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Note to Self by Badly Drawn Boy from the album Banana Skin Shoes [Also on: Spotify - YouTube]

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Performances & other incidents

Contact: douglas.benford@gmail.com

See also: http://douglasbenford.org.uk

Sound gallery: http://douglassoundgallery.tumblr.com

Bandcamp: https://dbenford.bandcamp.com/music

Further links at bottom of page

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2024

December

- Attended and performed at the London Improvisation Workshop at the Welsh Chapel, Borough, London, UK. Other performers: Chris Hill, Tony Hardie Bick, Helena Paul, Mirei Ya, Teresa Hackel, David Grundy, Kostas Chondros, Andrea Bolzoni and Ross Lambert

- Performances as part of a quartet with Julia Brüssel, Sue Lynch and Julia Doyle at Hundred Years Gallery, Hoxton, London, UK

- Two trio performances with Tim Fletcher & Martin Hackett and Gina Fergione & Alan Newcombe at the Mopomoso Chirstmas event, The Vortex, Dalston, London, UK

- Performances of Phil Morton’s 50:50 timer project alongside Martin Hackett, Phil Morton, Enej Gala, John Eyles at Open Ealing art space, Ealing, London, UK

- Performance as part of a quintet with Chris Hill, Alan Newcombe, Bettina Schroeder & Iris Colomb in a performative interpretation of Alan Newcombe’s novel ‘Gritstone’ at Hewsons Books, Brentford, London, UK

- Performances as a member of London Improvisers Orchestra with conductions by Steve Beresford, Olga Ksendzovska, Faradena Afifi, Ashley Wales, Benjy Sandler and Aurelie Freoua at 4th Floor Studios, Whitechapel, London, UK

November

- Attended and performed at the London Improvisation Workshop at the Welsh Chapel, Borough, London, UK. Other performers: Chris Hill, Tony Hardie Bick, Alan Newcombe, John Eyles, Tansy Spinks, Helena Paul, Enej Gala and Steve Mason

- Duo performance with Clive Bell at Konzstrukting Soundz, The Fisherman’s Chapel, Leigh-On-Sea, Southend, UK

- Duo performance with Mirei Ya at the Horse Improvisation Club, Christ Church, Blackfriars, London, UK

- Trio performance with Matt Atkins & Iris Colomb at Sound Bureau, The Hamlet, Streatham Hill, London, UK

- Performances as part of a quartet with Teresa Hackel, Tilly Coulton & Chris Hill at Hundred Years Gallery, Hoxton, London, UK

October

- Quintet recording live session at Set Lewisham studio, Lewisham, London, UK, with Tom Ward, Iris Colomb, Sérgio Tavares and Nuno Tocado

- Performances as part of a duo with Tansy Spinks [video: https://youtu.be/P9XTGcexkBM?si=hZadWIfmtt0ntKko], and as part of quartet with Mark Wastell, Adrian Southby & Tansy Spinks at Hundred Years Gallery, Hoxton, London, UK

- Performance as part of a quintet with Jordan Muscatello, Alan Newcombe, Bettina Schroeder & Iris Colomb in a performative interpretation of Alan Newcombe’s novel ‘Gritstone’ at Hundred Years Gallery, Hoxton, London, UK

- Performance as part of a trio with Alex Ward, Pascal Marzan at Boat-Ting, Theatre Ship, South Quay, Canary Wharf, London, UK

- Performances as a member of London Improvisers Orchestra with conductions by Joanna Morrison, Julian Woods, John Eyles, Ashley Wales, George Garford, Steve Beresford and Faradena Afifi at St Mary’s New Church, Stoke Newington, London, UK

- Duo performance with George Garford at a Lion Heart production event, The Royal Albert pub, New Cross, London, UK

September

- Performance as a part of a trio with Georgina Brett & Adam Bohman at ‘Such Stuff…As’, The Tin Tabernacle, Kilburn, London, UK

- Performances as part of a quartet with Ecka Moredecai, Emily Shapiro & Tom Jackson at Hundred Years Gallery, Hoxton, London, UK

- Performances as a member of London Improvisers Orchestra with conductions by Steve Beresford, Ashley Wales, Martin Hackett, Teresa Hackel, Julien Woods, Aurelie Freoua and Olga Ksendzovska at Ad Lib, Open Ealing, Ealing, London, UK

- Performances as a member of London Improvisers Orchestra with conductions by Steve Beresford, Ashley Wales, Martin Hackett and Faradena Afifi at St Mary’s New Church, Stoke Newington, London, UK

August

- Trio performance with Iris Colomb & Tom Ward - as ‘Small Print Drama’ - at Zen Jerk, The Endeavour, Deptford, London, UK

- Performances as a member of London Improvisers Orchestra with conductions by Steve Beresford, Olga Ksendzovska, Ashley Wales, Martin Hackett, Ivor Kallin and Chris Killick at St Mary’s New Church, Stoke Newington, London, UK

- Performances as part of a trio with Hannah Marshall and John Bissett, and of a quintet of John Edwards, Daniel Thompson, Hannah Marshall and John Bissett at Ad Lib, Open Ealing, Ealing, London, UK

July

- Performances as part of Blank Canvas Tentet London using System 50:50 at Hundred Years Gallery, Hoxton, London, UK, with Alan Newcombe, Chris Hill, James Malone, James O`Sullivan, Martin Hackett, Phil Morton, Keisuke Matsui, Jonathan Griff and Dariusz Blaszczak.

- Performances as a member of London Improvisers Orchestra, with conductions by Julia Brüssel, Adam Bohman/Adrian Northover, Loz Speyer, Steve Beresford, Charlotte Keeffe, Olga Ksendzovska and Ashley Wales at Cafe Oto, Dalston, London, UK

- Performances as part of a quartet with Rachel Musson, Phil Durrant & Roland Ramanan at Hundred Years Gallery, Hoxton, London, UK

- Performances as a member of London Improvisers Orchestra with conductions by Steve Beresford, Oliver Jarvis, Julian Woods, Gina Fergione, Ashley Wales, George Garford and Faradena Afifi at St Mary’s New Church, Stoke Newington, London, UK

- Two trio performances with Mirei Ya & Adam Bohman, and Martin Hackett & Georgina Brett (short melodica trio) at a Lion Heart production event, The Royal Albert pub, New Cross, London, UK

June

- Attended and performed at the London Improvisation Workshop at the Welsh Chapel, Borough, London, UK. Other performers: Chris Hill, Ross Lambert, Tony Hardie Bick, James Malone, Jame O’Sullivan, Keisuke Matsui, Peter McPartlan, John Macedo, Ed Shipsey, Emmanuelle Waeckerle, Alan Newcombe and Mirei Ya

- Performances of Phil Morton’s 50:50 timer project alongside Alan Newcombe, Chris Hill, Martin Hackett, Andy Rowe, Phil Morton, Levente Dudás, Kostas Chrondas, Darius Blaszeck, Helena Paul, John Eyles at Open Ealing art space, Ealing, London, UK

- Performances as part of a quartet with Catherine Pluygers, Sue Lynch & Benedict Taylor at Hundred Years Gallery, Hoxton, London, UK

- Performances as a member of London Improvisers Orchestra with conductions by Ashley Wales, Olga Ksendzovska, Steve Beresford, Faradina Afifi, Martin Hackett, Lox Speyer and Kristjan Kannukene at St Mary’s New Church, Stoke Newington, London, UK

May

- The Ambrosia Rasputin radio show on Resonance FM airs an piece from ‘Melting Frames’ - the Bandcamp album by Douglas Benford, Julie Pickard, Yoni Silver and Ross Lambert, listen here (37 mins in): https://m.mixcloud.com/Resonance/the-ambrosia-rasputin-show-19-may-2024/

- Performances as part of a quartet with Alan Newcombe, Iris Colomb & Tom Mills at Hundred Years Gallery, Hoxton, London, UK

- Performances as a member of London Improvisers Orchestra with conductions by Ashley Wales, Steve Beresford, Jerry Wigens, Julia Bruessel and Pascal Marzan at St Mary’s New Church, Stoke Newington, London, UK

April

- Quartet recording live session at Antenna studio, Crystal Palace, London with N. O. Moore, Tansy Spinks and Clive Bell

- Trio performance with Iris Colomb & Tom Ward at BRAK, Water Into Beer, Brockley, London, UK

- Attended and performed at the London Improvisation Workshop at the Welsh Chapel, Borough, London, UK. Other performers: Emmanuelle Waeckerle, Paul Margree, Chris Hill, Keisuke Matsui, Ross Lambert, Helena Paul, Kostas Chondros and Regan Bowering.

- Performances as part of a trio with Benjy Sandler & Julian Woods at Hundred Years Gallery, Hoxton, London, UK

- Performances and conduction as a member of London Improvisers Orchestra with conductions by Ashley Wales, Steve Beresford, Faradena Afifi, Gina Fergione, Olga Ksendzovska and a joint one by Douglas Benford & Aurelie Freoua at St Mary’s New Church, Stoke Newington, London, UK

- Trio performance with Nat Catchpole & Dominic Lash at Ad Lib, Open Ealing, Ealing, London, UK

- Duo performance with Sue Lynch at a Lion Heart production event, The Royal Albert pub, New Cross, London, UK

March

- Performances as part of a quartet with Tilly Coulton, Caius Williams & Jamie Coleman at Hundred Years Gallery, Hoxton, London, UK

- The BBC Radio 3 Freeness radio show airs an excerpt of ‘Glancing Blows’ from the Bandcamp album by Douglas Benford, Cath Roberts, Sylvia Hallett and Dominic Lash

- Performances as a member of London Improvisers Orchestra with conductions by Ashley Wales, Steve Beresford, Faradena Afifi/Ivor Kallin, Theo Finkel, Oliver Jarvis and Martin Hackett at St Mary’s Old Church, Stoke Newington, London, UK

February

- Attended and performed at the London Improvisation Workshop at the Welsh Chapel, Borough, London, UK. Other performers: Eddie Prevost, Nathan Moore, Emmanuelle Waeckerle, Jessica St Bruno, Kostas Chondros, Ross Lambert, James O’Sullivan, Alan Newcombe, Tom Mills, Helena Paul, Chris Hill and John Bissett.

- The Ambrosia Rasputin radio show on Resonance FM airs an excerpt of ‘Glancing Blows’ from the Bandcamp album by Douglas Benford, Cath Roberts, Sylvia Hallett and Dominic Lash, listen here: https://www.mixcloud.com/Resonance/the-ambrosia-rasputin-show-11-feb-2024/

- Performances as part of a duo with Mirei Ya and Multiple Melodicas (w. Steve Beresford, Georgina Brett, Martin Hackett & David Grundy) at Hundred Years Gallery, Hoxton, London, UK

- Performances as a member of London Improvisers Orchestra with conductions by Ashley Wales, Steve Beresford, Loz Speyer, George Garford, Jonny Martin and Martin Hackett at St Mary’s Old Church, Stoke Newington, London, UK

- Performances as part of a trio with Angharad Davies and Sofia Vaisman-Maturana at Ad Lib, Open Ealing, Ealing, London, UK

January

- Performances as a member of London Improvisers Orchestra with conductions by Ashley Wales, Maggie Nicols, Philipp Wachsmann and Terry Day as part of the tribute to Martin Davidson event at Cafe Oto, Dalston, London, UK

- Public screening of documentary on artist Calum Storrie - ‘Drawing, etc’ - with music by Douglas Benford on the soundtrack, at Cafe Oto, Dalston, London, UK. This documentary is also available for streaming / rental here. This film has also been screened at Tokyo International short festival 2024.

- Performance as part of a quartet with Ecka Mordecai, Sylvia Hallett & Roland Ramanan at Mopomoso, the Vortex, London, UK

- Performed on 3 pieces with the Charlotte Keeffe Quartet Right Here Right Now at Cafe Oto, Dalston, London, UK

- Performances as part of a quartet with Emily Shapiro, N. O. Moore & Clive Bell at Hundred Years Gallery, Hoxton, London, UK

- Performance with Clive Bell at the Horse Improvisation Club & Shrike Records takeover event at Iklectik, Waterloo, London, UK

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2024

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bold = highlight of 2024

+ = not new in 2024

# = book club

books

A Day in the Life of Abed Salama: A Palestine Story, Nathan Thrall (2023)#

Crime and Punishment, Fyodor Dostoevsky (trans. David McDuff) (1866)

Restless, William Boyd (2007)#

Ablutions, Patrick deWitt (2012)

The Hummingbird, Sandro Veronesi (trans. Elena Pala) (2021)

Faith, Hope and Carnage, Nick Cave and Sean O'Hagan (2023)#

The Life & Times of Michael K, J. M. Coetzee (1983)

The Twilight Word, Werner Herzog (trans. Michael Hofmann) (2023)

Darryl, Jackie Ess (2021)

Kitchen Confidential, Anthony Bourdain (2000)

Caledonian Road, Andrew O'Hagan (2024)

Feet in the Clouds, Richard Askwith (2004)#

Arrangements in Blue: Notes on Love and Making a Life, Amy Key (2023)

Small Things Like These, Claire Keegan (2021)

A Box of Matches, Nicholson Baker (2004)

Jesus' Son, Dennis Johnson (2012)#

Ecstasy: Three Tales of Chemical Romance, Irvine Welsh (1996)

Sleepless, Marie Darrieussecq (trans. Penny Hueston) (2023)

The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, Oliver Sachs (1985)#

The Memory Police, Yōko Ogawa (trans. Stephen Snyder) (1994)

Monsters: What Do We Do with Great Art by Bad People?, Claire Dederer (2023)

Great Britain? How We Get Our Future Back, Torsten Bell (2024)

Requiem for a Dream, Hubert Selby Jr. (1978)#

What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, Haruki Murakami (trans. Philip Gabriel) (2007)

Foster, Claire Keegan (2010)

The Secret History, Donna Tartt (1992)

Regeneration, Pat Barker (1991)

The Secret Life of John Le Carré, Adam Sisman (2023)

The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald (1925)+

Mothering Sunday, Graham Swift (2016)

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas, Hunter S Thompson (1971)

Simple Passion (1991)

films

Sound of Metal (2019)

Saltburn (2023)

The Two Popes (2019)

All of Us Strangers (2023)

Hell or High Water (2016)

Boyz n the Hood (1991)

Past Lives (2023)

The Devil Wears Prada (2006)+

If Only I Could Hibernate (2023)

Searching for Sugarman (2012)

All the President's Men (1976)

The Informant (2009)

Force Majeure (2014)

Paterson (2016)

Anyone But You (2023)

Triangle of Sadness (2022)

22 Jump Street (2014)+

Before Sunrise (1995)

Before Sunset (2004)

Before Midnight (2013)

Arrival (2016)

Emily the Criminal (2022)

Hit Man (2023)

Shoplifters (2018)

About Time (2013)+

Roman Holiday (1953)

Judas and the Black Messiah (2021)

Gladiator (2000)+

American Fiction (2023)

The Holiday (2006)+

Maurice (1987)

albums

'Stretch for the Stars' (EP), Joshua Idehen (2023)

'Shiver' (EP), The Libertines (2024)

'the record', boygenius (2023)

'Wall of Eyes', The Smile (2024)

'Promises', Floating Points, Pharoah Sanders & The London Symphony Orchestra (2021)

'Where's My Utopia?', Yard Act (2023)

'Cold Fact', Rodriquez (1970)

'Coming from Reality', Rodriquez (1971)

'What Now', Brittany Howard (2024)

'Mountainhead', Everything Everything (2024)

'This Ain't the Way You Go Out', Lucy Rose (2024)

'Blue', Joni Mitchell (1971)

'A Dream Is All We Know', The Lemon Twigs (2024)

'Romance', Fontaines D.C. (2024)

'Samurai', Lupe Fiasco (2024)

'This Could Be Texas', English Teacher (2024)

'Small Changes', Michael Kiwanuka (2024)

exhibitions

'Time is Out of Joint', National Gallery of Modern and Contemporary Art (Rome)

'Philip Guston', Tate Modern

'Women in Revolt! Art and Activism in the UK 1970-1990', Tate Britain

'Taylor Wessing Photo Portrait Prize', National Portrait Gallery

'The Cult of Beauty', Wellcome Collection

'Expressionists: Kandinsky, Münter and The Blue Rider', Tate Modern

Permanent Collection, Museum of Modern Art New York

Francis Bacon: Human Presence, National Portrait Gallery

live music

Ben L'Oncle Soul, Alcazar Live

Yard Act, Rough Trade East

Romy, Roundhouse

Dan Shake / Pretty Girl, Phonox

Lapsley, Moth Club

Berlioz, Brixton Academy

theatre

The Cherry Orchard, Donmar Warehouse

Dr Strangelove, Noel Coward Theatre

restaurants

Perilla, Stoke Newington

Felice a Testaccio, Rome

Salumeria Con Cucina Roscioli, Rome

Zahter, Carnaby Street

Beckford Inn, Tewksbury

Chez Bruce (*), Wandsworth+

Ottolenghi, Spitalfields+

Dalla Terra, Covent Garden

Faros, Soho

Little House, Balham

Ye Olde Hobnails Inn, Tewkesbury

Pot Luck Club, Cape Town

Scala Pasta / Bar, Cape Town

La Colombe, Constantia

El Burro, Cape Town

Franks Corner, Franschhoek

The Girl's On The Square, Wilderness

Pumba Game Reserve, Eastern Cape

Nest, Knysna

Maillard Baking Co, Knysna

Sirocco, Knysna

Coral, Mauritius

Kot Nou, Mauritius

Lemongrass, Mauritius

Le Benetier, Mauritius

Le Chamarel, Mauritius

Muang Thai, Camden

thirty7, Covent Garden

Morito, Hackney+

Nobu, Shoreditch+

Botanica Hall, Clapham Junction

Devonshire Terrace, Liverpool Street

Brutto, Farringdon

St John (bar), Smithfield

Mechela, Seville

Mamarracha, Seville

Caminata, Balham (x2)

Pasha Mangal, Balham (x2)

Hawksmoor, Air Street+

Dishoom, King's Cross

Som Saa, Spitalfields

180 House, The Strand

Three Uncles, Brixton (x2)

Balham Social, (...)Balham

The Duke of Malborough, Woodstock

The Perch, Binsey

Megan's on the Hill, Balham

Le Bab, Covent Garden

Well Street Pizza, Hackney

Mele e Pere, Soho+

Five The Beach, Clevedon

Ascough's Bistro, Market Harborough

The Inn at Freshford, Freshford

The Bird, Bath

Bussia, Amsterdam+

Bar Bouche, Amsterdam

Blue Fig, Balham

Flesh & Buns, Covent Garden+

Roka, Canary Wharf

Smoking Goat, Shoreditch

Boucherie West Village, Manhattan

Bagels & Schmear, Manhattan

Fette Sau, Brooklyn

Cosme, Manhattan

Broad Nosh Bagels, Manhattan

Estela, Manhattan

Mirabella, Miami Beach

Cubata, Miami

Crispin, Spitalfields

MCR Restaurant and Bar, Holborn

Fumo, Covent Garden

Cornus, Belgravia

Joro, Sheffield

Timmy Green, Victoria

Serata Hall, Old Street

The Carpenters Arms, Burford

Milk, Balham (x3)

FIRIN, King's Cross

podcasts

Kermode & Mayo's Take+

The Russell Brand Podcast (Radio 2 / Audioboom / XFM)+

The News Agents+

The News Meeting+

Today in Focus+

The Adam Buxton Podcast+

Joel Golby's Book Club

Desert Island Discs+

Off Menu

Young Again+

The Louis Theroux Podcast

Conversations with Tyler

Freakanomics Radio

Double Jeopardy

The Lawyer Podcast

80,000 Hours

tv

Mr Bates v The Post Office (limited series)

The Traitors (series 2)

Six Nations: Full Contact (limited series)

One Day (limited series)

Gossip Girl (series 1-4)

Ripley (limited series)

Kin (series 1)

Gordon, Gino and Fred: Road Trip (series 1)

America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (limited series)

Industry (series 3)

Better Call Saul (series 1-5)+

talks

'Judges, Politics, and the Public: A Judge’s View from Inside Westminster' by Sir Nicholas Green, Leicester Lit&Phil Society

'Beer, bribes, and brawling: an accurate representation of elections in Victorian England?' by Nigel Siesage, Leicester Lit&Phil Society

foreign travel (no 'favourites of the year', all excellent)

Rome

South Africa (Cape Town, Franschhoek, Wilderness, Pumba Game Reserve, Knysna)

Mauritius

Seville

Algarve (work)

Amsterdam

New York

Miami (work)

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NUCLEAR LOVE ⚛️💙

I am happy to announce the release of a new screen print and my new exhibition at @everydaysunshineshop in Stoke Newington, London. The title of the print and show are inspired by the song by my good friend Jo Dudderidge, aka @later_youth / @thetravellingband . Having made artwork for a number of Jo's musical projects, this exhibition is another opportunity for us to continue this exchange of ideas. Jo will be playing live and DJing at the exhibition. The show opens this Thursday 6th July 2023, at Everyday Sunshine, 49 Barbauld Road, London, N16 ORT. The print is 7 colour screen print, 50cm x 70cm on 300gsm Somerset satin paper, (printed by the brilliant @bardoeditions ) the print will be available online soon for £250,

to reserve one email: david@davidshillinglaw.co.uk

Hope to see you at the show. 👍

#davidshillinglaw #lateryouth #everydaysunshineshop #nuclearlove

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This One Song… Sweet Baboo on Good Luck

This One Song… Sweet Baboo on Good Luck

Tell you what – we love hearing from artists when things go right. We equally love hearing from artists when things go dreadfully wrong. A song that was a piece of piss, written in 20 minutes? Or years in the making and a bastard to write? Whether it’s a song that came together through great duress or one that was smashed out in a short amount of time, we’re getting the lowdown from some of our…

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New “Picture This” exhibition spotlights the cartoons of Capital Gay and Gay News

Information on an upcoming free exhibition of cartoons from Gay News and Capital Gay, featuring work by artists such as David Shenton, Kate Charlesworth and more

“Picture This”, a free exhibition of cartoons from Gay News and Capital Gay, featuring work by artists such as David Shenton, Kate Charlesworth and many others, opens at Newington Green Meeting House in London later this month, running until December. Art by David Shenton Back in the 1970s and 1980s, Britain’s leading gay press was Gay News and Capital Gay, papers that reported on the most…

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Poet, writer, editor, and critic, Edgar Allan Poe, was known for his poetry and short stories. His works mostly delved into the macabre. Poe’s writing influenced American literature as he helped shape detective fiction, romanticism, and gothic writing.

EARLY LIFE

Born to actors, Edgar Poe was born on January 19, 1809, in Boston, Massachusetts. Poe had an older brother, William Henry Leonard Poe, and a younger sister, Rosalie Poe. Unfortunately, his father, David Poe Jr., abandoned his family in 1810, and his mother, Elizabeth Arnold Hopkins Poe, died from consumption, known today as tuberculosis, a year later.

The Allan family, who resided in Richmond, Virginia, were prosperous merchants who took in Edgar Poe and gave him the name Edgar Allan Poe, even though they never formally adopted him.

The Allans sailed to the U.K. in 1815, where Poe attended school in Irvine, North Ayrshire, Scotland (his foster father, John Allan, was born there). In 1816, Poe returned to the Allans who were living in London. He continued his studies at a boarding school until 1817, when he entered the Manor House School at Stoke Newington.

The Poes and Allans wouldn’t return to Richmond until 1820. In ’24, Poe served as a lieutenant in the youth honor guard when the Marquis de Lafayette visited. Allan inherited several acres of land when William Gelt died (Poe’s foster Uncle and business benefactor).

It is well known that Poe suffered an addiction to gambling, and his debts began when he registered at the University of Virginia in February 1826. He lost touch with the Allans and Poe blamed his troubles on John Allan not supplying enough funds to expense his studies. Poe dropped out of college in 1827, discovering that his fiance, Sarah Elmira Royster, was engaged to Alexander Shelton. He traveled to Boston. He worked odd jobs as a clerk and newspaper writer, and before using Edgar Allan Poe to write, he wrote under the pseudonym Henri Le Rennet (1827).

Poe enlisted in the United States Army in May 1827 under the name Edgar A. Perry. He joined because he couldn't support himself with the odd jobs that he could get.

Claiming he was 22 (he was actually 18) he was stationed at Fort Independence in Boston Harbor for five dollars a month. This is the same year that his first book was published, a collection of poetry called Tamerlane and Other Poems under the byline, by a Bostonian. This publication received nearly zero attention and Poe’s regiment was posted to Fort Moultrie in South Carolina. Around this time Poe sought to end his five-year enlistment early by three years and explained to his commanding officer, Lieutenant Howard, his lies. Howard would only agree to end his enlistment early if he’d reconciled with his father. Poe’s pleas would fall on deaf ears until the passing of his foster mother, Frances Allan, on February 27, 1829. Poe wouldn’t be discharged until April 1829.

He moved back to Baltimore to live with his widowed aunt Maria Clemm and her daughter Virginia Eliza Clemm, Poe’s brother Henry, and grandmother, Elizabeth Cairnes Poe.

After receiving words of encouragement from influential critic John Neal, Poe published his second book, Tamerlane and Minor Poems, in 1829.

It wasn’t until John Allan married his second wife, Louisa Patterson, that Poe was formally disowned by the Allans. Poe was court-marital purposefully from West Point (his current employment) and pleaded not guilty for a dismissal knowing that the courts would find him guilty.

He published his third book titled Poems, which was financed by his fellow cadets and was printed by Elam Bliss of New York. Poe returned to Baltimore in 1831, and his brother Henry passed shortly after his return in August.

CAREER

Poe wouldn’t start his writing career in earnest until his brother’s death in 1831. However, it was hard to be a writer because of international copyright laws and publishers often produced unauthorized copies of British works. The industry suffered terribly during the Panic of 1837, a financial crisis that caused unemployment and profits, prices, and wages to drop and westward expansion to stall.

Writers were often refused payment or paid much later than promised, and Poe suffered repeated humiliation just to receive any compensation. He found work by writing short stories with a Philadelphia publication (Politian). He was awarded in 1833 by Baltimore Saturday Visiter for his short story MS. Found in a Bottle. Thanks to this, it put him in touch with John P. Kennedy, who introduced him to Thomas W. White, editor of Southern Literary Messenger in Richmond. Poe became assistant editor but was later fired for being drunk on the job. He maintained that job for approximately 10 years. He returned to Baltimore and married his cousin, Virginia, in 1836. Many biographers and historians disagree on the nature of Virginia and Poe’s relationship, Virginia, was 12/13 years old and Poe was 26 years old when they married.

Poe supported himself (and his wife) by editing Burton’s Gentleman’s Magazine and Graham’s Magazine in Philadelphia. In 1838 Poe’s novel The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket was published (this was published before his position at the Gentleman’s Magazine). He published many articles, stories, and reviews, which helped his reputation as a critic and editor. He published Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque in 1839, and these works were published in two volumes.

In 1840, Poe announced that he was working on his own literary magazine called The Stylus (originally called The Penn). He left Burton’s around this time and attempted to secure a place at the Whig Party within the administration. The Whig Party was a political party in the U.S. next to the Democratic Party, which believed in protective tariffs, national banking, and federal aid for internal improvements. He had hopes to be appointed to the U.S. Custom House in Philadelphia. Poe failed to show up for meetings, citing he was ill (Frederick Thomas, Poe’s friend, believed that he was sick) and unfortunately missed out.

His wife, Virginia, began showing signs of tuberculosis in 1842. She only partially recovered and Poe began drinking more heavily and left his position at Graham’s and found work briefly at the Evening Mirror and Broadway Journal in New York City. Poe alienated himself from other writers after accusing Henry Wadsworth Longfellow of plagiarism.

On January 29, 1845, Poe would publish his most popular work, The Raven. It made him a household name, and even though he garnered attention for this short story, Poe would only get $9 (according to inflation, this would be approximately $300+) for its publication.

The Broadway Journal would shutter its doors in 1846 and Poe (out of a job) would move to a cottage in Fordham, New York with his wife. Virginia would die on January 30, 1847, at the age of 25.

Poe became increasingly unstable after his wife’s death and attempted to court Sarah Helen Whitman (poet), which amounted to nothing thanks to his drinking and Whitman's mother's constant intervention. He would resume a childhood relationship with Sarah Elmira Royster and become engaged with her for a short period.

“LORD HELP MY POOR SOUL”

On October 3rd, 1849, Poe was found semi-conscious in Baltimore. He wasn’t wearing his own clothing and mumbling about an unknown character called “Reynolds.” Poe was transported to Washington Medical College in dire condition and unfortunately succumbed to his ailment on October 7th, 1849.

Newspapers who reported his death said that he died of “congestion of the brain” or “cerebral inflammation.” Which were common causes of death caused by excessive drinking, or alcoholism. While his cause of death remains a mystery even today, thanks to Poe’s medical records and death certificate were lost. Speculations on his death include delirium tremens (DTs), heart disease, epilepsy, syphilis, meningeal inflammation, cholera, carbon monoxide poisoning, and even rabies. One theory published in 1872 believed that Poe died from cooping, which is caused by forced voting of a specific candidate. This can lead to violence, including murder.

Rufus Wilmot Griswold, a literary rival, published a fake obituary under the pseudonym Ludwig and said that Poe was a lunatic, drug-addled, drunk, who will not be mourned because his death shouldn’t be a surprise. Most of the obituary contained falsehoods, lies, and distortions because Griswold was attempting to destroy Poe’s reputation after his death. Thankfully, this was denounced by friends of Poe, including John Neal.

LEGACY

Poe is credited with *initiating the modern detective story, developing the Gothic horror story, and being a significant early forerunner of the science fiction form (*Britannica). His works are still widely read today and authors, writers, and directors still take inspiration from his long list of material. Adaptations of his works have graced the silver screen since the 1960s, starting with House of Usher (starring Vincent Price). Poe’s insights into the human mind and his duality when writing have inspired artists around the world.

Tourist flock to Boston to visit a statue and plaque of his approximate place of birth. A museum in Richmond, Virginia, has the largest collection of memorabilia, and there is even a plaque dedicated to his mother at St. John’s Episcopal Church (Richmond, Virginia). Edgar Allan Poe had two graves as well. He was originally buried in an unmarked grave until almost 15 years later, when he was moved to Westminster Presbyterian Church. Before all this, Poe’s cousin ordered a gravestone, but it was destroyed in a train accident and never re-ordered (nothing would mark Poe’s grave until 1875-ish).

A new House of Usher mini-series is slated for a possible 2023 release on Netflix and is a part of Mike Flanagan’s universe (Midnight Mass, The Haunting of Hill House, Haunting of Bly Manor, Midnight Club). The Fall of the House of Usher was published by Edgar Allan Poe in 1839 in Burton’s Gentleman’s Magazine.

CONCLUSION

Edgar Allan Poe is a must-read. My personal favorite is The Tale-Tell Heart.

Is his work scary? Not particularly (says someone who regularly reads Stephen King, Anne Rice, Dean Koontz, and Neil Gaiman), but his imagination and acumen into the darkness and duality of the human mind and heart are what’s interesting to me. His clear loss as well, which is documented in his works such as Annabel Lee, Ligeia, and Dream-Land. These works are known as Dark Romanticism, a form of gothic writing that Poe was well versed in.

The Raven is his most well-known story and probably the most quoted (Quoth the Raven “Nevermore”), and it is considered a poem. The Raven is about the never-ending torment in mourning and grief (specifically the narrator losing Lenore), and through this exchange, he is able to work through his bereavement and gain wisdom. Poe wrote The Raven when his wife was incredibly ill and struggling with TB and he was working as a relatively unknown writer.

Do you like Edgar Allan Poe?

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Isaac Watts (1674-1748) Appreciation Post

I read up on the brilliant hymnwriter whose songs we still sing today, even though we usually don’t know who wrote them!

The Wikipedia description of his background:

Watts was born in Southampton, Hampshire, England, in 1674 and was brought up in the home of a committed religious nonconformist; his father, also Isaac Watts, had been incarcerated twice for his views. Watts had a classical education at King Edward VI School, Southampton, learning Latin, Greek, and Hebrew.

Watts displayed a propensity for rhyme from an early age. He was once asked why he had his eyes open during prayers, to which he responded:

A little mouse for want of stairs ran up a rope to say its prayers.

He received corporal punishment for this, to which he cried:

O father, father, pity take And I will no more verses make.

Watts could not attend Oxford or Cambridge because he was a nonconformist and these universities were restricted to Anglicans—as were government positions at the time. He went to the Dissenting Academy at Stoke Newington in 1690. Much of the remainder of his life centred on that village, which is now part of Inner London.

Following his education, Watts was called as pastor of a large independent chapel in London, Mark Lane Congregational Chapel, where he helped train preachers, despite his poor health. He held religious opinions that were more nondenominational or ecumenical than was common for a nonconformist Congregationalist. He had a greater interest in promoting education and scholarship than preaching for any particular sect.

Watts took work as a private tutor and lived with the nonconformist Hartopp family at Fleetwood House on Church Street in Stoke Newington. Through them, he became acquainted with their immediate neighbours Sir Thomas Abney and Lady Mary. He eventually lived for a total of 36 years in the Abney household, most of the time at Abney House, their second residence. (Lady Mary had inherited the manor of Stoke Newington in 1701 from her late brother Thomas Gunston.)

On the death of Sir Thomas Abney in 1722, his widow Lady Mary and her unmarried daughter Elizabeth moved all her household to Abney House from Hertfordshire, and she invited Watts to continue with them. He particularly enjoyed the grounds at Abney Park, which Lady Mary planted with two elm walks leading down to an island heronry in the Hackney Brook, and he often sought inspiration there for the many books and hymns that he wrote.

Watts lived at Abney Hall in Stoke Newington until his death in 1748; he was buried in Bunhill Fields. He left an extensive legacy of hymns, treatises, educational works, and essays. His work was influential amongst nonconformist independents and religious revivalists of the 18th century, such as Philip Doddridge, who dedicated his best-known work to Watts.

The title page of Isaac Watts' "Guide to Prayer", fourth edition, 1725

Sacred music scholars Stephen Marini, Denny Prutow and Michael LeFebvre describe the ways in which Watts contributed to English hymnody and the previous tradition of the Church. Watts led the change in practice by including new poetry for "original songs of Christian experience" to be used in worship, according to Marini.The older tradition was based on the poetry of the Bible: the Psalms. According to LeFebvre, Psalms had been sung by God's people from the time of King David, who with a large staff over many years assembled the complete book of Psalms in a form appropriate for singing (by the Levites, during Temple sacrifices at the time). The practice of singing Psalms in worship was continued by Biblical command in the New Testament Church from its beginnings in Acts through the time of Watts, as documented by Prutow. The teachings of 16th-century Reformation leaders such as John Calvin, who translated the Psalms in the vernacular for congregational singing, followed this historic worship practice. Watts was not the first Protestant to promote the singing of hymns; however, his prolific hymn writing helped usher in a new era of English worship as many other poets followed in his path.

Watts also introduced a new way of rendering the Psalms in verse for church services, proposing that they be adapted for hymns with a specifically Christian perspective. As Watts put it in the title of his 1719 metrical Psalter, the Psalms should be "imitated in the language of the New Testament." Besides writing hymns, Isaac Watts was also a theologian and logician, writing books and essays on these subjects.

From the Christianity Today article:

Young Isaac showed genius early. He was learning Latin by age 4, Greek at 9, French (which he took up to converse with his refugee neighbors) at 11, and Hebrew at 13. Several wealthy townspeople offered to pay for his university education at Oxford or Cambridge, which would have led him into Anglican ministry. Isaac refused and at 16 went to London to study at a leading Nonconformist academy. Upon graduation, he spent five years as a private tutor.

In 1702 he became pastor of London's Mark Lane Independent (i.e. Congregational) Chapel, then one of the city's most influential independent churches. But the following year, he began suffering from psychiatric illness that would plague him for the rest of his life. He had to pass off more and more of his work to his assistant and eventually resigned in 1712.

Though German Lutherans had been singing hymns for 100 years, John Calvin had urged his followers to sing only metrical psalms; English Protestants had followed Calvin's lead.

Watts's 1707 publication of Hymns and Spiritual Songs technically wasn't a collection of hymns or metrical psalms, but it was a collection of consequence. In fact, it contained what would become some of the most popular English hymns of all time, such as "When I Survey the Wondrous Cross."

Watts didn't reject metrical psalms; he simply wanted to see them more impassioned. "They ought to be translated in such a manner as we have reason to believe David would have composed them if he had lived in our day," he wrote. Psalms of David Imitated in the Language of the New Testament followed in 1719.

Many of his English colleagues couldn't recognize these translations. How could "Joy to the World" really be Psalm 98? Or "Jesus Shall Reign Where'er the Sun" be Psalm 72>, or "O God Our Help in Ages Past" be Psalm 90?

Watts was unapologetic, arguing that he deliberately omitted several psalms and large parts of others, keeping portions "as might easily and naturally be accommodated to the various occasions of Christian life, or at least might afford us some beautiful allusions to Christian affairs." Furthermore, where the psalmist fought with personal enemies, Watts turned the biblical invective against spiritual adversaries: sin, Satan, and temptation. Finally, he said, "Where the flights of his faith and love are sublime, I have often sunk the expressions within the reach of an ordinary Christian."

Such looseness brought criticism. "Christian congregations have shut out divinely inspired psalms and taken in Watts's flights of fancy," protested one detractor. Others dubbed the new songs "Watts's whims."

But after church splits, pastor firings, and other arguments, Watts's paraphrases won out. "He was the first who taught the Dissenters to write and speak like other men, by showing them that elegance might consist with piety," wrote the famed lexicographer (and Watts's contemporary) Samuel Johnson.

More than a poet, however, Watts was also a scholar of wide reputation, especially in his later years. He wrote nearly 30 theological treatises; essays on psychology, astronomy, and philosophy; three volumes of sermons; the first children's hymnal; and a textbook on logic that served as a standard work on the subject for generations.

But his poetry remains his lasting legacy and earned him acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic. Benjamin Franklin published his hymnal, Cotton Mather maintained a long correspondence, and John Wesley acknowledged him as a genius.

Songs he’s known for:

Joy to the World O God Our Help in Ages Past I Sing the Mighty Power of God When I Can Read My Title Clear O God Beyond All Praising

And a lot more can be found here.

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Tacsidermi - ‘Ble Pierre’ (Libertino)

Mae Tacsidermi yn ôl, ac O! Ry’n ni wedi’u colli nhw! Tacsidermi yw Gwenllian Anthony o enillwyr Y Wobr Gerddoriaeth Gymreig - Adwaith a’r aml-offerynnwr Matthew Kilgariff - gyda’i gilydd maent wedi creu cân bop ysblennydd - ‘Ble Pierre’. Mae pob nodyn wedi’u chwarae â phŵer ac yn atseinio hafau di-hid a rhamantus. Mae Tacsidermi gyda chefnogaeth David Newington (Boy Azooga) ar y drymiau a chymysgu Matthew Evans (KEYS) wedi creu priodas berffaith rhwng Jane Birkin / Pop 60au Ffrengig Serge Gainsbourg, cerddoriaeth freuddwydiol y 90au gan Stereolab, The Happy Mondays a churiad calon Balearic. Gyda llais hyfryd Gwenllian wedi’i ganoli yng nghanol y cymysgiad, mae’r gwrandäwr unwaith eto, yn cael ei swyno gan Tacsidermi! //////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Tacsidermi are back and how we have missed them! Gwenllian Anthony from the ‘Welsh Music Prize’ winning band Adwaith and multi instrumentalist Matthew Kilgariff have crafted a sublime pop song in ‘Ble Pierre’. Every note played is powerfully evocative of never-ending, carefree summers and romantic escape and wonder. Tacsidermi with the support of David Newington (Boy Azooga) on drums and mixing by Matthew Evans (KEYS) find a perfect marriage of Jane Birkin / Serge Gainsbourg 60s French pop, Stereolab’s 90s dreaminess and The Happy Mondays, Paul Oakenfold infused Balearic heartbeat. With Gwenllian’s beautiful restrained vocal delivery set at the centre of the mix the listener falls yet again under Tacsidermi’s spell! Tacsidermi Online Links https://twitter.com/tacsidermi?lang=en https://www.instagram.com/tacsidermi/?hl=en https://www.libertinorecords.com/ http://www.pyst.cymru/?lang=en

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Fishmongers' Hall court . James Hulbert Statue, with Southwark Cathedral in background by david sankey Via Flickr: From www.pmsa.org.uk/pmsa-database/824/ Wigged, frock-coated and caped figure with walking stick. Double axe motifs on cape, which is itself fur edged. Fishmongers' cartouche o front face pedestal. Hulbert's lion-headed crossed armorial on rear cartouche. Inscriptions South side: In Memory of / MR. JAMES HULBERT late / Citizen and Fishmonger / of London Deceased / The worthy Benefactor / Who Recommended (the) care / of building the Almeshouses / in this Square, to / URBAN HALL Esqs. ROBt. OXWICK and M. RICHARD WEST Members of (the) Said Company/ This Statue was Erected / in the year of Our Lord / 1724 East side (lower right): Rt. DASTON Fecit North side: The Wardens of the Wor. / Company of FISHMONGERS / LONDON, pursuant to the Wish / of Mr JAMES HULBERT who / departed this Life in (the) year / of his Primewardenship 1719 / Erected and Endowed the Twenty ALMESHOUSES / in this Square / For Twenty Poor Men & Women / ROBt. OXWICK Esq. Primewarden Mr. WILLIAM PROCTOR Mr. WILLIAM PARROT Mr. SAMUEL PALMER WARDENS Mr. SAMUEL WALTERS Mr. JOHN TOWERS Anno Dom 1724 On adjacent wall, three plaques, regarding change of site of the statue: 1) Regarding the original placement at St. Peter's Hospital, Newington within the area of the (20) houses built by his mugnificence was removed and re-erected on this spot Inscribed by order of court 1853 / BENJAMIN SHAW ESQ. / PRIMEWARDEN 2) THIS STATUE OF / JAMES HULBERT / WAS REMOVED FROM / ST. PETER'S HOSPITAL WANDSWORTH / TO / JESUS HOSPITAL BRAY / ON THE CLOSING OF THE FORMER HOSPITAL / 1923 3) THIS STATUE OF / JAMES HULBERT / WAS REMOVED FROM THE GROUND OF THE JESUS HOSPITAL / AND PLACED IN THIS GARDEN / IN MAY 1978

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Michelle Dockery reveals how Anatomy of a Scandal is being filmed in the pandemic

Michelle Dockery isn’t going to lie. “I’ve watched more television in the last six months than I have in my whole life!” she says with a laugh.

Same here, Lady Mary. Also just like the rest of us, the actor is having to become accustomed to new ways of working. After twiddling her thumbs for most of the year, the actor best known as Downtown Abbey’s heiress-apparent is, finally, once again gainfully employed, filming London-set thriller Anatomy of a Scandal.

The Netflix drama is adapted from the 2017 bestseller by former political journalist Sarah Vaughan, and is being co-showrun by Big Little Lies series creator David E. Kelley. Rupert Friend plays a married politician accused of raping his aide; Sienna Miller is his faithfully disbelieving wife. Dockery is the ambitious and tough young barrister determined to prove his guilt.

It is a story with powerful contemporary resonance, of the abuse of patriarchal power and how instances of sexual assault are not believed and/or not pursued.

“Certainly there are themes of privilege at the heart of this tale about dark goings-on at Westminster, the underbelly,” says Dockery. “So, yeah, of course, it’s a timely piece and a very important story to tell. So I’m excited to get deeper into it. It’s still early days, but it’s great that we’ve started – and we can keep going!” she laughs again.

Cast and crew are only three weeks into filming, and so far the bulk of her scenes have involved only two actors, helping make the rigorous pandemic protocols easier to follow: Covid tests every other day; daily temperature checks on arrival at the set; everyone masked; 10-hour days, which are shorter than the filming norm.  

“It’ll be interesting to see how they’ll shoot the court-room scenes to make it look as though it’s full,” says Dockery. “They can do one shot and you can see a certain amount of people behind the actors, but you don’t have to have the room entirely full.”

She continues: “It’s a really wonderful cast and I’m excited to get into the real heart of it. And I’m very happy to be in London. My last few jobs have been in the States, so it’s lovely to be [working] at home.”

Dockery is back working in other ways, too. The 38-year-old is the face of a new campaign for Scotch whisky brand Glenfiddich, for which she’s been photographed by Misan Harriman.

The Anglo-Nigerian’s imagery of the summer’s Black Lives Matter protests in London reverberated around the world. That led to him being commissioned to shoot Vogue’s September cover, a triple-fold out activist-themed story – an achievement that, made Harriman the first Black man to shoot a cover for the hundred-year-old fashion title.

“He’s the photographer of the moment,” says Dockery. “What he did this year, I just think he’s extraordinary. And more than ever, this is a time for change. And Misan is really at the helm of that. His Vogue cover is historic, and it’s a real moment.”

And how is her own industry harnessing the positive energies catalysed by BLM? Dockery – who was nominated for three consecutive Emmys for Downtown Abbey and received a fourth for Netflix’s 2017 Western series Godless – says she’s seeing it already. “There’s definitely a change in casting, and behind the camera.”

Personally, too, she recognises the need to question the status quo.

“When you’re reading a script, if there’s no definition over where the character is necessarily from, then it should be open to [actors from] all backgrounds. And I think that is being challenged much more in our industry. That is something that needs to be constantly looked at.”

Dockery spent lockdown at home in northeast London “close by” Stoke Newington. She was snapped on her doorstep in late May with Jasper Waller-Bridge, talent agent brother of Phoebe, as the couple joined in with the weekly Clap For Carers.

“In lockdown, Thursday was the day of the week, wasn’t it?” she reflects. “We really looked forward to it, and it was an opportunity for everybody to come together and applaud what the NHS and keyworkers were doing. It was an important time.”

Equally, it was a boost for blocks of flats, and streets, and neighbourhoods. At a time when we were all necessarily isolated, London, I suggest, never felt closer.

“Yeah, because you weren’t seeing anyone other than the people you were living with,” she agrees, “so it was a time to come out and see everybody else in the street. I got to know my neighbours much more. It was something I’ll never forget.” In fact, she adds, “I still feel like we should be doing it, shouldn’t we?”

That sentiment, of unstinting support for our health professionals and carers, may be born of personal experiences. In 2015 Dockery’s fiancé, John Dineen, died of cancer after a long illness. In her childhood, her mother worked as a care home assistant. I ask if that gave her extra insight into how gruelling it’s been inside the country’s care homes during the pandemic.

“Of course, that was the thing that used to play on my mind: how are people managing? I used to go with my mum when I was a little girl, I’d help her take the food in.

“It’s been a really challenging time for people,” she continues, “and I’m just in awe of the work that’s had to be put in to make sure everybody’s safe, with doctors, nurses and carers doing what they can to make the system still work during a time like this.”

All of which means that our next trip to the 1920s can’t come soon enough. After 2019’s first Downton Abbey movie proved more successful than even seasoned Crawley watchers anticipated (it grossed almost $200 million worldwide, over 10 times its reported budget), a second feature is due to go into production in spring.

“I can’t tell you that much, except that there is potentially a second film. We’ve got that far!” prevaricates Dockery with an audible smile. “It’s exciting to think that we can do another one. It felt like after the first film there was immediately an appetite for a second one.

“I’d be thrilled to get back together with the gang and do it all over again. We have so much fun doing it. But that’s all I can tell you, really!”

OK, but please tell us that granny – the Dowager Countess of Grantham, played by Dame Maggie Smith – doesn’t die.

“Ha ha ha!” hoots Dockery in a cheerfully un-ladylike manner. “I’m not giving any story away to you! You’ll just have to see.”

Michelle Dockery fronts the new Glenfiddich Grand Cru campaign "reimagining a contemporary future for whisky"

https://www.standard.co.uk/insider/michelle-dockery-downton-b78950.html

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London Houses: New Property Designs

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Contemporary Residential Buildings in South East England – Contemporary British Homes in the UK Capital

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London Residential Architecture News, chronological:

4 May 2021 Highgate House Restoration, Highgate Conservation Area, North London Design: Cairn photograph : Peter Landers Highgate House Restoration This Edwardian property restoration project brought a dilapidated home back to life, re-organising the arrangement to suit the lives of a young family and converting the roof space. A huge amount of work was required to restore the home and modernise the layout and environmental performance.

27 Apr 2021 Sponge Urban Living

21 Apr 2021 House for a Gardener, Haringey, North East London Design: Amos Goldreich Architecture photograph : Ollie Hammick House for a Gardener, Haringey A much-loved garden was central to our design of this side and rear extension for a Victorian mid-terrace house in the Stroud Green Conservation Area of Haringey. The project arranges a sequence of living spaces around the garden and an internal courtyard that gives constant connection to greenery.

21 Apr 2021 Vault House

Mountain View House

Chiswick House Extension

Bladerunner House

Cascade House, Hampstead Village

1 Mar 2021 Cloistered House, Chelsea, south west London Design: Turner Architects photograph © Adam Scott Images Chelsea Georgian terraced house The restoration and extension of a Cubitt-built Georgian terraced house in a conservation area. The Cloistered House was carefully given life having been left to ruin for many years.

20 Feb 2021 Library House

16 Feb 2021 Eclectic House, Camden

14 Feb 2021 Melbury Studio

14 Feb 2021 Harcombe House

14 Feb 2021 St Georges House

14 Feb 2021 Boscombe House

29 Jan 2021 The Rower’s House, Chiswick, south west London Architects: Loader Monteith photography : Emanuelis Stasaitis The Rower’s House in Chiswick The clients wanted a home with four bedrooms, space to entertain, and an accessible garden – with plenty of space to live and work, as well as a divisible section for a relative to use autonomously. Despite a questionable original design, the couple found the perfect potential property in a quiet corner of London.

1 Feb 2021 Art House, Paddington

10 Dec 2020 Kensington Townhouse Design: KNOF design photography: David Cleveland Kensington Townhouse, Hyde Park KNOF Design, an international design practice founded by Susan Knof, has just completed a major London commission – the unification of two separate townhouses near Hyde Park to create a single 7,500sf family home.

4 Dec 2020 Pitched Black House

26 Nov 2020 Sugar House

17 Nov 2020 17 Portland Place Renovations

16 Nov 2020 Regency Villa, Kensington

16 Nov 2020 EC1 Penthouse, Clerkenwell

15 Nov 2020 Chiswick House Extension, West London Architects and Interior Designers: Found Associates photograph : Nick Hufton, Al Crow Chiswick House Extension A double-fronted Edwardian house has been updated and extended in dramatic fashion for a television and radio presenter and his family. This four storey villa sits on a corner site with unusually large gardens to the rear. The renovation and reinvention of the villa reinforces the sense of connection between house and garden.

7 Nov 2020 Winter House Renovations

24 Apr 2020 Two and a Half Storey House, Central London Architects: Bradley Van Der Straeten photograph © French + Tye Two and a Half Storey House The Two and a Half Storey House project that circumnavigates a local planning restriction by building a half-height roof extension! The clients owned the existing two-storey, two-bedroom property, located on a central London Housing Estate.

1 Apr 2020 Hampstead Penthouse Property, North London Design: Ungar Architects photograph : Peter Cook Hampstead Penthouse Property A breathtaking new penthouse in Hampstead, with panoramic views across the UK capital city.

1 Apr 2020 Contemporary London Penthouse Properties Penthouse Properties London

5 Mar 2020 An Eclectic Victorian Home Extension North London

3 Mar 2020 Slim Studio’s Flat Interior

26 Feb 2020 Collector’s Flat, Central London Design: MATA Architects photograph © Peter Landers Collector’s Flat Interior in Central London Extensive refurbishment and interiors fit out of an apartment in a mansion block constructed at the turn of the 19th century. The works included substantial structural modifications altering the flat’s layout and introducing new services.

30 Oct 2019 Brexit Bunker Design: RISE Design Studio photograph : Edmund Sumner Brexit Bunker This sunken garden room was envisioned as a way of adding a new studio and extending the program of the house, without having to intervene in the existing portion of the building.

15 Oct 2019 Fleet House in Hampstead

20 Sep 2019 Dukes House, Alexandra Palace, Muswell Hill Structural Engineer: TZG Partnership photograph : Will Pryce Muswell Hill House This North London property is an ornate Edwardian Terrace, in the shadows of Alexandra Palace. The home has been given a complete make over.

20 Sep 2019 Aperture House in Islington

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London Houses Designs in 2018

23 Oct 2018 Duke’s Avenue House, Chiswick Architects: IBLA photograph : Brotherton Lock Contemporary House in London The clients, a pair of doctors, wanted to significantly increase the amount of floor-space in their West London home, whilst maintaining the existing character and external massing of the original house, and keeping their garden intact.

2 Oct 2018 Volcano House, Shoreditch, East London Architects: Urban Mesh design ltd photograph © Charles Hosea New House in Shoreditch The interiors of the home were playfully designed to suit the desires and personalities of the Client and his family.

20 Aug 2018 Benbow Yard Home, Southwark, South London Design: FORMstudio Architects photograph © Bruce Hemming Contemporary Home in Southwark This new property is a response to the Mayor of London’s Policy to optimise the re-use of small sites across the UK capital city.

19 Jun 2018 Victorian Townhouse, Highgate, North London Design: LLI Design photograph © Victorian Townhouse in Highgate Conversion of a Victorian property in reasonable condition to form a warm, comfortable home with contemporary style touches.

30 Apr 2018 Step House, North London Architects: Bureau de Change photo © Ben Blossom North London Property Extension Using bricks reclaimed from the fabric of the house, the architects exploited the rights of light diagram to create a staggered, extruded form that appears to melt away from the existing structure. This rhythmic stepping generated by the brick is echoed throughout the interior, and is integrated in both the plan and section of the extension.

27 Apr 2018 Roof Conversion, Crouch End, North London Design: JaK Studio, Architects photo : Francesco Russo Crouch End Flat Extension JaK Studio create unique loft conversion in large Victorian property by adding a new dormer extension to form a dramatic two-storey cathedral-esque space.

29 Jan 2018 The Etch House, Honor Oak, Lewisham, South London Design: Fraher Architects photo : Adam Scott Honor Oak Home Extension Joint Third Prize in ‘Don’t Move, Improve!’ 2018: this 1460 sqft property re-examines the layout of the traditional Victorian terrace house. A modern floor plan sits within the old house walls, hidden behind the retained street elevation.

26 Jan 2018 Sun Rain Rooms, Islington, North London Design: Tonkin Liu Architects photo : Edmund Sumner Sun Rain Rooms Home Extension ‘Sun Rain Rooms’ has been crowned London’s best and most innovative home extension as overall winner of New London Architecture’s (NLA) annual ‘Don’t Move, Improve!’ competition.

London Houses Design News for 2017

8 Dec 2017 Highgate Hill Townhouse, North London Design: LLI Design photo from LLI Design Highgate Hill Townhouse Winner in the Interior Design, London category – UK Property Awards 2017-18. LLI Design recently completed a total redesign and refurbishment of a 7 storey townhouse in Highgate, a leafy and desirable part of London.

15 Aug 2017 Hilltop House, Kingston-upon-Thames, South West London Architects: Coupdeville photograph : Simon Kennedy New Teddington House Commissioned in 2012, the architecture studio were asked to design a five bedroom house on a large 0.26 acre single plot, while retaining the existing building.

11 Aug 2017 Fairfax House, Teddington, South West London Architects: Coupdeville photograph : Simon Kennedy New Teddington House The proposal is for a contemporary dwelling that is based on a series of banded layers, that allow for a light filled interior and a dynamic and interesting external appearance.

24 Mar 2017 Oak Hill House, Hampstead, North London Design: Claridge Architects photograph : Simon Kennedy New Hampstead House Shou Sugi Ban, a UK based manufacturer of charred timber products, has selected Kebony, to create a distinctive modified timber cladding using the ancient Japanese techniques of burning, brushing or pre-weathering timber to provide a long-lasting and beautiful wood.

London Property Design News for 2016

27 Nov 2016 Increasing Value of Residential in the British Capital City Flipping Property Prices in London

1 Sep 2016 House of Trace Design: Tsuruta Architects photo : Tim Croker House of Trace A beautiful and unconventional extension to a London terraced house designed by Tsuruta Architects has been awarded the 2016 Stephen Lawrence Prize.

2 Jan 2016 Madeira Residence, Bromley, South east London Design: Rado Iliev Architect photograph : Assen Emilov New Residence in Bromley

5 Nov 2015 Newington Green Road Property, North east London Architects: NK Architects image : Robin Hayes Newington Green Road House

16 Sep 2013 Mayfair House Design: Squire and Partners, Architects photo : Gareth Gardner Mayfair House The contemporary interpretation of leaves are crafted as a metallic shingle, which cover a three storey elevation and rooftop pavilion. The PPC coated folded aluminium leaves – 4,080 in total – subtly vary in tones of bronze to mimic organic growth patterns. The concept was designed over a three year period of research and development working closely with Swiss manufacturer Tuchschmid.

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Elsewhere, he refers to ‘post-Hamlet plays in the repertory’, and suggests that ‘Hamlet, aided in complex ways by the evolution of Shakespeare’s history plays, helped to push the repertory towards a more complex view of what drama can do’ and thus represents a turning point in the company’s history – a turning point associated with their move to the Globe.[4] It might even be argued that the very fact of Shakespeare creating a ‘new’ version of an old Hamlet narrative (known to playgoers since at least 1589, with versions appearing at Newington Butts in 1594 and at the Theatre in 1596) implicitly frames the play as forward-looking, announcing a conscious break with the past.

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£150,000 raised for Park Theatre

Park Theatre were delighted to welcome 200 guests for a Gala Fundraising Evening at Stoke Newington Town Hall on Thu 14 Nov.

£150,000 was raised to support Park Theatre, helping us deliver a range of projects including those engaging young people, those living with dementia and audiences with disabilities.

Gala guests included many of our friends from stage & screen: Angela Griffin, David Haig, Mark Gatiss, Ian Hallard, Steve Pemberton, Beverly Knight, Sean Mathias, Matthew Marsh, Henry Goodman, Michelle Collins, Simon Callow, Frances Barber, Phil Davis, Greta Scacchi, Hugo Spear, David Horovitch and Gary Wilmott.

Guests had an evening of Park Theatre warmth, welcome and entertainment - from host Simon Callow and cabaret performances from David Haig and Beverly Knight! Inspired by our Gala Dinner venue, the glorious 1930’s art deco jewel that is Stoke Newington Town Hall, everyone enjoyed an intimate, cabaret-style dining and dancing experience with dynamic fundraising opportunities.

Park Theatre cafe bar team ran a ‘pop up bar’ post-dinner to provide beers, spirits and late night cocktails to complement the dancing.

A huge thank you to everyone who attended and donated to Park Theatre, helping to keep us an open and welcoming venue for everyone in our community and beyond.

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Peter Capaldi was the Starman in Edinburgh Saturday as he signed autographs for a full nine hours - stopping only once to take a 15 minute break.

The Scots actor also entertained the hundreds of fans gathered to see him with a rendition of the classic David Bowie pop hit.

Dr Who fan Melissa Johnson, 31, of Newington, said: “He was just a complete star, a real gentleman. I can’t believe he spent so much time with everyone. He was really kind and asking everyone about themselves, and if they had enjoyed the convention, and thanking them for waiting so long.”

Laura Campbell, senior community fundraiser at CHAS praised Capaldi for his memorable turn at the show.

“He stayed an hour after the convention closed so he could continue to sign autographs and meet fans who had taken the time to queue to see him. And not only that, he has chosen to donate his whole autograph fee to CHAS.”

To say that actors have things easy is all to simple an analogy to make, but some go why beyond just staring in shows, they breath life into the characters and make sure that everyone gets just what they expect!  None more so than Twelfth Doctor Peter Capaldi.  This native Scotsman really did go above and beyond when it came to the fans and spent well over six hours signing items, posing for photos and selfies and chatting with folks who waited in line for hours to see him.

We knew off the bat when he was announced that Saturday would be really busy, given how popular he was in the role of the Doctor, but to be honest I have only ever seen queues like today for A list celebrities with the last real occasion being the last UK appearance of the late and great Stan Lee (Excelsior!).

Some folks waited in line for over three hours to meet Peter Capaldi and though the queues were huge, they never really got into the rest of the convention traffic and didn’t have any real impact on the rest of the show.  Peter was running way behind as he was chatting with everyone who was meeting him and I don’t just mean oh hi, next person!  He was honestly and genuinely happy to see so many people who had turned out to see him!

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Boston Massachusetts Florist: David Dunn Obituary (2023) - Harrisburg, PA - Patriot-News

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David Dunn Obituary (2023) - Harrisburg, PA - Patriot-News

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