Cormont Road school SE5 on the Top 10 list 2024. After much push back The Victorian Society and local campaigners will be getting a visit to see condition of outside of school soon. Still hopeful of getting full survey condition reports soon. New housing could be an option

A c.1910 view of Herne Hill Road, recently added to the Lambeth Landmarks site by Lambeth Archives colin-m.com/2024/10/28/her…

A couple of weeks ago I posted a video explaining why Loughborough Junction ended up where it did. This one looks at how LJ itself developed during the same period of time (about 1860-1900). colin-m.com/2024/10/31/vid…

I've written a bit about the viaduct repair work that's going on at the moment in Loughborough Junction - Network Rail's buddleia problem: LJ's viaducts under attack colin-m.com/2024/11/01/net…

Another "Loobey collection" postcard recently added to Lambeth Archives' online images. Click below for more. colin-m.com/2024/11/04/col…

From now on anything I post here will also be posted over on Bluesky, and I may eventually abandon Xwitter altogether - so please follow the LJ4D bluesky account here: lj4d.bsky.social

As well as moving to lj4d.bsky.social... To keep updated without worrying about the whims of social media platforms, you can now sign up to a mailing list on the LJ4D website: colin-m.com/lj4d/

I've written a bit about the newly renamed "Windrush Line" and why it doesn't stop in Loughborough Junction (or Brixton). colin-m.com/2024/11/28/the…

Loughborough Junction & Denmark Hill entirely absent from the "Tube map" in days gone by - no longer the case.

Coldharbour Lane in the 1980s - and a bit about what might be one of Loughborough Junction's oldest surviving houses. colin-m.com/2025/01/10/227…

A look at the south end of Loughborough Road in 1910 and 1960. *I'll soon stop posting on twitter/X. Please re-follow on at Lisa Ford.bsky.social if you can - or add yourself to the LJ4D mailing list (via the link below) for updates colin-m.com/2025/01/14/lou…

At the weekend Coldharbour Lane was closed to allow the delivery of a "Supergrid Transformer" for the National Grid. I've written a bit about this and the history of Loughborough Junction's Bengeworth Road power station. colin-m.com/2025/01/21/pow…

A planning application has recently gone in to redevelop the "stable block" in Ruskin Park as a cafe / multi use space. Friends of Ruskin Park (Friends of Ruskin Park) have been campaigning to find a use for this neglected building for some time. colin-m.com/2025/01/24/rus…

Impressive views from the Higgs tower. I think I will make this my last post on X/twitter. Please re-follow on Bluesky if you have an account there. Alternatively join the mailing list, or follow on other social media. Links for all are in the blog post: colin-m.com/2025/03/01/vie…

Follow on bluesky for some posts about Loughborough Junction station's 100 birthday - bsky.app/profile/lj4d.b…