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Hastings East Sussex + Lady Sybil Grant

Posted on July 3, 2020 by Lavender's Blue

Samphire Word Salad Her Ladyship again. As ever, she shares her pearls of wisdom in the 1912 literary curio Samphire. “For we say in the Cinque Ports, ‘I am going to Clapham,’ just as you might announce that you are … Continue reading →

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Church of the Nazarene + Fresh Ground London

Posted on October 7, 2016 by Lavender's Blue

Free Fearless Flourishing “Wherever we step, we are stepping on holy ground.” A glorious revival has taken place at Clapham Junction. Once the Wandsworth Board of District Works, this mid 19th century stucco fronted portico adorned pediment splatted building has … Continue reading →

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Sinabro Restaurant Battersea + The Beaumont Hotel Mayfair London

Posted on October 2, 2014 by Lavender's Blue

How Many Tears to Babylon? First things first. Clapham Junction is not in Clapham. Never was, never will be. When the railway station was first built in Battersea, the Victorians had the bright idea of calling it after Clapham which … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: clapham junction

Hastings East Sussex + Lady Sybil Grant

Church of the Nazarene + Fresh Ground London

Sinabro Restaurant Battersea + The Beaumont Hotel Mayfair London

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