Priceless By Nic Price on 29 October 2005 — 1 min read My three-year old son and I went on a walk to Lordship Lane yesterday afternoon to pick up something to cook for my parents for supper from William Rose the butcher. When we got back we sat on the ledge of the fence outside our house for a well-earned rest and looked up at the... More
A few quick notes from IBF Live 2005 By Nic Price on 7 October 2005 — 1 min read I met and listened to lots of new and and interesting people at the annual IBF conference this week. “The user arrives running”, and so did Ted Nelson, as Martin Leith put it, the “ht” in html. Ted shared with us his sideways view on the world. When asked to describe a computer we describe... More
Treat others as you would like to be treated By Nic Price on 17 September 2005 — 1 min read To promote their tv series The New Ten Commandments, shown in February 2005, Channel Four commissioned this sulpture by Sokari Douglas Camp. It’s called “The 11th Commandment”. It represents the most popular new commandment as chosen by the British public: “Treat others as you would like to be treated” (see also British Humanist Assocation on... More
Enid Blyton 1897-1968 By Nic Price on 22 July 2005 — 1 min read Enid Blyton 1897-1968 Popular writer of over 600 books for children 352-356 Lordship Lane, East Dulwich. Apparently she was born here. Thanks to Natalie for the nod. Now to start getting my head around this geotagging thing. More
A tagcloud for East Dulwich By Nic Price on 21 July 2005 — 1 min read I’ve set up a tagcloud for East Dulwich / SE22 Sources so far: del.icio.us/tag/eastdulwich del.icio.us/tag/se22 [Flickr] eastdulwich – Everyone’s Tagged Photos [Flickr] SE22 – Everyone’s Tagged Photos [Technorati] Tag results for East Dulwich [Technorati] Tag results for SE22 More
Teen ‘sleepwalks to top of crane’ By Nic Price on 7 July 2005 — 1 min read A teenage sleepwalker was rescued after being found asleep on the arm of a 130ft crane, police have revealed. Police and firefighters were called to a building site in south east London, after a passer-by spotted the girl. The unnamed 15-year-old had apparently left her home near the site, climbed the crane and walked across... More
The Booth Notebooks – East Dulwich By Nic Price on 30 June 2005 — 1 min read Thanks to my neighbour John for pointing me towards Charles Booth’s Inquiry into the life and labour of the people in London, 1886-1903 (available online thanks to an award-winning project run by the LSE Library in 2002). It’s a fantastic catalogue of observations, including comments on leisure, migration, employment of women, poverty, class, crime, public... More
Lordship Lane pub crawl By Nic Price on 23 June 2005 — 1 min read If you’re looking for somewhere to have a cold beer or a bloody mary in East Dulwich, here’s a useful guide on the Lordship Lane page of the Open Guide to London. The great thing about the page and the site is that if you have something you want to add or edit you can... More
EDT (East Dulwich Tavern) By Nic Price on 21 June 2005 — 1 min read Life and Times of the EDT, se22 [well spotted mr. price] The EDT is an impressive landmark pub on the Goose Green in East Dulwich, South London. Minutes from the East Dulwich British Rail Station [10 minutes from London Bridge] – The EDT has a 1st floor restaurant, DJs on the weekends and All the... More
C. S. Forester, 1899-1966 By Nic Price on 17 June 2005 — 1 min read FORESTER, C.S. (1899-1966), Novelist, lived here. 58 Underhill Road, Dulwich, SE22 Southwark 1990 [+] More