@Transpontine

SE London history/present. Out now, 'New Cross, New Cross: a cultural history of London SE14' (300+ pages). Details here https://xitter.cf/t.co/znIpMPCDLu

 South East London
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Must try and see this band if they come back to @NewCrossInn
The Wakes@TheWakesOct 25
Great to be back in the New Cross Inn. Thanks to you all for being there in the appalling rain. There's Power in a Union. ✊️
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I went on a nature writing workshop in Horniman gardens and tried to write a poem about one of their goats transpont.blogspot.com/2026/…
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View from 20 floors up in Deptford. In the foreground Pepys Park, beyond that the huge Convoys Wharf site. Once the home of the historic Deptford dockyard and empty for years it is owned by Hong Kong based property developer Hutchison Whampoa
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Fun fact, the site previously belonged to Rupert Murdoch's News International who used it for importing/storing newsprint (the paper used for newspapers). In 1986 it was set on fire during the Wapping printers strike after Murdoch sacked 6000 workers
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Ben Beck 💙@BenSE14Oct 9
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Reading this right now. Definitely recommended by me. (Bought my copy at Crofton Books.)
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'New Cross, New Cross: a cultural history of London SE14' - 300+ pages of music, pubs, sport, magic, radical politics & more. Now available to order online and from local bookshops - 'deep cultural history which ripples out far beyond SE14' (Emma Warren) transpont.blogspot.com/2026/…
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In 2008 16 year old Charli XCX played one of her first gigs @NewCrossInn
Jack@Jack_RisleyOct 2
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Wed 5 Nov 2008. The New Cross Inn, billed as "Charli XCX (Orgy Records) featuring The Coolness." Orgy was her own label. It put out !Franchesckaar! and her teenage album 14, which never got a proper release.
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My new New Cross history book now available from Books Peckham, who willl have it on their stall at London Anarchist Bookfair tomorrow - read about the 19th century anarchist club in New Cross Road and much much more!
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Have also topped up stock at Word Bookshop in New X, Crofton Books in Brockley and @56aInfoshop SE17. Details of online ordering coming next week
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56a Infoshop@56aInfoshopSep 24
Yay! In stock now! Everything you ever wanted to learn about New Cross. Legendary book already! £15 transpont.blogspot.com/p/new…
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Goldsmiths strike against job cuts continues as students return to university. Daily @GoldsmithsUCU picket lines. More here: transpont.blogspot.com/2026/…
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My new book 'New Cross, New Cross: a cultural history of London SE14' (2026) is out in the wild, 300+ pages, £15. Get it from The Word bookshop (314 New Cross Road) and Crofton Books (315 Brockley Road). Pubs, music, radical politics, sport, magic & more (More stockists to come)
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Greetings to all 🙌🏿 Early bird tickets still available so please share and support 🙏🏾 Bless Prof Lez 🦁tickts.co.uk/events/whatthed…
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Your regular reminder that rivalry between Millwall and West Ham has nothing to do with the 1926 General Strike transpont.blogspot.com/2011/…
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I'm doing a free history walk next Sat 19th round Kender triangle area of New Cross as part of hatchfest.org/. Meet 11 am at old White Hart pub, soon to reopen as the Broken Wheel and have an exclusive look inside! You can alo buy a copy of my new New Cross book (1/2)
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Pub is on junction of Queens Road and New Cross Road. Talk will include music venues, dodgy dealings, Hatcham radicals and more. My New Cross book should start to be available in local bookshops from next week but you can pick up a copy at the weekend (300 pages+ for £15) (2/2)
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Happy 10th birthday @waterintobeer, went along to another great Acoustic Anarchy night there last week with @joesolomusic transpont.blogspot.com/2026/…
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Music Monday: lots of Peckham locations in Bonobo/Joy Crookes video for lovely track 'Always on your side' transpont.blogspot.com/2026/…
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Get down to South Norwood today (Sunday) some great talks and stalls
John Eden@johnedenukSep 5
Tomorrow! Delighted to announce that Mello Jamz, Taharqa Daniel Rashid and myself will be in conversation with dub legend @MadProfessordub at the @ARBRadBookfair 3:30!
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In August 1965, Paul Simon played at the Railway Tavern in Catford (now the Catford Bridge Tavern), shortly before Simon and Garfunkel had their first big hit. More here: transpont.blogspot.com/2026/…
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