Tim BradfordFeb 11, 20103 min readThe View Down To Highbury Vale/St John’s ChurchMy late neighbour, Edna Crome, seemed to know more about Highbury then anyone I know. She was always telling me stories about some aspect...
Tim BradfordFeb 26, 20091 min readThe Origins of DanebottomMy six year old son often asks me, when we walk up Canning Road, to tell him about the Viking battle of Blackstock Road. "How do you know...
Tim BradfordFeb 24, 20091 min readCafe with Art Blakey CD Playing, Mornington CrescentI went in for a chicken and avocado toasted sandwich and a coffee at a little cafe opposite the station. As soon as I sat down Talk Radio...
Tim BradfordJul 14, 20082 min readBike chains and feng shuiOn Riversdale Road today, on the same part of the road that was the other day covered in rubbish, one of my neighbours was trying to put...
Tim BradfordOct 2, 20061 min readTrying to picture London: the bowling green in Clissold ParkToday I’m trying to picture London. It’s now almost 6 months since we left and images are obviously in the process of being moved from...
Tim BradfordJul 4, 20062 min readMedieval CommitmentsAt Bunratty Castle it was mediavel fight day. If ever there was a word in the English language that was designed so you can’t spell it...
Tim BradfordJun 1, 20061 min readThe Lost Dolmen of CahermaccrusheenA few weeks ago there were strange sounds coming from the direction of Cahamaccrusheen (Cathair mhic croisin), about half a mile down the...
Tim BradfordMay 29, 20061 min readRuairí Mór O’Shaughnessy’s Very Fine Building ProjectAt the edge of a big lake that’s edged by lush grass and millionaires, sits the Castle at Kinvara. It’s called Dungaire Castle. Parts are...
Tim BradfordMay 17, 20061 min readThe Ever-Expanding GreynessGrey everywhere today. Biting wet winds are blowing in from the south east. The Aran Islands look like three faint grey clouds as sea...
Tim BradfordApr 24, 20062 min readA Pagan Celebration?When I was about ten my mother decided that, because she felt it was a more important in the context of christianity, she would upgrade...
Tim BradfordNov 9, 20041 min readThe StoneAs I was flicking through the Stoke Newington OS map from 1868 (it’s a gripping read) I noticed that, north of the avenue and embankment...