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LASSCO here go for a coffee and a sandwich

Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

‘Here’ being Brunswick House, a listed Georgian mansion, built in 1758 and former home to the Dukes of Brunswick. It once stood proudly in three acres of riverside parkland - now it sits in the middle of Vauxhall Cross overshadowed by the massive St George Wharf complex and used by LASSCO (The London Architectural Salvage [...]

You have to draw the line somewhere!

Tuesday, April 27th, 2010

And the shameful fact is that there isn’t a monument to Charlie Chaplin anywhere in Lambeth where he was born.  The Cinema Museum in Kennington – if you haven’t yet been there, we highly recommend you do! – aims to do something about it and has put forward a proposal to erect [...]

This looks like fun

Saturday, March 13th, 2010

FIRE night club looking to extend into adjacent arches

Monday, February 16th, 2009

HRH Clubs, owners of FIRE night club, have submitted a Variation Application to their Premises Licence to Lambeth Council. The idea is to extend into adjacent arches which FIRE also lease and run a club called ‘Lightbox’, aimed at attracting a ’straight’ clientele (in contrast to FIRE which is essentially a ‘gay’ club).
We understand that [...]

Vauxhall City Farm

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008

Did you know there is a farm just a couple of minutes away from Bonnington Square? No, neither did I. Open from Wednesday through to Sunday its free to visit (although donations are welcome) and ideal for kids. I’ll report back on what it is like in a few weeks. For more information you can [...]