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South East London blogzine - things that are happening, things that happened, things that should never have happened. New Cross, Brockley, Deptford and other beauty spots. EMAIL US: transpontineblog at gmail.com Transpontine: 'on the other (i.e. the south) side of the bridges over the Thames; pertaining to or like the lurid melodrama played in theatres there in the 19th century'.
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Walking up the Old Kent Road today I noticed that another famous London pub is no more. The Thomas-a-Becket (on the corner of Albany Road ne...
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This picture has been doing the rounds on facebook, pinterest etc. and has caused some excitement as it purports to show soul legend Marvin... -
The Homebase store in Catford is closing down after the company went into administration. Bad news for the staff working there and also a pa... -
Last night's post about the BNP membership list underestimated the number of members across South East London - the original version of...
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The Venue in New Cross Road has a long history as a place of entertainment. It opened as the New Cross Super Kinema in 1925, with a cinema... -
Cleaners facing job cuts were protesting yesterday (12th June 2025) at the HQ of EY (Ernst & Young) at More London SE1. 'As cleaners... -
Loving the new Kae Tempest album, Self-Titled, from a transpontine perspective the track 'Sunshine on Catford' in particular, which ...
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Last night someone mentioned on twitter that they'd just seen hundreds of motorbikes tearing down New Cross Road. A couple of minutes la...
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Interesting interview at Coventry Music History with Colin Richardson about the Jazzhouse Club in Blackheath , which he co-ran at the Green... -
The Pyrotechnists Arms on Nunhead Green looks set to reopen shortly, having been empty for a few months. At any event its owners, the Stoneg...
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also shots of the yard behind bar story in peckham towards the end...
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