Derelict art deco Co-op building in Woolwich

http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=31697&highlight=woolwich

Bring ur child to work day

A copper and his son guard a Tardis.

The Lincolnshire Poacher - Caught on Video

This is footage of a transition by the illusive Number Stations 'Lincolnshire Poacher'.

Transmission code Format:
First 15 notes of an old English folk song "Lincolnshire Poacher" rpt 12 times, then
5FG ID rpt 6 times
Two notes on a glockenspiel

Msg 200 5FG, same length always
"Lincolnshire Poacher" rpt 6 times

The Lincolnshire Poacher" is a traditional English folk song associated with the county of Lincolnshire, and dealing with the joys of poaching.



Notes:

Currently uses these frequencies between 1200-2300:

MOODY RIP -an artical from the Evening Standard 16/07/02

Death sparks surge in train graffiti | News South London Graff legend.

Automated Beacon by Thompson and Craighead

"The beacon continuously relays selected live web searches as they are being made around the world, presenting them back in series and at regular intervals."

•My note- Interesting, funny, disturbing and becomes hypnotic after a while.
-a key hole to the world
-silent window/mirror

The Oysterhouse Lighthouse, Kings Cross

Here's a page investigating the mysterious old Lighthouse, on top of a derelict fish n chip shop, opposite Kings Cross station. The whole block has been derelict for over 20 years.
What this page doesnt say, is that the site was previous, where a monument to king George 1V was erected in 1830. It was sixty feet high and topped by an eleven-foot-high statue of the king. The upper storey was used as a camera obscura while the base housed a police station and then a pub. The monument was unpopular and was eventually pulled down and the Lighthouse was built in its place. Locally, the building was thought to be an advertisement sign for Nettons oyster bar below. These rumors now are thought to be untrue. The area remains know as kings Cross after this monument.

As it stands this is one of four Lighthouses in London.
Check:
http://www.urban75.org/london/oyster-bar-kings-cross.html

Video capturing the east London allotments, that are facing destruction for the boundries of the Olympic site

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WuClVcl3GXg&feature=related

Video by Emily Richardson
Narrated by Iain Sinclair

Olympic degeneration with author Iain Sinclair

http://www.eastlondonlines.co.uk/2010/07/olympic-degeneration-with-author-iain-sinclair/

Lot's Ait - a wild thames Island

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lot%27s_Ait

One of the Thames many Islands, Oliver's Island - Mention of an old wooden castle building

http://www.hidden-london.com/oliversisland.html

Was used as a Toll Booth.

second alf

Great old 80's graff doc made in London.

Good ol' Rockingthecity.com! This doc made for television, looks at the origins of graffiti and documents its impact on London's youth of the day.
Contains lovely old footage of trains, legal walls, interviews with some London writers etc

R.I.P LEE

These two clips from the documentary film 'Dark Days'[2000] make up one lovely scene with these two great charactors; ? and Lee. This is the only scene in the film with Lee in it.
It is told that Director Marc Singer found Lee one day, over the course of his years of exploring, filming and living in the tunnels of New York's subways system.
He was far down one of the deepest tunnels. He was sitting cross legged and with his eyes closed, in the middle of a live rail track. When asked what he was doing he replied, "Waiting for the train." Marc talked him off the track and filmed this scene with him that evening.
The next day Lee was found dead. He had been hit by a train on the same piece of track where Marc had found him the day before.

Some nice video footage of some legendary London names ft. DDS and FDC Crews. [Collaged various footage]

Devlin and Deeperman Spittin Bars/ Dagenham, Essex, U.K/ 2007 [Patterns and Slang] They murk the second track especially! :-]

Some video bookmarks [from about 6 years worth of back log]

The kings of the mic explore the boundaries of DnB, garage, 2step and Grime.



Uk Hip hop legends bedroom bar, in this great piece of cam-corder footage.



90's UK ragga Don-Gar-Gan Cutty Ranks. A important figure in UK Mc history. His acapellas are often used in old school jungle tunes and his original ragga tunes included in sets by contempory DJS in the current London dance and bass music scenes.

Reports of mysterious Amature/Pirate Radio Broadcasts. Dated 26th July 2006.