citylikeyou — G A Y — London by Louise Pomeroy

London / Bar

I grew up in Brighton which is full of cheesy bars like this. If you can handle being surrounded by multiple screens playing Kylie at full volume, its pretty much the cheapest bar in central london. The cliental is so varied its great for people watching and completely un pretentious.

Website
g-a-y.co.uk

Address
G A Y, 5 Goslett Yard, London, United Kingdom

Illustrator

Current city: London

louisezpomeroy.com

Louise Pomeroy is an illustrator based in London. After graduating from Kingston University’08, Louise has gone on to win a D&AD New Blood award for her book of illustrated shorts ‘I Married a Toyboy Convict’. Recent clients include Random House, No Brow, Super Superficial and Suzuki Motoden.

More Places in London 471

London / Pub

If you've lived in North London then you probably know all about The Faltering Fullback and their legendary multi-level beer garden

London / Shop

A very charming little shop with an amazing selection of spices, herbs and grains all stored in glass jars NO PLASTIC! :) You can also buy just the jars if you want to, they are really nice too. Finally a zero waste grocery store in the area. Thank you Charles!!

London / Park

Whipps Cross flats next to Hollow Pond boating lake is where I run. A perfect antidote to the chaos in the city.

London / Street Art

When I first took up photography I knew it was something I wanted to do but was unsure of what I wanted to take photos off. I started out by mainly photographing London's graffiti and street art. Graffiti isn’t tolerated in London as much as in other cities (such as Berlin or Lisbon) but it has a long history in the capital and if you know where to look there's a lot of it around. Some of the best street artists and graffiti writers in the world either live in or travel to London to use it as a canvas. It's not something I photograph so much anymore but I still admire those who do it. The risks involved and their dedication are truly remarkable. I always wish I had the balls and the talent to try it myself.

London / Nature

Epping Forest is a 2,400 hectares area of ancient woodland between Epping in the north and Wanstead in the south, straddling the border between Greater London and Essex. I tend to get off at Loughton Tube Station (Central Line), which is about 10–12min walk to the forest.