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This may be my favourite post ever, and I’ve been reading the blog for at least twelve years. My joy may be related to the fact that I got a bit lost last week having somehow wandered into Vine Street, but I don’t think so. I think I love it because it’s brilliant, brillianter even than all the rest. Thank you.
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Bravo for managing to write so much about the runt of the Monopoly properties litter! Several years ago I organised a Monopoly treasure hunt with lots of fun cryptic clues based on every location using information that could be found on signs, plaques, statues etc. I had to cheat and use nearby Swallow St and the only challenge I could set in Vine St itself was to count the number of polka dots painted in the windows of '1 Vine Street'. I'm pleased to see they appear in your first picture. It's surprisingly difficult to count them and was the cause of quite a few arguments when it came to marking the a answer sheets!
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Interesting, I was intrigued about the police station, it seemed odd that you simply close it and then reopen it, what was it used for in the meantime, a quick rake around on the internet produced the following. During this time it was used by the Met's civilian staff in the S5/520 section processing paperwork for traffic accidents on behalf of insurers and lawyers, the files were kept in the cells, the link to the info plus more is here.
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I have been looking forward to what you would say about this street, and it does not disappoint. A majestic overview of a plain delivery access lane.
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I love these back streets that look bland but actually are key arteries for the beating heart of London.
I had my most famous celebrity spot on Vine St: Lord Coe on the phone a few weeks before the 2012 opening ceremony having a very animated conversation. |
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I googled the artwork because your rendering was almost a plant, and found "Vitis vinifera L" (note the space) and the artist as Alison Turnbull.
dg writes: tweaked (and link added), thanks. |
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Every city needs servicing.
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Great pen picture.
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For me as well, this is one of your best posts, creating something out of nearly nothing. I often appreciate your careful invention of a new adjective, today's gem is 'gastrodining'. Thank you.
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Something from almost nothing. Bravo!
I doubt that any 'pulping' occurs within the Swallow Street Recycling Hub. What you observed was likely a bulk cardboard/packaging compactor. |
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Bravo. And, if I may say so, your posts are often the most interesting when the material is somewhat thin.
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Indeed a very enjoyable blog today. If my memory serves me rightly the next square on the London Monopoly board is "Free Parking". Finding that will really be a challenge although I have no doubt you will suceed and suprise at the same time.
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Fascinating post. It can't all be sweeping streets and fancy facades - behind-the-scenes is where it really happens and what we tend to ignore.
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Love this. Such a great portrait of life behind the facades.
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That's why I come back here every day! (not Vine Street).
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I was given detention once and to fill the hour we were asked to write about the inside of a ping-pong ball. I reckon you could have done that and asked for an extra ten minutes to give what you'd written a quick tweak.
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I actually find much more enjoyment in these shorter streets! You always find lots to say -- and always something interesting somehow.
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My great-grandfather was born in Vine Street in 1848, the year of revolution. He was christened at the nearby St James' Piccadilly church in the same year.
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