Like stepping back through time: 30 photos of the stunning ancient English village of Chilham on the Kent Downs

Located in the borough of Ashford in Kent and sited just six miles from the prog-rock temple of Canterbury, Chilham is a beautiful small village packed with stunning mediaeval architecture. …

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Remembering Porthcawl’s much-loved Coney Beach Amusement Park – archive photos from December 2008

Last week, Porthcawl’s much-loved Coney Beach Amusement Park closed its doors for good after serving day-trippers and holidaymakers for 107 years. Opening in 1918, it’s said that the park was …

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Afro-Punk mosh pit in NYC’s Tompkins Square Park – see the action in photos and videos

Earlier this year, we stumbled across these lively Saturday afternoon scenes in Tompkins Square Park in the East Village, NYC. We later learnt that this small city park hosts regular …

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Punk and reggae photos by Dennis Morris on display at the Photographers’ Gallery, London

London’s Photographers’ Gallery is showcasing a new exhibition celebrating British-Jamaican photographer Dennis Morris, known for his work with icons like Bob Marley, the Sex Pistols, and Marianne Faithfull.

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In photos & video: Reclaim The Streets 30th anniversary free party in Victoria Park, east London

Saturday marked the 30th anniversary of Reclaim the Streets, an anti-capitalist direct action movement that was active in the late 1990s into the early 2000s. Our sister site urban75 documented …

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Peter Mitchell: Nothing Lasts Forever at the Photographers’ Gallery, London

This stunning retrospective of Peter Mitchell’s work is must-see exhibition at the Photographers’ Gallery in central London. Documenting a northern UK in decline, with  demolished flats, proud shopkeepers and landlords, …

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The Face Magazine: Culture Shift – London exhibition charts the work of the iconic style publication

The Face Magazine: Culture Shift at the National Portrait Gallery celebrates iconic fashion images and portraits from The Face, a trail-blazing youth culture and style magazine that helped shape the …

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Skyscrapers, windows and lights: a central London photo walk with the Olympus Stylus 1 camera

Released 12 years ago, the Olympus Stylus 1 is a feature-packed superzoom  camera which can still produce some stunning shots, despite its diminutive 1/1.7″ sensor. Styled on the company’s hugely …

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60 Photos of trams, trains & buses: a look inside the London Transport Museum Depot in Acton

Hosting a vast array of London Underground’s historic artefacts, the London Transport Museum Depot makes for a fascinating day out. If you’ve ever visited the main Covent Garden museum and …

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Beautiful steam engines, vintage carriages and industrial history at the Didcot Railway Centre – in photos

For anyone interested in Britain’s railway heritage, steam engines and signalling (and you can count me in for all three) this is an absolutely brilliant day out. Located about an …

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