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'.

Monday, October 30, 2023

Music Monday: Laura Misch 'Sample the Sky'

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East Dulwich-raised Laura Misch has been marking the release of her new album, Sample the Sky, with some interesting local events in the las...
Thursday, October 26, 2023

The Tidal Year

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  Freya Bromley's 'The Tidal Year: a memoir on grief, swimming and sisterhood' sees the author travelling around Britain's t...
Thursday, October 19, 2023

Just Stop Oil Meeting SE14

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Tuesday 24th October 2023 at Avalon Cafe, Surrey Canal Road, SE14  
Tuesday, October 17, 2023

Cider with Joyce

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Delighted to have the first pint to be served of the new 'Joy is an Orchard' cider at Joyce in Brockley tonight, blended by them at ...
Friday, October 13, 2023

Peckham Taser Death Protest

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A demonstration took place on Saturday 30th September to protest against the death of Zodoq Obatolah, a 52 year old man who died after being...
Sunday, October 01, 2023

La Discotheque/Bouncing Ball/Kisses/Chicago's in Peckham

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La Discotheque in Soho's Wardour Street  opened in around 1961 and was perhaps t he first place to use 'discotheque' as the name...
Thursday, September 21, 2023

Looking History and other walks

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A couple of walks coming up in the 'Looking History' series. My walk 'Peckham Against Racism and Fascism' takes place at 11 ...
Tuesday, September 19, 2023

South London Street Art Gallery, September 2023

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Refugees Welcome - Nettleton Road SE14 Refugees Welcome - Nunhead 'Now playing Stereolab Parsec' - Station Passage SE15 'Stop ly...
Wednesday, September 13, 2023

New Cross Gate Rainbows

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Glorious double rainbow over New Cross Gate recently (26/8/23), here seen from New Cross Road: And here from Sainsbury's car park. Faile...
Monday, August 28, 2023

Kick Out Cars in Croydon (1973) and the Croydon Libertarians

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'Croydon Libertarians' were an anarchistic radical left group in the early 1970s. In 1973 they planned a 'Kick Out Cars in Croyd...
Saturday, August 19, 2023

The Village charity shop, Nunhead Green

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Sure, you know about the The Village, Nunhead's friendly Salvation Army charity shop and community café. But did you know it now has a w...
Tuesday, August 08, 2023

Kender Street killing

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Shrine on corner of Kender St SE14 and Queens Road where 20 year old Julian Ebanks-Ford was stabbed and killed at weekend (Friday 4th August...
Thursday, August 03, 2023

Shirkers Rest SE14

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Don't think I've given enough love out to the Shirkers Rest, beer shop/bar at 9 Lewisham Way opposite Goldsmiths in New Cross. They ...
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Wednesday, July 26, 2023

New Cross House closed (temporarily)

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The New Cross House has closed for refurbishment. I went down last week and it was down to its last few closing down beers, so took a few ph...
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Saturday, July 22, 2023

Firefighters' car wash at New Cross

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Firefighters at New Cross fire station (Waller Road SE14) were offering car washes today using actual fire engine hoses. A bargain fee of £5...
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