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[ViolentPanda]

It looks like seven shades of highfallutin' weirdness.

Or "shit", as we non-highfallutin' types call it.

 

[ViolentPanda]

It looks like seven shades of highfallutin' weirdness.

Or "shit", as we non-highfallutin' types call it.

 

[ViolentPanda]

So true I said it twice!

 

[editor]

Nice archive photo here:

 

[editor]

And another

 

[editor]

 

[editor]

Couple of weeks left to see this - The bendy architectural wonder of the Peace Pavilion in Brockwell Park, south London

 

[brixtonblade]

I like the look of that - will ave to go and check it out

 

[Ms T]

I liked it.

 

[Pop Tart]

I liked it.

How much do you like it? Its for sale!

 

[Pop Tart]

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That is a great view of the shard.

 

[Greebo]

Is it a crop circle? No, it's the rather cool looking yellowed grass made by the Peace Pavillion.

 

[OvalhouseDB]

Is it a crop circle? No, it's the rather cool looking yellowed grass made by the Peace Pavillion.
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I am really sorry I missed this.

 

[Greebo]

I am really sorry I missed this.

If it's any consolation, I missed seeing the peace pavillion there too, but the grass scar was cooler than most, and the cafe's excellent icecream partly made up for it.

 

[ViolentPanda]

Is it a crop circle? No, it's the rather cool looking yellowed grass made by the Peace Pavillion.
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Lies!!!

It's the pattern caused by the esoteric chemical jets used on the ships of our Saurian overlords!

 

[editor]

There's a lot of local discord about the increasing use of the park for festivals: Friends of Brockwell Park question Lambeth Council financial transparency as Cabinet prepares five year plan for parks

 

[editor]

Should Brockwell Park be used for commercial festivals? Debate rages amongst locals

 

[editor]

This comment made me chuckle:

Can’t help thinking that the beautiful space that Brockwell Park represents for the hundreds of thousands of residents all around it is worth far more than even two days of private paying events would ever pay, honestly.
Brockwell Park is beautiful and fragile. Why not send all of these to Clapham Common? This big space, half Lambeth, half Wandsworth, is basically flat and boring, and already hosting thousands of private enterprise corporate team-building and private prep school sports and health & fitness and dog-walking (and dog poohing) enterprises every single day, as well as the big things like SW4 and so… on-well at least these big events must clear up some of the dog mess…

 

[editor]

I've got a series of postcard views of the park being published on Buzz this week.

Here's part one: Brockwell Park in Victorian and Edwardian postcards: Views around the park

 

[RoyReed]

Found a few more nice postcards on Flickr and a couple of other places.


Brockwell Park - Lake and Rustic Bridge by pepandtim, on Flickr


Brockwell Park - Entrance Gates by pepandtim, on Flickr


Brockwell Park - Fountain by pepandtim, on Flickr

 

[editor]

Second set - Brockwell Park in Victorian and Edwardian postcards: The Lake/Duck Pond

 

[editor]

Here's the final instalment Brockwell Park in Victorian and Edwardian postcards: The Old English Garden

 

[editor]

Friends of Brockwell park say non merci! to the theatre idea: Friends of Brockwell Park unanimously oppose proposal for a permanent theatre in the park

 

[editor]

Some stunning photos here:

Beautiful photos of Brockwell Park in a spectacular early morning fog

 

[wurlycurly]

Some stunning photos here:

Beautiful photos of Brockwell Park in a spectacular early morning fog

Fantastic pictures. Any idea what camera she used?

 

[editor]

Fantastic pictures. Any idea what camera she used?

Canon EOS 60D.

 

[Rushy]

It's been beautiful up there in the mornings lately.

 

[Rushy]

 

[editor]

Some photos from yesterday:

Late afternoon in Brockwell Park – African drumming, dancers and picnickers

 

[Smick]

I love the park, especially in the good weather, although there are some irresponsible people who just won't clean up after themselves. Or people who think that if the bins are full, they can leave the remainder of their picnic or fried chicken at the side of the bin and the foxes and birds won't rip it everywhere.

editor , maybe you might have some insight, given your recent piece, but I was recently in the Secret Garden, by the kids splash, and I noticed that most of the benches are dedicated to men who would seem to have died tragically young in the late 80s to 2000, which made me think it might be a memorial to guys who passed away from AIDS. Maybe my imagination running wild, a lovely place to have such a memorial. Do you know if this is the case?