The Estate House becomes Alexandra Nurseries
After a couple days of busy organising and preparations, the new Alexandra Nurseries has opened it’s doors to the public, as a garden centre and tea shop. True to form for weather lately, it has been raining for the whole opening weekend, however there does seem to be a good amount of interest in the … Read more
The Estate House
The Estate House in a South London suburb was originally inhabited by the caretaker of the estate, which was build in the years around 1868 and encompasses a small range of streets, close to a train station, from which the workers were ferried to and from work. The estate was developed for the workers and … Read more
Heritage wheat, scythes and sheaves
Heritage wheat, sheaves, scythes… this isn’t the city now is it? Giving a hand to Brockwell Bake this week, on one of their bio-dynamic farms in Sussex, I had my first experience with heritage wheat. In this case, it was a German wheat called Magister, which has been selected as a good cereal crop for … Read more
The Geffrye Museum, London
Whilst looking for stationers in East London, I came across the Geffrye Museum in Hoxton, which I must admit, I knew nothing about. I had some free time, so wandered over and what a surprise it was. The building is an almshouse, built in the 18th century by the Ironmongers’ Company and turned into a … Read more
Let it snow
Snow in London is always a wondrous thing. I do love it so much, and despite it grinding the city to a halt, there are some amazing changes to the landscape. Do people actually get happier when it snows, like when it is sunny and hot?
Buswell – Live on the District Line, London
Whilst the folk band Buswell gave an impromptu performance on the District Line recently, it gave me a chance to learn some further video skills and work on my editing. Below is an edit of that performance. Buswell – The District Line from Matthew Farrand on Vimeo.
