#hendon London

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Barnet Gate, London; 17.12.2023

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Hendon Airport, London, 1912. From the Budapest Municipal Photography Company archive.

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"McDonnell Douglas Phantom FGR2", RAF Museum London, Grahame Park Way, London, NW9 5LL _ Photos by Spyros Kaprinis [15.01.2025].

https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/research/collections/mcdonnell-douglas-phantom-fgr2/

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Faber Gardens, Hendon, Barnet, Greater London

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The kindness of strangers

I remember the strangers that were kind and beautiful Though I’ll never know their name The man with his sister sitting on a train As I was in tears and crying about the loss that I had gain Cuddling a purple rabbit, I must have looked insane But he was kind to me and soothed the pain I remember the woman on a bus That had seen my anxious face She tapped me on the shoulder And her words…

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LT trams, MET 130 (LT 2466) & LT 2427 (MET 95) by Frederick McLean Via Flickr: An old photograph taken at Hendon Depot in 1934 of London Transport (LT) trams No. 130 and No. 2427, showing '66 - Canons Park' and '66 - Edgware' destination blinds respectively. It would appear this only being the year after London Passenger Transport Board (LPTB) took over local tramways companies that the renumbering of trams had not finished. The rear tram is showing it's new LT number, but the front tram still shows it's old Metropolitan Electric Tramways (MET) number. The photo reverse is annotated with "type A, Hendon Depot, 1934", and stamped with the photographer and/or negative owner name of D. W. K. Jones. Both were MET 'A' class open top unvestibuled cars built in 1904 by Brush seating 32/38, each ran on a pair of Brush BB maximum traction bogies. They had top covers fitted in 1928/9, one source says they were 'reconstructed' at this time but I cannot find that mentioned elsewhere. Their ownership changed from MET to the LPTB in 1933, No. 130 was renumbered as LT No. 2466 (still showing its old number in this photo), and No. 95 being renumbered as LT No. 2427. No. 2466 was withdrawn Dec 1935 and No. 2427 in Jan 1936, both were disposed of (broken up or sold) at the LT Hampstead Depot. The parts of the London tramways system that had not already been withdrawn or transferred to trolleybus/bus operation closed in Jul 1952. If there are any errors in the above description please let me know. Thanks. 📷 Any photograph I post on Flickr is an original in my possession, nothing is ever copied/downloaded from another location. 📷 -------------------------------------------------

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Eric Lee-Johnson - Elms at Watford Way, Hendon, London, 1937-38

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“Bodily autonomy for all. Poland has a task.”

Seen in Hendon, London

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The father of two from Hendon recounted the harrowing ordeal to Jewish News. “We left the game early to meet a friend. As we walked towards the bar area, chaos broke out—mopeds appeared from alleyways and a crowd surrounded an Israeli man.”

He described the horrifying scene: “The man was on the ground, his head pinned between a kerb and a metal gate, being viciously kicked.”

Aaron and his friend Jacob intervened, managing to push the attackers away and help the victim. “We thought it was over,” he said. But moments later, the gang returned and confronted them, asking, “Are you Yehudi? Are you Jewish?”

Jacob, a father of three from Golders Green, said the thugs asked to see their passports to check whether they were Jewish.

Despite denying they were Israeli and pleading to be left alone, the gang continued their intimidation, grabbing Aaron’s friend’s coat before the situation escalated further.

“I told him to leave him alone, and the next thing I know he punched me in the face. It was so unexpected. My glasses were broken, my nose split. Blood everywhere. After he punched me, about 20 more came out of their hiding places to effectively finish me off. But I stood my ground. I said what you’re doing is why you’re not getting any support.”

When the leader of the gang said: “He’s British, leave him alone”, another responded “Yes, but he helped a Jew.”

“That,” says Aaron, “is why they were angry. Because I helped a Jew.”

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Moat Mount Open Space, Barnet, London; 28.10.2023

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In 1881 Mark Twain first published his children's book The Prince and the Pauper. It is a tale of a young prince swapping places with a poor boy from the streets of London.

I think if my theory of Will and Mike swapping places in 1976 is true, this classic children's book might have served as major inspiration.

Read more on why I believe Mike and Will could have swapped places here and here.

In this tale by Mark Twain young Tom Canty lives in poverty with his grandmother and abusive alcoholic father but was also shown kindness by a local priest who thought him how to read and write.

One day he goes and loiters too close to the palace gates. The guards however catch him and want throw him out but in comes the young prince Edward who's next in line to the throne. He sends the guards away and the boys talk for the first time. Not only do they get along well, they also quickly discover that they look the same and even share the same birthday. So just for fun, they exchange clothes.

Then it is Edward in the clothes of Tom Canty who goes out to reprimand the guards for hat they did but isn't believed because they believe him to be the street urchin Tom so they throw him out.

Tom - now in Edwards place - must then try to find a way to cope with the manners and customs of the court. Him not knowing anything causes the court to worry that the prince might have an illness which caused all this memory loss. Later after Edwards father King Henry VIII dies and Tom is asked to sit in on judgements the court is reassured that his mind is well because of his common-sense judgements.

Meanwhile Edward manages to find his way "home" to Toms family. There he gets confronted with Toms alcoholic father who brutally tries to ab*se him. Edward flees and meets Miles Hendon, a nobleman and an ex-soldier returning from war. While Miles doesn't believe Edward is indeed the prince, he still takes a liking to him and becomes his protector. Later on they learn that the king has died and Edward is about to become king.

As Edward lives his life as a pauper in the streets of London he also learns first hand about how the harsh punitive judicial system affects the poor in particular. He sees how people get burned at the stake, flogged or pilloried all while learning that the accused are convicted by flimsy evidence and for petty offences. So he vows to rule with mercy once he can go back to the palace and take over as the rightful king. Meanwhile he declares himself as king in front of a gang of thieves who think he's just insane and then hold a mock coronation for him.

After some time and a series of adventures Edward finally manages to return to the palace where everyone is shocked at how much Edward and Tom look alike. Yet they still don't want to believe Edward that he is the true prince until he shows them the royal seal he brought with him when he first left the palace in Toms clothes. They switch back for good and Edward finally becomes king and then makes arrangements for Miles to become an Earl and for Tom to become the "King's Ward."

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I think some of the parallels are pretty obvious. It's Edward the prince who is Will in our story and Mike who is the boy living in poverty - Tom - if we are to believe that Will and Mike have swapped places in the past. That's not where the parallels end though.

As Edward comes home to Toms house he meets Toms father who is an alcoholic and also very ab*sive towards him and has likely been towards Tom in the past as well. Just like Will who's in Mike's place now is confronted with an ab*sive and possibly dr*g or alcohol addicted father. Unlike Edward who tries to flee Will has to stay with Lonnie.

Then we have the two mentor figures/ protectors mentioned in the Prince and the Pauper. I think it is Scott Clarke (Clarke also means Cleric) who's served as a great inspiration for Mike (and the boys in general) and just like the priest thought Tom to read and write it would not surprise me if Mr. Clarke sparked the joy for science inside Mike. The difference being that Mike probably only learned from Mr. Clarke after he already swapped places with Will.

Then of cause the character of Miles Hendon in our story is Jim Hopper. A (noble) man and an ex soldier who served in Vietnam and later came to be a protector of both Will and El just like Miles was to Prince Edward.

Just as Tom and Edward need to learn to survive and navigate their new lives Will and Mike had to do the same thing. Both are at different stages accused of having a mental illness or amnesia while our Mike and Will are dealing with the supernatural as well as their own mental health with them even agreeing to become crazy together if they're both going crazy.

In the end and after many adventures both Edward and Tom find their rightful place in the world and swap back to where they were originally coming from via proof of the royal seal. Just like Joyce tells us that Will apparently has a birthmark on his right arm which as far I know was never shown to us.

Then of cause there is the larger theme in the story of the Prince and the Pauper about the harshness and unforgiveness of the Justice system and being judged by what clothes you wear or where you come from which is also a great theme in Stranger Things. It's the authorities who can rarely be trusted and even if you need them to you do need to provide proof first. Then we have themes of not fitting in with the crowd and being branded a freak for it resulting in certain groups or even the whole town going after certain characters because of what they believe to be true about them. Judging first on flimsy evidence and then striking with a hard hand.

But what's the purpose of it all?

This is the quote The Prince and the Pauper starts with. It's from Shakespeares The Merchant of Venice and it shows the significance of mercy to those who rule.

For Edward his journey in the shoes of Tom through the streets of London embodies this pretty well. He is about to learn of mercy and not to judge others based on appearance either through experiencing the harsh justice system himself or by seeing others fall victim to it. In the end he takes a vow to be merciful once he is king and to never judge others as harshly as he has seen in his days as a pauper in the streets of London.

Yet there is also something else to consider. Prince Edward who then became King Edward is based on the real historical figure of King Edward VI the only surviving son of King Henry VIII. While it is true that he became king at the age of 9 he also never ruled himself as he died only one month after his 16th birthday never reaching maturity. Even if the real Edward had learned the same lesson as his fictional counterpart did, he would have never been able to apply it in real life.

After his death it was his cousin Jane Grey who became queen for 9 days only to be deposed by Edwards older half-sister Queen Mary I of England who also ruled for only 5 years in which she tried to reverse the English reformation set into place by her father as she herself was catholic and not protestant. After her death it was Edwards other half-sister Queen Elizabeth I who took over the throne and again restored the protestant reforms.

What does it all mean for Will? I'm not entirely sure but I do think it speaks for itself how much Will even despite all the horrible things he had to endure believes in things such as kindness and being good. He is willing to sacrifice himself or his feelings if it will make others happy and is deeply afraid of hurting others or becoming a monster like Lonnie. So the above mentioned quote fits Will quite well.

Although right now Will still believes he needs to kill Vecna, I don't believe that's what's going to happen in the end as Will will show him mercy. He probably together with Mike and El will persuade him and try to come to terms with him. Then they will all be able to face the truth of what happened to them in 1976 and who they were before.

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"The Vulcan and Cold War Experience", RAF Museum London, Grahame Park Way, London, NW9 5LL _ Photos by Spyros Kaprinis [15.01.2025].

https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/london/whats-going-on/events/the-vulcan-and-cold-war-experience-2/

https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/research/collections/avro-vulcan-b2/

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Faber Gardens, Hendon, Barnet, Greater London