Category Archives: Loughborough Junction

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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The Changing Face of the Triangle: corner of Coldharbour Lane and Denmark Hill or where Nando’s is now

Posted on November 1, 2015 by John

1833 A drawing taken from The Church Under the Hill, WY Fullerton, published 1924 1890 Buildings demolished to make way for the new Metropole Theatre. 1894 The Metropole Theatre under construction. Undated postcard but early 1900’s Postcard circa 1908 The … Continue reading →

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What and where was the Coldharbour?

Posted on October 24, 2015 by John

A Coldharbour or Cold Harbour or Coal Harbour derives from Saxon times and describes a cold abode, a cold retreat. They could be found all over England. Olive Walker estimates some 200 Cold Harbours scattered about the country. Often said … Continue reading →

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Simon Stafford, South East of Eden, Poetry, Listening to the Isley Brothers

Posted on April 14, 2015 by John

Published by purple-poets, December 2001

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