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South London Gay Clubs 1984

May

31

2023

Some South London gay clubs 1984: Dover Castle in Deptford Broadway; Market Tavern in Vauxhall, Union Tavern in Camberwell ) - from Capital Gay 24 August 1984See previously:Police raid Forest Hill Gay Club 1987

South London Gay Clubs 1984

May

31

2023

Some South London gay clubs 1984: Dover Castle in Deptford Broadway; Market Tavern in Vauxhall, Union Tavern in Camberwell ) - from Capital Gay 24 August 1984See previously:Police raid Forest Hill Gay Club 1987

South London Tarot

Jan

27

2023

Brockley Pop Up on the corner by Brockley Cross roundabout has hosted some interesting retro clothes and other short term shops recently. Lates temporary occupant is Tia Xixa Tarot offering tarot readings until 29 January 2023Like many tarot readers, Jessica uses the Rider Waite Smith tarot deck, to which there is a South London connection ...

The first ever nurses strikes in London: Maudsley Hospital 1988

Dec

17

2022

Striking nurses are in the news, a rare occasion but not unique. The first ever wave of nurses strikes in Britain took place in 1988, starting with a one day walkout at North Manchester Hospital in January and spreading to hospitals in London and elsewhere. Nurses at the Maudsley Hospital in Denmark Hill were the ...

The first ever nurses strikes in London: Maudsley Hospital 1988

Dec

17

2022

Striking nurses are in the news, a rare occasion but not unique. The first ever wave of nurses strikes in Britain took place in 1988, starting with a one day walkout at North Manchester Hospital in January and spreading to hospitals in London and elsewhere. Nurses at the Maudsley Hospital in Denmark Hill were the ...

New record shops in New Cross and Camberwell

Nov

24

2022

Not one but two new record shops in the area...Planet Wax at 318 New Cross Road, next to the New Cross House, is not technically new. It was previously in Deptford Market Yard but has relocated. As well as a record shop specializing in jungle/garage/dubstep/techno/electro etc it has a dubplate studio and a bar. As ...

Funky Munky in Camberwell

Jul

26

2022

Looking back through flyers for nights out which seem like only yesterday but were in fact more than 20 years ago. Remember when what is now the Stormbird at 25 Camberwell Church Street was the Funky Munky? A diary entry from April 2000 recalls a packed night with DJs playing Kelis, Mantronix and Soul II ...

All Swell at Camberwell – Women in trousers at the town hall shock (1941)

Dec

7

2021

'All Swell' - 'an unofficial bulletin published monthly by the Camberwell Branch of Nalgo for the special benefit of members serving with the Forces... Edited by David Leggatt, Food Office, Wilson's Grammar School, Peckham Road'. The motto of the old Camberwell Council - now incorporated into Southwark Council - was ‘All’s well’, so the Union ...

South London Forever – Florence and The Machine

Jun

29

2018

Possibly slightly biased, but the best track on Florence and the Machine's new album 'High as Hope' (released today) is 'South London Forever'. The opening lyrics go:'When I go home aloneI drive past the place where I was bornAnd the places that I used to drinkYoung and drunk and stumbling in the streetOutside the Joiners Arms ...

South London Pub Animal Street Art?

May

30

2018

So here's a few street/public art animals to be found in South London pubs.First up, never mind the famous cat model in Catford town centre, not far away on the south circular is 'The Pride of Catford' puss reaching down for a pint in the garden of the Blythe Hill Tavern (the mosaic mural is the ...

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South London Gay Clubs 1984

South London Gay Clubs 1984

South London Tarot

The first ever nurses strikes in London: Maudsley Hospital 1988

The first ever nurses strikes in London: Maudsley Hospital 1988

New record shops in New Cross and Camberwell

Funky Munky in Camberwell

All Swell at Camberwell – Women in trousers at the town hall shock (1941)

South London Forever – Florence and The Machine

South London Pub Animal Street Art?