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Posted by ianmartin

It's an uphill struggle.

Posted by ianmartin Posted by duffo50 yes the slide in question was burnt to the ground by mindless yobs who cant think of anything better to do with there pointless lives than to ruin it for everybody else So, nothing left at all then? That is very disappointing....Freddie had warned us to be fair...

Posted by duffo50

yes the slide in question was burnt to the ground by mindless yobs who cant think of anything better to do with there pointless lives than to ruin it for everybody else

After reading about the Joy Slide, i started looking around on the www. and found this quote from a Brenda Durnell. Together with reading the Posts from Freddie and Bemondseybeat, this may be a very sad ending to the Joy Slide, Like many i was hoping for a fairytale ending, hoping it was put into st...

Posted by ianmartin

What is that green box exactly? It's awful! Probably the same person who allowed the slide to be removed? You can't really see St. James's Church from St. James's Road anymore!

Posted by deegs Great photo's Ian - past and present. It really is one of Bermondsey's landmarks and an architectural gem. I just wish the recent 'regeneration' development could have paid the church and it's grounds a bit more respect and not hemmed it in so much. I've said it before, but whoever ...

Posted by ianmartin

And finally............a few pictures of St. James's Church in 2012

All the best to you

Ian

Posted by ianmartin st james inside.jpg Before I visited St. James's Church recently I knew very little about it, other than my childhood memories. When I joined this marvellous forum I naturally learned a great deal more. My Mum grew up in Bermondsey and always lived very close to the Church, her ...

Posted by ianmartin You probably all think I am obsessed with St. James's Church, but it spans many generations, I mentioned before, it must be one of the most iconic, and enduring buildings in Bermondsey. It escaped the Luftwaffe, and, so far, touch wood, has escaped the town planners knife. It ne...