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Bal-Ham.. Gateway to the South
The Wandsworth Companion | October 6th 2008 by wandsworthcompanion.com
One of the most searched terms on Google as far as the Companion's hits are concerned is 'Balham Gateway to the South'. This post here is now the Companion's biggest number and what a cracker it is. Such is the brilliance of it, that it is searched read more
Elephant
About New York | September 18th 2008 by Elizabeth
Elephant and Castle Tube Station where they have taken the posters down to prepare for new ones. It would be three in the morning if I were still in New York.In the afternoon we go to Dulwich picture Gallery and look at Dutch paintings after taking t read more
you're a bloody tramp
this quintessence of dust | August 15th 2008 by chris young
"You're a bloody tramp, you're a bloody tramp, you're a bloody tramp, you're a bloody tramp" – I am in the Balham branch of Marks & Spencer – "you're a bloody tramp, you're a bloody tramp, YOU'RE A BLOODY TRAMP, YOU'RE A BLOODY TRAMP!" – when I read more
a bogus journey
this quintessence of dust | July 23rd 2008 by chris young
I am walking through Balham in the middle of the evening and hear a man hail a friend with the words "hey, dude". He actually says "dude", and no one seems to mind. Not long ago, this gentleman would have been ridiculed for going out in public withou read more
Tooting: Centre of the Universe
The Wandsworth Companion | July 16th 2008 by wandsworthcompanion.com
Forget Balham: Gateway to the South? It's Tooting: Centre of the Universe from now on.From the Sun:A south London planet expert has named a crater he discovered on Mars after the area he was born in. Pete Mouginis-Mark, 53, named the 17.4 mile wide f read more
Peter Sellers - Balham, Gateway to the South
The Wandsworth Companion | June 24th 2008 by wandsworthcompanion.com
You may have heard Balham being referred to as 'Bal Ham - Gateway to the South' thanks to Peter Sellers, but have you actually heard the famous 1958 sketch? Here it is in full - Sellers at his best in this satirical American travelogue. read more
Balham history in photo
The Wandsworth Companion | June 20th 2008 by wandsworthcompanion.com
A Balham photo from 1961. Taken from Flickr.Is this really Balham? It has a seaside/coastal town feel to it. Well, then again, Balham is the Gateway to the South. Taken in 1981. read more
balham schmalham
this quintessence of dust | April 26th 2008 by chris young
Outside our flat in Balham this afternoon a white gentleman engaged himself in a fracas with a black gentleman. Amid their scuffle a bottle of aftershave was dropped on the pavement, where the receptacle broke and leaked much of its contents into the read more
Balham's Deco touch
The Wandsworth Companion | February 26th 2008 by wandsworthcompanion.com
It's Balham day today as the art deco brilliance of Du Cane Court gets an airing.World War Two urban legend surrounds the structure, which is believed to be the biggest private apartment block in Europe.It is also thought that Hitler wanted the build read more
At the pictures
The Wandsworth Companion | February 26th 2008 by wandsworthcompanion.com
Cinema in the borough - like most other areas in London - was thriving in the early part of last century. Many film houses were, of course, bombed during the Wars, but there are examples left of how they used to look. The Companion is compiling a se read more
Companion Diary
The Wandsworth Companion | February 25th 2008 by wandsworthcompanion.com
What the Companion learnt last week...As the world's media hears of the divorce wrangling between Heather Mills and Macca, comes the tail that Mills used to work at Freddie Gray's Fair on Clapham Common, where she claims she made tea for 30p pocket m read more
BKB Closes Down
davblog | July 23rd 2007
The Balham Kitchen and Bar has closed down. It has been sold to Sam Harrison (who owns a place called Sam’s Brasserie & Bar in Chiswick). It will reopen in September under the new name Harrison's. The BKB won't be missed. I've only been there a co read more
Flash Flood
davblog | July 20th 2007
I monitor an RSS feed of all photos uploaded to Flickr with the tag "balham". Which is how I came across this set of photos of a flash flood in Balham today. I'm trying to work out how close to my house this was. And vaguely dreading what I'll find read more
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