“Near the Hare and Billet Inn” – a section from a painting by Thomas Luny (1759-1837) held in the British Library. Click here to see the full image. And a mysterious comment spotted on a message board about a ghost in the Hare and Billet pub:
The Hare and Billet Ghost – a woman in Victorian [...]
Entries from July 2008
July 31, 2008
Well it doesn’t look like that any more…
July 30, 2008
Blackheath Skies
If you can’t see the video, click here.
The clouds over Blackheath are often really nice – I don’t know if it’s because we are so high up above London – it always seems windier on the heath than in the village? I wanted to find a way to capture them on screen, and eventually found [...]
July 29, 2008
Springheeled Jack – Blackheath’s Bigfoot
Before Jack the Ripper terrorising Blackheath, there was Spring Heeled Jack. Part bogeyman used to scare small children, part mysterious criminal. He was popularised in Penny Dreadfuls – cheap serialised booklets, where he was depicted almost as a comic book anti-hero. Wonderful name, Penny Dreadfuls… I wonder what the modern online equivalent [...]
July 28, 2008
Laughing Buddha going?
It looks as though The Laughing Buddha has finally stopped laughing. The Chinese restaurant, which is next to Chapter Two seems to be closed. The sign says for refurbishment works, but I’m not sure. It seems like a bit of a coincidence that both places are shutting up shop at the same time… Maybe Chapter [...]
July 27, 2008
The Airship over London
You can’t fail to have seen the “Star Over London” helium blimp floating around the last couple of days. It’s quite a sight as it soars over Greenwich Park. I wish they’d make it a permanent feature (but perhaps without the Wife Beater logos on the side). Tickets are [...]
July 27, 2008
Greenwich morphed
Saw this post about Greenwich’s changing skyline in The Greenwich Phantom, and couldn’t resist doing another morph. It didn’t work out as well as the previous one, but still gives as nice idea of how things are changing, I think.
The photos were from http://everythinghurts.com/
July 26, 2008
The Spice of Life, Curry House
So, much like The Dacre Arms, The Spice of Life is a lovely place, just outside Blackheath. I had to investigate, after seeing so many positive comments about the place, on this blog, and on loads of other web sites. Comments along the lines of “this is my favourite Indian restaurant, I’ve been [...]
July 25, 2008
The Dacre Arms Pub
Well, I had to give this one a try… After the rave reviews on a couple of pub websites, and the glowing comments right here in the Bugle, the new bike was taken to The Dacre Arms to see what we were missing out on. It’s a little bit outside Blackheath, but definitely worth [...]
July 24, 2008
Bear Necessities
Why do they have these Disney toys in their window? Is it to appeal to kids as they walk past “Mummy please can we book a two week break in the Algarve”?… I find the toys a bit creepy, not to mention garish… And what do they have to do with a [...]
July 23, 2008
One less phone box in Blackheath
On Sunday, I spotted two men fiddling with the phone box on Tranquil Vale. I assumed they were repairing or fixing it. When I asked them they said “No, it’s going”. So, one less phone box for Blackheath. I have mixed feelings about these pay phones.
Everyone claims to love the way [...]
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