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I've made a video that tries to explain why Loughborough Junction is where it is. It ended up being a history of the South London rail network as a whole. youtu.be/iIe3Jr1H4ZE

There is another version of it on my website, which lets you move through the various maps at your own pace. colin-m.com/lj-in-south-lo…

Hundreds of Loobey's postcard images showing various Lambeth street scenes have recently been uploaded to boroughphotos.org/lambeth/ Here's a selection: Tulse Hill station; Camberwell New Rd; Kennington Theatre and Sunnyhill rd. Have a look at the website for many more.

This video by LJ4D - Loughborough Junction's built history on the development of south London railways is amazing. Topography shaped routes but Crystal Palace seems have spurred climbing of hills Crystal Palace Subway

Loughborough Road SW9 history Crystal Palace Subway Yes, without the Crystal Palace I think S London might have ended up with a quite different network. Easy to underestimate its impact on early development.

Amazing tour of Barts Heritage work on restoration of the Great Hall and Hogarth paintings Barts Health north wing. So worth it. Be another 100 years before you can get up close to that ceiling again. Book tour here bartsheritage.org.uk/restoring-hist…

Interesting. Theophilus Dunkley had his undertakers in Westminster Bridge Road and is buried in Lambeth Cemetery. Two branches of the same family business serving different parts of London ?

Cormont Road school SE5 on the Top 10 list 2024. After much push back The Victorian Society and local campaigners will be getting a visit to see condition of outside of school soon. Still hopeful of getting full survey condition reports soon. New housing could be an option

.West Norwood Cemetery looking stunning in the autumn sun. Bumped into some of the lovely Friends of West Norwood Cemetery (FOWNC) people and found the graves of #musichall GH Macdermott, Pepper’s Ghost creator John Pepper and of course dropped by to see Cinquevalli.

Brixton tube station's new mural explores identity and power by Claudette Johnson ➡️ ianvisits.co.uk/articles/claud… A new artwork has appeared in Brixton tube station, as Turner Prize 2024 nominee Claudette Johnson has installed a new mural above the station entrance.

Two weeks until our monthly author event, 12 Nov. Brilliant book, funny, moving, very engaging. Look forward to discussion with Iqbal. Walk-ins welcome, but advance booking helps librarians in setting out chairs. eventbrite.com/e/1046378595547

Neighbours round MyattsFieldsPark are ready. 👻👻🎃🎃

Since you all voted for Blue Plaques for Women in our 2020 poll, we are very pleased that four of your choices received an English Heritage blue plaque. Yesterday was the unveiling of a blue plaque for Olive Morris, a political activist, who lived on Railton Road, Brixton.

A couple of weeks ago I posted a video explaining why Loughborough Junction ended up where it did. This one looks at how LJ itself developed during the same period of time (about 1860-1900). colin-m.com/2024/10/31/vid…

Because of the huge interest from visitors to our exhibition, Shakespeare in Lambeth, we have extended its run until Fri 6 December. As well as celebrating the return of the folios, "Shakespeare in Lambeth" explores the ways in which Shakespeare was performed the past 200 years.

Music Hall Ladies’ Guild alert Alison Young Sue Mckenzie That Legmania Into the Limelight

#stinkpipe tour #HerneHill to #Brixton with the local sewer vent specialist Adrian Gibson. Sat 9 Nov. Not to be missed 👇

I've written a bit about the viaduct repair work that's going on at the moment in Loughborough Junction - Network Rail's buddleia problem: LJ's viaducts under attack colin-m.com/2024/11/01/net…

Another date to discover the Lost River, those distinctive lampposts - with no lights - and a slice of #SouthLondon 21st December #stinkpipes #walkingTour #Brixton #doingLambethWalks 🚶‍♂️🚶🏾‍♀️🚶🏾 search.app/?link=https%3A…

Always a pleasure to co-lead Cemetery tours with Geoff Simmons. We’ve been sharing stories of amazing women we’ve found in the run up. Today the 66th anniversary of orchid artist Nelly Roberts’ death, we got to share women’s stories with fabulous group of people.