Blasting its way over Borough Market and thrusting its metal loins over Borough High Street is Network Rail’s rail improvement works. Tasked with improving the old Victorian track layout around …
London Bridge rail redevelopment charges across Borough Market Read More
The changing skyline of central London, as seen from South Bermondsey tube station, next to Millwall’s football ground. To the left is the unfinished Shard, with Tower42, the Gherkin and …
London’s changing skyline, seen from South Bermondsey Read More
Every Saturday and Sunday in central London, a huge and rather ramshackle art market rises up on the railings surrounding Green Park, on the south side of Piccadilly.
London Life: Piccadilly Art Market, Green Park Read More
After a long winter, it only takes a few beams of sunlight breaking through the cloud to get London’s parks filled up with picnickers, suntan seekers, loungers, drinkers and newspaper perusers. With …
Spring has sprung in Green Park, London Read More
Costing a cool £24m and the result of several years work, the roof renewal project at London’s bustling Victoria railway terminus is finally reaching completion.
London Victoria railway station – the refurbished roof sees the light Read More
One of the oldest surviving markets in Britain, records show that second hand clothes and bric-a-brac were being sold and exchanged around Petticoat Lane as far back as 1608.
A walk down Petticoat Lane Market, London E1 Read More
Not physically related to the Heron Tower at 100 Bishopgate although built by the same people, this posh residential development is apparently set to “redefine standards of luxury living in …
The Heron rises in the City, 36-storeys for the well heeled in EC2 Read More
Well worth a visit is the Museum of London’s ‘London street photography’ exhibition, showing over 200 candid street scenes from 1860 to the present day.
Museum of London: London Street Photography Read More
I’ve been along to some cafe launches before, but there’s no doubting that the launch for The Shed in Fulham last night was the liveliest of the lot.
Celeb-compacted launch for The Shed Cafe, Walham Grove SW6 Read More
The Government is introducing spending cuts that will damage public services, put hundreds of thousands out of work, have a terrible impact on the vulnerable, damage communities and undermine much …
March for the Alternative demo, Sat 26th March 2011 – info, legal help, chat and after-party Read More
If you’re as cartographically obsessed as me, you’ll quite happily spend long hours poring over Ordnance Survey maps, archive maps, route diagrams and rail maps, and if you’ve any interest …
Fantastic London transport map is a rail buff’s delight Read More
After reaching just six floors high, work stalled on the Pinnacle Tower (formerly known as the Bishopsgate Tower) last year after a half-billion pound shortfall in funding looked set to consign the …
London’s 288m Pinnacle Tower gets back on track Read More
Two snapshots in progress, the South Bank, London. [More photos]
Pic of the day: a pair of photographers, South Bank, London Read More
Assembling on the last Friday of every month underneath Waterloo Bridge, central London, Critical Mass is an ‘unorganised coincidence’ which involves a lot of cyclists all deciding to cycle the …
Critical Mass bike ride, London Feb 2011 Read More
It was great to see my old mates The Monochrome Set playing last night at the fabulous London Popfest, the 100 Club, London.
Monochrome Set at Popfest, 100 Club, London Read More
Squatters have moved into stinking rich movie maker Guy Ritchie’s enormous £6 million mansion, located in London’s upmarket Fitzroy Square. At least 12 people are thought to have taken over …
Squatters take over £6m Fitzroy Square mansion. LOL Read More
Located close to Trafalgar Square – so handy to pop out for a quick beer if you’re busy protesting – The Harp at 47 Chandos Place, Covent Garden, WC2N 4HS …
London boozer bags ‘Best Pub in Britain’ prize from CAMRA Read More
Captured here all bricked up and awaiting its fate is The Globe public house, 107 Tollington Rd, N7 7JH.
Another lost London dodgy boozer: The Globe, Tollington Rd, N7 Read More
For Valentine’s day, here’s a Soho street scene, London.
Photo of the day: Stockings and Salt & Vinegar crisps, Soho Read More
Some evening photos taken around Covent Garden on my Lumix LX5 camera . First up, here’s a sweet seller in a bowler hat at Seven Dials, London WC2.
Stage doors, sweets and the old Marquee club, London Read More
Here’s a Friday selection of signs and scenes that have caught my eye while wandering around London. Above is Senate House, a natty Art Deco offering in Bloomsbury, constructed between …
London signs and notices – photos from the city Read More
Well, it brought a smile to my face anyway…
Moderately amusing sign, central London Read More
“Here comes the rain.. Here she comes again…I love the rain” sang The Cult, and with London regularly being doused in the stuff, it’s no surprise that so many artists choose …
London rain: six rain-drenched scenes from the capital’s streets Read More
Here’s a beautifully shot film about the last glass eye maker in Britain. Directed by Tomas Leach and filmed in 16mm by Ben Todd, the film tells the story of …
Meet the last glass eye maker in Britain Read More
Data-chewing whizzkid James Cheshire has imbibed a ton of facts from the 2001 electoral register to create an interactive map showing off the most common surnames in London by area.
London’s most common surnames listed by area and origin in a natty map Read More
Looks like someone’s quietly testing out a big lighting rig near the Thames tonight, ready for the London Eye’s snazzy relaunch before sunrise.
London Eye and EDF Energy lights up London, 2.30am Read More
Rather cruelly dismissed as a “late building of no interest,” in the Survey of London: volume 21 (1949), the Bromley Arms used to be at 84 Cleveland Street (corner of …
The Bromley Arms, Cleveland St NW1 and the case of the bad shilling Read More
Work has started on what will be become the tallest skyscraper in the City of London (at least until the Pinnacle tower is completed). Leadenhall Building (aka The Cheesegrater) will …
The 52-storey Cheesegrater tower at 122 Leadenhall starts Read More
Construction has started on a new skyscraper in the heart of the City of London, and it’s certainly an odd looking thing, with the controversial top-heavy tower quickly earning itself …
Walkie Talkie tower, Fenchurch St crackles into life Read More
I enjoyed a lovely, long walk through a freezing central London yesterday, with my journey taking me across the snow covered Green Park and Hyde Parks, before I headed into …
Green Park and Hyde Park in the snow, London, Dec 2010 Read More