossrail Project have released a ‘drone’s eye view of Crossrail’s completed rail tunnels,’ showing off the completed tunnelling work.

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Boats galore at the Canalway Cavalcade in Little Venice, London
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Boats galore at the Canalway Cavalcade in Little Venice, London

Tue 5th May, 2015 - by editor - Leave a Comment

The Canalway Cavalcade is a waterways boaters’ annual gathering that has been taking place at Little Venice in north London for over thirty years.

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A Haircut and Art - Developers Up Yours by Gram Hilleard at the Offsite Gallery
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A Haircut and Art – Developers Up Yours by Gram Hilleard at the Offsite Gallery

Fri 1st May, 2015Fri 1st May, 2015 - by editor - Leave a Comment

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 …

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Squatters take over Soho offices to create a hub for London's homeless
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Squatters take over Soho offices to create a hub for London’s growing homeless

Tue 28th April, 2015Tue 28th April, 2015 - by editor - 2 Comments.

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.

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London in Spring - scenes by the River Thames and around the city
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London in Spring – scenes by the River Thames and around the city

Thu 16th April, 2015 - by editor - Leave a Comment

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 …

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Photographic project seeks to capture the first day of 24 New Years in London
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Photographic project seeks to capture the first day of 24 New Years in London

Tue 17th March, 2015 - by editor - Leave a Comment

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 …

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A fantastic cafe for central London: The Old Cafe takes over Ray's Jazz at the former Foyles building
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A fantastic cafe for central London: The Old Cafe takes over Ray’s Jazz in the former Foyles store

Tue 10th March, 2015Tue 10th March, 2015 - by editor - 1 Comment

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 …

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Do NOT climb on the White Horse on the Mall, London
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Do NOT climb on Mark Wallinger’s White Horse on the Mall, London

Mon 9th March, 2015Mon 9th March, 2015 - by editor - 1 Comment

“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.

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A skeletal horse with a live stock market feed takes over Trafalgar Square's fourth plinth
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A skeletal horse with a live stock market feed takes over Trafalgar Square’s fourth plinth

Fri 6th March, 2015Fri 6th March, 2015 - by editor - Leave a Comment

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 …

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Get a great free view of London from One New Change, St Pauls
London / photos / Places

Get a great free view of London from One New Change, St Pauls

Wed 18th February, 2015Tue 17th February, 2015 - by editor - 3 Comments.

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.

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A dazzling display of neon art: Amnesia: Various, Luminous, Fixed at Sprüth Magers, London
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A dazzling display of neon art: Amnesia: Various, Luminous, Fixed at Sprüth Magers, London

Mon 16th February, 2015Mon 16th February, 2015 - by editor - Leave a Comment

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 …

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Thousands of protesters assemble at City Hall for the March For Homes protest
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Thousands of protesters assemble at City Hall for the March For Homes protest

Mon 2nd February, 2015 - by editor - Leave a Comment

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 …

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A rainy day by the River Thames and Bermondsey, London
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A rainy day by the River Thames and Bermondsey, London

Mon 2nd February, 2015Mon 2nd February, 2015 - by editor - Leave a Comment

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 …

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Tottenham Court Road designer fail - in pictures
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Tottenham Court Road designer fail – in pictures

Tue 20th January, 2015Tue 20th January, 2015 - by editor - 4 Comments.

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?”

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Ghost sign of Fleet Street: Aerated Bread Company
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Ghost sign of Fleet Street: Aerated Bread Company

Mon 19th January, 2015Mon 19th January, 2015 - by editor - 1 Comment

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 – …

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Photo of the day: Dior model in a dumpster, London
London / photos / Places

Photo of the day: Dior model in a dumpster, London

Fri 16th January, 2015Fri 16th January, 2015 - by editor - 1 Comment

I liked this scene in Ramillies Street, London W1, showing a shop display of a lantern jawed male model unceremoniously dumped in a bin.

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Say goodbye to the old Tottenham Court Road tube station in London
London / photos / Places / railways

Say goodbye to the old Tottenham Court Road tube station in London

Mon 12th January, 2015Mon 12th January, 2015 - by editor - 5 Comments.

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 …

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Christmas lights at London's delightful Leadenhall Market
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Christmas lights at London’s delightful Leadenhall Market

Wed 31st December, 2014Wed 31st December, 2014 - by editor - 1 Comment

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 …

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London in December: three chimneys at Battersea, Thames night views, parks and Christmas lights
London / photos / Places

London in December: three chimneys at Battersea, Thames night views, parks and Christmas lights

Mon 15th December, 2014 - by editor - 2 Comments.

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 …

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Eviction order served on Soho's 12 Bar Club - bailiffs due tomorrow, street party called
Clubs & Nightlife / London / music / Places

Soho’s legendary 12 Bar Club to close in January 2015

Thu 11th December, 2014 - by editor - 6 Comments.

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 …

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An early Christmas London walk - baubles, gas lamps, ice rink, South Bank and ICA art launch
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An early Christmas London walk – baubles, gas lamps, ice rink, South Bank and ICA art launch

Wed 26th November, 2014Wed 26th November, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

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 …

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A depressing trudge in the rain around Northolt Park, north-west London
London / photos / Places

A depressing trudge in the rain around Northolt Park, north-west London

Tue 25th November, 2014Mon 25th May, 2015 - by editor - 3 Comments.

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 …

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The reds and browns of London in Autumn
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The reds and browns of a beautiful autumn in London

Wed 19th November, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

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.

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The weird smiling face from the Vauxhall train carriage
London / photos / Places / railways

The weird smiling face from the Vauxhall train carriage

Tue 18th November, 2014Tue 18th November, 2014 - by editor - 8 Comments.

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 …

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An autumnal park walk at dusk - Green Park and St James's in central London
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An autumnal London walk at dusk – Green Park, St James’s park, National Gallery and Oxford Street

Mon 10th November, 2014Mon 10th November, 2014 - by editor - Leave a Comment

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 …

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