Transpontine

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'.

Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Deptford's runaway slaves

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The Runaway Slaves project based at the University of Glasgow is gathering information from one key source: adverts placed in 18th century ...
Wednesday, September 09, 2020

Hither Green 1988: a strike against the far right

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I guess everyone knows about the 1977 anti-fascist Battle of Lewisham , less remembered is the 1988 fight by a group of  workers against the...
Saturday, August 15, 2020

Millwall Murals and nearby street art

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A stroll today around the area by The Den, starting with checking out the recently refreshed mural of Millwall FC legend Neil Harris, under ...
Saturday, August 08, 2020

Hilly Fields Jazz Police?

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Summer evenings this year have seen some remarkable gatherings on Hilly Fields. In the area by the park's stone circle - an ancient monu...
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Monday, July 27, 2020

Black Lives Matter - Croydon

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Some more Black Lives Matter-themed graffiti/street art, this time from the skatepark in Wandle Park in Croydon. 'Stop k...
Saturday, July 25, 2020

Black Lives Matter in South London- 2 months on

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Two months after the police killing of George Floyd in  Minneapolis on May 25th, the global wave of  Black Lives Matters protests continues...
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Saturday, July 11, 2020

Covid-19 South London Street Art, volume 2

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Earlier on in the pandemic I did a post on Covid-19 street art in South London . In that first month of the lockdown it was all rainbows an...
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