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"... a dedicated cycle path" It's not that dedicated, it's been on holiday for some time and I think it's going to stay away for the duration of the world cup.
Lord knows why they are wasting money on it, but it is all being dug up. I suspect the influx of Eastern Europeans - Tower Hamlets wants them to feel at home so thought it would be nice to let people play Russian Roulette.
dg writes: the bright green cycle path down Cable Street was very much in evidence last weekend, honest.
Ham | Homepage | 07.06.06 - 8:53 a.m. | #
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"Both stations ... combined". Not really. TfL would have us believe that but separate entrances slightly closer together would be more accurate. In the short walk between the two you can clearly see the original East London Line station building which, if in use, would be conveniently adjacent to the DLR. Basically it is all a classic short-sighted planning cock-up and TfL are attempting a damage limitation exercise to reduce earlier blunders (for which they were not responsible). It always seems to be the poor that suffers.
I remember learning at school that Cable Street (in those days) had the greatest concentration of prostitutes in Britain. Amazing what you learn from your chaplain in religious knowledge lessons.
Pedantic of Purley | 07.06.06 - 10:11 a.m. | #
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George Chapman, one of the men suspected of being Jack the Ripper, also lived in 126 Cable Street at the time of the Ripper murders
Nigel | Homepage | 07.06.06 - 10:28 a.m. | #
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great stuff, dg. i love when you write about tube stuff. brings out the geek in me.
just wanted to point out that virginia isn't in new england...it was a southern colony. massachusetts, rhode island, connecticut and new hampshire were the only new england colonies. easy enough mistake to make if you aren't familiar w/ american regions, though.
dg writes: Oops, I'll correct that, ta.
veronica | 07.06.06 - 10:30 a.m. | #
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More pedantry, I'm afraid, dg.
I'm pretty sure that Tobacco Dock tried to become that upmarket emporium in the late 80s, even before the Docklands boom had really taken off (let alone reached Shadwell, which as you say, it still hasn't, really), and not the 90s. I recall going for a nose about on a rainy day in the spring of 89.
dg writes: Oops again. Dead right, it closed in the early 90s, so must have opened in the late 80s.
Venichka | 07.06.06 - 1:28 p.m. | #
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Ah, Shadwell. Home as you say, to Peter's pie and mash. That place is a total dump and the food is vile.
DTL | Homepage | 07.06.06 - 1:49 p.m. | #
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Did you give the pie and mash shop a try? If so, was it any good?
stroppycow | Homepage | 07.06.06 - 8:22 p.m. | #
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I have reason to be grateful to the Wapping print workers who stood up to Murdoch's might. When my provincial daily here in New Zealand made sweeping changes, the owners (yes, the Murdoch group), wishing to avoid another Wapping, offered all production staff retraining or redundancy. I chose the latter and walked away with a nice fat cheque which I knew I had earned from 15 years of dedication to the job.
Great Aunt Annie | 07.06.06 - 11:01 p.m. | #
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Back in the early/mid 90s the deserted Tobacco Dock was great for hanging out in when bunking off from sixth form nearby. Actually it was the only place for hanging out where we could guarantee not bumping into anyone who could report us to our families or teachers! Think it is now used for celeb launch parties and the like - Bridget Jones 2 had its party there.
Just a thought btw, but isn't News Int technically in Wapping (or St Katherine's and Wapping)?
s | 08.06.06 - 1:42 p.m. | #
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Technically in Wapping yes, but closer to Shadwell station than Wapping station.
diamond geezer | Homepage | 08.06.06 - 6:53 p.m. | #
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“Sir Oswald is long dead, but he would no doubt be shocked and appalled by modern Shadwell and its integrated multi-ethnic mix.”
Probably so. It’s a pity people didn’t listen to him back then, wasn’t it? …Seeing as he turned out to be right about so many things.
Croyboy | Homepage | 21.06.06 - 6:13 a.m. | #
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