London photos – September rain, Tower Hill, St Katherine’s Dock and a goldbeater’s arm
Tourists prepare to face the rain at Tower Hill tube station.
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Made Possible by Squatting exhibition, 15 Dock Street, London E1
Held in a rather stunning squatted building in East London, the excellent Made Possible by Squatting exhibition sets out to challenge the common media myths and misconceptions of squatters.
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Tap Coffee at 193 Wardour Street, Soho, London saves the day
After a rather disastrous coffee at the Speakeasy Espresso and Brew Bar, our quest for a good, strong brew in a pleasant atmosphere had reached critical levels, so we were pleased …
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The Mass Observation project at the Photographers’ Gallery, London
Founded in 1937 as a radical experiment in social science, art and documentary, the Mass Observation (MO) project was spearheaded by anthropologist Tom Harrisson, journalist and poet Charles Madge and …
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London Cycling Campaign’s ‘Space for Cycling’ demo encircles Parliament
Last night there was a ‘Space for Cycling’ demo in central London, which saw Parliament encircled by cyclists campaigning for safer cycling in London.
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The street art of Hanway Street, London, featuring Ewan McGregor and a Bee Gee
Seen on Hanway Street, central London (just off Oxford Street) is this interesting collection of mixed medium portraits, created by street artist Paul Don Smith.
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Another West End record store bites the dust as JB’s, Hanway Street, London closes
I guess it was only a matter of time, but it was still sad to see that the long-serving JB’s record store in Hanway Street, central London has closed down.
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Stories of Hope – a set of striking images from Lesotho in the Getty Images Gallery, London
Currently on display at the Getty Images Gallery in London is a moving exhibition documenting the work of the charity Sentebale in the small African country of Lesotho.
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Work set to start on the hideous Colliers Wood Tower ‘by the end of the year’
This spectacularly ugly 1960s concrete tower block has been a sizeable blot on the Colliers Wood skyline in south London for years on end, but a promised complete makeover looks set to …
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The A – Z of Gentrification – sure-fire signs that your neighbourhood is upwardly mobile
Compiled with the help of folks living at the sharp end of a rapidly gentrifying neighbourhood, this guide hopes to let you swiftly identify the tell-tale words, phrases and signs …
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Work starts on the twisty 45-storey luxury Baltimore Tower in Canary Wharf, London
Construction has started on the curious shaped Baltimore Tower, billed as “an iconic new landmark for luxury living” and set to offer 330 flats for the well heeled. The 45-storey …
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Hampton Court Palace Flower Show 2013 – butterflies, blooms, bumblebees and beautiful colours
The historic park at Hampton Court was bathed in glorious sunshine for the press launch of the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show yesterday and I spent a lovely day ambling around. …
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The weird and wonderful concept gardens at the 2013 Hampton Court Palace Flower Show
Along with the Roses & Floristry Vintage Festival, I enjoyed the concept gardens the most at this year’s Flower Show. Witty, meaningful, playful or sometimes bordering on bonkers, I found them …
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Roses & Floristry Vintage Festival at the RHS Hampton Court Palace Flower Show
There was a fine collection of roses and artistic floral arrangements to be seen in the Roses & Floristry Vintage Festival in the Escape Zone at this year’s RHS Hampton Court Palace …
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Aldgate Experiments and the bright red temporary wall seats, St Botolph Row, London EC3
Billed as a ‘dynamic programme of arts and design interventions into the urban landscape,’ Aldgate Experiments looks to bring ‘the streets of Aldgate to life.’
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Walkie Talkie tower at 20 Fenchurch Street, City of London nears completion as work starts on Europe’s highest roof garden
Costing over £200 million, the Walkie Talkie tower at 20 Fenchurch Street has been designed by Uruguayan architect Rafael Viñoly and features an opinion-dividing top-heavy form. Set to open in just under …
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Say hello to Prince Albert at Holborn Circus, central London
Frozen in a state of permanent hat-doffing is Prince Albert, who can be seen stuck atop a horse in splendid isolation on a traffic island at Holborn Circus, central London, …
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The disused Thameslink platforms at Barbican station, London
The former Thameslink railway tracks running through Barbican station now lie abandoned and covered in weeds, with metal gates blocking access at each end.
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Sculpture of a meditating philosopher at SOAS, London
It took me ages to remember exactly where I’d seen this statue of what appears to be a meditating Buddhist philosopher. After much perusing of Google Maps, I finally worked out …
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The Fitzrovia mural, Whitfield Gardens, off Tottenham Court Road, W1
Towards the northern end of Tottenham Court Road can be found a public open space called Whitfield Gardens, which is dominated by a large outdoor painting known as the Fitzrovia mural.
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Spiritual Messages From Margaret Thatcher via Happy Science – unprecedented scoop!
I was a little surprised to find this poster advertising an ‘unprecedented scoop’ in the form of ‘spiritual messages from Margaret Thatcher’.
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Coffee and ruddy good cakes at Damson, St Giles High Street, central London
Putting up a strong challenge to become my cafe of choice when I’m in the Tottenham Court Rd/Covent Garden/Bloomsbury area is the rather lovely Damson Cafe on St Giles High Street.
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Houses held up by metal girders, 149 Oxford Street, London
I came across this rather dramatic looking structure on 149-151 Oxford Street, central London, made up of a collection of long, angled metal girders holding up two adjacent buildings.
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Sausage dogs strutting down St Giles High Street, London
Seen strutting along St Giles High Street in central London yesterday were this pair of rather charming sausage dogs.
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Defend the NHS demo, central London, Sat 18th May – full photo report
Thousands of protesters took to the streets of central London on Saturday to protest about the the closure and downgrading of A&E departments in hospitals across the capital, as well as …
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Sat 18th May: Defend London’s NHS demonstration, 12 noon at Waterloo
Called by an unprecedented coalition of London residents, medical staff, trade unions and health campaigners, this demo aims to raise the alarm regarding the biggest threats to A & E’s, …
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Goodbye to the Angel pub, Coldharbour Lane, Brixton
It was a pub with a rich Afro-Caribbean heritage from the 1950s, and before that strong connections to the Edwardian music hall, but The Angel on Coldharbour Lane, Brixton has now been …
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Photo of the day: The Itch Is Dead, Soho, London
Spotted on Great Marlborough Street, Soho, central London.
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Promotion is a heartbeat away as Dulwich Hamlet beat Crawley Down Gatwick 3-1
With just two games left in the season and promotion rivals Maidstone three points behind, this was a must-win game for Dulwich Hamlet. And win they did!
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Southwark Council’s shame as Heygate flats are flogged off to overseas buyers
The story of the Elephant & Castle regeneration scheme has gone from outrage to sheer farce, as it’s been revealed that the Australian-based property group Lend Lease have now begun flogging off the …
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