Category Archives: about the area

Graffiti in Thamesmead (part 5)

Posted on May 14, 2012 by Max

Again, I’ve not seen this one myself, but somebody posted a link on Twitter. Here we see a Sherlock Holmes figure peering through a magnifying glass at a number of tumbling question marks: http://via.me/-122xny Alongside it, the “icon” logo is … Continue reading →

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Interesting

Posted on April 17, 2012 by Max

I have no idea why but the train station was crawling with police when I came home at about 5 this evening. Most people claim the links to Thamesmead are weak in terms of transport, but this isn’t entirely true. … Continue reading →

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Graffiti in Thamesmead (part 4)

Posted on April 16, 2012 by Max

This piece appeared on Sunday, and it’s not up to the usual standard, I feel. The dark space below the cherubs is messy and I wonder if it covers something that went wrong. It also contains a grocer’s apostrophe so … Continue reading →

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Graffiti in Thamesmead (part 3)

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Max

This little gremlin dude (who might actually be a dog of sorts – I can’t tell) was spotted in the park area that stretches between Lesnes Abbey and Southmere Lake. It’s not clear who owns what – did the same … Continue reading →

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Graffiti in Thamesmead (part 2)

Posted on April 10, 2012 by Max

After I wrote about graffiti before I came across a Tweeter by the handle @missy_t_k who had caught some extra images of pictures she’d spotted. I found a couple more myself, and I think it’s worth putting them up here … Continue reading →

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Lazy journalism

Posted on February 19, 2012 by Max

A couple of things in the press have irked me slightly over the past few days. The first is by no means restricted to this area, but instead is a blight on local news everywhere. I keep an eye on … Continue reading →

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Graffiti in Thamesmead

Posted on February 10, 2012 by Max

One day, probably a year or so back, I walked past the National Gallery off Trafalgar Square on my way to work and I was intrigued by some writing across the front of the building, which proudly proclaimed: Each day … Continue reading →

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Duck!

Posted on February 5, 2012 by Max

Over the past week or so there’s been a flurry of excitement from local twitchers regarding a duck. I can’t say that I’m anything like an expert on birdlife or fauna, but it’s nice to see the area getting some … Continue reading →

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Another view

Posted on January 23, 2012 by Max

When I write here, I mostly talk about the buildings closest to me – the old style concrete blocks that are pretty much synonymous with the area, largely because they’re the aspect that give the area its reputation: The concrete … Continue reading →

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Defending Thamesmead and Abbey Wood

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Max

One of the frustrating things about living in Thamesmead is the way that if people have heard of it at all, they tend to have heard bad things. I guess to some extent this blog is a one-person attempt at … Continue reading →

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