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Sign on a 1961 block of maisonettes designed by George, Trew & Dunn, which Battersea Council named ‘in recognition of the rocket flight round the earth on the 12th April, 1961, by Major Y.A.Gagarin of the Soviet Union’. London Borough of Wandsworth.
(CC BY-NC-ND - credit: Images George Rex)
22nd July 2014 at the Clapham Grand, London SW11 (Los Lobos gig).
The Jarana Jarocha (a different instrument from the Jarana Huesteca) is small fretted string instrument from the south of Vera Cruz state. Traditinally carved from a single piece of wood, it usually has 8 strings in 5 courses (the double strings in the middle). The Jarana is played percussively with up and down strokes. It is played in the traditional music of the region. The Jarana Jarocha comes in at least five sizes ranging in size from 50 cm to 100 cm and sound from the shrill to the deep: the Chaquiste, Mosquito, Primera, Segunda and Tercera.
The instrument in the photo is made by Candelas Guitars of Los Angles, CA.
Jaranas are assigned the number 321.322-5 in the Hornbostel Sachs classification of musical instruments indicating:
3 = Chordophone. Instruments where the sound is primarily produced by the vibration of a string or strings that are stretched between fixed points.
32 = Composite Chordophone. Acoustic and electro acoustic instruments which have a resonator as an integral part of the instrument, and solid body electric chordophones.
321 = Lutes. Instruments where the plane of the strings runs parallel with the resonators surface.
321.3 = Handle Lutes. Instruments in which the string bearer is a plain handle.
321.32 = Necked Lutes. Instrument in which the handle is attached to, or carved from, the resonator, like a neck
321.322 = Necked Box Lutes. Instruments in which the resonator is built up from wood.
321.322-5 = Instruments where the strings are vibrated by bare hands and fingers.
Many outside London don't realise that you need a beer passport when drinking in London beyond your postcode area - though some people seemingly get away without ever getting one.
The example here is stamped for the Falcon and also for the Four Thieves, both in Batersea, SW11.
From CAMRA's London Drinker Magazine Feb/Mrach 2015
"As reported in the last issue, owing to the scheduled
refurbishment at the Battersea Arts Centre (BAC), South
West London Branch will not be holding the usual Battersea
Beer Festival in February.
Instead, we invite drinkers to complete an ale trail in Battersea
over the course of that month, comprising sixteen local pubs
and also Sambrook’s Brewery and the ‘Theatre of Beer’ festival
at the Clapham Grand from 18 to 20 February.
Each of these venues will have a stock of Ale Trail Passports,
complete with a map. The passports may also be downloaded
from the CAMRA South West London website:
Asparagus, 1-13 Falcon Road
Beehive, 197 St John’s Hill
Candlemaker, 136 Battersea High Street
Clapham Grand Beer Festival, 21-25 St John’s Hill
Draft House Northcote, 94 Northcote Road
Eagle Ale House, 104 Chatham Road
Falcon, 2 St John’s Hill
Four Thieves, 49 Lavender Gardens
Fox & Hounds, 66 Latchmere Road
Junction, 36 St John’s Hill
Latchmere, 503 Battersea Park Road
Le Gothique, Royal Victoria Patriotic Building, John Archer
Way
Lighthouse, 441 Battersea Park Road
Merchant, 25 Battersea Rise
Northcote, 2 Northcote Road
Plough, 89 St John’s Hill
Roundhouse, 2 Wandsworth Common North Side
Sambrook’s Brewery, Unit 1 & 2, Yelverton Road
Either a pint or a half pint of real ale, or of real cider or perry,
qualifies for a dated signature or stamp on the passport. Drink
responsibly over the month; there is no race involved.
Completed forms received at the designated address by the 4 March return date will be eligible for a prize draw for as many souvenir T-shirts as the Branch can afford!
Geoff Strawbridge
Pubs Officer, SW London Branch".
Cafe at Battersea Park seen from across the boating lake. Compare to below to see how much the new development obscures the Power Station chimneys. London Borough of Wandsworth.
Battersea, Nine Elms, London SW11. Royal Hospital home of the Chelsea Pensioners on the RHS.
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I think this is the 'Rollo' part. Quite substantial in it's own right, but dwarfed by the slab blocks either side (one of which this photo was taken from)
Someone engaged in some kind of gardening-related pursuit, I'd guess. (View of pub building.)
Address: 119 Chatham Road.
Large place, no idea what it's like. Since renamed as The Hawkins Forge, under M&B management.
Address: 110 Battersea Rise.
Former Name(s): The Dog and Duck; Saville's; The Railway Tavern.
Owner: Orchid Group [Pizza Kitchen and Bar] (former).
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Pubs History (history)
An exceedingly oddly-named French bar (and jazz music venue, I believe), just up the road from The Woodman (with which it once shared a name). This pub has since been renamed Rhythm & Booze, and then The Woodpecker, under new management.
Address: 42-44 Battersea High Street.
Former Name(s): The Original Woodman.
Owner: Watney Combe Reid (former).
Links:
Pubs History (history)
Valentine’s series postcard number 60123. Franked on December 3, 1923 and sent to Mrs Routledge in Herne Hill
A small chain of bars in the SW. Since renamed to Northcote Records, a cocktail bar.
Address: 8-10 Northcote Road.
Former Name(s): Iniquity.
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Not a great photo of this Young's pub.
Address: 228 Battersea Bridge Road (formerly at Cambridge Terrace).
Owner: Young's.
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Pubs History (history)
Inside the burger. Medium-rare, good quality. From Patty and Bun, a mobile food cart which was at the Doodle Bar in Battersea when I tried it.
Part of a historic building, this bar has a couple of good real ales. Regular beer festivals are held.
Estate pub, now made over as a Serbian pub. (More recent photo from 2013, and older photo of it as The Chelsea Reach from 2008.)
Address: 181 Battersea Park Road.
Former Name(s): The Chelsea Reach.
Owner: Admiral Taverns (former).
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The beer menu, very extensive, with draught beers served in thirds as well as halves and pints. At The Draft House, Northcote Road.
Address: Lavender Hill, London SW11.
Capacity: 750 (Grand Hall), 300 (Theatre).
The building was originally Battersea Town Hall, built in 1893. In 1965 Battersea B.C. was adsorbed into the new L.B. Wandsworth, and demolition of the Town Hall was proposed. In 1974 it reopened as an arts centre. Funding problems threatened the project’s future, so it became independent of the Council. In 1982 Battersea Arts Centre or BAC was born. They have expanded their remit to cover not only the Theatre space but also the Grand and Lower Halls.
I first came here in 1977 for a Music for Socialism conference, a weekend of discussions and some live music. I came back in 2003 for a variety of performers under the banner of “Latin American Roadshow”. One of the groups, Corda Bamba, included Ingrid Laubrock.
A pretty decent pub on the High St, with lots of space. (Close-up of pub sign.)
Address: 60 Battersea High Street.
Owner: Hall and Woodhouse.
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Pubs History (history)
A bar on St John's Hill, just up from the station. It's since closed to become a restaurant, then reopened as a bar/restaurant as Schoolhouse in 2016, then GiaGia in 2023.
Address: 137-139 St Johns Hill.
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22nd July 2014 at the Clapham Grand, London SW11.
Country: Britain. Style: Country Music.
Lineup: Michael Weston King (v/g), Lou Dalgleish (v/tambourine), Alan Cook (pedal steel g/mandolin), Kevin Foster (b).
Michael Weston King has been a long time presence on the British Americana scene, initially with the Good Sons and then solo. This is a relatively recent collaboration with his wife Lou Dalgleish. They perform both as a duo and with a band. For this gig, supporting Los Lobos, it was a slimmed down version of the band (minus the electric guitarist, keyboardist and drummer). In the past I’ve taken photos of Weston King performing solo and Kevin Foster with Hank Wangford (to view click on the tag of their names).
More information: mydarlingclementinemusic.co.uk/about/, www.facebook.com/mydarlingclementine.music.