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![We may be six days into June, but Londoners got a real drenching today as the skies opened up and sent people reaching for their umbrellas. Here’s a series of photos […]](http://web.archive.org./web/20190403175242im_/http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/rainy-day-london-umbrellas-01-115x115.jpg "Umbrellas in June: a very rainy day in central London and Brixton")
Umbrellas in June: a very rainy day in central London and Brixton
Posted on Tuesday, Jun 6, 2017 | No CommentsWe may be six days into June, but Londoners got a real drenching today as the skies opened up and sent people reaching for their umbrellas. Here’s a series of photos […] -
Brixton Buzz and urban75 launch three new beers for Brixton on the 27th Sept – and you’re all invited!
Posted on Monday, Sep 16, 2013 | No CommentsI’m really excited to be involved in this new local brewing project, which is the result of a collaboration between BrixtonBuzz.com, urban75 and the London Beer Lab. -
![A view looking north over Coldharbour Lane towards central London, 10pm Sat 25th May 2013. The tall tower in the distance (central left) is St George Wharf Tower, while the […]](http://web.archive.org./web/20190403175242im_/http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/brixton-night-view-115x115.jpg "Coldharbour Lane view, Brixton 10pm Saturday night")
Coldharbour Lane view, Brixton 10pm Saturday night
Posted on Saturday, May 25, 2013 | 2 CommentsA view looking north over Coldharbour Lane towards central London, 10pm Sat 25th May 2013. The tall tower in the distance (central left) is St George Wharf Tower, while the […] -
Dulwich Ukulele Club strum their way into the hearts of the Brixton Offline Club
Posted on Wednesday, May 15, 2013 | No CommentsA packed crowd at the Offline Club in the Prince Albert, Coldharbour Lane, saw a rousing performance from the Dulwich Ukulele Club on Friday night. -
Tree branches crash down in breezy Coldharbour Lane, Brixton
Posted on Friday, May 10, 2013 | 4 CommentsIt was a breezy old day in Brixton yesterday, with several tree branches crashing down in the high winds. -
![It was a pub with a rich Afro-Caribbean heritage from the 1950s, and before that strong connections to the Edwardian music hall, but The Angel on Coldharbour Lane, Brixton has now been […]](http://web.archive.org./web/20190403175242im_/http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/angel-pub-coldharbour-lane-brixton-03-115x115.jpg "Goodbye to the Angel pub, Coldharbour Lane, Brixton")
Goodbye to the Angel pub, Coldharbour Lane, Brixton
Posted on Tuesday, May 7, 2013 | 18 CommentsIt was a pub with a rich Afro-Caribbean heritage from the 1950s, and before that strong connections to the Edwardian music hall, but The Angel on Coldharbour Lane, Brixton has now been […] -
Brixton, 3am Friday morning
Posted on Friday, Apr 26, 2013 | 4 CommentsFull Moon over the Moorlands Estate, off Coldharbour Lane, Brixton. -
Brixton’s Carlton Mansions housing co-op fights for its future
Posted on Thursday, Apr 25, 2013 | 2 CommentsThere is growing concern about the future of one of Brixton’s longest housing co-ops as the council appear to be conspiring to evict residents from Carlton Mansions on Coldharbour Lane. -
![There was a lively crowd in the Prince Albert on Coldharbour Lane last night to see the Mrs Mills Experience play a warm up show before their big Chas& Dave gig in […]](http://web.archive.org./web/20190403175242im_/http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/mrs-mills-experience-april-2013-211-115x115.jpg "Mrs Mills Experience bring a lively night of music hall singalongs to the Brixton Albert")
Mrs Mills Experience bring a lively night of music hall singalongs to the Brixton Albert
Posted on Friday, Apr 19, 2013 | No CommentsThere was a lively crowd in the Prince Albert on Coldharbour Lane last night to see the Mrs Mills Experience play a warm up show before their big Chas& Dave gig in […] -
![The hangover was formidable after this one, but it was mighty fun while it lasted! We had a great crowd down for the night, and no less than four DJs […]](http://web.archive.org./web/20190403175242im_/http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/brixton-5-april-2013-dj-night-04-115x115.jpg "Brixton Offline Club party night at the Prince Albert 5th April – some photos")
Brixton Offline Club party night at the Prince Albert 5th April – some photos
Posted on Monday, Apr 8, 2013 | No CommentsThe hangover was formidable after this one, but it was mighty fun while it lasted! We had a great crowd down for the night, and no less than four DJs […] -
![Slowly rotting away on Coldharbour Lane (by Barrington Road) is this four-floored Victorian terraced house. It’s looked like this for getting on for two decades and now seems to be in a […]](http://web.archive.org./web/20190403175242im_/http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/abandoned-house-coldharbour-lane-2-115x115.jpg "Derelict house on Coldharbour Lane. Is this Brixton’s longest abandoned house?")
Derelict house on Coldharbour Lane. Is this Brixton’s longest abandoned house?
Posted on Friday, Apr 5, 2013 | 6 CommentsSlowly rotting away on Coldharbour Lane (by Barrington Road) is this four-floored Victorian terraced house. It’s looked like this for getting on for two decades and now seems to be in a […] -
Junction Sweet Junction and the mystery of the Bird Seed Specialists, SW9
Posted on Wednesday, Apr 3, 2013 | 2 CommentsSeen adjacent to the Shakespeare Business Centre building off Coldharbour Lane by Loughborough Junction is this rather splendid banner, proclaiming, “There’s no place like home! Junction Sweet Junction.” -
Broken Tesco windows, another ruddy Sainsburys and the Loughborough Junction Action Group
Posted on Friday, Mar 22, 2013 | 3 CommentsFamously described as “in motion” by some over-privileged halfwit, Loughborough Junction remains a world away from the hoity-toity South Hampstead outpost of Brixton Village, just a mile up Coldharbour Lane. -
![We had another big night on Friday night at the Prince Albert on Coldharbour Lane, with local rock’nroll power-poppers, The Sharks, putting in a high energy set. Here’s a few photos from […]](http://web.archive.org./web/20190403175242im_/http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/the-sharks-march-2013-111-115x115.jpg "The Sharks turn it up at Brixton Offline Club")
The Sharks turn it up at Brixton Offline Club
Posted on Wednesday, Mar 20, 2013 | No CommentsWe had another big night on Friday night at the Prince Albert on Coldharbour Lane, with local rock’nroll power-poppers, The Sharks, putting in a high energy set. Here’s a few photos from […] -
![Spring might be just around the corner, but winter’s not giving up yet, with snow currently falling over Brixton. Here’s a few photos from Coldharbour Lane. I’ll post more if […]](http://web.archive.org./web/20190403175242im_/http://www.urban75.org/blog/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/brixton-snow-in-march-04-115x115.jpg "A late snow storm in Brixton, 11th March 2013")
A late snow storm in Brixton, 11th March 2013
Posted on Monday, Mar 11, 2013 | No CommentsSpring might be just around the corner, but winter’s not giving up yet, with snow currently falling over Brixton. Here’s a few photos from Coldharbour Lane. I’ll post more if […]