Tim BradfordOct 24, 20041 min readClissold Park Chainsaw MassacreAnother of the ancient horse chestnuts in the south western sector of Clissold Park, probable remnants of the old Newington Common, has...
Tim BradfordOct 18, 20041 min readOld Tree’s Time Has ComeMore old trees in Clissold Park are being cut down. Some of the gnarled horse chestnut trees in the south west corner have seemingy died...
Tim BradfordOct 16, 20041 min readOld St. Mary’s Kestrel ConnectionThe little Hawthorne bush that nestles into an eastern corner of Old St Mary’s Church is covered in bright red berries. Beneath it is a...
Tim BradfordOct 13, 20041 min readA New Underground River?Amazing news. I’ve recently learned about an underground river that flows from Highbury down into the Hackney Brook Valley. Usually I...
Tim BradfordOct 1, 20041 min read‘Never Let Her Slip Away’This morning I was sitting on the top deck of a no. 19 bus. Around Highbury Corner the conductor started to whistle the tune to Andrew...
Tim BradfordSep 21, 20041 min readPostman PatterBright sunshine and cold breezes this morning, as befits the first official day of Autumn. The postman says there are no letters for us...
Tim BradfordSep 20, 20041 min readLondon CallingSeemingly out of the blue, my friend Lee asked me yesterday if I knew that The Clash had recorded the London Calling album in Highbury....
Tim BradfordSep 13, 20041 min readFading leavesYet another of the old horse chestnut trees in Clissold Park is starting to peg out. On the south side, near the route of the buried New...
Tim BradfordSep 8, 20042 min readDig the new scene youthquake babyThree teenagers enter Humana, a second hand clothes shop in Hammersmith. They are all decked out from head to toe in the new Urban Jessie...
Tim BradfordAug 30, 20041 min readFeud CriticsThe gambler who lives at the end of the road has got himself into a feud with the frowning old man who lives in a house opposite....
Tim BradfordMay 8, 20041 min readCompost in my rucksack“North, south, east or west – it doesn’t matter where you plant stuff. If you want it to grow, it’ll grow.”
Tim BradfordMay 8, 20041 min readLocal slugsLooking south east, through the slats in the blind, I can see four policemen with black padded waistcoats – the kind of thing their mums...
Tim BradfordJan 22, 20041 min readCollapsing old buildingsThe little print shop next to The Gunners pub has collapsed. For several days workmen* had been gutting the building and digging down...
Tim BradfordJan 8, 20041 min readIs this Spring?Yesterday – 7th January – I saw the first ladybird of Spring. It landed on the screen of my Imac while I was checking the latest...
Tim BradfordApr 10, 20021 min readFox Rodent Hybrid Nut FiendsA mother is walking through the park with a small boy following behind, dribbling a football. A squirrel runs across their path. “I used...
Tim BradfordApr 9, 20021 min readAled UpThe sound of Aled Jones singing fills the streets of Highbury Vale. Perhaps a fan of squeaky chorister recordings has moved in to the...
Tim BradfordSep 8, 20001 min readZen and the Art of Motorcycle MentalistsWandering through frantic yet beautiful Holloway on a blazing afternoon I come to the junction of Camden Road, pleased with myself for...
