Transpontine, E. Nesbit, Blackheath and Fireworks

Fireworks being prepared on Blackheath – photo by twitter user niponravel
Interesting piece by Transpontine on E. Nesbit (author of The Railway Children), who spent some time living in Blackheath.
Yet again I won’t seeing Blackheath’s fireworks. I’ve never seen them, as BugleDad’s birthday is this time of year. If anyone can think of a [...]

Like pulling teeth…

Hello – sorry for not adding anything meaningful today, but the Bugle has had a wisdom tooth removed today, so isn’t feeling at his best…
Just a quick note – I thought you might like to know some of the stranger things that people have come to this site hoping to find.
Everytime someone comes to this [...]

The Other Blackheath…

By Flickr user Beppie K

Writing a blog on Blackheath (London), I spend a lot of time googling around, looking for photos, videos, and stories containing the keyword “Blackheath”. Whenever I search using Flickr, I always find loads of amazing images from Blackheath, New South Wales, Australia, so I just thought I’d share a couple [...]

Blackheath Experimental Society

Every time I walk past this sign, I wish that the Blackheath Experimental Society really existed. Maybe it is because I’m reading “The Lunar Men“, a book about a group of industrialists in the 18th Century – they experimented with everything that was new and exciting to them at the time – electricity, steam [...]

Blackheath’s fonts – a proportional response

Fonts, signage, shop fronts… Which would take your vote for best in Blackheath? The Bugle is no font expert, but every time this comes into view, it causes upset:

Proportional fonts are a wonderful thing. The letter “i” is thin. It doesn’t need as much space as the letter “R”. [...]

Book-worms in Blackheath

Blackheath Library was closed today. This seems to be its default state whenever I try to go there. However, if you can remember when it is open (not Mondays, Wednesdays or Sundays), it can be much more use than its small size might suggest:
I recently became interested in a book called “The Death [...]

Blue Plaques, Saucy Postcards, and Lunar Craters in Blackheath

Blue Plaques – there seem to be quite a few. In Bennett Park alone there are three. Having seen them a few times, I thought I’d look them up. If you know of others, please contact the bugle!

The most interesting one is in the big building at the end of the road [...]