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Walking the Wandle
The River Wandle is one of those well-kept London secrets – unless, of course, you happen to live close by. For me, until recently, it was simply a river that flowed into the Thames in Wandsworth, in south-west London. And … Continue reading
Posted in Canal and River life, London, Photos
Tagged London, Photography, photos, River Thames, River Wandle
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Goat Girl at the Roundhouse, 18 January 2022
Last week I went up to the Roundhouse with friends Shane and Tony to see Goat Girl play in the round, one of a short programme of concerts which are all-seated, forming the best part of a circle around the … Continue reading
Posted in Music - concerts, lists, reflections
Tagged concerts, Goat Girl, London, London Roundhouse, music
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Lovelondonscenes 172 – The Battersea Power Station station
On Monday 20 September an extension to the London Underground Northern Line opened. A short one, south of the river, travelling south-west from Kennington to a spot not too far from Battersea Power Station. With the one intermediate station, Nine … Continue reading
Posted in Photos - lovelondonscenes
Tagged Battersea Power Station, London, Northern Line extension, Photography, photos
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A Thames Journey: (7) From Hampton Court to Kew
Glide gently, thus forever glide, … Continue reading
Posted in A Thames Journey
Tagged Brentford, Isleworth, Kew Gardens, Kingston, London, Photography, photos, Richmond, Richmond lock, River Thames, Teddington Lock
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lovelondonscenes 171 – From Putney Bridge to Kew Bridge
It was a pleasant day yesterday – the last for a while if the forecasts are right – so I took the opportunity to have a stroll along the river. I took a train from Brentford to Putney and walked … Continue reading
“Everybody Hurts” – Two songs that resonated on a June day this year
I was looking through notes I’d made on my phone earlier today. I came across this piece I’d written on 16 June with the intention of posting it with some photos I’d taken of central London by the river on … Continue reading
Posted in Music - concerts, lists, reflections
Tagged Alice Bowman, Everybody Hurts, Lockdown, London, music, R.E.M
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Canal and River Life: (4) The canal from Brentford to Elthorne
At first during lockdown, I was walking circuits of nearby Blondin Park – each one about two-thirds of a mile. Three would cover about two miles and get you through a BBC Football Daily podcast. Four or five would cover … Continue reading
Posted in Canal and River life
Tagged Grand Union Canal, London, Photography, photos
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Canal and River Life: (3) Close ups
This series is all about the wonders of nature. They are all around us; and having the canal and the Thames nearby simply improves the riches. The weather has helped too – for the most part during lockdown it has … Continue reading
Posted in Canal and River life
Tagged Flowers by the canal, Grand Union Canal, London, Photography, photos, River Brent, River Thames
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Canal and River Life: (2) The Waterfowl
These last three months of walking along the River Brent/ Grand Union canal and the Thames have allowed me to follow the development of the natural world from day to day. And the birds that inhabit these spaces have been … Continue reading
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Tagged Grand Union Canal, London, Photography, photos, River Brent, River Thames, Waterfowl
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