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Mausoleums, monuments and catacombs: a look around the magnificent West...
Some folks reckon that it holds the finest collection of sepulchral monuments in London, while others just love its Victorian Gothic Revival architecture. Either way, there’s no denying that the West...
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In photos: A Saturday night walk from Streatham down to Brixton
Here’s a series of 16 photos taken around midnight on Saturday night, documenting a walk from Streatham to Brixton, via Brixton Hill. Although it’s fair to say that most of the places we passed have...
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Open Days at the restored Crystal Palace Subway in Jan and Feb 2026
Following the completion of the major restoration project to the Victorian Subway, the Crystal Palace Park Trust has announced that this incredible space will be hosting further open days. Here’s the...
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Crystal Palace Subway shortlisted for restoration of the year award
The Crystal Palace Subway has been shortlisted for ‘Restoration or Conservation Project of the year’ at the national Museums + Heritage Awards, following the major restoration completed last year....
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Visit the restored Crystal Palace Subway on the following ‘Open Subway’ days
Following the completion of the major restoration project to the Victorian Subway, the Crystal Palace Park Trust has announced that it will be able to open this incredible space to the public once...
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In photos: the remarkable Victorian architecture at the Crystal Palace Subway
Open for one day yesterday as part of the London Festival of Architecture, the Crystal Palace Subway served as the spectacular underground entrance way to the Crystal Palace exhibition. The Crystal...
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Brixton’s Marks and Spencer store looks magnificent after its lengthy...
Completed in 1931, the Marks & Spencer store on Brixton Road had been looking very run down in recent times, but a recent refurb is once again showing off its elegant Art Deco lines. The store...
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LJ Works in Loughborough Junction nominated for design award
A community-led workspace project has been nominated for a top architectural award after transforming an underused space into a thriving creative hub. LJ Works was opened early this year in Gastineau...
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Tulse Hill Methodist Church and the once-grand Roupell Park Methodist Church...
Tulse Hill Methodist Church is a pretty unassuming place. The box-shaped building, complete with a pyramid jutting out top, is located along the South Circular, just a few minutes walk from Tulse Hill...
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Battersea Power Station: beautiful on the outside, bland on the inside
We took a trip on the new Northern Line branch to take a look at the redeveloped Battersea Power Station – and we have to say that it’s not a journey we’ll be taking again in a hurry. But on the...
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Brixton history – the Barrier Block (Southwyck House) pictured in December 1986
Here’s a wonderful set of archive images showing off a nearly new Barrier Block on Coldharbour Lane, as seen in December 1986. Zooming in, you can just make out the sign post for the long-lost...
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The totally pointless, rarely-spinning turbines of the Strata Tower in south...
Voted ‘Britain’s ugliest new building‘ by readers of Building Design magazine and swiftly securing the 2010 Carbuncle Cup, the 43-storey Strata tower in south London presents a distinctive outline...
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Night photos: Luxury skyscrapers and red crane lights seen from Brixton
A lot of us may be struggling to make ends meet during this long lockdown, but around Vauxhall and Nine Elms, new luxury skyscrapers continue to fill the horizon, with the night sky punctuated by red...
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The Camberwell Submarine in the autumn sunshine, Nov 2020
We’ve always been fascinated by this curious structure located on a traffic island on a short strip of dual carriageway in Akerman Road, SW9. Looking like a stranded Cold War submarine – or perhaps...
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In photos: Camberwell St Giles’ Church and its splendid churchyard park
Here’s a splendid little park built on the old graveyard of the impressive, early Victorian St Giles’ church, a short walk from the centre of Camberwell. There’s been a church on this site for nearly...
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Photo feature: Brixton architecture – abstract views of modern buildings
Here’s a series of 24 abstract architectural views taking in and around Brixton recently. We hope you find them interesting! Barrier Block, Coldharbour Lane. Western Road. New Brixton House theatre...
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The stunning modernist church of Camberwell and its Japanese architectural...
Located in Wyndham Road, Camberwell, is this striking example of religious modernist architecture. Dedicated in Feb 2014, the grandly titled Camberwell St Michael and All Angels Church has a church...
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Brixton History – Coldharbour Restaurant inside the old Temperance Billiards...
This fascinating archive photo shows the interior of the London County Council’s Coldharbour Restaurant, which was located at 413 Coldharbour Lane on the first floor of the old Temperance Hall. [The...
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How to object to a planning application – an essential guide to getting your...
With developers pushing through huge changes to the Brixton landscape and Lambeth Council doing very little to engage local residents in these hugely important decisions, it’s never been so important...
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Hondo’s enormous tower block development in Pope’s Road, Brixton – an open...
On Monday, we posted about development company Hondo’s proposal to build a huge tower in the centre in Brixton as part of their multi-million plans to redevelop Pope’s Road. The subsequent reaction to...
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