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Wordless Wednesday

Published 24th Jul 2024
Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Church, London, Wordless-Wednesday

STAAAAAANDAAAAART!

I threatened last week to start posting reminiscences of childhood in Metroland. Well here’s the first one and goes back to the late 60s when I was around ten years old. For a ten year old back then there were three types of gainful employment, one poor, one middling and the third the pinnacle. The… Continue reading STAAAAAANDAAAAART!

Published 19th Jul 2024
Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged 1960s, History, London, newspaper, Underground

Thursday Doors

Published 18th Jul 2024
Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged Doors, London, ThursdayDoors

Yellow

One Word Sunday

Published 14th Jul 2024
Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged London, OWS

Silent Sunday

Published 14th Jul 2024
Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged alleys, London, Silent Sunday

Thinking, or holding the wall up?

Six Word Saturday

Published 13th Jul 2024
Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged 6WS, alleys, London

A Suburban Boy

Born into 1960s “Metroland” as I was, its not difficult to see why the love of Art Deco and the 1930s has stayed with me. By the time I was conscious of my surroundings a lot of the housing estates, shops and public buildings had only just crept into middle age. There were symbols and… Continue reading A Suburban Boy

Published 12th Jul 2024
Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged 1930s, Art Deco, London, Memories, suburbs, Underground

Thursday Doors

Published 11th Jul 2024
Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged London, ThursdayDoors, Transport, Underground

Transport

One Word Sunday London Underground 1938 Stock. London Transport Depot, Acton

Published 7th Jul 2024
Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged London, OWS, Transport, Underground

Silent Sunday

Published 7th Jul 2024
Categorized as Uncategorized Tagged London, Silent Sunday, Streets

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