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Charles P. O’Conor: An Irish Poet in Deptford

A little St Patrick's Day post:Charles P. O'Conor's collection of poems, Songs of a Life, was printed at the Kentish Mercury office in Blackheath Road in 1875 and reviewed by Matthew Arnold in the Pall Mall Gazette in June 1875.In Arnold's essay, A Deptford Poet, O'Conor is described as 'an Irish workingman settled at Deptford' ...

Sounds Around tribute

The door of Sounds Around remains shut, following the sad death of its proprietor Dave. Reader JPM sent us this photo of the floral tributes left outside the shop, to coincide with his funeral, which we wanted to share.

Site update: Comments

Our comments system, Disqus, has decided to upgrade itself. There are three primary changes.The first is that below the comments, it suggests other relevant BC articles you might like to read and shows the most-liked comment in response.The second is that there is now a 'community' tab which allows you to find the most-talked about ...

Oh What a Lovely War: the First World War and a New Cross Church

This weekend a cast  and crew of around two hundred are taking part in the Telegraph Hill Festival Community Production of Oh What a Lovely War. The musical about the First World War was developed by Joan Littlewood and her Theatre Workshop and first premiered almost exactly fifty years ago on 19 March  1963.This might ...

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Sunday Art Salon Returns

Christopher Clack, On OffSunday 17th March 11am-5pm Hilly Fields Studio, 12 Montague AvenueFour contemporary London artists will be showcased at the spring show:  Martin Grover, Christopher Clack, Emily Toscano-Heighton and  Malcolm Brebner.FAN Bags of Brockley will be launching their new bespoke collection of designer retro vintage chic handbags, Wild Brockley will serve afternoon tea. and a ...

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