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All Points East festival, Victoria Park, Hackney, 28 August 2022
The All Points East festival, featuring a series of one day concerts, has been taking place in Victoria Park in Hackney since 2018. At the time it began it usurped Field Day from Victoria Park, after a ten year run. … Continue reading
A Thames Journey: (9) From Hammersmith to Westminster
In the previous episode of this story, the story of the Thames’ journey from source to estuary, we ended at Hammersmith Bridge, just as it had re-opened to pedestrians and cyclists. I published that piece last September – where have … Continue reading
Posted in A Thames Journey, London
Tagged Fulham, London, London bridges, Millbank, Photography, photos, Putney, River Thames, River Wandle, Vauxhall, Wandsworth, Westminster
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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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