{"id":5865,"date":"2012-02-05T12:57:14","date_gmt":"2012-02-05T12:57:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=5865"},"modified":"2012-02-05T21:34:11","modified_gmt":"2012-02-05T21:34:11","slug":"brixton-snow-more-chilly-scenes-from-south-london","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/brixton-snow-more-chilly-scenes-from-south-london\/","title":{"rendered":"Brixton snow: more chilly scenes from south London"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/brixton-snow-feb-2012-55.jpg\" alt=\"Snowy scenes over Brixton, south London, Sunday 5th February 2012\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I fear it won&#8217;t be around for long, but this\u00a0morning\u00a0there was still a fair covering of snow covering Brixton, so I headed out, camera in hand.<\/p>\n<p>My chilly photo tour took me around Coldharbour Lane, Loughborough Park, Brixton Station Road market, Brixton Village, Windrush Square and St Matthew&#8217;s church.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/brixton-snow-feb-2012-50.jpg\" alt=\"Snowy scenes over Brixton, south London, Sunday 5th February 2012\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/brixton-snow-feb-2012-31.jpg\" alt=\"Snowy scenes over Brixton, south London, Sunday 5th February 2012\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Loughborough Park in the snow.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/brixton-snow-feb-2012-32.jpg\" alt=\"Snowy scenes over Brixton, south London, Sunday 5th February 2012\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/brixton-snow-feb-2012-33.jpg\" alt=\"Snowy scenes over Brixton, south London, Sunday 5th February 2012\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Snow sculptures.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/brixton-snow-feb-2012-56.jpg\" alt=\"Snowy scenes over Brixton, south London, Sunday 5th February 2012\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Looking across the rooftops towards Brockwell Park.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/brixton-snow-feb-2012-34.jpg\" alt=\"Snowy scenes over Brixton, south London, Sunday 5th February 2012\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/brixton-snow-feb-2012-35.jpg\" alt=\"Snowy scenes over Brixton, south London, Sunday 5th February 2012\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The snow adds a pleasing Soviet Bloc air to the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/brixton\/features\/barrier.html\" target=\"_blank\">Barrier Block<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/brixton-snow-feb-2012-36.jpg\" alt=\"Snowy scenes over Brixton, south London, Sunday 5th February 2012\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/brixton-snow-feb-2012-37.jpg\" alt=\"Snowy scenes over Brixton, south London, Sunday 5th February 2012\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The flattened site of the long vanished &#8211; and must missed &#8211;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/brixton\/features\/cooltan.html\" target=\"_blank\"> Cooltan squat<\/a> on Coldharbour Lane.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/brixton-snow-feb-2012-38.jpg\" alt=\"Snowy scenes over Brixton, south London, Sunday 5th February 2012\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A deserted <a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/tag\/brixton-village\/\" target=\"_blank\">Brixton Village<\/a> (Granville Aracde) before the shops open.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/brixton-snow-feb-2012-39.jpg\" alt=\"Snowy scenes over Brixton, south London, Sunday 5th February 2012\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/brixton-snow-feb-2012-40.jpg\" alt=\"Snowy scenes over Brixton, south London, Sunday 5th February 2012\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/brixton-guyana-roti-tree-trousers-and-a-little-envelope\/\" target=\"_blank\">Guyana Roti caravan<\/a> on Brixton Station Road.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/brixton-snow-feb-2012-41.jpg\" alt=\"Snowy scenes over Brixton, south London, Sunday 5th February 2012\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Despite the snow, the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/brixton\/features\/brixton-farmers-market.html\" target=\"_blank\">Brixton Farmers market<\/a> was open for\u00a0business\u00a0as usual.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/brixton-snow-feb-2012-42.jpg\" alt=\"Snowy scenes over Brixton, south London, Sunday 5th February 2012\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/brixton-snow-feb-2012-43.jpg\" alt=\"Snowy scenes over Brixton, south London, Sunday 5th February 2012\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/brixton-snow-feb-2012-44.jpg\" alt=\"Snowy scenes over Brixton, south London, Sunday 5th February 2012\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Sir Henry Tate with snow on his noggin, outside <a href=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/brixton\/history\/tate.html\" target=\"_blank\">the library that bears his name<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/brixton-snow-feb-2012-45.jpg\" alt=\"Snowy scenes over Brixton, south London, Sunday 5th February 2012\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Windrush square.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/brixton-snow-feb-2012-46.jpg\" alt=\"Snowy scenes over Brixton, south London, Sunday 5th February 2012\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/brixton-snow-feb-2012-47.jpg\" alt=\"Snowy scenes over Brixton, south London, Sunday 5th February 2012\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/brixton\/history\/st_matthew.html\" target=\"_blank\">St Matthew&#8217;s church<\/a> (consecrated in 1824) in the February snow.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/brixton-snow-feb-2012-48.jpg\" alt=\"Snowy scenes over Brixton, south London, Sunday 5th February 2012\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The entrance to Babalou, below the church. The club is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.net\/forums\/threads\/brixton-mass-and-babalou-venues-up-for-sale.287722\/\" target=\"_blank\">currently up for sale<\/a>\u00a0[Feb 2012].<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/brixton-snow-feb-2012-49.jpg\" alt=\"Snowy scenes over Brixton, south London, Sunday 5th February 2012\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/brixton-snow-feb-2012-51.jpg\" alt=\"Snowy scenes over Brixton, south London, Sunday 5th February 2012\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Snow on the clock tower of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/brixton\/history\/townhall.html\" target=\"_blank\">Lambeth Town Hall<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/brixton-snow-feb-2012-52.jpg\" alt=\"urban75 camping trip to WoWo camp site, Wapsbourne near Sheffield Park, East Sussex, September 2011\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Walking past the famous old Bovril sign.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/brixton-snow-feb-2012-53.jpg\" alt=\"Snowy scenes over Brixton, south London, Sunday 5th February 2012\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Snow covered Tate Library roof.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/images\/brixton-snow-feb-2012-54.jpg\" alt=\"Snowy scenes over Brixton, south London, Sunday 5th February 2012\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I fear it won&#8217;t be around for long, but this\u00a0morning\u00a0there was still a fair covering of snow covering Brixton, so I headed out, camera in hand. 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