It wouldn’t be autumn without me moaning about the Oxford Street Christmas decorations going up ridiculously early. That said, they do look rather lovely at sunset.
Christmas decorations are already up on London’s Oxford Street Read More
Here’s how Oxford Street looked at sunset yesterday, with beautiful golden rays illuminating one of the most famous shopping streets in the world.
Oxford Street sunset: long shadows, a golden sky and, yes, the Christmas decorations are already up Read More
We’ve been documenting the many street preachers of Brixton in some considerable detail on our sister site, but here’s a small selection seen on Oxford Street recently:
In photos: the street preachers of Oxford Street, London Read More
Standing outside the John Lewis store in Oxford Street, central London, I became fascinated by the abstract human shapes that were being reflected in the store’s awning as people walked …
Oxford Street Reflections – abstract human shapes on a mirrored awning Read More
Here’s a series of photos taken last night showing a near-deserted Oxford Street in the rain:
Tinseltown in the rain: Oxford Street Christmas lights in a late night downpour, Dec 2020 Read More
The ongoing coronavirus lockdown has reduced the once bustling centre of London into a ghost town, with almost all its shops, businesses, cafes and bars remaining closed for over two …
Deserted London: the empty streets of Soho, Leicester Square, Piccadilly Circus, Chinatown and Trafalgar Square, June 2020 Read More
I’ve noticed this cardboard-packed phonebox off Oxford Street a couple of times in the past, and it’s always mystified me.
The mystery of the London phonebox that’s full of cardboard – in photos Read More
December hasn’t arrived yet but the West End is already in full Christmas mode, with every shop ablaze with festive messages of consumerism and consumption. I battled the crowds earlier …
Wim Wenders, alleyways and a monster bauble – London’s West End in photos, Nov 2017 Read More
Now this is just a world of wrong. October has barely got started and already there’s a bloody massive sign for Christmas up in London’s Oxford Circus.
FFS: Christmas decorations go up in London’s Oxford Circus at the beginning of OCTOBER! Read More
This sizeable, but peaceful, protest was seen progressing down Oxford Street yesterday afternoon. I grabbed a few photos as it passed by:
United For Palestine: anti-Israel Protest on Oxford Street, London Read More
Here’s a selection of street shots taken around central London late yesterday afternoon. For those who like to know these kind of things, the photos were taken with a three year …
London street scenes – tourist tack, horse-drawn bus, photo exhibitions and the first Christmas tree, Nov 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
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
Tourists prepare to face the rain at Tower Hill tube station.
London photos – September rain, Tower Hill, St Katherine’s Dock and a goldbeater’s arm Read More
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.
Houses held up by metal girders, 149 Oxford Street, London Read More
To commemorate the ten years since punk icon Joe Strummer died, a Strummerville charity event was put on at the famous 100 Club in the heart of London.
Remembering Joe Strummer, 10th Anniversary Memorial at the 100 Club, London Read More