December 2023. Forest Gate. London. The walk from the “Iron Maiden” pub on the edge of Stratford to the Holly Tree on the edge of Wanstead Flats was uneventful, and no-one wants that. Row after row of neat East London terraces, with not a single micropub or cereal cafe to break the monotony. Oh, what’s… Continue reading FOX ON THE RUN, IN FOREST GATE
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RUNNING FREE – INTO MARYLAND
December 2023. Maryland. East London. I hope you’re enjoying this pictorial trip through East London as much as I did, but do I care if you’re not ? With Hackney and Stratford conquered, I just had Forest Gate to go. Theoretically doable on bus, but who wants to use a bus. Ugh. Far better to… Continue reading RUNNING FREE – INTO MARYLAND
A tribute TO Stratford
December 2023 Stratford. Stratford E15, that is; no-one would look to convince you of the charms of that Warwickshire version. Most visitors to the transport interchange turn one way to the Olympic site and West Ham or another to the shops and the Westfield Tap. Before that tick at the Black Bull I think my… Continue reading A tribute TO Stratford
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