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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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Loughborough Park Congregational Church – part two

Posted on December 13, 2015 by John

Thanks to a couple of people who got in touch with Loughborough-Junction.org  Blog we have some more information about the Chapel. Cal posted in offering three new ministers: Rev W.M. Carrington from 1912, below is a photo of the Rev … Continue reading →

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How well do you know Loughborough Junction?

Posted on December 1, 2015 by John

A 2016 Photo competition A selection of photos each from the Loughborough Junction  & Coldharbour Lane area. Just for fun. Nine photos follow. How many can you identify? One Two Three Four Five Six Seven Eight Nine You can enter by … Continue reading →

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Lord Stanley

Posted on November 28, 2015 by John

When developers started building the mass housing in Loughbourough Junction they often included Public Houses in their plans and one such was the Lord Stanley at 31 Hinton Road. Extract from the OS map 1894-96 It was taken on by … Continue reading →

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Coldharbour Lane in the 1860’s

Posted on November 9, 2015 by John

In a contribution taken from The South London Press series entitled South London Sketches published in 1869, there is this article :  Down Coldharbour Lane. As a reference I include this extract from Edward Stanford’s Library Map of London and … Continue reading →

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Disappeared Loughborough Junction – a totter on Flaxman Road

Posted on November 9, 2015 by John

Photo: Nick Stevens around 1980-81 Looks to be taken from outside the Wickwood Tavern with the entrance to Gordon Grove on the right.

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Windy Days at Loughborough Junction by Wendy Sullivan

Posted on November 4, 2015 by John

Windy Days at Loughborough Junction by Wendy Sullivan. Painted 1990. http://www.wendysullivanartist.com/

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