To Hell: A chamber in the disused railway tunnel under Sydenham Hill
The following story was posted on a Lewisham borough forum, under a discussion about Sydenham Hill in the 1980s andContinue Reading
Towards a catalogue of London’s interdimensional gateways
The following story was posted on a Lewisham borough forum, under a discussion about Sydenham Hill in the 1980s andContinue Reading
Browse the Rotherhithe Archive here. In the course of researching London’s fractured temporal boundaries Portals of London has accumulated a library of materialContinue Reading
The following story was posted on a Lewisham borough forum, under a discussion about Sydenham Hill in the 1980s andContinue Reading
268-270 High Holborn is an unassuming building, ignored by countless Londoners since it was built almost a century ago. Few,Continue Reading
Ash Malik shouldn’t be talking to me. ‘Stuff like this makes investors nervous. Which is kind of the opposite ofContinue Reading
If you were a school kid in Putney in the 1980s you will have heard of the Putney Bee Man.Continue Reading
Faraway creatures lurk in Deptford Creek. Take a guided tour along its bed at low tide and the volunteer custodiansContinue Reading
These letters were sent to us by an American reader of the blog. He found them among the possessions of his mother,Continue Reading
The Metropolitan Police helicopter crew recently deleted a tweet. Their twitter account is followed as much for atmospheric photos ofContinue Reading
Six years have passed since the events described below. By nature, the story is difficult to confirm, but key elementsContinue Reading
The Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens were a place to lose oneself. Laid out among Lambeth’s green fields as an escape fromContinue Reading
(Part one can be found here) Upstream, where the suburban boroughs of South West London merge into Surrey’s monied greenery,Continue Reading
In a shady corner pub along the South Lambeth Road, large open windows bring a warm, welcome breeze. Jason Allen,Continue Reading
Hornsey Town Hall is suspended in time, caught between a vanished past and an uncertain future. Recently, we walked throughContinue Reading
On September 3rd, 1939, London was in turmoil. That morning, Prime Minister Chamberlain had taken to the airwaves to declareContinue Reading
The recent silencing, for maintenance reasons, of the bell known as Big Ben met a suitably muted response from theContinue Reading
Recently a post did the rounds on social media. Its author declined to discuss it, but gave permission for usContinue Reading
“The starry mills of Satan are built beneath the earth and waters of the mundane shell”. Matthew Lindon eyes meContinue Reading
There is much to be written about the drifts of psychic memory that swirl through Crystal Palace Park. The famousContinue Reading
Any visitor to the Barbican will know its highwalks. The criss-cross of raised footpaths provide a confusing but just-about functionalContinue Reading
Halfway along Stoke Newington Church Street is a rift. A lost world of leaf, iron and stone; a crouching, broodingContinue Reading
Each night, a bright green beam cuts through the sky above Greenwich: a laser, marking the path of the PrimeContinue Reading
The church buildings of Medieval London have a long reach. 350 years since perishing in the Great Fire, afterimages linger.Continue Reading
The following is a transcript of a cassette recording sent to us anonymously. There were a few brief notes attached.Continue Reading
A footballer, arriving early to Hackney Marsh one autumn Sunday League morning, sees strange lights flicker in the mist. AContinue Reading
This is a guest post, of sorts. A written version of an interview with a good friend of PoL’s, presentedContinue Reading