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On park love – the first cut
Uniquely this post has nothing to do with South London though I did pass near one of Britain’s finest Victorian Parks (Stanley in L4) to...
chris roberts
Mar 17, 20254 min read
Expanded bit on South London parks old & new
I live in the basement flat of a council owned Victorian town house on a busy road in South London. I never realised it at the time but...
chris roberts
Mar 12, 20253 min read
Peabody Woods – daft ideas I’ll never pull off
I’ve been to Marrakech relatively recently, (it was great thanks for asking) and hired a guide to take us around the souk. His name was...
chris roberts
Feb 27, 20252 min read
Horn Fair Park (incorporating Charlton Park and Woolwich Common)
I’d not been to Charlton lido since 2010 when I wrote about that ravaged Kentish* beauty for the Londonist site. It’s now much more open...
chris roberts
Feb 21, 20252 min read
Fight for your right to Park Life
I did the first event around the South Parks book last week. It was at the Catalyst Club club in Brighton. Because that's a factual based...
chris roberts
Feb 20, 20252 min read
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