tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12981649.post3898434894502109886..comments2023-10-05T16:43:07.222+01:00Comments on The Clerkenwell Kid: RIVER CROSSINGUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12981649.post-57508647198272205652010-01-13T21:17:03.981+00:002010-01-13T21:17:03.981+00:00This is a fascinating blog. It's easy to see w...This is a fascinating blog. It's easy to see why psychogeographers appreciate London so much!Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06453626318828119830noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12981649.post-43757483953546427542010-01-10T12:05:09.780+00:002010-01-10T12:05:09.780+00:00Heheh! You're right.
Of course, your blog, a...Heheh! You're right. <br /><br />Of course, your blog, and other TRTW and Antique Beat productions go a long way towards satisfying cravings for all things artistic.Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00015426228872504504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12981649.post-16067881356825769672010-01-09T19:33:19.330+00:002010-01-09T19:33:19.330+00:00Well archaeology seems like an art form to me - yo...Well archaeology seems like an art form to me - you need a lot of imagination - particularly in London where the traces are pretty hidden.<br /><br />For instance the contemporary city is several metres higher than the Roman one - if they could time travel and see us, we'd be walking in air.clerkenwell kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15252849232777734394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12981649.post-7715050339486232212010-01-09T10:08:13.672+00:002010-01-09T10:08:13.672+00:00I'm undecided re: time travel - theories seem ...I'm undecided re: <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_travel" rel="nofollow">time travel</a> - theories seem plausible - and possibilities are varied, e.g. how many of us dream or see things before they happen? <br /><br />Jane, you are so lucky to have been able to study the things that you love; I am an artist, thanks to my father, who is a fabulous artist - and amateur archaeologist - we had the richest life excavating digs in Cornwall, with some finds now in museums, but were always so poor I was encouraged away from art - so my degrees are in science and business administration - my finances are great but it's just not me - the shoes are really pinchy!Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00015426228872504504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12981649.post-92181673010291613222010-01-08T22:31:57.252+00:002010-01-08T22:31:57.252+00:00Ooh, I'm looking forward to seeing some London...Ooh, I'm looking forward to seeing some London lore about Wells' time machine, whether about the book or actual findings (although their existence remains doubtful for now to me).Rainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11673687186129279955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12981649.post-6817939919218814712010-01-08T21:19:51.148+00:002010-01-08T21:19:51.148+00:00I suppose it's too much to hope for that the s...I suppose it's too much to hope for that the stumps are properly petrified. <br /><br />What a treat to be able to spend time in the company of ancient structures like this and to muse upon their age and purpose...this is a topic near to my heart as I have a couple of degrees in Ancient Dead People Studies (or as some call it, "Classics,") specializing in archaeology and religion.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15094739184191373698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12981649.post-90612259543691580782010-01-08T19:06:01.683+00:002010-01-08T19:06:01.683+00:00Cool, thank you, I'll check those titles out :...Cool, thank you, I'll check those titles out :-)Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00015426228872504504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12981649.post-83130844581237101202010-01-08T13:11:26.101+00:002010-01-08T13:11:26.101+00:00Hey Sally if you like London Bridge, there is a re...Hey Sally if you like London Bridge, there is a really great book devoted to it by Patricia Pierce "Old London Bridge". <br /><br />Also 'Cross River Traffic' by Chris Roberts for all of the bridges<br /><br />Jonathan, New Cross is a bit out of my patch but you might want to trace the route of the lost River Peck (it;s still there actually - but buried). You can often find references in street names and see where the land dips.<br /><br />Jane - You;re right - it must have been the mud that preserved them but I fear that the exposure of this wood (which actually feels now like rock) will mean that it will disappear in time.<br /><br />By the way, sorry if comments don't appear for a while sometimes. The moderation filter catches them occasionally (I couldn't tell you why) and I forget to checkclerkenwell kidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15252849232777734394noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12981649.post-14734105563820432112010-01-07T16:17:09.415+00:002010-01-07T16:17:09.415+00:00Fascinating indeed!
This story reminds me of my...Fascinating indeed! <br /><br />This story reminds me of my uncle who, as a boy, used to paddle an old wardrobe as a boat down the estuary at home; one day it got lost in the sand and mud - and we joke that many thousands of years from now, that boat could turn up and historians might just suppose that Cornish people had oblong boats.<br /><br />The history of <a href="http://www.oldlondonbridge.com/history.shtml" rel="nofollow">London Bridge</a> also has me in awe.<br /><br />In anticipation of the story of the time machine....Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00015426228872504504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12981649.post-38678445276590361842010-01-07T14:41:49.115+00:002010-01-07T14:41:49.115+00:00I don't suppose you know any bizarre secrets o...I don't suppose you know any bizarre secrets or mysterious things around the New Cross area? I'm trying to find some out myself!Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10090216893538235789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12981649.post-44642752567048758652010-01-07T01:12:08.007+00:002010-01-07T01:12:08.007+00:00Absolutely fascinating stuff. Secrets upon secret...Absolutely fascinating stuff. Secrets upon secrets -- London certainly does provide.<br /><br />As for the stumps and their (so far) non-decay: wood can be preserved for a surprisingly long period of time in the absence of air (ie., under water.) It's when you get air and water at them at same time that decay can really set in.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15094739184191373698noreply@blogger.com