Category Archives: sculpture

A Little Time Out

Posted on Apr 30, 2022 by TanGental

I think I’ll take a little blogging breather. Since I’ve just had this procedure I wouldn’t want anyone to think it’s related. The procedure was fine. I’ll leave you with this curious sculpture I saw on my way to the … Continue reading →

Posted in sculpture | Tagged break, dog, sculpture | 30 Comments

Brixton: a place of continuity and change

Posted on Mar 14, 2015 by TanGental

One thing I adore about living in London is that I’m connected here by family links going back over at least 120 years. And I’m even more connected to the small grubby part of South London around Brixton. When I … Continue reading →

Posted in buildings, London, memoires, miscellany, sculpture | Tagged Avenue street lights, bon marche brixton, Brixton, electric avenue, lambeth, London, riots 12011, riots 1981, riots 1985, sus laws, Vivienne Westwood | 22 Comments

Kia-Ora days one and two glass bridges and a prickly pair

Posted on Nov 26, 2014 by TanGental

We made it. Me from London via Singapore and the Lawyer via LA and Tahiti from Lima. I brought us a mascot. We’re a wee bit dozy so decided on a walk around the Quay area. We found the university … Continue reading →

Posted in art, buildings, food, miscellany, natural history, New Zealand, sculpture | Tagged Art, Auckland, Fashion, New Zealand, Sky Tower | 9 Comments

Dulwich street art – part 3

Posted on Oct 2, 2014 by TanGental

There has been a delay to part three of the tour for which I apologise but here, for those who have patiently followed this far is the concluding part. Parts one and two can be found here and here. We … Continue reading →

Posted in art, Dulwich, London, politics, sculpture, street art | Tagged Blackbird Bakery, blue mountain cafe, conor harrington, Coppleston, Delgardo, Faith, Kershaw, Ligen, London, melange, Peckham, remi rough, Roa, Street Art, system, thai corner cafe, william blake angels in peckham | 15 Comments

My Kinda Town – part two

Posted on Sep 22, 2014 by TanGental

Sometimes I felt like Hodge. Stalking Fleet Street, in the shoes of a clever man (or in my case the clever men and women I worked with). Today I want to tell you about Fleet Street, but this is not … Continue reading →

Posted in art, buildings, London, memoires, miscellany, sculpture, walking | Tagged Boswell's cat Hodge, El Vino's, Fleet Street, Giants, Gunpowder Court, Inns of Court, London, Lutyens, Reuters, Samuel Johnson's House, St Dunstans in the West, Temple, Temple Bar Gate, The Griffin | 20 Comments

Dulwich Street Art – part one

Posted on Sep 15, 2014 by TanGental

I started writing this post, intending to cover the complete Dulwich Street Art tour in one but I have realised this needs to be broken into two or three separate posts. This, therefore is post one. The rest will follow … Continue reading →

Posted in art, buildings, Dulwich, London, miscellany, sculpture, street art | Tagged Ben Wilson, Dulwich, Dulwich Picture Gallery, MadC, Michael Beerens, Patrick Delgardo, Peckham, Reka, Stik, Street Art, Thierry Noir | 24 Comments

My kinda town (number one)

Posted on Sep 12, 2014 by TanGental

There may be not number two but just in case… This is number one. Well, actually it is number two really since I posted on a church in Brick Lane back at the end of June but counting is boring. Sorry, … Continue reading →