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Follow on bluesky for some posts about Loughborough Junction station's 100 birthday -
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Impressive views from the Higgs tower.
I think I will make this my last post on X/twitter. Please re-follow on Bluesky if you have an account there. Alternatively join the mailing list, or follow on other social media. Links for all are in the blog post:
colin-m.com/2025/03/01/views…
A planning application has recently gone in to redevelop the "stable block" in Ruskin Park as a cafe / multi use space.
@RuskinParkSE5 (Friends of Ruskin Park) have been campaigning to find a use for this neglected building for some time.
colin-m.com/2025/01/24/ruski…
At the weekend Coldharbour Lane was closed to allow the delivery of a "Supergrid Transformer" for the National Grid. I've written a bit about this and the history of Loughborough Junction's Bengeworth Road power station.
colin-m.com/2025/01/21/power…
A look at the south end of Loughborough Road in 1910 and 1960.
*I'll soon stop posting on twitter/X. Please re-follow on at @lj4d.bsky.social if you can - or add yourself to the LJ4D mailing list (via the link below) for updates
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Coldharbour Lane in the 1980s - and a bit about what might be one of Loughborough Junction's oldest surviving houses.
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1/ The Hardess/Wellfit street development was granted planning permission last week. The conditions include some financial contributions to improving Loughborough Junction station.
2/ Here is some detail on those contributions, from the planning report. That they have been included is no doubt partly thanks to work by @LJActionGroup in pushing for improvements.
3/ When @LJActionGroup initiated a petition last year, I wrote a little bit about what might be involved in installing a lift at the station - see link below. It will be interesting to see what any feasibility study comes up with.
colin-m.com/2023/09/27/a-lif…
I've written a bit about the newly renamed "Windrush Line" and why it doesn't stop in Loughborough Junction (or Brixton). colin-m.com/2024/11/28/the-w…
As well as moving to lj4d.bsky.social...
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Another "Loobey collection" postcard recently added to Lambeth Archives' online images. Click below for more. colin-m.com/2024/11/04/coldh…
I've written a bit about the viaduct repair work that's going on at the moment in Loughborough Junction -
Network Rail's buddleia problem: LJ's viaducts under attack colin-m.com/2024/11/01/netwo…
A couple of weeks ago I posted a video explaining why Loughborough Junction ended up where it did.
This one looks at how LJ itself developed during the same period of time (about 1860-1900).
colin-m.com/2024/10/31/video…
A c.1910 view of Herne Hill Road, recently added to the Lambeth Landmarks site by @LambethArchives
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LJ4D - Loughborough Junction's built history retweeted
Cormont Road school SE5 on the Top 10 list 2024. After much push back @thevicsoc and local campaigners will be getting a visit to see condition of outside of school soon. Still hopeful of getting full survey condition reports soon. New housing could be an option
Nominations for The Victorian Society’s Top 10 Endangered Buildings list 2025 are now open!
Let us know about your local threatened, dilapidated and neglected Victorian and Edwardian buildings. The deadline is 31 December 2024. Here's how:
bit.ly/3YzRjkp
#heritage
Hello LJ4D followers (if you are still out there). As X / twitter disintegrates around us, I am trying to decide what is the best venue to move to. LJ4D now has a presence on Instagram, Threads & Facebook. Please do go and follow any of these - I will start posting updates there.
threads:
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