London's famous London

Tomasito - you got a lot of North up there mate.. good on you! - cafe in Highgates queens woods, hamstead heath and what looks like the flask at the back(Or is it wine bar by Embankment?)

Sewers are amazing, thats not all that's down there. there is a sub subway network that carries communication cables for finance, Police, govt etc. its serviced by lifts that go up as well as accross and you can access it at varies doorways (all disguised) around the city. its crazy stuff. you got cables and rigs that look like scenes from Aliens.. make for some amazing photos!

Cheers Greasy. Yep, that bar is Gordon's down on Embankment. Great place.

now, where are these portals to the netherworld or which you speak?

RPM... it's worth repeating.. :D

The countryside is made of mud, it stinks and you have to drive everywhere. It's inhabitants are ignorant, racist and stupid. Criminals roam unhindered by the Police who are corrupt and mercenary. Lack of public amenities and culture make the country dwellers indolent and apathetic, intellectual activity is discouraged, as is exercise. In-breeding is common and encouraged, as is violent and abusive public behaviour.

People say London town is dirty, but I don't get mud on my shoes in Bond St.

WTF! Cut me in half and i bleed Wes Cunry. nearly 18 years i was there dotted around those fields. wouldn't rush back now but you are missing the sense of community, the quality of life and the fact violent crime is so fking rare. this shit goes on in london but its overshadowed by the bigger news. which is all written in the rags by writters from london.

Engineering, sewers are primarily and feat of engineering.

Sewers are amazing, thats not all that's down there. there is a sub subway network that carries communication cables for finance, Police, govt etc. its serviced by lifts that go up as well as accross and you can access it at varies doorways (all disguised) around the city. its crazy stuff. you got cables and rigs that look like scenes from Aliens.. make for some amazing photos!

yeah been in them as well lol.

On a similar theme; you may find these of interest:
http://underground-history.co.uk/front.php

http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/index.php

lol yeah I know all about them I am known as Alias and run:

www.guerillaphotography.co.uk

Small world - I admire your work!

lol cheers dude, little elvis is on here as well of dereliction.org however he is a bit quiet on the exploring side of things.

lol yeah I know all about them I am known as Alias and run:

www.guerillaphotography.co.uk

dude.....i've just spent the last hour exploring your site. absoloutley awsome.....iv'e been wanting to get out and photograph some derelict buildings for ages, but didn't realize there were so many oppertunities. your drain and tunnel stuff is really nice, the use of light and off camera flash is amazing. do you do much post-processing?
how do you go about gaining access to these sites? would love to come along some time. i'll check out the 28 days later site when i've got the time.
love it.keep it up

erm gaining access?? does not compute ...does not compute errrrrrr lol never gained access anywhere with permission that takes the fun out of it.

I have not been out for ages as have been saving up money for new photography stuff and paying for a degree oh yeah and a bike. but will be out soon, I do post process a lot of stuff but the drain stuff is not edited very much its just light painted using torches and fixed lights as its pitch black down there. anyway back to bikes lol

erm gaining access?? does not compute ...does not compute errrrrrr lol never gained access anywhere with permission that takes the fun out of it.

i didn't mean ask permission.....more how the fuck do you get in. locks, gates, fences, shutters etc.
i tried to get in to battersea power station a few years ago.
epic fail.

sorry cant talk about it in public for obvious reasons but feel free to pm me if u fancy coming out sometime.

cheers.

TBH I'm fat on south indian, it's all here. I'd be indebted to anyone who could point me to a more-than-decent Italian place

Vasco & Piero's on poland street. **
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I had a chance to move to NY a couple of years ago. Tough call but what swung it for me was the depth of architectural heritage we have here. I found the sense of history helped ground me. Also, the thames / bridges, the cultural diversity, and the openness of the people here. Nowhere else in the world is so cosmopolitan, in the sense that few people care where you've come from; they're interested in where you're at. In many european cities it's about whether you're local born, and in NY it's about where you're going that counts. Here, people are taken at face value (for the most part) irrespective of gender, colour, etc.

And you can't get a decent curry this side of the middle-east other than in London.

hhaha....no worries.
hush.hush.

And you can't get a decent curry this side of the middle-east other than in the UK.

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sorry cant talk about it in public for obvious reasons but feel free to pm me if u fancy coming out sometime.

i sense a subterranean london bike ride must be put in the works. no it doesnt actually involve riding under ground.

You got some great shots there Guerilla, some of those places are mad, you ever come across homeless who have made shelter?
speaking of which you seen Dark days?

yeah amazing documentary. have only come accross one homeless person but lots of signs of them being there.

Link to Dark days. A reminder to myself to watch as much as anything.
[ame]http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4615469295729142806[/ame]

Going back to books about London; Lights Out For the Territory by Iain Sinclair is interesting...

London: Civilised

New York: Exciting.

that sum it up to me.

An American might well say the opposite Ed. It's all about embracing change...

An American might well say the opposite Ed. It's all about embracing change...

Tried grabbing a subway seat during Rush Hour in NYC? it's a stampade.

As a country boy I'd find that a novelty...