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Some great (new to me) photos of the Stop the CIty protest in London, March 1984. Added them to this post about the event history-is-made-at-night.blogspot.com/2011/10/stop...

What's with the nazi Budgie though?!

Critical Mass cheering me up on New Cross Road tonight

Things that were Gay in school - Trackie McLeod

Things that were gay in school - by artist Trackie McLeod at Charleston gallery in Lewes history-is-made-at-night.blogspot.com/2025/11/thin...

Gellatly Road 'mass crossing for a safer street' More than 30 people took part in a 'mass crossing for a safer street' protest in Gellatly Road SE14 last week (20/11/2025), the latest move ...

A traffic protest in SE14 last week transpont.blogspot.com/2025/11/gell...

This image of The Slits by Terry Lott is apparently from a 'Photoshoot At Home Of Band Member In New Cross'. I've seen it dated from 1981 and 1987, former seems more likely as they split up in '82 - for the sake of my completist SE14 obsession, does anybody know who lived where?

National Front, anti-fascists and spycops in Bermondsey 2001 The Undercover Policing Inquiry has been hearing recently of the activities of spycop HN81, cover name “David Steven Hagan”, codename ‘Windm...

In 2001, the racist National Front marched 3 times in South Bermondsey, with its tiny numbers kept apart from its opponents by 1000+ police. one of the undercover #spycops was infiltrating the anti-racists. More here: transpont.blogspot.com/2025/11/nati...

Photographer possibly Alexander Lamont Henderson who had studio at 3 Amersham Road, quite a bit about him online and one of his descendants sold some of his work at auction a few years ago collection.sciencemuseumgroup.org.uk/people/cp104...

Very faded 1890 photo of lots of men and a couple of young boys gathered in front of and inside a horse-drawn coach outside a pub. There are 10+ men in front of the coach on the ground and more than a dozen seated inside. Caption underneath reads NEW CROSS BOXERS' PICNIC 1890.

One for the South East Londoners. The 1890 New Cross Boxing and Wrestling Club. Photograph possibly taken outside what was then the Lord Derby, Woodpecker Rd. Or original New Cross House. Wrestler/boxer, club founder, Jack Wannop (1854-1923) is in the centre of the men standing, with walking cane.

Tales from Rotherhithe Street: the Crunchy Frog/Waterside Studios - Sex Pistols, early music and fringe theatre by the river It's 50 years ago since the Sex Pistols played their first gig, at Central St Martins art college (on 6 November 1975). But in the weeks lea...

50 years since the Sex Pistols first gig, in 1975 they rehearsed in Rotherhithe St SE16 with Malcolm McLaren in a green leather suit. The Crunchy Frog/Waterside also hosted jazz and folk nights, warehouse parties, radical theatre and much more. Full story transpont.blogspot.com/2025/11/tale...

Southwark Campaign Against Racialism and Fascism (founded late 1970s to oppose far right) and Southwark anti-apartheid, a 1987 benefit gig at the North Peckham Civic Centre on the Old Kent Road. More here: transpont.blogspot.com/2025/10/sout...

Went along this week to Morocco Bound bookshop off Bermondsey St SE1, good selection of books (and drinks), lots of events including jazz, folk and poetry nights. Picked up new Emma Warren book 'up the youth club' which I am enjoying and reflecting on my own teenage Friday nights

Saw some of that charcoal sourdough going for £7 a loaf

After an afternoon traipsing through Nunhead cemetery I have found the location of The Cramps 1990 photoshoot with photographer Joe Dilworth, full details here (updated post) transpont.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-... note @frazerlee.bsky.social @johnedenuk.bsky.social

Plus seems to be some doubt from people who know Abney Park well, so really need somebody to find location that properly matches from one or the other...

CarolineCollettWriter on X: "Nunhead Cemetery, the day I interviewed Lux & Ivy about their fave horror films. We allowed the Melody Maker shoot to go ahead on our license in return for snapping me + interviewees. Photographer promised me the shot & never delivered. Still cross & probably always will be!" / X Nunhead Cemetery, the day I interviewed Lux & Ivy about their fave horror films. We allowed the Melody Maker shoot to go ahead on our license in return for snapping me + interviewees. Photographer promised me the shot & never delivered. Still cross & probably always will be!

Yes but Caroline Collett who was also there that day says otherwise
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More Cramps in Nunhead

This 1990 photo of the Cramps by Joe Lulworth is believed to have been taken in Nunhead Cemetery. Can you find the spot where Poison Ivy posed amidst the London ivy? transpont.blogspot.com/2025/10/the-...

Handsworth Revolution - yes please

As some eejit laments 'not seeing another white face’ in Handsworth this 1978 classic still sounds great and sadly relevant history-is-made-at-night.blogspot.com/2025/10/hand...

Music Monday: 'Welcome to the Party' - Professor Green in Brockley Professor Green is often to be seen at coffee shops and similar in the Brockley area, so perhaps no surprize to see him filming his latest v...

New Professor Green track sees him out and about in Brockley and rapping about Birkenstocks and Delis transpont.blogspot.com/2025/10/musi...

Surely the microwave plastic ones from M&S are just as bad for you?

New Cross gets in early with anti-ID graffiti

This is a brilliant easy on empire loyalism, multicultural drift and dispossessed whiteness in outer south London.

Cc @academicdiary.bsky.social @transpontine.bsky.social @ashdisorient.bsky.social @liamliburd.bsky.social

Music Monday: Martin Carthy celebration (and rehearsals in New Cross Road) A lovely night at EartH in Dalston on Saturday to celebrate the life and songs of folk legend Martin Carthy. The event was organised by Jon ...

The Martin Carthy night at EartH in Dalston on Saturday was amazing (& the day before Martin & Eliza Carthy, Bily Bragg, Graham Coxon & many others involved rehearsed at Music Rooms in New Cross) transpont.blogspot.com/2025/09/musi...

South London Miners strike benefit gigs 1984 - Test Dept at Deptford Albany, Mekons at Thames Poly, punk gig at the Ambulance station Old Kent Road. More here at new post transpont.blogspot.com/2025/09/mine...

Protest Behaviour not Protest Songs? Jeremy Deller on free parties

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Forward to Wapping! 14th September Join us in East London for tales of riots, pirates, pressgangs, dockers and more! 2pm Wapping Green, Sunday 14th September 2025. Bring your own memories and contributions…

Next Sunday: all roads lead to Wapping! Radical History Factions's 2025 offensive continues with a FREE walk around East London. 2pm Wapping Green. radicalhistoryfaction.wordpress.com/2025/09/06/f...

Marsh House Luton - from punk to Henge

Marsh House Luton from 70s punk to free parties to a new henge on an ancient site history-is-made-at-night.blogspot.com/2025/08/luto...

Kevin Foakes talks about Telepathic Fish ambient parties in early 90s in East Dulwich and Brixton with Controlled Weirdness and there's a new compilation being launched in Brixton this month transpont.blogspot.com/2010/03/tele... [updated post]

Out to the dancers - 'dancing is like almost a human expression of feeling welcomed' - Femi from Ezra Collective in conversation with Emma Warren history-is-made-at-night.blogspot.com/2025/08/out-...