Not content that they are now officially on the tube map, the good people of Crystal Palace are currently campaigning to reopen this Victorian subway beneath Crystal Palace Park, which is part of the disused train station. The plan is to transform the tunnel into an arts venue like Shunt at London Bridge.

Designed by architect Edward Middleton Barry, the subway appears to be in good condition (in the pictures), but the entrance is apparently in need of reconstruction to make it stable. If you want to join the campaign to reopen the subway you can sign the petition here.

Abanderado

‘Abanderado*’ – It seems a fitting sign, on the top of the door glass, for this shop in North London. It looks like the owner lock up one day and never returned. I found the pictures on Me Old China, and there are lots more to enjoy over there. But I just had to include […]

Diary of a mad person part 1

Pessimistically, I felt the need to add Part 1 to the title of this blog. Yes, it’s the curtain bore again. My living room saga has taken me from ‘rustic linen look’, to scary Grayson Perry, to velvets – yes, My Friend, I’m daring to consider following where you have already tread – and all […]

Personal stationery

I had to pay a bill by cheque today, and as I slipped it into the envelope I realised I was sending it out in a little echo from times past. This sent me scrabbling in my stationery drawer to find and photograph my most treasured note papers and cards, all of which are full […]

Now we are two…

…I thought it was time to contemplate the things I have learnt from blogging at My Friends House. Here’s nine things I know: 1.Finding the right grey paint is the universal decorating dilemma. Still. 2. A mention in a broadsheet means a joyful hike in stats. 3. What goes up, must come down. 4. If you […]