The paragon of comfort and convenience that is the London Underground plays host to a fair number of oddballs, weirdoes and downright nut-cases. These mainly inhabit the central portions of the network. Unfortunately, living as I do, out in the uncharted backwaters of the unfashionable end of the western spiral arm of the galaxy out …
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Dagenham Town Show 2007
Mid July, wet weather? It must be town show time! 2007 sees the 56th running of this annual two-day event. I’m planning to visit on Sunday. On Saturday I’ll be in Regent’s Park not learning to dance at the Broadwalk Ballroom.
WTF?
They paid £400,000* for this? It’s graffiti isn’t it? Couldn’t they have given Daniel Halpin (the TOX-03 guy from the tube) a small grant and got him to spray LDN-12 everywhere instead? Just as much of an eyesore, but a damn sight cheaper. * Note: This number may have been pulled from my arse, but …
A walk on the wild side – to Barking
After making good my escape from entrapment in the building yard, I carried on down River Road hoping to get back to the riverside at some point. River Road Once one of the primary industrial roads in Barking, servicing the old Barking power station and various warehouses and stores along the Thames, now the road …
A walk on the wild side – inadvertant acts of trespass.
Saturday last I decided photograph the area of Dagenham south of the A13 – the industrial heartland. Recent demolition and construction projects has altered the face of the area significantly since I’d last paid a visit well over fifteen years ago. Back then Fords controlled much more of the land around Chequers lane and the …
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