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Old Photos Of London At Tower Bridge

Fascinating photos of a bygone age in one of London’s most spectacular galleries.

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Base-Jumpers Mark New Year From Shard

Andy Powell spotted two basejumpers circling over Southwark amid the New Year fireworks.

Photography by Chris Osburn

In Pictures: Adagio Pizza al Taglio

Opened back in February of this year, Adagio Pizza al Taglio brings the Roman concept of pizza “by the cut” to Soho. Priced by the weight, Adagio features a dizzyingly delicious line up of more than forty seasonally changing pizzas prepared fresh in traditional Roman …

The upper floors of many Soho houses were given over to workshops, often serving the larger West End stores, particularly the rag trade. In this case the two women are engaged in upholstery and trimming for the furniture trade.

Lost London: Unseen Photos Of Our City @ Kenwood House

Who doesn’t like old, black and white images of London? The fashions are more hat-based, the engines have four legs and nobody has white wires going into their ears. Kenwood House, at the posher end of Hampstead Heath, has a new photographic exhibition of around …

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In Pictures: Deserted London

Acres of empty pavement, miles of open road; even China Town was empty. London on the morning of Christmas day seemed only inhabited by pigeons and a few stray tourists wondering if nuclear warfare had finally been unleashed unto the world or if they had …

In Pictures: Climate Camp ‘Swoop’

As groups of people swarmed around London waiting for the ‘swoop’ announcement about where the Climate Camp was to take place, we sat at home watching it all unfold on Twitter. And were rewarded when the camp was pitched in Blackheath (not Greenwich, as the …

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Great 20th Century Photography and More on View at Liberty

May 18th marked the launch of “A Taste for Life“, a photography exhibition held on the top floor at Liberty department store. The show features photography from renowned Magnum photographers such as Stuart Franklin, Eve Arnold and Peter Marlow (Dennis Stock’s 1968 photograph “Venice Beach …

Capitalism + massive adverts / image by Matt from London

In Pictures: G20 Put People First March

The Put People First march was held on Saturday – the first of the G20 protests. An estimated 35,000 people took to the cold and grey streets of London to demand action on climate change, poverty and jobs. All images from the Londonist Flickr pool.

Happy Cloud by 2create. An art installation that genuinely touches people.

Happy Cloud In Pictures

For those who didn’t get the chance to see it for themselves, here are some photos of the highly anticipated Happy Cloud from our generous Flickr friends who managed to get down to South Bank yesterday when the cloud was unleashed. The cloud was, from …

Image courtesy of Matt from London

Photograph Your Park

Image courtesy of Matt from London January might not be the bonniest month to be photographing your local greenery but Your London wants your snaps. The GLA, local authorities and Green Spaces Forum want to create the definitive online guide to the capital’s parks and …

An atheist bus passing the Gaza demo in Trafalgar Square / image courtesy of Dissonancefalling

Atheist Campaign: In Pictures

The atheist bus / tube campaign has been running for a few weeks now. We thought we’d gather together some sightings of the adverts for anyone who hasn’t managed to spot them for themselves. We wouldn’t want you to miss out on what we can …