Category Archives: The Written Word

More Street Poetry on Loughborough Road

Posted on May 31, 2023 by John

Two more photos featuring street poetry outside Loughborough Farm on Loughborough Road. Also featured a fantastic Bug Hotel.

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Notes To Strangers: Good Advice

Posted on April 7, 2023 by John

Poster seen on a Utility Box on Loughborough Road. March 2023.

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Camberwell Green by AE Smith

Posted on March 13, 2023 by John

Published in the South London Observer 12th November 1926

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The Two Free Book Libraries of Loughborough Junction + a small one on Loughborough Road

Posted on August 20, 2021 by John
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In The Father RedCap by Ray Pool

Posted on May 31, 2019 by John

This poem by Ray Pool was uploaded to writeoutload in September 2017, you can hear Ray read this poem at this link. You can also hear Ray read samples of other poems. https://www.writeoutloud.net/public/blogentry.php?blogentryid=70261 in the father redcap on camberwell green … Continue reading →

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VS Pritchett , a brief stay as a child in Loughborough Junction

Posted on October 31, 2018 by John

VS Pritchett was a prolific writer with novels, short stories, biography, literary criticism and travel writing. He was born in 1900 and died in 1997. His father was in early marriage not successful in business or work and the family … Continue reading →

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The Sad Story of William Jones and Adeline Gay. A Camberwell Carol.

Posted on November 4, 2016 by John

  Published in Town Talk June 1oth 1885, and sourced from Lambeth Local History Archives, Minet Road. Note: William Temple was the Landlord of the Golden Lion pub. Another Note: The Tiger and The Cock were pubs on Denmark Hill … 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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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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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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