Author Archives: John

Two paintings by Albert Houthuesen

Posted on March 12, 2016 by John

Ruskin Park 11 , 1959 Part of the Tate Collection  www.tate.org.uk Sunset Over Ruskin Park Winter c 1968 Albert Houthuesen, 1903-1979 was born in Amsterdam , moved to London aged 12. http://www.houthuesen.com/ A wonderfully produced website devoted to Albert Houthuesen … Continue reading →

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Loughborough Park Congregational Church – part 4

Posted on February 7, 2016 by John

While doing some research into scenes from films & tv filmed in and around Loughborough Junction, I came across The Intruder (1953) directed by Guy Hamilton for Foxwell Productions and starring Jack Hawkins, Hugh Williams, Michael Medwin, George Cole & … Continue reading →

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Remainder by Tom McCarthy

Posted on February 1, 2016 by John

A novel by Tom McCarthy with the main character residing in Loughborough Junction. …”What can you say to a writer who invents a character so perverse and controlling that he accuses the sun of poor job performance and employs squadrons … Continue reading →

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An Ancient Right of Way – a walk from Coldharbour Lane to Camberwell Church Street

Posted on January 15, 2016 by John

Mary Boast in her book The Story of Camberwell, published in 2000 by London Borough of Southwark in it’s Neigbourhood History series, No 1 talks about an ancient right-of-way, a path from St Giles Church to Coldharbour Lane. Added: Dec … Continue reading →

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Loughborough Park Congregational Church – part 3

Posted on January 14, 2016 by John

Following some research at Lambeth Local History archives, we can add some further information. We have another drawing by the architect and possibly builder of the Church, Mr WG Habershon, Esq. This view is at the top of the letter … Continue reading →

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Denmark Hill – a poem by Grasshopper

Posted on January 14, 2016 by John

I came across this poem posted in the Camberwell news and chitter-chatter thread on Urban 75 forum in the London and the South East section. Posted by Maggot 2 December 2015. Postscript 13 Dec 2017 – This poem was orginally … Continue reading →

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Coldharbour Lane by Tom Robinson

Posted on January 11, 2016 by John

A song from the Cabaret 79 Live LP released in 1982. You can listen to it and buy it on Tom’s  Bandcamp site https://tomrobinson.bandcamp.com/track/coldharbour-lane-2 According to Songfacts based on an interview Tom gave to the NME it was composed in 1976 … Continue reading →

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Angell Arms on Loughborough Road

Posted on January 5, 2016 by John

The Angell Arms was located at 2 Loughborough Road or formerly at 1 Angel Road. It was at the junction of Angell Road and Loughborough Road. This extract from Stanfords Map of London southern section, 1894 shows the location as … Continue reading →

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The Salvation Army in Loughborough Junction

Posted on December 18, 2015 by John

The Salvation Army commenced work in Loughborough Junction on 6 August 1891, (taken from a letter dated 1996 from The Salvation Army Library on Denmark Hill to an enquirer) as an outpost from the Camberwell Corps. Initially it did not … Continue reading →

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South of the River: a poem by Jean Overton Fuller

Posted on December 15, 2015 by John

In her collection of poems titled Bomb Saga later published as The Bombed Years (1995) we have the following poem: South of the River You can listen to Jean Overton Fuller read the complete Bomb Saga at this website http://www.jeanovertonfuller.com/poetry-essays.html … Continue reading →

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