Category Archives: London South
Battersea
Battersea, home of the power station, the dog home, the flower market… These places aren’t really the Battersea I visited – they’re Nine Elms, so full disclosure, I’ve been to the power station but won’t write about it today. I … Continue reading
Filed under 3/5, London South
East Dulwich
I’ve done a lot of work on gentrification in the last four months (see? It didn’t stop there). I can summarise Smith’s rent gap theory, or Ley’s humanistic take; I can waffle at length about Barnsbury (as per Jonathan Raban (who … Continue reading
Filed under 2/5, London South
Blackheath
I’ve skirted around Blackheath once or twice before, but it was good to get stuck in to the shops on this last weekend. I first visited to sample the delights of the Breeders at 4AD’s 25th anniversary bash, and most … Continue reading
Filed under 3/5, London South
Twickenham
Twickenham is really known for one thing, and one thing alone. Rugby. Of course. Yes, you can go see concerts in the stadium (it’s good, I’ve been), yes the Thames is right there and quite lovely, yes you’re right by … Continue reading
Filed under 4/5, London South
Whitton
So what do you think of when you hear the name Whitton? Exactly, you’ve never heard of it either. Whitton came up on a Google category map search for Twickenham, and as soon as I clocked ‘furniture charity shop’ I … Continue reading
Filed under 4/5, London South
Richmond-upon-Thames
Richmond is money. We’re not quite talking money in the Swingers sense, we’re talking old money: big houses, winding streets, humungous walled parks, boutique charity shops, the lot. This is good, and makes for extensive bargain-hunting potential. Money, so … Continue reading
Filed under 4/5, London South
