South East London blogzine - things that are happening, things that happened, things that should never have happened. New Cross, Brockley, Deptford and other beauty spots. EMAIL US: transpontineblog at gmail.com Transpontine: 'on the other (i.e. the south) side of the bridges over the Thames; pertaining to or like the lurid melodrama played in theatres there in the 19th century'.
There's this house on Florence Road SE14, across the road from the Royal Albert, that has an interesting window. Sometimes if features barbie dolls, when I last passed it in July it had John Lydon.
With everyone talking about Florence and the Machine spare a thought for her former band Ashok - who I have seen described as Brockley and Greenwich-based but are definitely in the Transpontine area. A couple of the songs Flo sings on her new album developed from tracks she performed with Ashok. Interesting to compare versions - Ashok's Happy Slap is an earlier take on Florence and The Machine's Kiss with a Fist. Ashok are more jazz/funky, complete with MC. Their album Plans is also out now.
Here's some footage of Ashok (complete with Florence) performing at Brixton Jamm in 2006:
William Blake - Visionary Anarchist is a group show in the Freedom Gallery of work inspired by Blake. The Gallery space is upstairs in F...
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The history and future of Laurie Grove baths
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Things are finally happening in the project to remodel the former public
baths on Laurie Grove in New Cross, which is due to become the new
Goldsmiths Cent...
Our Air, Your Health - June 19
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*6-8pm*
*The Deptford Lounge*
Poor air quality is killing many of us and costing those who survive a
fortune in EU fines. The government's reticence proper...
Whitgift Almshouses, Croydon
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Incongruously ancient amidst the trams and chain stores, Whitgift
Almshouses are an intriguing feature of central Croydon. The annual
Heritage Festival o...
Face Mask Friday – Sweet Potato Chilli
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We all deserve a treat from time to time. After my rather messy divorce
last year, that ‘occasional’ treat would come in the form of a chocolate
bar or two...
La penna d’oca di John Stow
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John Stow, storico ed antiquario, nacque nel 1525, nella parrocchia di St
Michael, a Cornhill, nel cuore della City. Suo padre, Thomas Stow, era un
fabbric...
Help please
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Hello,
I wonder if anyone has any information about both sides of my Deptford
family.
My grandad John Carney (now 86) lived in 73 Fawcett Road, Deptford, ...
Wildflower and Nature Walk Sunday 23rd April
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The Friends are hosting a wildflower and nature walk around the cemeteries
on Sunday 23rd April, meet at the Ladywell Gate at 2pm. The walk will be
led by...
Ken's sources disagree with him
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*UPDATE: As you'll have seen by now, Ken was found guilty of bringing the
party into disrepute, but given an extra year suspension. I've added a
conclusion...
Ha'Penny Hatch Path Threat
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Crossfields residents who use the Ha’Penny Hatch Bridge to Greenwich may
know that our old friends at Thames Tideway – builders of the £4.2bn super
sewer...
EVERYTHING CHANGES 16 tracks mixed by Seb
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Last June I lost most of the hearing in my right ear. It’s been a challenge
to deal with and I haven’t been to a club since, but I’ve slowly but surely
got...
from summer 2016 onwards
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WE CARRY ON WITH JOB DE-CENTRE, CALIBAN AND THE WITCH READING, MUTUAL
HEALING IN NEW CROSS, BUT WE DON’T POST THIS HERE ANY LONGER, CHECK THE
FIELD CALENDA...
Coral in New Cross Gate - place your bets...
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Coral have applied to open a new betting shop in the former Barclay's bank
building on the corner of New Cross Road (number 197), opposite the White
Hart.
...
380t robot vacuum for pet
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380 robot vacuum cleaner wiping Braava cum mop mapping highlight keen: The
most exceedingly terrible thing when utilizing a robot cleaning machine is
har...
The Lewisham 77 walk on film
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Paolo Cardullo, who edited the film of our 2007 Lewisham 77 walk, has
embedded the video on his website here. The film features Red Saunders,
Hari Kunzru, ...
Do you remember the radiant journey?
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Do you remember the radiant journey?
http://www.blurb.co.uk/books/6616958-do-you-remember-the-radiant-journey
Orkney June 2015 A walk from Maes Howe to Br...
Railway Bridge across Deptford Creek - 1913
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View image | gettyimages.com The railway bridge over Deptford Creek had to
be lifted to allow masted vessels to pass. Any failure on the part of the
railwa...
Mulberry postscript
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Just a postscript, really, to the previous post. Since writing that, I’ve
found a couple more pieces of information about mulberries at Sayes Court.
Firstl...
Creekside Interviews #1
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With the big move from Deptford to Bermondsey over, our open studios at the
end of June fast approaching and all the artists settled into their new
spaces ...
Looking Up in New X – crowdfunding opportunity
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The Guardian described New Cross as “only for the intrepid”. Well we’re up
for that. See here for our latest venture Over the last 10 years
Artmongers ha...
HouseParty
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HouseParty is now just 4 days away! Check out this superb Deep Tech mix
from Vinyl Richy.
http://www.mixcloud.com/The_Vinyl_Richy/vinyl-richy-the-deep-days...
Pickleweed
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“To stand at the edge of the sea, to sense the ebb and flow of the tides,
to feel the breath of a mist moving over a great salt marsh, to watch the
flight ...
Matt rides east along the Thames Path
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Not far from the compound is a route designed specifically for cyclist.
This route runs for the length of this country passing through some of its
wildes...
Colourless: coastal photography exhibition
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Thanks to a flyer from Greenwich tourist information, I spent some of my
Sunday afternoon discovering the very small Linear House Gallery and its
latest ex...
Dickens (Jnr) on Deptford
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http://shipwrightspalace.blogspot.com/2010/10/bed-time-reading-from-mrdickens-jnrs.html
Follow the link to a wonderful write up on Deptford, including an ac...
British Broadcasting for Cyclists
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Curious. On Monday the London SE News that tags onto the end of the 6
o'clock news did a feature on cycling outnumbering other vehicles on
Cheapside, in t...
OUR THOUGHTS ARE WITH THEM.
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A personal tribute from Paul Dovey who was born in the local area. On The
Up He was on the up, He knew what to say, voted the right way, And he kept
the re...
Maryon Park to host Picnic in the Park this Sunday
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Charlton Parkside Community Hub and Valley Hill Community Hub have been in
touch about Picnic in the Park in Maryon Park this Sunday, 18 June from
2-6pm. W...
Wednesday
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Another morning, another deep sigh as I swiped through the headlines.
Latimer Road is not an area of town that I know well. I’ve dipped in and
out of W Ldn...
Barwell facing questions over halted housing review
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The former Croydon Central MP and Housing Minister Gavin Barwell faced
questions this morning after a fire broke out in a West London tower block
just mont...
£50 vouchers if you shop at new Streatham Co-op
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Up to 20 £50 Co-op vouchers will be up for grabs at a new MRH petrol
station and Co-op food store in Streatham when it opens tomorrow (15 June).
The […]
John McGowan's Rotherhithe prints to go on display
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Artist and printmaker John McGowan has been sending me photographs of his
prints for years, and they are truly evocative, showing a new way of
looking at o...
Borough Market reopens at 10am
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Traders will link arms, pause for a moment of silent reflection, then ring
the Market bell. And there's one way to show your support
The post Borough Mar...
Big Capital – Anna Minton
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There is no bigger issue in London politics than housing. It’s probably the
most significant reason London voters of all ages and from almost every
social ...
Emily Davison and her Blackheath Home
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One of the best known ‘daughters’ of Blackheath was the suffragette Emily
Davison, who was born at Roxburgh House, 13 Vanbrugh Park West. She was to
die on...
Emily Davison and her Blackheath Home
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One of the best known ‘daughters’ of Blackheath was the suffragette Emily
Davison, who was born at Roxburgh House, 13 Vanbrugh Park West. She was to
die on...
New Burgess parkrun route
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Southwark's Burgess Park hosts one of my favourite parkruns, scene of my PB
and recognised as being one of the flatter and faster courses in the London
are...
English heritage trinkets
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Apparently on sale at Nationsl Trust sites are mugs with this marking
underneath. Thanks Katherine S for the pointer. My view is to welcome this
as an his...
Take part in our #LewishamHeroes challenge!
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On Saturday 8 July 2017 Lewisham will celebrate its thirty third annual People's
Day festival at Mountsfield Park in Catford. There will be a Lewisham
Li...
Better late than never
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This is just a few items from the ENORMOUS pile of stuff waiting to go out
to you about industrial Greenwich:
First - a letter -
*I write to enquire whet...
Assessing sources: Russian criminal tattoos
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I’m currently working on a book chapter about the body in labour camp
narratives. This was actually pretty much the starting point for my current
research...
'Train bridge over the Ravensbourne'
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'Train bridge over the Ravensbourne' by Jack Thurgar was this years winner
of the Lewisham Homes drawing exhibition.
Upcoming event: UNLEASHED! — passengerfilms
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Join PASSENGERFILMS at Genesis cinema for an evening of film and discussion
on the theme of geographies of domestication. Our feature film is White God
(20...
Catford's first million pound house
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I have been speculating for a while that this was coming, but I think this
is the first... And how. Catford now has million pound homes, with this one sel...
Open House 2014
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Better late than never as always… here are the photos from Open House
London 2014: Trinity Buoy Wharf, 64 Orchard Place, E14 0JY We spent hours
here, such ...
Zero hours contract
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I have a zero hours contract with the local council. It's not ideal, as,
along with a team of other workers, we are offered very little work.
However, it h...
Plumstead Live! 2016
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The aroma of anticipation is in the air as the good folk o' the Shire plan
their picnics, for Sunday is Plumstead Live! day.
For those who have recently mo...
A Blue Plaque for Sir George Grove
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English Heritage recently agreed to install a blue plaque on 14 Westwood
Hill, Sydenham, where Sir George Grove lived between 1852 and 1860.
George Grove...
6 Hacks for Taking Care of Your Leather Bags
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Supplying the best quality vintage leather bags. Beautiful designs and the
best leather. Each one as individual as you are. You’ve invested in a
stylish ...
Looked at a book.
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On my way to the office out back. Thought, we've had that a while, I'm
surprised we haven't sold it. It won a prize. It is highly thought of.
Fussed around...
Episode 161: Radio
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*► LISTEN *
*↓ DOWNLOAD ♫ iTUNES*
This week we talk about a selected history of *radio* in South London. We
take a trip to the* British Vintage Wireless a...
Principles of association
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Below we set out the principles for which we, as South London Anti-Fascists
operate under. It is important that before working with SLAF (e.g.
attending ...
Here we go again…
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Sorry folks – looks as though I have to go away for six weeks. Bang to
rights – ignoring readers. If I get time off for good behaviour, I’ll be
back, promise…
DLR strike this Wednesday and Thursday
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Update, 12.40, 27 Jan: strike suspended! By way of contradiction to
the below post, the strike has now been suspended after the RMT announced
that the thre...
SELZF2014 is GO!
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Saturday 1st of November 2014! SOUTH EAST LONDON ZINE FEST! Apply now for a
table. £5 a spot. Deadline for applications is 15th of October. To apply
visit ...
Kidbrooke Village to become a 'mini Canary Wharf'
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One Canada Square: A vision of the future?Kidbrooke Village will rise to a
whopping 30 stories high under new proposals that could turn the area into
a mi...
Our New Site
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For all future screenings announcements go to >>>>
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Yes, this does count.
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Brixton Market, Brixton Not our normal fare, I’ll grant you, but all the
same it meets the criteria and deserves a spot on the blog. Wishbone.. what
are we...
New University campus in Canada Water?
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At the moment, the University of East London (UEL) is the only
Docklands-based university, although Ravensbourne College also recently
moved from Bromley t...
March to save Lewisham Hospital!
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OK this isn’t a political blog. Well, I suppose it is, because its about
cities and peopel living in cities and what could be more political than
that? But...
A new chapter in the transpontine struggle
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Comrades, how long has it been that you have suckled from my mutated teat?
And how lost were you when I disappeared to Brazil in hot pursuit of my
AWOL acc...
Castells on Alternative Economic Cultures
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ANALYSIS: Alternative Economic Cultures RADIO 4 Monday 8.30pm Paul Mason
interviews renowned sociologist Prof Manuel Castells about the rise of
alternative...
British Broadcasting for Cyclists
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Curious. On Monday the London SE News that tags onto the end of the 6
o'clock news did a feature on cycling outnumbering other vehicles on
Cheapside, in t...
Music Questionnaire No 25 - Liam Stefani
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I can't quite remember the circumstances in which I met Liam Stefani, I
think it started with a phone call some 13 or so years ago (before we used
email an...
Past Tense – London Rebel History Calendar
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A highly recommended daily London radical history blog from our comrades at
Past
Tense: https://pasttenseblog.wordpress.com/category/rebel-history-calendar...
Borough
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Because of the size of the file for this dense inner city area, the square
has been divided into four. This is the north west quarter,
Post to the north...
James I’s sanctuary legislation
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I have just added two pieces of Jacobean legislation to the statutes
archive: the clause of 1604 repealing sanctuary acts and the clauses of
1623 that pur...