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• Islington Faces Celebrates 100 Interviews

  

  Nicola Baird recently celebrated her 100th post by putting on a staged version at the King's Head Theatre last Saturday. In this one-off chat show called... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Trinity Buoy Wharf and East India Dock

  

  A few weeks ago I finally found time to visit this once thriving area of London docklands.We met at East India station and walked down the meridian line to the... Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• The Proverbs of Hell

  

  Earlier this year I posted about the mosaics in the National Gallery.Another major London art gallery also has a fabulous mosaic floor, and this can be found... Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Walking Through the Rotherhithe Tunnel

  

  Jen had been on about doing this for months. We finally agreed a date and met at Rotherhithe station on Sunday 14th September – a Sunday being chosen because th... Read more

  Posted on 30 September 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Greenwich Foot Tunnel

  

  On Saturday 23rd August I needed to go to the Old Royal Naval College to supplement my stock at the shop and, because I'd arrange that month's forage for later... Read more

  Posted on 23 September 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Classic Car Boot Sale This Weekend at Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park

  

  You'd have probably thought I'd be banging on about this being Open House weekend, but I'd booked up for the Classic Car Boot Sale before I realised the clash. Read more

  Posted on 19 September 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Rotherhithe and Bermondsey

  

  Following on from a post earlier this year about Surrey Docks, here are some more of my photos taken along the riverside near Rotherhithe and Bermondsey.Boats,... Read more

  Posted on 16 September 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Hanway Street and Oxford Street Renovation

  

  I recently went to check out the Veno's Lightning Cough Cure ghostsign that has been revealed due to some renovations on the triangular site bordered by Hanway... Read more

  Posted on 12 September 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Richard's Got an Allotment

  

  Lat month I went to East Finchley allotments.Let's keep this short....It's bloody lovely up there.We dug up things, we picked things, we raked things, we chatte... Read more

  Posted on 09 September 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Angel Canal Festival, Sunday 7th September

  

  This Sunday come and find me at my stall on Danbury Road bridge at the Angel Canal Festival. The event takes place around the the local streets bordering... Read more

  Posted on 05 September 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• The Regeneration of Finsbury Park

  

  It has recently been reported in the Islington Gazette that the area behind Finsbury Park Station, between Fonthill Road and Wells Terrace is about to be... Read more

  Posted on 02 September 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Breaker's Yard at Sutton House, Clapton and Stamford Hill

  

  Sutton House, Homerton, is North London's oldest residential house. Built in 1535 by a rich courtier of Henry VIII, it's now owned and managed by the National... Read more

  Posted on 29 August 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Cobblers!

  

  I was just about to put a collection of pics together about this past weekend's walk from Greenwich to Wapping when it occurred to me that I still hadn't... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Sunshine and a Rainbow

  

  Hard to believe it's August at the moment. It's cold and wet and windy out there.So I have put together some sunny-coloured things to remind us of that big hot... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Pretty Patterns

  

  I had a kaleidoscope when I was young. I loved the patterns it made. I also liked colouring in graph paper to make intricate patten repeats. But that's another... Read more

  Posted on 18 August 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Making an Impression

  

  I have been snapping marks made in wet cement or tarmac for years now and have collected a few of them together here.Some are accidental impressions made by... Read more

  Posted on 12 August 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• London Shop Fronts and Their Signs

  

  I have been taking photos of shops signs and frontages for many years now. I am drawn to old hanging signs, hand-painted lettering, curved glass and... Read more

  Posted on 07 August 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• The Rising Sun

  

  Continuing on from my recent post about the emporiums of Tottenham Court Road, there is another building also covered in amazing reliefs and decorations, and... Read more

  Posted on 05 August 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Seven Sisters Road – Holloway to Finsbury Park

  

  This past few weeks I have been preparing for a guided walk that I have been encouraged to do by the lovely people at Rowan Arts. Read more

  Posted on 29 July 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS

• Me Me Me!

  

  Nicola Baird writes Islington Faces, a blog about creative people in Islington. We met when I had a stall selling my clay pipe jewellery and Holloway photo... Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2014 CULTURE, DESTINATIONS