#brixton road

[the-home]

[dubmill]

South London; 15.1.2011

[travelling-my-little-pony]

October is a month when Blossomforth goes to look at ghost signs!

Ghost signs (or ghost adverts) are old signs, often hand painted, on buildings. The products they are advertising often don’t exist any more.

This cigarette advert is on Brixton Road, in London, England.

(It’s very faded, but the top part states : For your throat’s sake - smoke. Back when smoking was considered a healthy activity!)

[londiniumlundene]

Lost London: Walking the River Effra Part 3: A long road to the Oval

It is thought that at Brockwell Park many more tributaries join the Effra, though most of these, like the main river itself, are now underground. One can still be seen in the form of a chain of ponds if a detour is taken, though by this point in the walk there is a strong desire to stick to the main route – there is still some way to go. The course of the Effra valley can be seen at the northern edge of the park, where there is a sharp slope down towards Dulwich Road.

Upon leaving Brockwell Park though, identifiable traces of the Effra’s physical course once again become scarce. However, walking towards Brixton its presence in still evoked, with streets bearing names such as Brixton Water Lane and Effra Road, and the Effra Hall pub.

After passing through Brixton Market, all indications of the river now seem to dry up. Instead, the walker may wish to focus their attention on local history, perhaps starting with the blue plaque of 14 Dover Mansions, once home to Henry Havelock Ellis, a pioneer in the scientific study of sex (he conducted the first serious study of homosexuality).

Soon, the route joins Brixton Road, and the longest stretch of the walk without any turnings. The Effra runs almost directly underneath, but for the walker the interest remains above ground, such as Max Roach Park (named for a famous American jazz drummer), the Byzantine-esque Christ Church, the National Theatre’s Costume and Props store (many windows filled with hats), and a faded advert for Craven A cigarettes (do not take its advice).

Brixton road comes to an end at Kennington Park, and here the Effra makes a sharp left – apparently diverted this way many centuries ago by the monks of Bermondsey Abbey to prevent it from flooding their considerable estate. It may once have been the case that the Effra went in a very different direction, curving eastwards, and met up with another lost river, the Earl’s Sluice. However, for the modern walker the route goes westward, past St Mark’s Church, and across the road to Oval tube station, bringing the famous cricket ground of the same name into view.

And here ends this third entry – just one more to go before the Effra joins the Thames.

[cullencouture]

Edward wandering the city streets in December 1927, shortly before spending his very first Christmas alone.

He doesn’t mind, he tells himself.

Carlisle and Esme are better off without him, he tells himself.

The burn is completely extinguished but he’s removing vile pieces of filth from the earth. It’s justifiable, he tells himself.

He’s happy, he tells himself.

Really. He’s happy.

[jenapaul]

(BRIXTON ROAD)

[goodeveningartsarchive-blog]

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[mayau]

Just overheard this in Happy Shopper

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Haha