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Monthly Archives: July 2010

Tales Of The (Deptford) Riverbank And Beyond

No Roderick, GP or even Hammy. Not even a real riverbank – but Yertle the Turtle in a pond, in a contrived, trans-cultural, popular media collision. What would Johnny Morris have said? Not only Yertle either, since he seems to be having it away with Myrtle… unless he is trying to reach the moon because…

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Inedible Cat And Other Statuary

Stoned cat We took The Dog to Nunhead Cemetery. Very overgrown and leafy since our last visit. Except for this bit: The ‘atmospheric ruin’ sadly locked up I always forget that in the summer the leaf canopy reduces the light to very low levels, and what does get through makes for hugely contrasting areas of…

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Here Is No Water But Only Rock

More from inaccessible Greenwich. I know, I know, I live in Deptford, but like millions of visitors I use Greenwich. Not The Thames Path Well it is the Thames Path. Following the horizon. But it hasn’t been accessible for years because of the developers of Lovell’s Wharf. This photo was taken from the diversion. Great…

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Greenwich – World Heritage [Building] Site Part 1

Greenwich buildings sink under scaffolding (multiple exposure) A couple of years ago (or more) we were sitting on a bench in Cutty Sark Gardens looking at the broad sweep of the river. An Australian approached us and said “Where can I find the Cutty Sark mate?” We pointed ironically to the scaffolding and the still…

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